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Getty Images The Saints became the first team to face Tom Brady in a uniform other than the one he wore for 20 years. It looked weird to the fans and the media, and it also looked weird to at least one New Orleans player. “I don’t know, it just didn’t feel like it was Tom Brady out there,”...

Getty Images The Panthers had some good news and some bad news on the defensive line Thursday. Defensive tackle Kawann Short was back at practice after sitting out Wednesday’s session with a foot injury. Short was only able to work in limited fashion, but it is a positive development for the...

Getty Images Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians didn’t hold his tongue when it came to publicly criticizing quarterback Tom Brady‘s play in the team’s season-opening loss to the Saints. That’s a different approach than the one Patriots head coach Bill Belichick employed during Brady’s time in...

Getty Images Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans played 65 of 70 snaps last week despite a balky hamstring. He said he feels better this week, though the Bucs again listed Evans as limited in Thursday’s practice. “I feel good. I felt good enough to play last week, so that’s no excuse,” Evans said...

Getty Images Earlier this week, Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said tight end Rob Gronkowski played “fine.” Earlier today, we rewatched the game, with an eye out for Gronkowski’s performance. “Fine” is a far cry from Arians’ August claim that Gronk moves like he did four or five years ago. Five...

Getty Images Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians hans’t been bashful about calling out quarterback Tom Brady for a not-so-great performance on Sunday against the Saints. On Wednesday, Arians addressed the question of whether Brady has taken issue with Arians’ candor. “Tom and I are fine,” Arians...

Getty Images The first season had plenty of good performances. It also had plenty of not so good performances. So who were the Week One Goats in a Bad Way? Yes, our weekly in-season feature is back. If Bruce Arians can call out his own players, we can call out anyone who deserves to be called...

Getty Images Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin has been placed in the league’s concussion protocol. Godwin had no symptoms of a concussion on either Monday or Tuesday but did feel symptoms today, Bucs coach Bruce Arians said. Godwin may have suffered the concussion when he took a...

Getty Images One of the most surprising developments from Week One came in the aftermath of the Buccaneers-Saints game, when Tampa Bay coach Bruce Arians publicly called out quarterback Tom Brady, not once but twice. That’s something Patriots coach Bill Belichick has never done, to Brady or to...

Getty Images Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians hasn’t been shy about airing his grievances about his team’s performance against the Saints in Week One and that continued on his weekly radio show Tuesday. The topic this time was wide receiver Mike Evans. Evans dealt with a hamstring injury...

Getty Images Six years ago this month, fans and pundits began to predict the demise of Tom Brady after a blowout loss in primetime to the Chiefs. The Patriots went on to win their first Super Bowl in a decade that same year, followed by another two years later. Followed by another two years...

Getty Images Bruce Arians showed Sunday night he isn’t afraid to criticize Tom Brady publicly. The Buccaneers coach did it again Monday. Brady went 23-of-36 for 239 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown. It was not what Arians, Bucs fans or...

Getty Images This was not what the Buccaneers were expecting, not from Tom Brady. After having survived the rollercoaster that was Jameis Winston last year (5,109 passing yards, 33 touchdowns and 30 interceptions), the Bucs were ready for the clean, efficient football Brady has been known for...

Getty Images Patriots coach Bill Belichick rarely if ever criticizes his players publicly. Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians has shown time and again that he won’t shy away from doing so. On Sunday, Arians wasn’t bashful when assessing the two interceptions thrown by his new quarterback, Tom...

Getty Images In 2014, Tom Brady famously said he’ll retire when he sucks. While he’s still a very long way from that category, Brady has accomplished a feat typically reserved to those who do. As noted by ProFootballReference, Brady has become the first quarterback since Matt Schaub and Blaine...

Getty Images Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians didn’t mince words when it came to critiquing quarterback Tom Brady‘s play in Sunday’s loss to the Saints and Brady wasn’t the only player whose performance fell short of Arians’ expectations. Left tackle Donovan Smith provided Brady with very...

Getty Images The Buccaneers might not have a full-strength Mike Evans, but at least they’ll have Mike Evans. Their star receiver is active for this afternoon’s game against the Saints, though he’s been bothered by a hamstring injury, and may be on some degree of pitch count. The Buccaneers...

Getty Images This new guy the Buccaneers have at quarterback is pretty good. Tom Brady, in his first drive as a non-Patriot, led the Buccaneers to a quick touchdown and a 7-0 lead over the Saints. He ran for the touchdown himself (Take that, Cam Newton), after leading a nine-play, 57-yard...

Getty Images Drew Brees has another record, and got his team on the board. The Saints quarterback broke Brett Favre’s record for pass attempts (10,169) early in the second quarter of their game against the Buccaneers. Brees already owns the records for passing touchdowns and passing yards...

Getty Images The Buccaneers have a quarterback capable of big things — and bad ones — again. Tom Brady plateaued after his first drive, and has gift-wrapped the Saints a 24-14 lead by throwing a pick-six to Saints cornerback Janoris Jenkins. It was his second pick of the day, and while no one...