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The Bucs have plenty to monitor ahead of Sunday's showdown with the Packers. Baker Mayfield is out with his thumb injury and rookie Jalon Daniels gets his first NFL start, while Tampa Bay is also watching the status of Bucky Irving, Chris Godwin Jr., Yaya Diaby, Rueben Bain Jr. and others.

A Buccaneers fan puts TKras on the spot with a brutal Tampa Bay sports hypothetical: Would you accept an 0-17 Bucs season if it guaranteed the Rays would win the World Series? Is one championship worth enduring the worst possible football season? TKras has to answer — will he take the bait?

The expectations remain sky-high in Tampa Bay. TKras looks at the Lightning’s roster, John Carlson’s addition to the blue line, Victor Hedman’s return and the continued dominance of Kucherov and Vasilevskiy. Is this team built to compete for another Stanley Cup?

The AL East rivals meet again, but this time everything is on the line. The 98-win Rays have home-field advantage and won seven of 13 against New York during the regular season, while the Yankees just swept Boston in the Wild Card Series. TKras breaks down the pitching, lineups, bullpen and biggest X-factors — then makes his call on who advances.

What went wrong for Tampa Bay? Ira Kaufman joins TKras to dissect the Bucs' 0-3 start, Todd Bowles' situation, the decision to turn to rookie Jalon Daniels, and Sunday's critical matchup with the Packers. And TKras gets the story behind the alleged Todd Bowles chase after the Vikings loss!

The Rays won the division and took seven of 13 from the Yankees during the regular season. But New York just flexed its offensive muscle against Boston. What are the biggest matchup advantages, and where could this series be decided?

TKras sits down with Lightning TV play-by-play voice Dave Randorf to preview the upcoming Tampa Bay season. They discuss the roster, key players, expectations, Eastern Conference competition, and what Tampa Bay will need to do to make another deep postseason run.

Nick Wize tackles a wide-ranging Thursday edition of The Nick Wize Show, beginning with the Yankees sweeping the Red Sox and the debate over whether Boston's reliance on analytics contributed to its Wild Card exit. Nick and Tim debate whether the Rays should alter their analytics-driven approach in October, taking listener texts and calls about the "clutch gene," trusting what your eyes see, Atlanta's bullpen decisions and whether Tampa Bay's postseason bye could create rust. Nick also discusses Yandy Diaz's old-school approach to balls and strikes and argues analytics should be a tool rather than the be-all and end-all, before Tim and Nick get a laugh out of Todd Bowles' classic "He's got a calf" response about Yaya Diaby. The show then shifts to USF vs. Temple, the Bulls' defense and a PFF ranking of the Bucs offensive line Nick and Tim felt was a sieve for Baker Mayfield, before Nick and Tim sound the alarm over a potential 24-team College Football Playoff and what it could mean for the stakes of the regular season and conference championship games. Nick wraps things up by revisiting his Braves attendance criticism, the scrutiny Tampa Bay received over daytime crowds at the Trop, the Lightning's season opener and the huge Saturday night ahead with the Rays, Bulls and Lightning all playing at home.

Nick Wize continues the debate over how much analytics should dictate in-game decisions after the Red Sox were swept by the Yankees in the Wild Card. Nick reads listener texts and takes calls from Rays fans weighing in on the analytics debate, including a former Boston fan who now finds himself rooting for Tampa Bay—Boston accent and all. Nick argues that numbers can provide information, but they don't have a feel for the game.

An 0-3 Bucs team gets a fascinating opportunity Sunday: rookie Jalon Daniels makes his first NFL start against a 1-2 Green Bay team that just got hammered by Atlanta. Tampa Bay will need to lean on its defense, run game and Daniels’ ability to extend plays.