Former Stanford coach David Shaw.

One of these days, someone is going to have to sit down and explain to Joe in detail what the appeal of David Shaw is. [read more]

The Bucs missed the playoffs. Carolina did not. But the Bucs beat Carolina in a must-win game last Saturday. [read more]

Podcast (todd-wright-lightning-playoff-podcast): Play in new window | Download | Embed

Subscribe: RSS

Another passionate look at the Bucs and NFL rookies by draft guru Sean Sullivan. You don’t want to miss it!

Listen by clicking above or enjoy at Apple Podcasts and other platforms. All the fun is presented by Bill Currie Ford, where January savings are fantastic with 0% financing on remaining 2025 vehicles. Sean also is the eager Bill Currie Ford GM ready to help you personally with all of your automotive needs. Fire off questions on football and more to Sean at BestInClass@BillCurrie.com.

Effort not an issue?

Interesting if not strange words from Bucs coach Todd Bowles last week in his season wrap up. [read more]

The JoeBucsFan Show kicks off the local sports lineup Saturday at 8 a.m. on WDAE radio, 95.3 FM and AM 620. Listen online, too, or via the iHeart Radio app, or below. Joe’s friend Rock Riley follows at 9 a.m.

Joe’s been back on the WDAE airwaves every weekend since February. Varying times.

Podcast (ira-kaufman-podcast): Play in new window | Download | Embed

Subscribe: RSS

Click above to shop the fantastic January pricing at Tampa’s first family of Ford dealers, BillCurrieFord.com. Don’t Worry. Drive Currie! Reach out to Ira’s friend and Bill Currie Ford GM Sean Sullivan for a hearty JoeBucsFan discount, and remember their extreme commitment to customer satisfaction at Bill Currie Ford.

It’s a can’t-miss dive into the state of Bucs fandom and how and why the Bucs made a lot of major decisions this week.

The wisdom and fun of Ira and Joe is presented by Bill Currie Ford. Click play above or listen at Apple Podcasts or Podbean.com. Many other platforms, too, including iHeartRadio.

A family business since 1960, Bill Currie Ford is one mile north of Raymond James Stadium on Dale Mabry Highway, and Bill Currie Ford GM Sean Sullivan is Ira’s great friend. He’s ready to help you personally — and to give you the Ira Kaufman discount on top of all their amazing deals. E-mail, call or visit Sean at the Bill Currie showroom.

Bucs target for OC?

Joe had former Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel coming to the Bucs before McDaniel had a chance to pound a shot to get over the shock of getting canned in South Florida. [read more]

Brian Callahan

Joe cannot claim to watch Bengals games closely. So Joe doesn’t know if Brian Callahan, who interviewed with the Bucs for the open offensive coordinator position, was a major influence with Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati offense or if he just rode the coattails of Bengals coach/playcaller Zac Taylor. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 10:26 p.m. Poll closed at 12:31 a.m.

Sorry, Joe is a”no” on hiring fired Falcons playcaller Zac Robinson to be the next Bucs offensive coordinator. [read more]

The Bucs are moving fast. [read more]

“Schedule a Zoom call with Rondé, please.”

So Rondé Barber works for the Buccaneers and talked yesterday about walking around team headquarters this week and feeling a somber vibe.

Barber also is a personal friend of Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht. [read more]

Todd Bowles is looking for help. [read more]

The 2025 Bucs defense couldn’t tackle, couldn’t understand all its assignments and it had a propensity to make life very easy on offenses.

When the dust on the regular season cleared, their league-worst red zone defense was no surprise; the Bucs ranked 9th last year and 32nd this year. [read more]

“I’m glad you forgot about Randy Gregory, Mr. Glazer.”

A Denver-based NFL insider who has great contacts with agents let it slip on a Commandos-centric podcast earlier this week that Team Glazer called John Harbaugh’s representatives moments after Team Glazer learned that Baltimore canned him.

The call was to gauge his Harbaugh’s interest in coming to the Bucs. [read more]

His call.

It seems yesterday’s upheaval of the Bucs’ coaching staff was not because of any edict or order from Team Glazer. [read more]

Defends Todd Bowles.

Joe doesn’t know one Bucs fan who has a gripe about Kay Adams. [read more]