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BY IRA KAUFMAN
The Bucs had lost five consecutive preseason openers, so there are plenty of positives to feel good about after Thursday night’s victory.
There were also several areas of concern because the Dolphins moved the football up and down the field all evening. Let’s give Tampa Bay an overall grade of “B” as the Bucs move on to next week’s scrimmages and matchup in Nashville.
Here are 10 of the particulars: (more…)
Redemption.
When one attends Bucs practices — Tampa Bay returns to the practice fields of One Buc Palace this morning after a needed day off — it’s hard to determine that America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, is the monster than some outside of Tampa believe him to be. (more…)
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Talks coaching and expectations
The Buccaneers may have drafted two rookie cornerbacks in the second round this year, but that doesn’t mean the regime has stopped leaning on Vernon Hargreaves to live up to his draft status. (more…)
Bucs left tackle Donovan Smith
There was a hidden/ignored downside of the Bucs’ subpar defensive line of the past several years: its effect (or lack thereof) on the offensive line.
Don’t take Joe’s word for it. Listen to Donovan Smith. (more…)
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Week 2 of Bucs training camp is grinding along and Ira Kaufman has plenty on his mind, in addition to being fired up about Saturday’s big Training Camp Takeover event. Power-packed football talk and more with Joe. The Ira Kaufman Podcast is presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon. Click play above or tune in at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Find the Ira ranked on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts” (all genres nationwide), where it’s been for most of the past nine months!! Stay informed, thinking and smiling every single Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason. Click or download above. It’s fun, free and easy. Enjoy!
After watching endless snaps in 2018 training camp practice and studying defensive line drills against the offensive line, Joe had a question for new Bucs defensive line coach Brentson Buckner today. (more…)
Plenty happening at practice today
Ahhh, clouds, lots of them. What a welcome sight through today’s training camp practice at One Buc Palace.
Joe was roaming the sidelines and taking all kinds of notes just to keep you informed.
Enjoy! (more…)
GM Jason Licht is loving this film
Joe has fielded many questions about what it looked like in the trenches at One Buc Palace today, the first practice in full pads of the 2018 season. (more…)
Rookie Ronald Jones after Saturday’s practice and an extra special teams session on his own time.
The summer broil was on at One Buc Palace, as Day 3 of training was held under full sun before about 1,000 fans on a military appreciation day.
Joe was very busy digging out your need-to-know: (more…)
With the three-game suspension of America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, in the rear view mirror, one giant question is what happens when Jameis returns? (more…)
“The Sage,” Ira Kaufman, gets more juice at the Hall
Joe is pleased to break this news befitting the Sage of Tampa Bay sports, JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman. (more…)
“Mark, we got this.”
Former Bucs rockstar general manager Mark Dominik doesn’t hide from the fact that he pulls for the Buccaneers and is good friends with the man who replaced him, Jason Licht. (more…)
Earlier this week, Joe shared the words of NFL super-insider and Hall of Fame voter Peter King, who said Jameis Winston, America’s Quarterback, should return to the Bucs “with his tail between his legs.”
It seems Tampa Bay Times writer Greg Auman has a similar mindset. (more…)
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Man, it’s early July and Ira Kaufman is in midseason form with this powerful podcast presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon. No weaksauce takes in this must-listen from the Sage of Tampa Bay sports and Joe. Click play above or tune in at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Find the Ira Kaufman Podcast ranked on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts” (all genres nationwide), where it’s been for most of the past nine months. Stay informed, thinking and smiling every single Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason. Click or download above. It’s fun, free and easy. Enjoy!
Shoulder injuries, nine straight losses as a starter and being accused of crotch-grabbing without permission were not the only eye-openers for Jameis Winston last season. (more…)
Perhaps many current Buccaneers don’t know or remember how former Tampa Bay kicker Connor Barth screwed up his career. (more…)
Special talent
There’s a lot of promise among the rookie defensive backs prowling the fields at One Buc Palace. (more…)
