It’s well known that Todd Bowles likes “chess piece” defensive players. [read more]

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The opening round of the NFL Draft is slated for Thursday evening, but here at the source point for Buccaneer news, the future is now.

My pick is in — and he’ll be a major contributor from Week 1. [read more]

In the 50 seasons of Buccaneers history, Rachaad White ranks tied for fifth on the all-time list of running backs scoring touchdowns.

Only Mike Alstott, James Wilder, Warrick Dunn and Doug Martin have more. [read more]

“Mr. Glazer, people think I’m drafting a tight end at No. 15.”

A guy hanging out at the NFL Scouting Combine with Todd Bowles in late February was talking about the Bucs’ upcoming draft this week. [read more]

Like most NFL teams, the Bucs have many needs and wants. But how are they prioritized? [read more]

After a Monday night edition of the JoeBucsFan Show on WDAE radio, 95.7 FM and AM 620. Joe returns to the airwaves Saturday at 8 a.m. and at noon.

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Let’s have some fun with AI, shall we, before what’s left of rural Florida turns into one giant data center. [read more]

Miami edge Rueben Bain.

Trigger alert! [read more]

Jason Licht’s messaging.

Leave it to one of Joe’s loyal readers to perfectly capture in an AI illustration what goes through Bucs fans’ minds when they hear Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht’s sometimes confusing if not crazy words (on face value) for his team and individual players. [read more]

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All kinds of meat on the today’s Buccaneers’ steaming buffet — six days from the 2026 NFL Draft.

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After a Monday night edition of the JoeBucsFan Show on WDAE radio, 95.7 FM and AM 620. Joe returns to the airwaves Saturday at 8 a.m.

Listen online to Tampa Bay’s all-sports powerhouse, or via the iHeart Radio app, or through the player below. (Joe has been back on the WDAE airwaves every weekend for the past 14 months. Varying times.)

In the 2026 Rose Bowl, Indiana CB D’Angelo Ponds blasts the ball loose from Alabama QB Ty Simpson.

Regular readers know Joe cringes when folks hype what a guy did at the combine to mean he’s a superior football player. [read more]

“Seriously, Pete. I can make a good argument I should go offense at No. 15.”

Todd Bowles has not been shy about saying the following the past two offseasons: [read more]

Looking for a trade partner.

When the Bucs personnel people gather to go through the draft, they go through so many possible angles it would make your head spin. [read more]

Hire this man!

“This Joe” has gone on record: If the Bucs are thinking about drafting an edge rusher from Miami in the first round, the move has to come with a catch — and a coach. [read more]

So the high-profile mock draftniks benefit from producing multiple mock drafts. Why? Because each mock prompts feedback from NFL coaches and executives that have the mocker in their contacts. [read more]

Gerald McCoy demands the Bucs hand Baker Mayfield a fat contract extension, and another former Buccaneer, a guy who coached on staff with Todd Bowles, also says to pay the QB. [read more]

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Another position breakdown just one week from the NFL Draft. It’s quarterbacks. Draft guru Sean Sullivan is all over the 2026 class, the Bill Parcells evaluation system and a look at past successes and failures.

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Bucs general manager Jason Licht had his annual predraft news conference. Was it a waste of time?

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.

Ohio State DT Kayden McDonald.

One reason Joe likes NFL humorist/columnist Mike Tanier is the guy just grinds, while seemingly every publication Joe Flacco’s former high school math teacher has worked for has shuttered, sans the New York Times. [read more]

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