Bucs rookie WR Trey Palmer.

There is little to take away from underwear football practice other than noting what corners can cover and what receivers can get separation and catch. (more…)

Trade status.

The Bucs are between a rock and a hard place. (more…)

No confusion.

Sometimes, Joe doesn’t get what people want. (more…)

New Bucs playcaller Dave Canales.

Joe got a bigger whiff of the fire and fight within offensive coordinator Dave Canales last week. (more…)

Joe laughs when folks question whether Mike Evans is worthy of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (more…)

Kyle Trask

Quarterback David Carr knows all about being a No. 1 overall draft pick who got off to a rough start.

Carr walked into an expansion team, the 2002 Houston Texans, and took a beating. (more…)

Finances.

Joe promises not to go into the usual full-blown meltdown/foot-stomping here. (more…)

Impact remains.

The shadow of the farm animal casts a long image. (more…)

Leader in faux competition?

Some guys are really good assistant coaches and lousy head coaches. There’s no shame in that. (more…)

Recalls tough times.

Bucs running back Rachaad White didn’t get to be a second-day draft pick the easy way. (more…)

Ali Marpet shares.

Ira Kaufman Podcast listeners got these nuggets several days ago, but hey, of the many tens of thousands of readers here every week, not everyone has time to fire up The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports. (more…)

The Bucs used to have an elite receiving corps and Joe thinks they still could in 2023, even with Breshad Perriman about to sign with the Colts, Scotty Miller in Atlanta and Antonio Brown gearing up for his next legal battle. (more…)

Why not?

Joe has typed repeatedly that whatever method the Bucs are using to sell the NFL’s broadcast partners and national media that they can win with Kyler Traskfield is not resonating. At all. (more…)

“Bryon, just give me a play that scores a touchdown.”

Joe doesn’t understand where people pin the blame of the Bucs’ struggling offense last year on Tom Brady. It just doesn’t add up. (more…)

Not selling a retirement plan.

This one is for the cap space junkies (not to be confused with the “Space Ghost” roadies). (more…)

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed

Subscribe: RSS

Enjoy learning all about the exciting bottom-of-the-roster prospects in the house at One Buc Palace. JoeBucsFan.com draft guru Sean Sullivan is all over it.

Listen by clicking above. Or enjoy at Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and other platforms. All the fun is presented by Bill Currie Ford, home of the nationwide lifetime warranty on new 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.

Bucs OC Dave Canales.

When asked last week why it’s important for the Buccaneers to have a true quarterback competition, new offensive coordinator Dave Canales didn’t give the response fans might have expected. (more…)

“Kyle, you can do this. I did in 2001. Look at Brock Purdy last year. Be ready.”

The Buccaneers’ quarterback battle pits the 28-year-old “natural born leader” veteran of 71 starts and three teams versus the 25-year-old QB who can count his career pass attempts on two hands. (more…)

BY IRA KAUFMAN
@IKaufman76

(Columnist Ira Kaufman is The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports. He started covering the NFL full-time in 1979 and arrived in Tampa to cover the Bucs in 1985. Ira is about to enter his eighth year with JoeBucsFan.com and remains Tampa Bay’s lone Pro Football Hall of Fame selector. His work is presented by “The Giant,” Bill Currie Ford, 5815 N Dale Mabry Hwy in Tampa, where GM Sean Sullivan happily will give you the Ira Kaufman discount.)

It’s official. This is open season on Baker Mayfield.

It seems like every national pundit feels compelled to take a potshot at a veteran quarterback trying to resurrect a once-promising career. Perhaps part of the reason is Mayfield’s refusal to play nice with the media on occasion. (more…)

Bucs QB Kyle Trask.

The last two years, Bucs quarterback Kyle Trask was the No. 3 (No. 4?) quarterback on the roster. In just three months (maybe two), he could be the starter. (more…)