Is Todd Bowles laughing at a former Buccaneer?

An impartial Bucs observer might say the team was bad this season and will get worse without Tom Brady and free agents the team can’t afford to re-sign, courtesy of their salary cap situation. (more…)

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

Before Tom Brady came along, the Bucs were a franchise for the ages.

The Dark Ages.

It wasn’t very long ago when this team was in the midst of a 12-year playoff drought, encompassing all or part of the regimes of Jon Gruden, Raheem Morris, Greg Schiano, Lovie Smith, Dirk Koetter and Bruce Arians.

Tampa Bay was an afterthought on the NFL map. Even before the schedule would come out in April, it was a safe bet you’d find most Buc games on Sunday afternoons, 1 p.m. kickoff. (more…)

It’s that time of year again, when Tampa Bay’s big PGA Tour event returns. And there’s no better way to watch it than in the Hooters Owl’s Nest.

Praises Bucs QB Kyle Trask.

Classy words from former Bucs quarterback coach Clyde Christensen. (more…)

Underrated?

Joe guesses this will surprise many Bucs fans. (more…)

Great change is coming to the Buccaneers’ offense.

Whatever Bucco Bruce Arians meant when he said last week that Todd Bowles’ 2022 philosophy “didn’t match,” it’s been magnified by the hiring of a playcaller groomed by the run-first Seahawks. (more…)

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

Joe would have ignored this gem except it comes from a major outlet, one scrutinized at One Buc Palace. (more…)

Luring a quarterback.

Joe has no surveillance device planted into a back boardroom at One Buc Palace where Team Glazer privately gathers to sip cognac on the rocks, nibble on brie and talk turkey about their football team. (more…)

Among the many nicknames and titles held by Leonard Fournette, Joe was unaware until recently that Fournette has an extra special one. He’s a member of the Boys & Girls Club Hall of Fame. (more…)

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Legendary linebacker Derrick Brooks and Sage of Tampa Bay Sports Ira Kaufman team up in another edition of TAMPA TWO, putting a bow on the 2022 season, and more. Another strong segment from The Identity Tampa Bay and Joe.

Trade bait?

Joe’s not sure if this is satire or genuine. But Joe does think it is unadulterated bulls(p)it. (more…)

Gets production from WRs.

Joe senses Bucs fans are like Joe, digging in the interwebs trying to get a read on new Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales. (more…)

Free agent QB Drew Lock.

This one, Joe is far, far, far less interested in. (more…)

Mind melding.

Yeah, Joe is sort of crystal-balling this. The dots are, however, out there for reasonable people to connect. (more…)

Bucs WR coach Brad Idzik.

It seems new Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales won’t be alone moving from Seattle to Tampa. (more…)

New Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales.

Dirk Koetter played quarterback in college, so did Bucco Bruce Arians.

Byron Leftwich was an NFL quarterback and other former Bucs playcallers Greg Olson, Marcus Arroyo and Jon Gruden were college quarterbacks. (more…)

Barring a completing gutting of the Tampa Bay roster, the Bucs will have to have to re-sign at least a few of their productive free agents.

One guy already was called out by head coach/defensive playcaller Todd Bowles as a guy he wants to return. (more…)