Key stat.

Too many times from 2009-2015, in the early years of The Lost Decade, Joe and most other Bucs fans heard a lot about “starting fast.” (more…)

Former Bucs head coach Greg Schiano.

Division rivalries can be highly charged. (more…)

Bucs rookie safety/nickel cornerback Tykee Smith.

One of the more stunning assistant coach comments at One Buc Palace came a little over five years ago. (more…)

Bucs WRs average at drawing flags.

Joe and the great Sage of Tampa Bay sports, Ira Kaufman, agree on something. (more…)

Studying Bucs’ under-25 players.

When the Bucs look at their roster, they see a young team that has played a lot of snaps and will take the next step this season to make the Bucs a stronger club. (more…)

Bucs fans will smile in 2024, too.

Joe has been typing this for a few weeks. Sometime this month before training camp, Joe will publish a story about second-year defensive tackle Calijah Kancey that will blow your mind. (more…)

So Todd Bowles and his crew not only are good with defensive celebrations, they’re sometimes demanded. (more…)

Farmer Randy Mauch knows a lot, including the intricacies of sugarbeet harvesting and football. (more…)

Benefit of the doubt.

Winning is the greatest perfume. It covers up all sorts of stink. (more…)

Defensive tackle Calijah Kancey.

The Bucs last year were one of the worst teams in the league allowing passing yards (fourth-worst). But if two second-year players take the next step in their development, that alone should help cut down on opponents lighting up the Bucs defense through the air. (more…)

Last chance.

The Bucs have sent a very clear, loud, public message to 2021 first-round draft pick Joe Tryon-Shoyinka this offseason. (more…)

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Joe and Ira hammer away on many Bucs subjects and Ira’s unique fitness diet at a Fourth of July barbecue. Enjoy!

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Start of something special?

A paid NFL observer has a hunch Baker Mayfield regresses this year. That’s OK. Mayfield had a career year. Even 10 yards less is a regression. (more…)

It’s all about points.

Scoring was an issue for the Bucs last year. For a team with Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and Rachaad White (in the passing game), that just should not have been. (more…)

Capable starter?

If you believe the rumblings of the PFF tribe, the Bucs secondary may be good enough to cover for Zyon McCollum if he struggles in his first season as a full-time starter at corner. (more…)

Stay away!

The Bucs should be good again. Unless Father Time has a different timetable. (more…)

So the annual deep dive grading of all NFL defensive lines is complete. (more…)

Former Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales.

Joe now counts longtime NFL writer Frank Schwab of Yahoo! Sports among the ridiculously-down-on-the-Bucs national media types. (more…)

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It’s a holiday edition of the Ira Kaufman Podcast. The Sage has a little fun today and takes fan questions.

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Bucs GM Jason Licht.

When it’s the Fourth of July, various things spring to mind on Joe’s favorite holiday. (more…)