Shutout.

We have entered the thick of List Season. (more…)

NFL Network’s Kyle Brandt.

Appearing on “The Mina Kimes Show,” mysterious co-host (?) of “Good Morning Football” Kyle Brandt ranked the reigning NFC South champion Bucs in the teens. (more…)

Recognition.

A former NFL suit seems to agree with a member of the PFF tribe when it comes to the Bucs roster. (more…)

Money.

Quick. Grab your phone and start pulling up your favorite legal gambling app. (more…)

First, a disclaimer. You won’t find Joe making a season wager on a player in early July.

But yes, many fans make those kinds of bets and Joe has an intriguing line to share on Baker Mayfield. (more…)

Cody Mauch has put the word out. If you see him at the mall or a restaurant, don’t hesitate to say hello. (more…)

Not many offensive flags.

When Bucco Bruce Arians first came to town, he often railed in disgust at how the Bucs were so penalty-happy. (more…)

Player evaluation.

Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht and most national #NFLMedia look at the same players but see two very different rosters. (more…)

So many summer savings are flowing at Bill Currie Ford! That’s new and used vehicles, and don’t forget to ask GM Sean Sullivan for the Ira Kaufman discount. Pick-up, delivery and loaner vehicles are available for service appointments.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

You don’t get a call from a Hall of Famer every day.

When the voice on the other end identified himself as Mel Blount, I figured it was a prank call. But it was indeed the Steelers legend calling to gather support for a self-described “crusade.” (more…)

2024 too soon to be the man?

Unlike many other national #NFLMedia stenographers who believe the Bucs won with smoke and mirrors last year and will revert to their pre-Bucco Bruce Arians level of losing, one man is not buying that mindset. (more…)

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…)