The Annual Season Prediction Episode! Plus Ira Kaufman Talks Luke Goedeke, Season Perspective & More

September 4th, 2025

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Always a gem of an epsisode, when The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports and Joe lock in and share various season predictions. Plenty more, too. Enjoy!

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Luke Goedeke Proud He And Tristan Wirfs Will Be Bucs’ Bookends For A While

September 4th, 2025

Entrenched.

A cool thing about the Bucs is it seems that they all hang out together, at least on the offensive line.

And yes, that includes Baker Mayfield. [read more]

Baker Mayfield On Josh Grizzard’s Transition To Offensive Coordinator

September 4th, 2025

“You’re doing great, ‘Griz.'”

Last year Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield grew tight with Josh Grizzard. He should have. You want your franchise quarterback to be close with his passing game coordinator. [read more]

Chucky, Tom Brady And Bucs History

September 4th, 2025

“Really Jon, Derek Carr?” (Photo from @BarstoolGruden.)

Joe saw pictures this week of Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Chucky hanging with Bucs Super Bowl-winning quarterback Tom Brady at the Tampa Theatre. There, the Bucs hosted season ticket holders in a sneak preview of excerpts from an hours-long documentary commissioned by the Team Glazer of the Bucs’ first 50 seasons. [read more]

The Bucs And Their Approach To Atlanta

September 4th, 2025

More stressed over playoff loss.

So how are the Bucs looking at the Dixie Chicks, their Week 1 opponent, when the 2025 season kicks off Sunday in Atlanta? [read more]

Morning Cup Of Joe

September 4th, 2025

Welcome to your Morning Cup of Joe, an eye-opener to help Joe’s readers ease into their busy workday with a few football links, wacky news and a pleasant distraction. [read more]

Todd Bowles On Zyon McCollum And Getting Paid

September 4th, 2025

Just play ball.

If you look at Spotrac.com, the Bucs have 21 players currently in a contract year. [read more]

Executives Poll Places Bucs Fourth-Best In NFC

September 3rd, 2025

Joe loves the anonymous but legitimate surveys of NFL team power players and the results that follow. [read more]

My Take on “My-KUH”

September 3rd, 2025

Todd responds to those who want his football opinion of the Parsons trade and separately to those who want his Cowboys opinion of the Parsons trade. The Todd Wright TODDcast is presented by Brandon Legal Group and Plantation Palms. Click above to listen or to download. Or listen via Podcast Addict, TuneIn and other platforms.

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Baker Mayfield Talks Falcons’ Knowledge Of Bucs

September 3rd, 2025

So in Baker Mayfield’s past Bucs opening days — at Minnesota and home for Washington — he faced teams largely unfamiliar to him and the Bucs. [read more]

(Wednesday Edition) It’s The Free Stretch Annual Extravaganza As We Celebrate Football Season And Set Sail On The 2025 Campaign

September 3rd, 2025

Week 1 has arrived! Bobby Fenton has all the Bucs latest and more. He’s always a worthwhile listen. Follow Bobby on X, @bobbygameday. Bobby’s podcast is an extension of his national and local radio shows. It’s been at JoeBucsFan.com for nine years. Always a quality listen from a true Tampa native.

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Born and raised in Tampa, Bobby is a graduate of Jesuit High School (’98) and the University of Florida (’02) and has been a Bucs fan since attending the 1979 NFC Championship Game at Tampa Stadium in his mother’s womb.

In addition to the Bucs, Bobby loves the Gators, Lightning, and Rays. He is an avid Ultimate Frisbee player, as well as a special teams ace for the Dunedin Pirates semi-pro football team of the Florida Football Alliance. He lives in South Tampa and his current deadlift PR is 455 pounds.

Big Names Land On Bucs’ First Official Injury Report

September 3rd, 2025

Ouch! [read more]

Baker Mayfield Addresses Kyle Trask Departure

September 3rd, 2025

“Kyle, man, I’ll be thinking of you. Todd just didn’t trust you enough.”

Baker Mayfield spent two years with Kyle Trask as his backup quarterback.

Trask was cut last week. [read more]

Staus Quo On Buccaneers Captains

September 3rd, 2025

The Bucs are loaded with homegrown players and adore their team culture. [read more]

Benjamin Morrison Limited In Practice, Limited Mentally

September 3rd, 2025

Rookie returns.

The Buccaneers’ rookie second-round pick returned to practice today after a four-week hiatus. [read more]

Big-Screen Rollout Shares Bucs Gems, Stars

September 3rd, 2025

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

Spectacular.

That’s the best way to describe the treat in store for Tampa Bay fans when a Glazer-authorized documentary celebrating 50 years of Buccaneer football is ready for launch.

Season-ticket holders experienced a taste of Buc heaven at Tampa Theater last night as Emmy-winning director Trent Cooper screened excerpts, sandwiched between live banter from Buc luminaries including Tom Brady, Doug Williams and Jon Gruden. [read more]

Another Baker Mayfield Contract

September 3rd, 2025

Consider that the Bucs just gave Luke Goedeke a massive contract extension long before it was necessary, and they gave badly injured Chris Godwin a long-term deal, and they just drafted a receiver in Round 1 after selecting a center in the first round a year ago. [read more]

The One With Muggles

September 3rd, 2025

Todd opens the floor on how fantasy football needs to rid itself of those who ruin drafts and don’t take our game seriously. The Todd Wright Fantasy Football Podcast is presented by Hooters!

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The Best Decade (So Far)

September 3rd, 2025

What a start to a decade!

The Bucs last night held a ceremony at the historic Tampa Theater for a preview of a roughly 10-hour-long documentary the Bucs bankrolled to honor the first 50 years of Bucs football. [read more]

Jeff Driskel > Kyle Trask?

September 3rd, 2025

Joe needed a couple of days to process this before posting. [read more]

Bucs Management Stepping Up For Emeka Egbuka Fans

September 3rd, 2025

Big year loading?

Joe is a fan-first kind of guy. Fans matter. They deserve consideration, honesty and respect for their money and time, especially those who spend near or beyond their means to support the team.

[read more]

BSPN: Shades Of 2020, Bucs Don’t Win NFC South But Look Out In The Playoffs

September 3rd, 2025

Playoff hero?

Well this is interesting, coming from BSPN’s rigged computers. [read more]