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“I got the squeeze, Tweeze.”
Listeners to the Ira Kaufman Podcast heard Joe talk before training camp about how the Bucs, given their fortified cornerbacks stable and Jamel Dean’s reputation for being extraordinarily frugal, had a golden opportunity to squeeze Dean to accept a pay cut. [read more]
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Offensive lines are like forced marriages of sports radio hosts. There’s no telling if there is any chemistry in a combination. [read more]
Hall of Fame cornerback Rondé Barber says you simply cannot be considered a special cornerback unless you snag a good share of interceptions and force turnovers in general. [read more]
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A first-quarter gamble pays off big.
Joe sat in the Falcons’ raucous dome yesterday very late in the first quarter and was almost in stunned disbelief. [read more]
New Bucs dynamic duo.
The hype is real. [read more]
Just wants to win.
The Bucs got swept last year by the Dixie Chicks. The first loss was downright galling and it is still stuck in Joe’s craw — not craw, craw! [read more]
Baker Mayfield defines the Bucs’ image.
The face of the franchise shared his mug with Football Night in America about 30 minutes after the Bucs knocked off the Falcons yesterday to stand alone atop the NFC South. [read more]
Mike Evans was very clear beside his postgame locker last night. He wishes he had been mic’d up for yesterday’s game so fans could have heard rookie receiver Emeka Egbuka advance pleading for the touchdown pass that won the game. [read more]
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Ira and Joe react (from the Atlanta airport) after the Bucs find their way to another opening day win. Enjoy!
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More love from his quarterback.
Joe listens to and reads a lot of national talking heads and sophists for their Bucs takes and intel. [read more]
Done with overtime games.
Last year the Bucs lost two bitter overtime games. With a late score in each game — the Bucs had the ball late in regulation — the Bucs would have won. [read more]
Emeka Egbuka catches the game-winning touchdown pass Sunday in Atlanta.
Welcome to Victory Monday, Bucs fans! Ah, football is here. Glorious football! How you feeling about that win yesterday? Bet you don’t even notice your hangover. [read more]
Bucs used a Jesse “The Body” Ventura approach.
Joe thought of this when learning of this statistic in Sunday’s win over the Dixie Chicks [read more]
It seems like Todd Bowles has it in him to turn on a player.
Bowles is a mild-mannered guy but he’s not always long on patience. [read more]
Baker Mayfield scrambled for critical yards on third downs Sunday.
Finding a way to win. That’s what good quarterbacks do and Raheem Morris found out the hard way (though his quarterback damn near pulled off what Baker Mayfield did.) [read more]
This is not something you hear publicly very often.
In the happy Bucs locker room in Atlanta, iconic Tampa Bay linebacker Lavonte David had tough talk for a teammate.
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BY IRA KAUFMAN
What a way to kick off your 50th season.
When I used the word “bizarre” to describe the final moments of Sunday’s jittery 23-20 victory in Atlanta, Todd Bowles didn’t disagree.
There was a whirlpool of emotions as officials kept ruling in favor of the home team when the Falcons drove 91 yards for the go-ahead score, taking nearly nine minutes off the clock.
Still, Baker Mayfield had enough time to deliver the game-winning march, capped by a 25-yard TD strike to stud rookie Emeka Egbuka with only 59 seconds remaining. Tampa Bay’s celebration became muted when normally reliable kicker Chase McLaughlin, who had missed a 44-yard FG try earlier, went wide left on the extra point.
Now the Falcons needed only a FG to send the game to overtime, but Younghoe Koe misfired from 44 yards out to seal a wild victory that included an offensive line shakeup by the visitors.
It was sweet revenge against a team that swept Tampa Bay last season and had won four of the last five matchups against an NFC South rival.
“Division game, big-time win,” said Mike Evans. “We were looking forward to this one.” [read more]
Safety Antoine Winfield buckles up preparing for battle Sunday.
The last two minutes of today’s win in Atlanta was so stunning and thrilling, it’s easy to forget perhaps the play of the game happened with 11 seconds left and it was performed by All-Pro Bucs safety Antoine Winfield. [read more]
Franchise quarterback Baker Mayfield looked darn rusty in the first half today in Atlanta — and in much of the second half. [read more]
