Focus Now On Trey Hendrickson?
Saturday, March 7th, 2026Joe was never comfortable with the chatter that the Raiders and John Spytek/Mark Davis/Tom Brady wanted two first-round picks for badass edge rusher Maxx Crosby. (more…)
Joe was never comfortable with the chatter that the Raiders and John Spytek/Mark Davis/Tom Brady wanted two first-round picks for badass edge rusher Maxx Crosby. (more…)
Maxx Crosby will become property of the Baltimore Ravens. The Friday night trade news is blowing up various NFL social and traditional media. (more…)
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March into free agency on Monday afternoon with all kinds of angles on all things Bucs from Sage Ira and Joe. Enjoy!
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Ineffective backup guard play hurt the Bucs last season. (more…)
So noted Bucs insider and plugged-in NFL insider Peter Schrager of BSPN was talking free agent edge rusher Trey Hendrickson yesterday on ESPN TV. (more…)
Man, as lousy as the Bucs are at an edge rush, Joe cannot fathom how a team wouldn’t be “motivated” to sign a star edge rusher with 74.5 sacks this decade alone. (more…)
If it is up to Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht and Bucs coach Todd Bowles, they want to roll with a 36-year old inside linebacker. (more…)
Seems the Giants struck out on trying to swing a deal for Chiefs corner Trent McDuffie, who was shipped to Los Angeles this week. And now, new Giants coach John Harbaugh (who reportedly piqued the interest of Team Glazer earlier this year) apparently has set his sights on Jamel Dean. (more…)
This will get you tossing and turning when you go to bed tonight, or help kick-start your caffeine Friday morning, depending on your sleep pattern. (more…)
There are lots of late-bloomer pass rushers across the NFL.
Just ask star free agent Trey Hendrickson. He had total of 6 1/2 sacks through his first three seasons. (more…)
The most interesting news to come from the NFL Scouting Combine absolutely was Todd Bowles’ piercing words during his sitdown on the Ira Kaufman Podcast, presented by Bill Currie Ford, which celebrates its 65th anniversary in Tampa today. (more…)

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In football, familiarity doesn’t breed contempt. It breeds success. (more…)
See Joe in a bar after a few beers and ask if Joe would like Maxx Crosby on the Bucs roster for 2026. Joe probably wouldn’t shut up all night, so stoked with the thought. (more…)
The Bucs say publicly that they believe deeply in Baker Mayfield and he’s been everything they’ve asked for and more, the ultimate leader and a team-first talent. (more…)
More evidence that Mike Evans’ agent, Deryk Gilmore, is a con artist if not a well-known fearmonger. (more…)
Dang, Joe is starting to wonder about the reach of “Pardon My Take” now that the video feed is behind a Netflix paywall. (more…)
Yes, Joe knows the Bucs have holes at inside linebacker. Joe is on record saying the Bucs need to add three inside linebackers this offseason. The position is that bad. (more…)
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Sage Ira is back in studio for a feisty and loaded episode. Enjoy!
The wisdom and fun of Ira and Joe is presented by Bill Currie Ford. Click play above or listen at Apple Podcasts or Podbean.com. Many other platforms, too, including iHeartRadio.
A family business since 1960, Bill Currie Ford is one mile north of Raymond James Stadium on Dale Mabry Highway, and Bill Currie Ford GM Sean Sullivan is Ira’s great friend. He’s ready to help you personally — and to give you the Ira Kaufman discount on top of all their amazing deals. E-mail, call or visit Sean at the Bill Currie showroom.
The Chiefs traded one of their best players today and didn’t get a player in return. (more…)
Twice Joe wrote about inside linebacker E.J. Speed as a quality free agent target for the Bucs last year. (more…)
Apparently, across NFL fandom, it’s not wise to be a Cade Otton fan. (more…)
When trying to connect dots related to the Bucs, Joe always pays attention to ESPN NFL insiders Peter Schrager and Adam Schefter.
Schrager is a longtime close personal friend of Bucs assistant general manager Mike Greenberg, and Schefter and Greenberg are from the same hometown. Greenberg is likely the only director of football operations (2021) to ever be a guest on Schefter’s podcast. (more…)