Recruited by Tom Brady.

Joe loves hearing the inner workings of the NFL behind the scenes. And here is a juicy nugget Joe promised yesterday. (more…)

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Ira has A LOT of strong opinions on the state of the Bucs and the division race. Dive in as The Sage wrestles with Joe.

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The Tampa Bay run defense has gone from historically elite under Todd Bowles in 2019 and 2020, to darn good last season and below average this season.

The data bears it out, and so does the eye test. (more…)

Lots of soul searching going on at One Buc Palace. (more…)

Rough day at the office.

Joe won’t let one game with a depleted secondary sway Joe’s view of the Bucs defense, despite how gross Sunday’s loss was. (more…)

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The mighty Sage of Tampa Bay Sports has plenty on his mind. Episode 1 of this week with Joe.

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NFL math.

Yesterday, Bucs failing offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich was getting hit from all corners with questions about why he doesn’t use a hurry-up offense more since the Bucs offense is otherwise impotent without it. (more…)

Joe was a little nauseous last night hearing Tom Brady talk to former slimy Saints head coach Sean Payton on SiriusXM Mad Dog Radio. (more…)

“Blaine, I already put in a great word for you.”

Everyone tied to the Buccaneers wants a happily-ever-after finish to the Todd Bowles era, as in Bowles hoisting a Lombardi Trophy. But Team Glazer also is running a football business. (more…)

Candid talk from the rookie.

NFL teams, especially good teams, have firm identities this time of year.

The Bucs seems to identify as weak-hearted. (more…)

When you lose in overtime to a miserable football team after choking away a fourth-quarter lead, every bad play gets magnified. (more…)

Bucco Bruce Arians.

It’s time for egos to be swallowed at One Buc Palace, and time for Team Glazer and Jason Licht to make executive decisions.

Either you’re all-in to win, or you’re conning fans and cheating yourselves. (more…)

Faded fast.

There are a lot of reasons why the Bucs were humiliated in Cleveland today, but Joe has to point to the weak rushing attack.

Yeah, Rachaad White ran through a massive hole on his first carry for 35 yards, but what did he do after that? (more…)

Worst game as Bucs head coach.

Before Joe gets rolling, let Joe first point out that Bucs coach Todd Bowles, who is in charge of the defense, had a solid gameplan. (more…)

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Nobody’s ready for the Buccaneers’ stretch run quite like Ira Kaufman. Join the all-things-Bucs discussion with The Sage & Joe.

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Scary man.

Joe remembers the loss to the Crows a few weeks ago when Bucs inside linebacker Devin White may have had his worst game. (more…)

Rookie RB Rachaad White.

It’s a safe bet that Donovan Smith won’t be re-Tweeting video of Rachaad White hammering Seahawks safety Quandre Diggs with the stiff-arm/punch that rocked the world two months ago. (more…)

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The Bucs’ stretch run is here! Dive in deep with Sage Ira and Joe.

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Bruce Arians believes the Bucs are poised for a powerful late-season run and said their October doldrums were attributed to several factors — including Tom Brady’s erratic play. (more…)