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The NFL Scouting Combine is one week away and The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports is diving into the draft with a special guest. Presented by general manager Sean Sullivan of Bill Currie Ford, the Ira Kaufman Podcast is loaded with laughs and all kinds of Bucs nuggets and analysis, as always. Many thanks to Big Storm Brewing Co. local producers of the very best beers around. And our love to Pin Chasers, home to the best bowling, food and fun!

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Episode 2 of this week is here from Tampa Bay’s only Pro Football Hall of Fame voter, the Sage of Tampa Bay Sports. Presented by general manager Sean Sullivan of Bill Currie Ford, the Ira Kaufman is loaded with laughs and all kinds of Bucs chatter, as always. Many thanks to Big Storm Brewing Co. local producers of the very best beers around. And our love to Pin Chasers, home to the best bowling, food and fun!

Click play above or listen at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com, Stitcher, too. Stay informed, thinking and smiling (crying?). Listening to Ira is fun, free and easy!

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

Jameis Winston’s fate was always going to be in the hands, heart and mind of Bruce Arians, and that dynamic hasn’t changed a bit.

What HAS changed is the fact that discussions between Arians and Buccaneer ownership on this rather sensitive topic have already commenced — if not concluded. Your favorite source for Buc information has learned that the Winston question has indeed been addressed in person by the key parties. (more…)

“Listen to me Derek, it doesn’t mean a g@# damn thing that Jason Licht’s agent is my agent too, alright?”

While so many people spend most of their workday trying to put together the jigsaw that is the NFL quarterback puzzle, it seems most are forgetting one quarterback. (more…)

Hall of Fame QB Warren Moon checks in

Bucco Bruce Arians runs an accountability-themed regime at One Buc Palace, though that accountability rarely seems to be directed at the coaching staff and front office. (more…)

Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians will turn 68 this season. Previous health issues related to the stress of being an NFL head coach initially drove him to retirement. (more…)

Dangerous outside the pocket.

Joe has written several times wondering if the best offense for Mr. Entertainment, America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, isn’t a west coast offense. (more…)

NBC Sports NFL super insider Peter King, a man Bucco Bruce Arians and Jason Licht actually talk to on the record, is smelling quarterback legend Tom Brady and the Buccaneers as a potential marriage. (more…)

Another fresh column from The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports. Ira’s good friend, Bill Currie Ford general manager Sean Sullivan, will personally help you get the best value on your next vehicle purchase. Just ask for him.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

This silver anniversary comes with the highs and lows of a typical marriage. (more…)

Advising draft prospect.

A Bucs standout rookie corner may not be established in the NFL, but his influence is being felt back at his old Auburn college team. (more…)

Family man Shaq Barrett is entering free agency as a 27-year-old, league-leading, 19 1/2-sack guy.

It’s a break-the-bank combination, but one part of Decision Shaq often gets lost in the conversation about his future. (more…)

The tough-guy legend of Alex Cappa grows again. (more…)

Helped set franchise mark.

Man, given the stud defenses the Bucs have had at various stages of this team’s history, any defensive record is pretty impressive. (more…)

It’s going to be a parade of experts weighing in on all things Jameis Winston after Jameis set good and bad records in 2019. (more…)

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

The season ended as it began, with Bucs beating Bucs in Heartbreak City.

In Week 1, it was a home loss against the 49ers under the weight of 4 turnovers, including a pair of pick-6s thrown by Jameis Winston. (more…)

Tampa Bay’s opponents for next season are set, but you’ll have to wait another 3 1/2 months for the schedule.

However, the Bucs did get one big gift already. (more…)

Jameis says he’s “ballin'” but has one problem

Nobody at One Buc Palace knows why America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, throws so many interceptions.

Or, nobody just wants to state the obvious. (more…)

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Presented by the amazing year-end deals at Bill Currie Ford, it’s a bonus episode of The Ira Kaufman Podcast, the third this week. The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports is all over so many Bucs topics with Joe, broadcasting live from the Bill Currie Ford showroom. And as always, thanks also to Buffalo Wild Wings and Pin Chasers.

Click play above or listen at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com, Stitcher, too. Stay informed, thinking and smiling (crying?). Listening to Ira is fun, free and easy!

All 2019 models must go NOW at BillCurrieFord.com. Click through to shop the best prices of the year. See their nationwide lifetime warranty on new and pre-owned vehicles and remember, your trade-in will never be worth more than it is before Jan. 1.

It’s the weekly, 24-hour Bruce Arians Confidence Poll. Posted at 9:09 a.m. (The poll took a week off, but compare the Dec. 11 results here).

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

On the same day a national report stated definitively that Jameis Winston would return to One Buc Place, his performance suggested otherwise.

One player does not win or lose a football game, but Winston had every reason to apologize to his teammates after the Texans clinched the AFC South crown with a resourceful 23-20 triumph.

The NFL changed the day of the game, but Winston’s penchant for giveaways remained the same. He was horrid in the opening half with three interceptions, including his sixth pick-6 of the season.

The Bucs made it interesting, of course, because that’s what they do. (more…)

Responds.

Earlier this morning Ian Rapoport of NFL Network shook the football world when he made it known the Bucs have already decided to retain the services of Mr. Entertainment, America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston. (more…)