BY IRA KAUFMAN

There’s a church close to the Buffalo Wild Wings in south Tampa where I watched in dismay as Carolina humbled the Bucs in London Sunday morning.

When the game ended, I watched several Buc fans trudge out the door, seeking the power of prayer.

When 1 o’clock came around and the game was still not over, all of the TV stations in the house automatically switched off from the Bucs-Panthers broadcast to a different network.

You should have heard the cheers. (more…)

Legendary Hall of Fame analysis flowing here from Derrick Brooks and, yeah, Ira Kaufman, too. It’s an all-new TAMPA TWO presented by Caldeco Air Conditioning & Heating. Another great production from The Identity Tampa Bay and Joe.

Coach wants better.

It was a rough Sunday for Bucs cornerback Vernon Hargreaves. (more…)

Hits piling up at a record pace

As a rookie, Jameis Winston led the NFL in quarterback hits absorbed with 109. (more…)

Don’t worry, Jameis Winston lovers, Joe is not revisiting when your franchise quarterback risked his career in May by allowing a trick shot golf artist to drive a ball off his head. (more…)

Joe has had this Sunday’s game circled on the calendar at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters since March.

Rightfully so. (more…)

Ryan Jensen is the focus of Ira Kaufman’s new column

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A sore back and the specter of Aaron Donald were no match for Ryan Jensen’s dedication to his teammates Sunday. (more…)

“The Sage” delivers in his thrice-weekly column.

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The chant began at Buffalo Wild Wings in Oldsmar seconds after Ndamukong Suh’s 37-yard fumble return sealed Tampa Bay’s improbable victory.

“Lock him up, lock him up,” Buc fans shouted in unison. They weren’t talking about Suh, Joe Biden or Donald Trump.

They were talking ’bout Shaq Barrett, who had just concluded another monster game to cap off a monster September. Yes, it was Barrett who caused Jared Goff’s fumble for Suh’s scoop and score. Buc fans are already lobbying the front office to extend Barrett’s contract to prevent him from hitting free agency next March.

There were plenty of other gladiators at the cavernous Coliseum, which looked surprisingly empty considering the home team was 3-0 and the Rams represented the NFC in the Super Bowl last season.

The Bucs were too busy scoring a franchise-record 55 points to check out the action in the stands. They arrived in the City of Angels as 10-point underdogs and promptly beat the devil out of a Los Angeles team that clearly wasn’t ready to compete when the game began.

Here’s how the Bucs evened their record at 2-2 heading into the Big Easy. They didn’t make it easy on Sunday, but they made plays in crunch time and erased the sting of last week’s setback: (more…)

Shaq speaks.

A guy who is on pace to be the best free agent signing in the NFL since the Packers signed Reggie White, Bucs pass rusher Shaq Barrett, wasn’t all smiles and giggles after one of the wildest Bucs wins since beating the Saints in New Orleans last year. (more…)

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Presented by Bill Currie Ford, Sage of Tampa Bay Sports Ira Kaufman is treating fans to a change of pace after such a rough aftermath of the Bucs-Giants debacle. Bucs icon Mike Alstott sits down with Ira and Joe to hit on a variety of topics. NO offseason on The Ira Kaufman Podcast!

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Scared football.

What a stale biscuit! (more…)

Matt Gay is a bad NFL kicker.

He’s three games in and he just lost the Bucs a football game and nearly was a goat in Week 2. (more…)

Derrick Brooks sits down for PART II of TAMPA TWO with Hall of Fame Sage Ira Kaufman. It’s your Giants-Bucs preview edition, presented by Caldeco Air Conditioning & Heating. A production of The Identity Tampa Bay and JoeBucsFan.com.

Iconic Bucs cornerback and ironman Ronde Barber will become the next member of the Buccaneers Ring of Honor on Sunday.

Yesterday, he shared quite a slice of Bucs history. (more…)

A Super Bowl champion receiver has been dissecting America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, for NFL Network, and he’s come away very impressed. (more…)

“Thank you, G. Thank you.”

Gerald McCoy came unglued last night midway through the third quarter and got slapped with a 15-yard penalty on what turned out to be the game-winning touchdown drive.

It was so out of character for McCoy, and oh so satisfying for many Bucs fans. (more…)

Like Joe has written for years, nobody writes a soap opera quite like the Buccaneers. (more…)

Gerald McCoy was doing a lot of talking yesterday at his locker inside Panthers team headquarters. (more…)