Yes, Joe sat through (suffered through?) the 25-minute news conference that introduced Kwon Alexander to the San Francisco-area media.

A couple of interesting nuggets emerged. (more…)

Joe learns plenty about the Bucs that never lands on these pages. It’s a fortunate and unfortunate part of the business. (more…)

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A lot of electricity in this edition of The Ira Kaufman Podcast. The Sage is on fire and Joe is having a meltdown. All the action is presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon. Check out their Tournament of Savings event now while you listen!

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After one source checked in with Joe about the Buccaneers’ slot receiver position, Joe called in a favor to another source yesterday. (more…)

There’s no spring break snoozing at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters. Joe has been very busy cobbling together information pulsating through the bowels of One Buc Palace. (more…)

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We’re less than a week away from NFL free agency, otherwise known as “buyer beware” time.

Teams usually don’t get younger when acquiring free agents, but the idea is to get better and Bruce Arians can’t wait to dip a cleat into this available talent pool. (more…)

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Now comes the hard part.

The Bucs wrapped up their left tackle position for at least a few years by coming to terms with Donovan Smith, who starts fresh with a new coaching staff as Jameis Winston’s blind-side protector.

Jason Licht and his crew looked around at potential replacements for Smith and decided to stick with a known quantity, a player who takes great pride in not missing a snap.

Now it’s time to get things right. (more…)

Kwon Alexander sounded more like a businessman and less like a Buccaneer during his recent chat with Alex Marvez and former NFL guard Alex Boone on SiriusXM NFL Radio. (more…)

A sage NFL voice thinks Peyton Manning when he sees the Buccaneers’ starting quarterback who is entering his fifth season — with a new and experienced head coach. (more…)

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Twenty days from the free agency dinner bell ringing and Ira Kaufman is on fire in his latest podcast presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon. The Sage of Tampa Bay sports is all over Joe in this episode on a wide variety of topics.

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Bucs lovers know well that a losing mentality has plagued their favorite team for far too long. (more…)

America’s Quarterback has a very high opinion of himself, so he told a national audience recently. (more…)

Telling stuff right here.

Haters of Jameis Winston, America’s Quarterback, might want to find a sedative. (more…)

What is going on?

Only the lunatic fringe would purposely want to run off stud defensive tackle Gerald McCoy for no good reason. But when you factor in the salary cap and GMC’s age, his position with the team is anything but secure. (more…)

BY IRA KAUFMAN

If you open a pizza joint and decide to skimp on the cheese, you’re probably toast within a year. (more…)

So what was going on with Ronald Jones last year?

Answers came via his scant playing time and heinous production. But there are more. (more…)

Simply stated, we all know the head of America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, was all screwed up last year. (more…)

D-Jack says he wants to play for the Rams

And now we understand more about Bucs malcontent wide receiver DeSean Jackson. (more…)

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It’s a big week in Atlanta for “The Sage,” Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter. And there’s plenty of current Bucs happenings he’s weighing in on, too. Enjoy the twice-weekly Ira Kaufman Podcast conversation on all things Bucs and more presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon.

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