Big prediction.

Lofty standard set for a stud running back by a couple of talking heads employed by the NFL’s house organ. (more…)

Dirk Koetter opens up at the NFL Owners Meetings in Phoenix.

The bell sounds in 17 days when the Bucs return to work at One Buc Palace for the 2017 season. (more…)

Team Glazer talks to Joe about its call to take action on Mike Smith.

Bucs fans, including Derrick Brooks, have said repeatedly that Team Glazer’s bold move to throw bags of money at Mike Smith so he’d forget about becoming a head coach was the most significant transaction of the offseason.

Joe went deep on that subject with Team Glazer last night at the NFL Owners Meetings in Phoenix. (more…)

Team Glazer talks to Joe about Dirk Koetter at the NFL Owners Meetings.

It’s that glorious time of the year, when Joe sits down with Team Glazer for a 1-on-1, owner-to-Joe chat about all things Buccaneers.

At a private, umbrella-covered spot at the swanky Arizona Biltmore resort in Phoenix, Joe peppered Bucs co-chairman Joel Glazer with a variety of questions at the NFL Owners Meetings this evening. (more…)

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Recorded live in Phoenix at the NFL Owners Meetings, the Ira Kaufman Podcast breaks news in this edition and hits on a variety of topics. General manager Jason Licht even jumps in the mix. Listen now by clicking or downloading above. And remember, listen (and subscribe) at iTunes and Podbean.com. Enjoy!

Roberto Aguayo’s new competition is all business.

New Bucs kicker Nick Folk wants it known he’s not in town to make Roberto Aguayo the best kicker he can be. (more…)

Ex-NFL star and Bucs coach ranks the running backs.

When people who both played and coached in the NFL offer opinions on draft prospects, Joe always listens. Who would know better than them? (more…)

Stunning data — real data.

DeSean Jackson is more productive than you might realize.

In fact, Joe (not the spreadsheet crowd) has dug up stunning numbers. (more…)

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No such thing as the offseason at Bucs Uncensored, via new episodes every Monday, Wednesday & Saturday. The most popular Bucs podcast is hosted by “The Commish,” Justin Pawlowski (@CommishOnline), the former Buccaneers Radio Network voice. Bucs Uncensored also includes fan takes. (Email a 90-second audio blast to BucsUncensored@gmail.com). Listen above or subscribe to Bucs Uncensored on iTunes right here, or at Podbean.com. *Caution: R-RATED language! Justin’s work is not influenced, bought or sold by JoeBucsFan.com.

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The man who holds the clipboard sometimes holds the fate of a franchise in his hands.

On paper, the departure of Mike Glennon might be viewed as inconsequential because Jameis Winston’s backup didn’t attempt a single pass in 2015 and tossed only 11 footballs last fall. (more…)

Flip-flopper Lovie Smith

If there exists a person who has no right to endorse Mike Glennon as the Bears starting quarterback, it’s the guy who benched him twice. (more…)

Stunning talk

The Bucs’ new big-money receiver, nine-year veteran DeSean Jackson, made one hell of a bold claim on WDAE-AM 620 last week. (more…)

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Let us pause amid the fanfare and acknowledge there is more work to be done.

Quite a bit, if you ask me. (more…)

A Friday hangout last week appears to be quite revealing when it comes to the Bucs’ plans at receiver. (more…)

Dirk Koetter talks chemistry

Lightning fast DeSean Jackson is now a Buccaneer. Ok, but now what?

Dirk Koetter and DeSean Jackson talked about a great challenge that comes next. (more…)

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Buc fans don’t know how good they have it right now.

Have you seen what’s going on around the National Football League? Mayhem. Crazy stuff. These people are nuts.

The Redskins are threatening to bump the Browns off their perch as the league’s most dysfunctional franchise. (more…)

Loud message from ownership

Joe laughed out loud when other media types insisted the Bucs wouldn’t chase expensive free agents last year, and Joe did the same this winter. (more…)

A former Buc is leery of DeSean Jackson

Speedster stud receiver DeSean Jackson, the 2016 NFL leader in yards per catch, doesn’t have the perfect resumé, and a prominent former Buccaneer has raised an eyebrow about what that might mean if Jackson joins Tampa Bay. (more…)

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He won’t be celebrating his team’s next victory for at least six months, yet here stands Jason Licht, ready to jump once again into the deep end of the pool.

This time, for keeps.

On the brink of free agency, Tampa Bay’s 46-year-old GM finds his team loaded with needs and enough cap space to fill the five-story glass and steel football that welcomes visitors to One Buc Place. (more…)

Re-signed.

Will Gholston is staying put. (more…)

On Bucs’ radar

Could a guy who made a college name for himself on the field of the Den of Depression continue his football career on the same turf? (more…)