BY IRA KAUFMAN

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…)

BY IRA KAUFMAN

We parse words. We study body language. We try to fill in the blanks.

If you’re an NFL fan, that’s what you do when the Combine rolls around and a succession of coaches and GMs take turns at the podium before gaggles of hungry reporters.

On Wednesday morning, before they examined the EKG charts of 330 prospects, Dirk Koetter and Jason Licht spoke for a combined 25 minutes on the state of your Tampa Bay Buccaneers. (more…)

Tampa Bay dreamin.’

Stud running back Dalvin Cook was talking Bucs today. (more…)

One tactic works on GMC, says an acclaimed NFL coach.

Haters: Time to eat your oats. (more…)

Derrick Brooks talks Mike Smith

What could be more fun on a Sunday than talking football with Bucs legend Derrick Brooks and ex-Bucs guard Ian Beckles, an icon in his own right when it comes to dining well and commanding a radio audience? (more…)

Skewered by Tom Jones

America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, took a right uppercut from columnist Tom Jones and Tampa Bay’s newspaper last night. (more…)

Wants Redskins WR.

It is now official. The Bucs are on the DeSean Jackson clock. (more…)

Pro Bowler made available

It’s not time for Team Glazer to rent a jet, but at least get the in-house limo service on its way to Mike Tolbert’s house. (more…)

Luring Redskins WR.

Readers of JoeBucsFan.com have likely read Joe use the phrase, “What Jameis wants, Jameis gets.”

He wields that much muscle at One Buc Palace. That’s why he’s “The Franchise.” (more…)

We should know by the end of March if the Bucs will be on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” this summer. (more…)

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Huuuuge energy and fire from the Custodian of Canton, eye-RAH! Kaufman, Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter. JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman is all fired up with Joe in this podcast, diving into great detail on Bucs-related subjects of the day and more. Enjoy! Click above to listen and/or subscribe on iTunes or Podbean. Past episodes are great and new ones pop every Tuesday and Thursday on JoeBucsFan.com.

Behind-the-scenes influence? (Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Pardon Joe if folks consider the following admission a personal weakness or some professional slight. So be it. (more…)

Target?

A minor October setback from his knee recovery — an unrelated injury — got Louis Murphy cut by the Bucs in early November. (more…)

Downgraded

Joe’s a vocal supporter of Gerald McCoy, who has legions of misguided haters.

Joe adeptly can defend the nonsense peddled by many, but it’s hard to argue against official NFL shoulder-pad sensors. (more…)

Genuine, says teammate. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com)

When you watch America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, getting his squad fired up before a game or tomahawk chopping on the sidelines at Kansas City, it’s not schtick. (more…)

Interesting free agent.

A lot of Bucs fans began wigging out on Twitter when Chiefs prospective free agent, Pro Bowl safety Eric Berry, sent a salvo over Kansas City saying he would sit out the 2017 season if the Chiefs franchise him. (more…)

Talks Bucs and the draft.

The NFL draft fascinates Joe on several levels. (more…)

Educated

Bucs fans know how America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, made the Pro Bowl last year and left deeply inspired to make radical upgrades to his body after observing Russell Wilson and Julio Jones, in addition to learning from the greats.

Naturally, a trained reporter like Joe sought to learn whether Mike Evans had a similar experience this year. (more…)