Juice needed

Winning coach Dirk Koetter has not been shy about expressing his team’s needs since the final bell rang on the 2016 season. (more…)

Dirk Koetter dreams of throwing darts at his critics

Many people confuse those who have thin skin with those who have thick skin but also are passionate about defending themselves.

There’s a difference. (more…)

Dirk Koetter sheds light on a potential new DC

Yes, Joe can say what Dirk Koetter is thinking when it comes to hiring a new defensive coordinator in the likely event Mike Smith leaves for a head coaching gig. (more…)

Here come the Patriots

It’s in the books for your second-place Buccaneers! (more…)

No range. No consistency.

What an ugly preseason and regular season it was for El Asesino, Roberto Aguayo, the Bucs rookie kicker leading the league in causing sporadic fits of rage and holes punched in walls. (more…)

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C’mon down, Mr. Martin, and join your Buccaneer brothers in the Ring of Dishonor.

By earning a four-game suspension, Martin is now part of an infamous group of Tampa Bay players known for making the wrong kinds of headlines since the 2002 Bucs reached the NFL summit. (more…)

Making it rain.

The Bucs may not be atop the NFC South, but they currently lead the league in something rather interesting. (more…)

America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, was talking about suspended Doug Martin tonight, the fallen former star running back who announced today he is seeking treatment for whatever problems led to his four-game suspension by the NFL. (more…)

The people’s coach

Support for Dirk Koetter among Bucs fans is overwhelming.

The head coach just lost two games in a row and benched a wildly popular running back, yet the results of Joe’s Dirk Koetter Confidence Poll are unwavering. (more…)

Relentless and focused

The ultimate warrior of the Bucs defense, 22-year-old Kwon Alexander, didn’t like what he had to say yesterday.

But he said it anyway. (more…)

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Ira jumps into the big story of the day: the benching of Doug Martin. And The Custodian Of Canton breaks down the loss to the Saints and much more with Joe. Enjoy Ira’s award-winning podcast every Tuesday & Thursday on JoeBucsFan.com, plus his columns on Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday. His work is produced year-round — when Joe can get Ira to stop working on his Hall of Fame presentation for John Lynch.

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Bucs players speak on Doug Martin’s situation.

As Joe noted earlier, the Bucs did a nice job of making sure every employee of Team Glazer was on the same page. (more…)

A no-BS leader

Dirk Koetter is the ultimate candid NFL head coach, and today that candor extended to a massive bell of accountability ringing for his entire roster to hear. (more…)

Not ready (yet) to hang with Drew Brees.

There is no doubt in Joe’s eyes that America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, will be the best quarterback in Bucs history and may just lead this team to the Promised Land, if only by his sheer will power alone. (more…)

Shakeup?

After watching Gosder Cherilus play right tackle the last two Sundays, Joe believes the understatement of the year would be stating that the Bucs need to make a change. (more…)

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Ira calls VICTORY over the Saints on Saturday, along with Joe. Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter is all over the game in this podcast and shares a Gerald McCoy story and more. Enjoy Ira’s podcast every Tuesday & Thursday on JoeBucsFan.com, plus his columns on Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday. His work is produced year-round.

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

They’re trying, Lord, they’re trying.

You can’t say Dirk Koetter and Todd Monken have abandoned a flat-lined running game that is killing the Bucs right now. (more…)

Remember when Mike Evans lost his cool lots of times last season and, subsequently, lost focus on the field?

Joe doesn’t recall one person or coach saying. “That’s just Mike being Mike, and that’s all good.” (more…)