Your Bucs-Panthers pregame look is loaded with great takes from Tampa Bay’s Hall of Fame voter, as he talks all things Bucs with Joe. Enjoy!
Yes, you can meet eye-RAH! Kaufman in person at Joe’s huge Monday Night Football Watch Party on Oct. 10. FREE 8 wings if you wear a shred of Bucs gear. Great time ahead at Abe’s Place in Clearwater.
Ira’s takes run the gamut in the aftermath of the Bucs-Broncos debacle Sunday.
Yes, you can meet eye-RAH! Kaufman in person at Joe’s huge Monday Night Football Watch Party on Oct. 10. But right now you can listen to Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter talk all things Bucs.
When Jameis Winston walked off the field Sunday evening, bruised all over and caked in mud, he was standing straight up, head tall.
That’s a good start.
Tampa Bay’s 1-3 getaway has raised questions ranging from the culture of the locker room to the expertise of the executive suite, and that’s fair game. (more…)
Neither wind, rain nor lightning kept the Bucs from dropping their last three games after an uplifting road win in the season opener. Here’s my 10 takeaways about a team that can’t seem to generate many: (more…)
Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter, eye-RAH Kaufman, has firm advice for Dirk Koetter in this pregame column.
The former Tampa Tribune icon offers plenty in this pregame look at Sunday’s Bucs-Broncos game. If you’re new around here, Mr. Kaufman now makes his home at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters.
Yes, you can meet eye-RAH! Kaufman in person at Joe’s huge Monday Night Football Watch Party on Oct. 10. But right now you can listen to Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter talk all things Bucs.
Ira hammers away with Joe on all kinds of topics. Enjoy!
In the aftermath of the Bucs-Rams shocker, all kinds of topics are on the table in today’s edition from Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter, esteemed JoeBucsFan.com columnist eye-RAH! Kaufman.
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The last thing the Bucs have to worry about at this point is losing defensive coordinator Mike Smith after the season.
Smith understandably has his sights on another NFL head coaching job, but that won’t happen unless Tampa Bay’s new defensive coordinator whips an overhauled unit into shape.
In the morgue better known as the Buccaneer locker room Sunday, the home team said all the right things. Players talked about the need for a quick rebound, with unbeaten Denver coming to town, but there was also an acknowledgement that an opportunity was missed — a big one.
Here are 10 items that jumped off the page after yet another forgettable chapter in Buc lore: (more…)
Recently in this space, I detailed Jason Licht’s impressive track record through his first two draft classes as GM of the Bucs.
I listed Jameis Winston, Mike Evans, Kwon Alexander, Charles Sims, Donovan Smith, Ali Marpet and Kevin Pamphile. When the column was posted on JoeBucsFan.com, one reader quickly pointed out that I forgot to mention Austin Seferian-Jenkins.
The Bucs set an impressive standard for running the ball in 2015, a standard they must replicate Sunday if they intend to take advantage of a ramped-up opening-day crowd.
This game belongs in the meaty hands of Tampa Bay’s offensive line, which has been stellar in pass protection but subpar in opening up holes. (more…)
Come off the ledge, Buc Nation, and take Sunday’s loss for what it is — a somewhat predictable outcome.
It was predictable in retrospect because a young football team just let one win against a mediocre opponent interfere with the focus necessary to succeed in the NFL. (more…)
Veteran NFL scribe eye-RAH! Kaufman is Tampa Bay’s only Pro Football Hall of Fame voter, and he works right here for JoeBucsFan.com, five or six days per week. Enjoy Ira’s’ “10 Takeaways” feature after every Bucs game.
BY IRA KAUFMAN
The ineptitude of the Buccaneers on the field Sunday was matched by the incompetence of analyst Charles Davis in the broadcast booth.
In his summation, Davis had the audacity to suggest the Bucs would somehow benefit from the trouncing in the desert. I doubt he mentioned that bit of insight to Dirk Koetter after the game.
Here’s 10 takeaways to chew on when you’re done retching: (more…)
Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter, eye-RAH! Kaufman, pens a column here on JoeBucsFan.com every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. His award-winning podcasts pop on Tuesday and Thursday. eye-RAH! writes and says whatever he wants. His opinions are his own.
BY IRA KAUFMAN
The national media is flocking toward Jameis Winston and the second-year quarterback is handling it well, deflecting plaudits to his Buccaneer teammates. (more…)
Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter is firing away six times a week on JoeBucsFan.com. In today’s column, the Custodian of Canton takes a look at general manager Jason Licht returning to the place that vaulted him into the NFL spotlight.(more…)
