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BY IRA KAUFMAN

Buc fans may have to change their sleep habits for a while. (more…)

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Presented by Bill Currie Ford, the Ira Kaufman Podcast is can’t-miss listening twice per week all year long. The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports puts all things Bucs on the table and more.

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

We don’t mark on a curve here at your favorite Buc website, but a 3-1 record at the NFL quarter-pole deserves some good grades.

Tampa Bay has reeled off a 3-game winning streak following a sloppy Week 1 loss in New Orleans. The Bucs have beaten some pedestrian teams along the way and now the schedule gets a more challenging, just as the injury list begins to mount.

Here’s a position-by-position look back at the opening quarter as the surging Bucs prepare to travel to Chicago on a short week: (more…)

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The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports is feeling a great change at the Bucs’ core, and he’s all fired up to talk about that and much more. The Ira Kaufman Podcast is presented by Bill Currie Ford.

Bill Currie Ford general manager Sean Sullivan is Ira’s good friend and is always ready to assist you personally and give you a JoeBucsFan discount! E-mail, call or visit him at their showroom one mile north of Raymond James Stadium. And remember their nationwide lifetime warranty on new and used vehicles at Bill Currie Ford!

Big Storm beer from Big Storm Brewing Co. is the official beer of the podcast and their Clearwater location is where Ira watches all Bucs road games with you. Try Florida’s best craft beer, especially Bromosa, their amazing tangerine IPA. Listening to Ira is fun, free and easy! Click play above or listen Apple Podcasts, Google Play or Podbean.com, Stitcher, too.

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

The Lightning toasted their Stanley Cup title with an emotional tribute at Raymond James Stadium.

That seems entirely apropos.

The 2020 Bucs can learn a lot from their hockey counterparts. And if Tampa Bay players absorb those lessons well, no one will be complaining if it’s Tom Brady who is drunk on his ass next February, chugging beer after beer on the victory stand instead of Nikita Kucherov. (more…)

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

Who knew?

The addition of Tom Brady dominated the offseason headlines for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and rightly so. When you bring in a first-ballot Hall of Famer under center, a man with six Super Bowl rings in his collection, people around the league are going to take notice.

But all the while, sneaky Bruce Arians had another vision in mind. (more…)

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The Ira Kaufman Podcast is presented by Bill Currie Ford. The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports is in superior form today in his twice-weekly wrestling match with Joe. Lots of uplifting and intriguing stuff.

Ira’s close buddy and Bill Currie Ford general manager Sean Sullivan is ready to assist you personally and give you a JoeBucsFan discount! And remember their nationwide lifetime warranty on new and used vehicles at Bill Currie Ford!

Big Storm beer from Big Storm Brewing Co. is the official beer of the podcast and their Clearwater location is where Ira watches all Bucs road games with you. Try Florida’s best craft beer, especially Bromosa, their amazing tangerine IPA. Listening to Ira is fun, free and easy! Click play above or listen Apple Podcasts, Google Play or Podbean.com, Stitcher, too.

Click through to shop now at Tampa’s first family of Ford for nearly 60 years. BillCurrieFord.com. Tremendous September savings, and reach out to Ira’s friend and general manager Sean Sullivan for a hearty JoeBucsFan discount.

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

Whether it’s major-league baseball or the National Football League, complete games are hard to come by.

So it is with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who suffered a second-half offensive lull for the second consecutive week against a pedestrian opponent.

Tampa Bay came out ready to play again on both sides of the ball and only self-inflicted wounds prevented a runaway in Denver.

Last week, it was a flurry of dropped passes that undermined Tom Brady’s unit. On Sunday, it was an array of penalties along the offensive line.

The bigger news is the Bucs are deservedly 2-1 heading into a home game against the Chargers that will feature a sprinkle of fans at Raymond James Stadium.

As expected, the injury-ravaged Broncos couldn’t muster much against this marauding defense. Even with Drew Lock under center and Courtland Sutton on the flank, Denver was going to struggle to score points. Without them, the Broncos had no chance.

That’s the best news of all for Buc fans … this defense is for real. Nine solid games in a row suggests Todd Bowles is orchestrating a scary unit filled with playmakers at all levels.

Complete game? No. Bruce Arians may not like the phrase “killer instinct,” but that’s what Buc fans crave. They want more focus after halftime because you don’t get to play the Panthers and Broncos every week.

Still, there’s a lot to be proud of at One Buc Place. We’re nitpicking wins now instead of bemoaning losses.

That, my friends, is called progress, with a capital P that rhymes with C that stands for championship.

Here’s How the West Was Won: (more…)

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Man, Ira is fired up today! It’s the Ira Kaufman Podcast presented by Bill Currie Ford. Always a great time with Ira and Joe tackling the interesting Bucs subjects of the day. The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports sure popped his Geritol this morning.

Ira’s close buddy and Bill Currie Ford general manager Sean Sullivan is ready to assist you personally and give you a JoeBucsFan discount! And remember their nationwide lifetime warranty on new and used vehicles at Bill Currie Ford!

Big Storm beer from Big Storm Brewing Co. is the official beer of the podcast and their Clearwater location is where Ira watches all Bucs road games with you. Try Florida’s best craft beer, especially Bromosa, their amazing tangerine IPA. Listening to Ira is fun, free and easy! Click play above or listen Apple Podcasts, Google Play or Podbean.com, Stitcher, too.

Click through to shop now at Tampa’s first family of Ford for nearly 60 years. BillCurrieFord.com. Tremendous September savings, and reach out to Ira’s friend and general manager Sean Sullivan for a hearty JoeBucsFan discount.

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

The Denver Broncos may be missing five key starters against the Bucs Sunday, but reinforcements are pouring in by the thousands. (more…)

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

Let’s not overthink this thing.

While it’s true nothing is assured on Any Given Sunday, the Buccaneers are a much better team than the injury-ravaged Broncos. (more…)

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All kinds of Sage analysis is flowing on the Bucs from The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports! It’s the Ira Kaufman Podcast presented by Bill Currie Ford. Always a great time with Ira and Joe wrestling with the Bucs subjects of the day.

Ira’s close buddy and Bill Currie Ford general manager Sean Sullivan is ready to assist you personally and give you a JoeBucsFan discount! And remember their nationwide lifetime warranty on new and used vehicles at Bill Currie Ford!

Big Storm beer from Big Storm Brewing Co. is the official beer of the podcast and their Clearwater location is where Ira watches all Bucs road games with you. Try Florida’s best craft beer, especially Bromosa, their amazing tangerine IPA. Listening to Ira is fun, free and easy! Click play above or listen Apple Podcasts, Google Play or Podbean.com, Stitcher, too.

Click through to shop now at Tampa’s first family of Ford for nearly 60 years. BillCurrieFord.com. Tremendous September savings, and reach out to Ira’s friend and general manager Sean Sullivan for a hearty JoeBucsFan discount.

Cigar-toting Buccaneers legend Derrick Brooks has plenty to say about the Bucs beating down the Panthers in today’s TAMPA TWO. Sage JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman joins Brooks for all the fun, presented by The Identity Tampa Bay and JoeBucsFan.com.

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

What, you thought this was going to be easy?

You’re a Buccaneer fan — the Bucs don’t do easy. At halftime, this one looked like a romp for the home team. By the fourth quarter, the outcome was very much in doubt.

That’s life in the NFL, but the important part is Tampa Bay now carries credible momentum into Denver. Despite some hiccups, the defense got the job done while Leonard Fournette earned more touches by applying the dynamic finishing touch. (more…)

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Presented by Bill Currie Ford, The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports is fired up for critical Week 2 of the season and there are many hot Bucs subjects on the buffet with Joe. Enjoy!

Ira’s close buddy and Bill Currie Ford general manager Sean Sullivan is ready to assist you personally and give you a JoeBucsFan discount! And remember their nationwide lifetime warranty on new and used vehicles at Bill Currie Ford!

Big Storm beer from Big Storm Brewing Co. is the official beer of the podcast and their Clearwater location is where Ira watches all Bucs road games with you. Try Florida’s best craft beer, especially Bromosa, their amazing tangerine IPA. Listening to Ira is fun, free and easy! Click play above or listen Apple Podcasts, Google Play or Podbean.com, Stitcher, too.

Click through to shop now at Tampa’s first family of Ford for nearly 60 years. BillCurrieFord.com. Tremendous September savings, and reach out to Ira’s friend and general manager Sean Sullivan for a hearty JoeBucsFan discount.

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

Maybe, just maybe, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have themselves a defense.

Todd Bowles isn’t satisfied, of course. He wants more from his guys, and that’s the way it should be. For all the good things Tampa Bay did against Drew Brees, the Saints didn’t turn the ball over and the Bucs lost. (more…)

BY IRA KAUFMAN

The quarterback whisperer is growling. (more…)

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Emotion and wisdom flowing through this episode of The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports, presented by Bill Currie Ford, Tampa’s first family of Ford.

Ira’s pal and Bill Currie Ford general manager Sean Sullivan is ready to assist you personally and give you a JoeBucsFan discount! And remember their nationwide lifetime warranty on new and used vehicles at Bill Currie Ford!

Big Storm beer from Big Storm Brewing Co. is the official beer of the podcast and their Clearwater location is where Ira watches all Bucs road games with you. Try Florida’s best craft beer, especially Bromosa, their amazing tangerine IPA. Listening to Ira is fun, free and easy! Click play above or listen Apple Podcasts, Google Play or Podbean.com, Stitcher, too.

Click through to shop now at Tampa’s first family of Ford for nearly 60 years. BillCurrieFord.com. Tremendous September savings, and reach out to Ira’s friend and general manager Sean Sullivan for a hearty JoeBucsFan discount.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Mike Edwards is going to get his butt chewed out royally this week. It’s not going to be a pleasant few days for Vita Vea. Tom Brady won’t like looking at his film, either.

That’s alright because they were among the Buc goats during the Week 1 setback at New Orleans. (more…)