“Smooth, Jason, smooth. Wish you were around in ’04.”

Last week, Buccaneers co-chairman Joel Glazer was talking draft with the sage of Tampa Bay sports, JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman. (more…)

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No beach snooze on this podcast. The Sage of Tampa Bay sports, Ira Kaufman, continues to serve up his takes and insight on the Bucs, and more. Ira’s battling a cold today but grinds through like a champ. Click play above or tune in at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Find the Ira Kaufman Podcast ranked on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts” (all genres nationwide), where it’s been for most of the past eight months. Stay informed, thinking and smiling every single Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason. Click or download above. It’s fun, free and easy. Enjoy!

BY IRA KAUFMAN

If the Buccaneers brain trust is taking suggestions for a theme song to blare over training camp loudspeakers this summer, I’ve got just the tune. (more…)

A very special moment in Tampa Bay history is four short months away, and it was a topic of conversation last week between JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman and Buccaneers co-chairman Joel Glazer. (more…)

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When Beau Allen agreed to become a Buccaneer March 15, he had no idea he was joining the revolution.

Allen signed with Tampa Bay one day into free agency, figuring he would replace Swaggy Baker next to Gerald McCoy in the department of the interior. (more…)

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Fresh off a road trip to chat with Team Glazer and learn more about the Jameis Winston investigation, Ira Kaufman is back from the NFL Owners Meetings in Atlanta to share. Click play above or tune in at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Find the Ira Kaufman Podcast ranked on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts” (all genres nationwide), where it’s been for most of the past eight months. Stay informed, thinking and smiling every single Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason. Click or download above. It’s fun, free and easy. Enjoy!

“You feelin’ it, Glazer. You like that?”

On Tuesday, Buccaneers co-chairman Joel Glazer was hangin’ with the sage of Tampa Bay sports, JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman, and the chatter turned to the Tampa Bay offseason. (more…)

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Midseason form for Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter. Click play above or tune in at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Until this week, the Ira Kaufman Podcast was ranked on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts” for SEVEN consecutive months (all genres nationwide). Stay informed, thinking and smiling every single Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason. Click or download above. It’s fun, free and easy. Enjoy!

BY IRA KAUFMAN

They’ve got the whole Buc World in their hands. Maybe the fate of a couple of high-profile employees, too. (more…)

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Forty-four years coaching college and NFL football makes Bucs linebackers coach Mark Duffner a man worth listening to. He is today’s special guest on the Ira Kaufman Podcast, and there’s plenty more from Ira on Wednesday’s media session with Mike Smith and more. Click play above or dial up the Ira Kaufman Podcast at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Ranked on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts” for SEVEN consecutive months (all genres nationwide), the podcast keeps you informed, thinking and smiling every single Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason. Click or download above. It’s fun — free and easy, too. Enjoy!

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Anonymity has its privileges.

On a broad perspective, nobody’s talking about the Buccaneers. They are an afterthought for the Vegas odds makers, a non-entity on NFL Live, a subject rarely discussed on national sports talk radio.

It’s understandable. (more…)

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No rest or loss of juice from the Sage of Tampa Bay sports in this episode of all things Bucs and more. Ira Kaufman is in midseason form with firm — and solid – takes. Click play above or dial up the Ira Kaufman Podcast at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Ranked on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts” for SEVEN consecutive months (all genres nationwide), the podcast keeps you informed, thinking and smiling every single Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason. Click or download above. It’s fun — free and easy, too. Enjoy!

BY IRA KAUFMAN

There’s more work to be done.

The draft is over and the free-agent market has been depleted, but I’m not convinced the Bucs are ready to compete with the big boys of the NFC South without a few additions. (more…)

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It was that brilliant football scout Hannibal Lecter who uttered a powerful message that still applies to today’s NFL: “We begin by coveting what we see every day.”

This is reality, not “Silence of the Lambs,” but Anthony Hopkins knew what he was talking about. (more…)

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Sizzling performance from the Sage of Tampa Bay sports as he cranks it up on all things Bucs as rookie camp approaches. Click play above or dial up the Ira Kaufman Podcast at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Ranked on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts” for SEVEN consecutive months (all genres nationwide), the podcast keeps you informed, thinking and smiling every single Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason. Click or download above. It’s fun — free and easy, too. Enjoy!

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The spirit of Tony Dungy lives on with the Buccaneers, 16 years after his departure. (more…)

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It’s a first today, a Wednesday episode! Ira tweaked the schedule but still is firing full blast on plenty of Bucs news and nuggets of the day. Dial up “The Sage” podcast here and at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Ranked on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts” for SIX consecutive months (all genres nationwide), the Ira Kaufman Podcast keeps you informed and smiling every single Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason. Click or download above. It’s fun — free and easy, too. Enjoy!

Shakeup alert!

Yes, your Tuesday has been ruined by the absence of the Ira Kaufman Podcast, but you will find out why tomorrow on a special Wednesday a.m. edition followed by the usual Thursday episode.

In the meantime, subscribe for a free alert on Podbean, iTunes. or Google Play, where the podcast has ranked on the “Top Charts” for all podcasts, all genres, since mid-October.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Jameis Winston’s financial future is in his hands — the same hands that have struggled mightily to hold onto the football. (more…)

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Run the football. Stop the run. Rush the passer.

When you boil pro football down to its most basic elements, the winning formula emerges. Yes, there are exceptions like the pass-happy Patriots, who just happen to feature the best quarterback to ever play the game.

Exception noted. (more…)