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Ira is totally fired up today, disgusted by DeSean Jackson’s performance and ready to deliver a plan for the Bucs in free agency. Dial it up here with Ira and Joe, or enjoy at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Ranked on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts” for nearly FIVE consecutive months (all genres nationwide), the Ira Kaufman Podcast keeps you informed and entertained every Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason. Click or download above. It’s fun — free and easy, too. Enjoy!

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Disappointment? Understood.

Indignation? Misplaced. (more…)

Sage Ira addresses the Gerald McCoy rumors in detail

BY IRA KAUFMAN

When Buc fans want to vent, they often turn to their 300-pound piñata. (more…)

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March Madness — football style — nears and the Sage of Tampa Bay sports is swinging a big stick. Dive in here with Ira and Joe, or enjoy at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Ranked on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts” for 4 consecutive months (all genres nationwide), the Ira Kaufman Podcast keeps you informed and entertained every Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason. Click or download above. It’s fun — free and easy, too. Enjoy!

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Investiture.

It’s a difficult word to spell and a bear to pronounce, but keep it in mind when you consider the fortunes of the 2018 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. (more…)

“Hey, Bisaccia. You wouldn’t believe what they were doing down in Tampa. Jiminy Christmas.”

The stage was set. Two nights before Jon Gruden was inducted to the Buccaneers Ring of Honor, he was the guest of honor for a V.I.P. party at Hooters in Tampa. (more…)

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What did you expect them to say?

No NFL coach or GM worth his hefty paycheck is going to stand up at a podium and talk about the chasm between their team and the other clubs in the division. (more…)

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The Combine has kicked off and Ira is a little ticked off. The Sage of Tampa Bay sports has plenty on his mind after hearing Dirk Koetter and Jason Licht in their first media sessions of the new season. Dive in here with Ira and Joe, or enjoy at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Ranked on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts” for 4 consecutive months (all genres nationwide), the Ira Kaufman Podcast keeps you informed and entertained every Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason. Click or download above. It’s fun — free and easy, too. Enjoy!

Powerful Sage wisdom from Ira today as the NFL Scouting Combine begins. (No, that’s not a draft endorsement from Joe.)

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Next man up.

That should be the mantra driving the Bucs at the 2018 NFL draft. (more…)

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Plenty of fresh Bucs subjects are stimulating the mind of the Sage of Tampa Bay sports today. There’s a lot on the table in advance of Dirk Koetter and Jason Licht holding their first news conferences of the new season. Dive in here with Ira and Joe, or enjoy at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Ranked on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts” for 4 consecutive months (all genres nationwide), the Ira Kaufman Podcast keeps you informed and entertained every Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason. Click or download above. It’s fun — free and easy, too. Enjoy!

A Buccaneers starter has a strong take on what’s going to make Tampa Bay a good football team this season. (more…)

Powerful Sage wisdom from Ira today

BY IRA KAUFMAN

As prospects and NFL personnel gather in Indianapolis this week for the annual combine, times have certainly changed from a Buccaneer perspective. (more…)

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Brentson Buckner and I have a little history together.

The new defensive line coach of the Buccaneers was a proud member of Carolina’s formidable front four in the summer of 2003, when Tampa Bay was preparing to defend its Super Bowl title.

The late, great Tampa Tribune spent money in those days, so the sports department sent me up to Spartanburg (Panthers) and Flowery Branch (Falcons) during training camp to check on a pair of division rivals. (more…)

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WHOA! Kudos to Bucs right tackle Demar Dotson for not holding back during today’s interview with the Ira Kaufman Podcast. This 20+ minute segment of Dotson with Ira and Joe is Part 1 of 3. Dive in right here or enjoy at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Ranked on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts” for four consecutive months (all genres nationwide), the Ira Kaufman Podcast keeps you informed and entertained every Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason. Click or download above. It’s fun — free and easy, too. Enjoy!

Ira Kaufman is the most revered sports personality and writer in town. He has hung his hat at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters since July 2016. Tampa Bay’s only Pro Football Hall of Fame voter, Ira busts out columns here every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and his award winning podcasts fire Tuesdays and Thursdays. You can also hear Ira on SiriusXM Mad Dog Radio Wednesdays during football season, and see him now on Mondays and Fridays at 10:30 p.m. on Spectrum Sports 360. Ira also is part of the FOX-13 Tailgate Sunday and enjoys beet salads, Riesling, Chiefs victories and needling Joe.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

The Buccaneer book has closed on Doug Martin, with enough intriguing chapters to make for a decent TV movie.

He started off like a dynamo, excelling for first-year coach Greg Schiano. By the time he finished off that wondrous 2012 season with a 142-yard outburst at Atlanta, Martin had the potential to be the best running back in franchise history. (more…)

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Gotta love the offseason when you can share it with the insight and humor of the Sage of Tampa Bay sports. Dive in here with Ira and Joe, or enjoy at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Ranked on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts” for 3 1/2 consecutive months (all genres nationwide), the Ira Kaufman Podcast keeps you informed and entertained every Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason. Click or download above. It’s fun — free and easy, too. Enjoy!

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Dirk Koetter needs some help, and he’s not too proud to admit it.

Entering his third year as head coach of the Bucs, Koetter realizes a 14-18 overall record doesn’t cut it for the Stick Carriers. After the excitement of 2016, Tampa Bay supporters expected a playoff contender last fall. (more…)

Sage wisdom today from Ira

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You can have the man. I want the men. (more…)

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The clock is ticking on free agency and the pressure is rising quickly on the Bucs’ fragile regime. Sage Ira Kaufman is swinging a big stick in this fresh episode with Joe. Dive in here, or enjoy at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Ranked on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts” for 3 1/2 consecutive months (all genres nationwide), the Ira Kaufman Podcast keeps you informed and entertained every Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason. Click or download above. It’s fun — free and easy, too. Enjoy!

Ira Kaufman is the most revered sports personality and writer in town. He has hung his hat at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters since July 2016. Tampa Bay’s only Pro Football Hall of Fame voter, Ira busts out columns here every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and his award winning podcasts fire Tuesdays and Thursdays. You can also hear Ira on SiriusXM Mad Dog Radio Wednesdays during football season, and see him now on Mondays and Fridays at 10:30 p.m. on Spectrum Sports 360. Ira also is part of the FOX-13 Tailgate Sunday and enjoys beet salads, Riesling, Chiefs victories and needling Joe.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

The Bucs don’t waste a lot of time acknowledging their mistakes.

And yes, there’s been a few.

Once it became clear that Anthony Collins, Michael Johnson and Bruce Carter weren’t the answer, they were dispatched. When Roberto Aguayo gave Buc fans agita with each errant FG try, he was dumped. (more…)

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Curious coaching moves and free agency dominate the mind of the Sage of Tampa Bay sports today. He wrestles with several Bucs topics of the day with Joe in this fresh episode. Dive in here, or enjoy at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Ranked on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts” for 3 1/2 consecutive months (all genres nationwide), the Ira Kaufman Podcast keeps you informed and entertained every Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason. Click or download above. It’s fun — free and easy, too. Enjoy!