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BY IRA KAUFMAN
His right knee may not be 100 percent, but Demar Dotson’s truth-meter is working overtime.
The longest-tenured player on the Bucs stayed after practice at the indoor facility the other day, patiently signing autographs for more than 50 fans. He smiled for pictures and shook hands before reinforcing his reputation as Tampa Bay’s most candid player. (more…)
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Week 2 of Bucs training camp is grinding along and Ira Kaufman has plenty on his mind, in addition to being fired up about Saturday’s big Training Camp Takeover event. Power-packed football talk and more with Joe. The Ira Kaufman Podcast is presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon. Click play above or tune in at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Find the Ira ranked on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts” (all genres nationwide), where it’s been for most of the past nine 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
Whether or not you’re a Jason Licht fan, you’ve got to admit it … the man’s a survivor. (more…)
Bucs GM Jason Licht
BY IRA KAUFMAN
The overseeer of five drafts as general manager of the Buccaneers, Jason Licht has been rewarded by ownership with a contract for a sixth season. (more…)
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After four days of Buccaneers training camp, Ira Kaufman shares his impressions as he embarks on his 40th season covering the NFL. Plenty of football talk and more with Joe. The Ira Kaufman Podcast is presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon. 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 nine 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!
The Sage of Tampa Bay sports went 1-on-1 with defensive coordinator Mike Smith
BY IRA KAUFMAN
Whether you’re a gymnast or a defensive coordinator, flexibility is a beautiful thing.
Mike Smith wants no part of a pommel horse, but he can’t wait to showcase his horses up front this fall. (more…)
BY IRA KAUFMAN
It took almost nine minutes for Dirk Koetter to break into a smile during his first media session of training camp. (more…)
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Day 1 of training camp is here and Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter has plenty of reaction to the post-practice grilling of Jameis Winston and Dirk Koetter, their first time before media since the three-game suspension of Jameis last month. And there’s plenty of football talk with Joe, too. The Ira Kaufman Podcast is presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon. 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 nine 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
Unbridled optimism abounds across NFL outposts this time of year as players report to training camp.
Every team enters the new season with a blank record — except here in Tampa, where the Bucs are apparently 0-3. If you’ve been listening to national pundits and local talk radio, it seems almost everyone weighing in already has the Bucs stumbling out of the gate. (more…)
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Training camp week has arrived and Ira has rolled up his sleeves and delivers loads to takes on today’s podcast presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon. Like every Bucs fan, the Sage of Tampa Bay sports is on edge of his seat and ready for football. 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 nine 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!
“The Sage,” Ira Kaufman, gets more juice at the Hall
Joe is pleased to break this news befitting the Sage of Tampa Bay sports, JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman. (more…)
BY IRA KAUFMAN
In two days, veteran players are slated to report to One Buc Place.
They’ll hit the weight room, hit the field, hit the hydrotherapy pools and hit the chow line.
Soon, they will be competing for playing time and a spot on the final roster.
Just up the stairs, a couple of other veterans will be plotting a battle plan designed to keep their jobs beyond the 2018 season. (more…)
BY IRA KAUFMAN
This garbage cannot stand.
This franchise can’t be this bad for this long – without consequences. (more…)
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The summer cupboard is full for the Sage of Tampa Bay sports, Ira Kaufman, who has plenty of beastly takes on the Bucs to share. The Ira Kaufman Podcast is presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon. Enjoy this new episode from Ira and Joe. 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 nine 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
Six years after Greg Schiano barked out “toes on the line” at One Buc Place, the motto has changed a bit.
Today, it’s “jobs on the line.” (more…)
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Time for loads of biting, fresh takes and a pile of fan questions for Ira Kaufman on today’s podcast presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon. No dodging of anything in this new must-listen from the Sage of Tampa Bay sports and Joe. 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 nine 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
We’ve been focused for much of the offseason on bulking up the trenches and wondering whether rookie Ronald Jones can inject some life into a listless ground attack.
But there’s another aspect of Tampa Bay’s play that requires an immediate boost. (more…)
BY IRA KAUFMAN
The sweet smell of success has a nasty habit of turning rancid at One Buc Place. This brain trust is hoping anonymity has its privileges.
It seems nobody outside of Tampa Bay is offering this franchise any sniff of respect. Even hordes of Buc fans are falling off a bandwagon that appeared crowded a year ago. (more…)
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JUST TWO WEEKS til training camp kicks off and Ira Kaufman continues to swing a big summer stick with his podcast presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon. No weaksauce takes yet another must-listen from the Sage of Tampa Bay sports and Joe. Demar Dotson (Part III) is here, where Ira and Joe get personal with the Buccaneers’ right tackle. 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 the past nine 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!
