Ira Kaufman, aka The Custodian of Canton, pens columns for JoeBucsFan.com every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and his award-winning podcast rolls twice per week. Kaufman spends most of his salary on Bette Midler records, tennis gear, and Dubonnet. 

BY IRA KAUFMAN

The man who holds the clipboard sometimes holds the fate of a franchise in his hands.

On paper, the departure of Mike Glennon might be viewed as inconsequential because Jameis Winston’s backup didn’t attempt a single pass in 2015 and tossed only 11 footballs last fall. (more…)

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He’s back! Enjoy this special Friday edition of the Ira Kaufman Podcast, captained by the Custodian of Canton, Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter. All kinds of Bucs topics are on the table, as always. Listen now by clicking or downloading above. And remember, you can also listen (and subscribe) at iTunes and Podbean.com. Enjoy!

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Wild week for the Ira Kaufman Podcast. A few curveballs have been thrown. Today, the “Joes” of JoeBucsFan.com take command, but Ira is still cranking out two podcasts this week, Friday and Sunday. Listen now by clicking or downloading above. And remember, you can also listen (and subscribe) at iTunes and Podbean.com. Enjoy!

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Don’t sleep on the Saints.

“The puzzle’s beginning to come together, and I think we’re all very excited about that,” Drew Brees said in an interview with WWL radio in New Orleans. (more…)

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Let us pause amid the fanfare and acknowledge there is more work to be done.

Quite a bit, if you ask me. (more…)

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Buc fans don’t know how good they have it right now.

Have you seen what’s going on around the National Football League? Mayhem. Crazy stuff. These people are nuts.

The Redskins are threatening to bump the Browns off their perch as the league’s most dysfunctional franchise. (more…)

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It’s the podcast you’ve been waiting for — for a very long time. Two titans of Buccaneers analysis and knowledge lock up for the first time. That’s right, it’s Ira Kaufman and Justin Pawlowski, “The Commish” of Bucs Uncensored. Remember, you can also listen (and subscribe) at iTunes and Podbean.com.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Mike Evans wants to know the identity of his new partner, and who can blame him?

Evans turned in a Pro Bowl season in 2016, despite constant double teams from opponents who didn’t lose a wink of sleep worrying about covering Adam Humphries, Russell Shepard, Cecil Shorts, Josh Huff or Freddie Martino.

Within a week, the Bucs will have a new No. 2 wide receiver. That’s all we know for sure at this point, and the rumors are strong that DeSean Jackson sits atop Jason Licht’s wish list. (more…)

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Free agency frenzy is here! Tampa Bay media icon Ira Kaufman is hitting big topics of the day with Joe. Tampa Bay’s feisty — and only — Hall of Fame voter is tossing around knowledge. Enjoy! Click above to listen and/or subscribe on iTunes or Podbean. This month’s episodes are worth your time and new ones pop every Tuesday and Thursday on JoeBucsFan.com.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

He won’t be celebrating his team’s next victory for at least six months, yet here stands Jason Licht, ready to jump once again into the deep end of the pool.

This time, for keeps.

On the brink of free agency, Tampa Bay’s 46-year-old GM finds his team loaded with needs and enough cap space to fill the five-story glass and steel football that welcomes visitors to One Buc Place. (more…)

BY IRA KAUFMAN

We parse words. We study body language. We try to fill in the blanks.

If you’re an NFL fan, that’s what you do when the Combine rolls around and a succession of coaches and GMs take turns at the podium before gaggles of hungry reporters.

On Wednesday morning, before they examined the EKG charts of 330 prospects, Dirk Koetter and Jason Licht spoke for a combined 25 minutes on the state of your Tampa Bay Buccaneers. (more…)

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Tampa Bay media icon Ira Kaufman is hitting the big stories of the day with Joe. Tampa Bay’s feisty — and only — Hall of Fame voter wrestles with all kinds of subjects. Enjoy! Click above to listen and/or subscribe on iTunes or Podbean. This month’s episodes are worth your time and new ones pop every Tuesday and Thursday on JoeBucsFan.com.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Things could be a heck of a lot worse.

While diehard Buc fans break down the potential free-agent pool and try to find tape of a safety from Appalachian State, other NFL clubs head into the new NFL calendar looking for the Big Kahuna.

A quarterback.

And good luck to you, Jets, Browns, Bills, Broncos, Rams, 49ers, Texans and Bears.

Yes, the Bucs need help in several areas. They hope to come out of the draft and free agency with a speedy wide receiver, an impact running back, an upgrade at center and another quality defensive lineman. (more…)

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Put your feet up and grab a sandwich, Ira Kaufman is mixing it up with Joe on various topics. Tampa Bay’s feisty Hall of Fame voter wrestles with all kinds of subjects. Enjoy! Click above to listen and/or subscribe on iTunes or Podbean. This month’s episodes are worth your time and new ones pop every Tuesday and Thursday on JoeBucsFan.com.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

In a couple of days, Dirk Koetter and Jason Licht will stand at a podium in Indianapolis and address the so-called enemies of the people.

That’s right, we’re talking about the big, bad media. (more…)

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In two weeks, the Bucs are likely to have an opportunity to add a first-ballot Hall of Famer to a position of need.

Don’t do it. (more…)

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Just 14 days till the free agency dinner bell rings!! And Ira Kaufman, Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter, is fired up. The feisty JoeBucsFan.com columnist grapples with Joe in this podcast on all kinds of subjects. Enjoy! Click above to listen and/or subscribe on iTunes or Podbean. Past episodes are worth your time and new ones pop every Tuesday and Thursday on JoeBucsFan.com.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Who will be No. 10?

That’s the question of the day as the Buccaneers consider who should follow John Lynch into the Ring of Honor. (more…)

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Various subjects explored today by eye-RAH! Kaufman, Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter. The JoeBucsFan.com columnist is wrestling with Joe in this podcast, diving into great detail on Bucs-related subjects of the day and more. Enjoy! Click above to listen and/or subscribe on iTunes or Podbean. Past episodes are great and new ones pop every Tuesday and Thursday on JoeBucsFan.com.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Buc fans haven’t forgotten what happened the last time they were so geeked up about their football team.

How could they? (more…)

BY IRA KAUFMAN

When it comes to the Bucs and free agency, one man towers above the rest.

Literally and figuratively. (more…)