A giddy Jason Licht takes the lectern at One Buc Palace to discuss both his first round pick Washington defensive tackle Vita Vea and the haul he pulled off trading the No. 7 overall pick for the No. 12 pick of Buffalo’s including their two second round picks.

Hear the head coach’s news conference tonight after the Bucs selected Vita Vea.

Legend.

You want to talk about a beast? You talk about Vita Vea. (more…)

Have at it Bucs fans. (more…)

Got him.

Jason Licht is one happy man. (more…)

Well Bucs fans, you have a new defensive tackle. His name is Vita Vea from Washington. (more…)

Defense! Defense! DEE-fence!

It’s coming back to Tampa in a big way. (more…)

Thievery.

Joe is so happy he just might dance with Miko at the Commish/JoeBucsFan party — she’s here! (more…)

GM Jason Licht

Dreams do come true!

Your Buccaneers have just traded down with the Buffalo Bills for a pile of picks. They get the No. 12 overall pick tonight and two second-rounders, No. 53 and No. 56 overall.

It’s going to be a very busy Friday night, unless the Bucs wheel and deal back into the bottom of the first round tonight.

Sweet move!

There is a trade!

Per Adam Schefter, the Bucs have traded the No. 7 overall pick to Buffalo for two second round picks tomorrow night.

Bucs now have the No. 12 pick and a total of three second round picks.

Pre-draft chat.

On the cusp of the 2018 draft, Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht decided to talk about tonight’s first round. (more…)

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Final thoughts on the draft and so much more on this draft-day edition of The Free Stretch. Dial up Bobby right here and right now above, or listen and/or subscribe free at  iTunes and Google Play. Listen or download above. 

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To keep it simple, there will be at least 500 passionate Bucs fans representing 14 states and five countries in the house tonight, including Ira Kaufman, Joe, Rock Riley, Justin “The Commish” Pawlowski, and a very big-name surprise.

In addition to inside at Buffalo Wild Wings in South Tampa, there will be an outdoor setup (truly massive tent, LED screens, etc.) and yes, there’s a license to drink in the parking lot. A great D.J. will be working it outside but dialing back the music for the picks. Inside will be all football.

There are giveaways and a buffet, too, and two huge surprises. Be there, the party runs all night. And it dials up a little smaller on Friday.

All-you-can-eat buffet available starting at 6 p.m. and runs all night long. Be there!! Joe and Ira Kaufman will be in the house with the Stick Carriers and The Commish. Raw energy and Bucs love everywhere.

It’s been one month already and very little has changed that would affect what Joe considered a massive tip-off of what the Bucs will do in the early rounds of the draft. (more…)

Let’s not get carried away.

Joe just cannot believe the good folks at One Buc Palace would be so naive and narrow-minded. (more…)

The third and final draft insider text secured by FanRetreat.com from the bowels of Tampa Bay headquarters.

Go Bucs!

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Ira goes on the record with his assessment of what the Buccaneers will do tonight and through the draft. And Joe puts it on the line, too. Plenty more meat on the pre-draft buffet in this podcast. Ira is fired up. Dial up Ira 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!

Sure is a whole lotta smoke out there.

There is almost too much chatter that Florida State safety Derwin James will be the No. 7 pick overall and be the newest member of the Bucs this evening. (more…)

War room debate.

A former Bucs player who makes a living as a network TV talking head offered insider intel on what the Bucs may do this evening. (more…)

Hey, Joe told you last week to look for this. And now the Bucs have gone ahead and re-signed their 2014 third-round pick. (more…)