A no-surprise message about life under Bucco Bruce Arians was delivered last week by a Bucs player.

For Joe, the surprise was who said it. (more…)

Another Bucs legend is confirmed

BY ZACHARY SEIFTER
JoeBucsFan.com intern

They’re on their way.

Plenty of former Bucs will be making their way to training camp this season at the request of head coach Bucco Bruce Arians. (more…)

Stud.

Memo to opposing defensive backs: Just when you think you have Mike Evans covered, you don’t. (more…)

Bucs fans should smile.

So what’s going to happen? Are the Bucs going to re-sign America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, or will the Bucs be quarterback shopping in January (and maybe coach and general manager shopping, too)? (more…)

Big numbers last year.

There are just so many, many unknowns about this Bucs defense. But Joe is pretty sure of one thing: That Vita Vea may be the NFL’s Next Big Thing. (more…)

Very down on Bucs.

In the eyes of a well-known draftnik, Tampa Bay is a black hole of football that swallows up good players and spits them out because it is the worst-run football operation in the land. (more…)

Big year coming?

One reason why Joe is very, very hesitant to start throwing rose petals at the feet of the Bucs for the 2019 season is there just are way too many questions and too much hope for unproven players to transform into studs to turn this franchise around. (more…)

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It’s a holiday edition, as well as an instant classic. Ira Kaufman reflects on plenty of Bucs stuff and more with Joe. And Demar Dotson goes 1-on-1 with The Sage of Tampa Bay sports. …Hall of Fame voter Ira is the main man on the twice-weekly podcast presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon. Shop great July offers online offers while you listen.

Click play above or tune in at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Stay informed, thinking and smiling. There is NO offseason.

Listening to the Ira Kaufman Podcast is fun, free and easy. Enjoy!

Calls for liberty.

As we wind down Independence Day by drinking our remaining cold beers, watching fireworks, and witnessing neighbors chasing down their pets who are freaked out by the fireworks, what better way for Joe to commemorate this day than to cite how a former Bucs player is among a growing legion of players and fans wanting independence from bad uniforms. (more…)

No longer the back they drafted

Joe is trying so hard to be optimistic about this new development. (more…)

A former Buccaneer weighs in on the collapse of the defense

BY ZACHARY SEIFTER
JoeBucsFan.com intern

It was one of the few times in the last decade that it was good to be a Bucs fan. (more…)

Bucs DC Todd Bowles

The first thing Joe thought about when he heard that Bucco Bruce Arians hired former Jets head coach and former Cardinals defensive coordinator Todd Bowles was, how did the rest of the NFC South quarterbacks play against a Bowles-led defense? (more…)

Talks red meat

The great Fourth of July tradition of grilling burgers and dogs and eating too many will not be enjoyed by America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston. (more…)

Happy Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s all rolled into one!

What can Joe say about the Fourth of July holiday. It might be Joe’s favorite; the only thing missing is live football.

The day is all about fun, hitting the beaches, hitting the water, drinking like a fish, grilling cattle, hog, chicken, buffalo and more, and at the end of the day, watching people blow up stuff (which drives howling pets throughout [oh, no] Pasco County running for pillows to shred).

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How will the Buccaneers’ offense respond to the loss of Gerald McCoy?

It’s a worthwhile question considering comments this week from one of McCoy’s former teammates. (more…)

“The Sage,” Ira Kaufman, will channel his days of stickball stardom.

The Fourth of July might never be the same.

Tomorrow, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tampa’s only Pro Football Hall of Fame voter, JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman, will take batting practice at Steinbrenner Field before the Tampa Tarpons game (Yankees’ A-ball affiliate).

And you can join him! (more…)

Bucs DC Todd Bowles.

Yes, yes, yes. Joe knows Bucs defensive coordinator Todd Bowles was not the defensive coordinator of the Jets when he ran the show in New Jersey. (more…)

Cusp of greatness.

He’s played in only 24 games, 75 percent of the games since he was drafted in 2017. But Bucs tight end O.J. Howard has virtually turned the NFL on its ear. (more…)

Numbers. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

The way people freak about America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, you’d think the guy was a combination of Trent Dilfer, Stewart McClown and Zach Mettenberger rolled into one. (more…)