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The Free Stretch: A Doug Thing, Stop Whining About The Rays, And Olympic Shootouts Suck

Thursday, February 22nd, 2018

Week 25 of The Free Stretch with Bobby Fenton is sizzles on the JoeBucsFan.com Podcast Network, as Bobby transitions away from football season — mostly. The podcast is there for you on iTunes and Google PlayListen or download above. Always fun and insightful.

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Bobby (@bobbygameday) has hosted The Free Stretch on a variety of platforms and Tampa Bay area radio stations over the years dating back to 2006, and has also done a national show on Sporting News Radio.

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Life-On-The-Line Defense

Thursday, February 22nd, 2018

Change coming for Gerald McCoy & friends

Former Bucs commander Greg Schiano was known for his “toes-on-the-line,” walk-the-walk approach to coaching.

No excuses. (more…)

Impatience Of Fans

Thursday, February 22nd, 2018

Unfairly targeted.

No truer words were ever spoken. Sometimes, however, those same words can haunt the person who uttered them. (more…)

Free Agency Countdown: 20 Days — Colvin Will Be Free

Thursday, February 22nd, 2018

Freedom imminent

With all the uncertainty surrounding the Buccaneers’ cornerbacks, the ideal addition would be a highly versatile young veteran who won’t completely break the bank. (more…)

Dirk Koetter, Not A Rookie Running Back Guy

Thursday, February 22nd, 2018

The fearless leader of the Buccaneers, Dirk Koetter, has been an offensive coordinator in the NFL for 11 seasons.

Take a wild guess how many of those teams featured a rookie RB? (more…)

Hey Jude Cleared

Thursday, February 22nd, 2018

Passes test.

It isn’t just Demar Dotson who got a green light to return to full football workouts by Bucs medical personnel. (more…)

Sacks Overvalued?

Thursday, February 22nd, 2018

Can’t just live on sacks.

Yeah, Joe is hung up on sacks. Guilty as charged.

And Joe makes no apologies for the dents on his fridge door from punching the damn thing after racing for a cold beer upon watching opposing quarterbacks clip their toenails before throwing a pass. (more…)

So What Did Demar Dotson Talk About In Today’s Interview On The Ira Kaufman Podcast?

Thursday, February 22nd, 2018

Shoots straight

Yes, you really need to listen to today’s Ira Kaufman Podcast. It’s on the home page or at iTunes, Podbean and Google Play.

Special guest, Bucs right tackle Demar Dotson, really opened up. Among the riveting subjects Dotson dove into were as follows: (more…)

Demar Dotson Cleared

Wednesday, February 21st, 2018

Good news.

A big piece of the offensive puzzle just got a thumbs-up. (more…)

Buckner Pumped To Coach 4-3 Defense; Wants “Rabid Dogs”

Wednesday, February 21st, 2018

“Call it whatever you want. Just do your damn job and stop making me look bad.”

Lots of chatter has been circulating about how the signing of new defensive line coach Brentson Buckner, introduced to local media today, might mean the Bucs are preparing to transition to a 3-4 defense. (more…)

Buckner Welcomes Sapp’s Feedback

Wednesday, February 21st, 2018

New Bucs DL coach Brentson Buckner.

Newly minted Tampa Bay defensive line coach Brentson Buckner almost sounded like a Bucs fan the way he glowed about the Bucs, both in the past and the present. (more…)

NFL Folks Losing Faith In Jameis?

Wednesday, February 21st, 2018

NFL suits giving up on Jameis?

Joe has a fear. (more…)

The Case For Robert Ayers

Wednesday, February 21st, 2018

Sacks aside, Roberts Ayers played fine last year.

Yeah, Joe doesn’t think Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht is finished throwing out the dead weight on his roster, especially on the defensive line. (more…)

Kirwan: Defense, Defense, Defense

Wednesday, February 21st, 2018

Details how he would draft for his former team.

The Bucs are in a pickle. (more…)

Next Up (Out?)

Wednesday, February 21st, 2018

Should he be sleeping with one eye open?

Boy, yesterday was like the Night of the Long Knives. (more…)

“Swaggy” Issues Statement

Tuesday, February 20th, 2018

Grateful.

In the wake of having his access card to One Buc Palace deactivated today, former Bucs defender Chris “Swaggy” Baker is not without gratitude. (more…)

Ira Talks Trenches Changes, Combine Debauchery, Complementing Peyton Barber, Bucs’ In-House Free Agents, Corner Plays & Much More

Tuesday, February 20th, 2018

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!

Baker Gets The Boot

Tuesday, February 20th, 2018

Officially fired!

It’s just under 11 months since JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman reported here that then-new Bucs defensive tackle Chris “Swaggy” Baker didn’t like to practice during his final days with the Redskins.

It was one giant red flag that never went away. (more…)

Doug Martin Bids Farewell

Tuesday, February 20th, 2018

Letter to Bucs fans.

Because this apparently irritates some of Joe’s readers, if you don’t want to be irritated, click elsewhere. (more…)

Bucs Now With Fifth-Most Cap Room In The NFL

Tuesday, February 20th, 2018

“Jason, we have the cash to improve drastically.”

Yeah, yeah, we all heard Bucs head coach Dirk Koetter say last year that the Bucs didn’t have $17 million lying around.

Before that fake news gets out again. Let Joe set the record straight. (more…)

Instant Improvement

Tuesday, February 20th, 2018

The Bucs enjoyed major addition by subtraction today.

Your Buccaneers have an analytics team, paid in-house folks charged with crunching the numbers and objectively sharing what works and what doesn’t on an NFL field.

For far too long, one man, Dirk Koetter, refused to believe the most obvious of data they served up. (more…)