Speed.

Joe has a hunch, just from college receivers the Bucs have brought in for visits, talked to and worked out, Tampa Bay is looking for speed, speed, speed. (more…)

Need an upgrade.

Joe will get a Twitter once in a while mocking Joe for wanting the Bucs to draft running back Dalvin Cook. The Twitterer will wag a finger at Joe (digitally, of course) suggesting the Bucs don’t need a running back. (more…)

Eager to be on HBO.

Add Rudy to the growing list of Bucs players that want the team featured on “Hard Knocks.” (more…)

What do the wiseguys know?

Those disinterested in short-term investments on sports events likely missed the fact the Nevada gaming authority approved gambling on the NFL Draft. (more…)

Producer Jacquizz Rodgers is the star of a new video

Way too short, and too slow.

That’s been the song sung for Jacquizz Rodgers throughout his NFL career. (more…)

Visited Bucs.

Yes, most of Bucs fandom focused in with laser-like detail on the news that the Bucs had a sitdown with Dalvin Cook this week. Rightly so. (more…)

***Flash poll posted at 10:40 a.m. EDT

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No shortage of bold takes and raucous debate in the latest pre-draft podcast from Ira Kaufman, Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter. Listen now by clicking or downloading above. And remember, listen (and subscribe) at iTunes and Podbean.com. It’s free and easy. Enjoy! Remember, Ira’s podcasts are every Tuesday & Thursday.

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Jacquies Smith, the highly-productive-when-healthy, pass-rushing defensive end Lovie Smith called “Jack,” is off the radar of the team thinking about thieving him from your Buccaneers. (more…)

Due to explode?

If one Bucs observer is accurate, cornerback Vernon Hargreaves is going to clown some receivers this season. (more…)

Hears inside chatter.

Yes, much of Bucs fandom raced to their local Hooters and started pounding beers last night with the news stud running back Dalvin Cook was in town for a sitdown with Bucs brass. (more…)

More linkage between USC triple-threat star and the Bucs.

Let’s play connect-the-dots with the Bucs, shall we? (more…)

Ecstasy has filled one wing of JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters while at least half of all Bucs fans have their fingers crossed and smiles wide. (more…)

The sage of Tampa Bay sports, JoeBucsFan.com columnist eye-RAH! Kaufman, authors columns every Monday, Wednesday & Friday. His award-winning podcasts fire Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Kaufman is seen on Spectrum Sports every Monday. Ira also is renowned for his appreciation of Reisling, Bette Midler, french fries and his relationships with the biggest of big names in the NFL.

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The NFL owes us one. (more…)

What could have been

Regular readers here know Joe screamed for the Bucs to strongly consider signing Roddy White last spring and summer. (more…)

Endorsed by a Bucs fan favorite.

A popular former Bucs running back is on board the Dalvin Cook train. (more…)

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Harsh words from former Bucs executive.

At best, before factoring in his heinous off-field misdeeds, Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon is a fifth-round draft pick. (more…)

Stud or reserve?

It could be a crossroads type of season for Bucs safety Keith Tandy. (more…)

Wanted, finally?

One telling, rarely-discussed story of the Bucs offseason is the unemployment of Alterraun Verner.

At 28 years old, the former Pro Bowler and three-season Buccaneer (2014-2016) has no team. (more…)

Guzzling Gatorade in the heat of training camp may soon be a thing of the past.

News by way of JoeBucsFan.com prized columnist Ira Kaufman on the Bucs’ new indoor training facility. (more…)

Sacks on the brain at One Buc Palace

With a pile of accomplished veterans on their defensive line, and a D-line coach with an impressive resumé, Tampa Bay possesses an incredible incubator with which develop a young pass rusher.

Will they use it? (more…)

Perfect for Bucs, says NFL Network.

If there is a first-round running back who is a seamless selection for the Bucs, it is Dalvin Cook. (more…)