Bucs GM Jason Licht.

[UPDATE: 9:05 a.m.] Joe has been harping on this for years. Sooner or later, doesn’t someone over at One Buc Palace have to sit in a meeting and say, “You know, perhaps we could use a running back?” [read more]

No.

Yes, if you are anywhere near a radio the past few days, you likely heard the voice of internationally-popular JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman. [read more]

Mixed review

Are the Buccaneers’ tackles good enough to protect Tom Brady?

Bucs icon Rondé Barber was hit with that question on CBS Sports Radio. [read more]

NFL uber-insider Peter King of NBC Sports has been working the phones on the biggest story in sports: Tom Brady quarterbacking the Buccaneers. [read more]

“Damn, Jason. We just got the same guy.”

This ought to get people to squirm in their briefs. [read more]

“Jason, do we need to hire a translator for Tom Brady to get this wrapped up?”

Something is starting to smell fishy. [read more]

Todd Gurley

Joe has gotten texts and emails for days about Todd Gurley being made available for the Rams in a trade and the Bucs’ likely interest. Joe has seen online rumors, too.

So why has Joe not written about it until now? [read more]

Are the Bucs going to play it smart, or will they play to win at all costs in 2020?

You could make a strong argument on either side. [read more]

It’s hard reality time. [read more]

Can’t hide his excitement.
(Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

You can just hear Dick Vitale’s voice in your head when he learned Tom Brady was coming to the Bucs. [read more]

A pandemic can’t stop TAMPA TWO, presented by Caldeco Air Conditioning & Heating.

Today, JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman is separated from Derrick Brooks, and The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports takes you into his home to talk Tom Brady. Will Cosmo the puppy make an appearance?

“Joel, I need a new phone.”

Jason Licht’s phone is ringing, and it’s not because free agents around the NFL want to practice and thrive with Donovan Smith and Cameron Brate, or to wear the newly available No. 3 jersey. [read more]

Man, Joe hears all the projections of incredible feats Tom Brady will accomplish with the Bucs, and Joe wonders whether Brady also can fix beach traffic and whoever is in charge of evaluating running backs at One Buc Palace. [read more]

Bucs icon Rondé Barber may be the ultimate Buccaneers insider.

Close friends with Bruce Arians? Check.

A good friend of Jason Licht? Check.

Very tight with Team Glazer? Check.

Breaks down film for Buccaneers.com and the team’s preseason TV team? Check. [read more]

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The NFL, above all, is a business and Tom Brady is good business. [read more]

The Bucs got Tom Brady, and the Patriots got defensive tackle Beau Allen.

Remember when Bucs general manager Jason Licht signed that two-headed Eagles Super Bowl monster to fix the defensive line? [read more]

“Oh Tom, what do you know about this little place not far from the Gulf of Mexico? I think the locals call it ‘Hudson.'”

As it turns out, Bucs quarterback Tom Brady (man, that is so weird to type) is a typical California dude. [read more]

Joe Namath weighs in.

In many respects, the memories were eyesores. [read more]

Strange chatter.

Just think of the run the Bucs have been getting the past two days. [read more]

Legendary No. 99, as always, had a lot to say about the Buccaneers electrifying the sports world and Bucs fans from Bradenton Beach to Mulberry with the signing of Tom Brady. [read more]

Happy 2020! [read more]