Calm down, haters.

Sage JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman has not been replaced as the official Tampa-area representative among the esteemed Pro Football Hall of Fame voters. [read more]

A return of a Bucs star and the projected No. 1 running back looking like a No. 1 running back highlighted today’s practice at One Buc Palace. Let’s get after it! [read more]

Strong practice today.

Things can change very rapidly in two days. [read more]

Rookie RT Tristan Wirfs

The Buccaneers’ rookie manbeast right tackle, No. 13 overall pick Tristan Wirfs, stopped jumping out of pools four weeks ago and jumped into the fire of his first training camp. [read more]

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What a difference a couple of days can make… A Monday JoeBoltsFan podcast may have been a little on the negative side, but after Games 2 and 3, there is reason for genuine optimism. Breaking down Boston-Bolts Games 1-3, noting Jon Cooper’s wise adjustments, the keys to Game 4 and a fresh Great Bolt Breakdown – this is the JoeBoltsFan Podcast, presented all playoffs long by Bill Currie Ford! Thanks again to our friends at Bill Currie Ford!

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Gives a state of the Bucs address

Man, Bucs running back LeSean McCoy really took the ball and ran with it after Joe asked him a question this morning following practice.

This will put quite a smile on the faces of Bucs fans, and surprise more than a few. [read more]

Some fans say Donovan Smith doesn’t finish enough plays the way they want him to. [read more]

“Operator, I said “Barth” not “barf.”

Does anyone have Stephen Gostkowski’s phone number? [read more]

So what happens when the Bucs running game meets the teams’ No. 1-ranked defense? [read more]

Reading and hearing various news reports around the NFL, it seems the NFL will permit fake crowd noise in stadiums for games. [read more]

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“Jason, what do they call that when the computer spits out the paper with all the numbers on it, ‘sh!tspread?'” (Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Joe is a written word guy. Words mean something. It seems, that theory is not shared universally. [read more]

Smoke signals about Bucs fans maybe attending home games.

Recently, Joe brought word that the Tampa Sports Authority held a job fair for prospective workers at Bucs home games, the Super Bowl and for South Florida Bulls home football games. [read more]

Team healer. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

We all sort of expected park-violating, home-invading, NFLPA-ignoring Bucs quarterback Tom Brady to sort of raise his teammates’ level of play, if for no other reason than his once-a-generation talent. [read more]

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In this edition of The Todd Wright Fantasy Football Podcast, Todd reminds all that Christian McCaffrey was passed on…not once…but likely twice at the top of the first round last year. There is no valid reason to do so in 2020.  The Todd Wright Fantasy Football Podcast is presented by Hooters.

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For years, perhaps decades, the Bucs have been trying to corner the market. Their long search may be over. [read more]

Expectations.

Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians is adamant: His team is not buying the hype. [read more]

The signing isn’t official yet, but Bucco Bruce Arians was talking today like it is. [read more]

Non-believer.

With all the Bucs additions to a roster many believed to be “talented” to begin with, and the NFL adding another playoff team in each conference, it seems a stretch to think the Bucs won’t make the playoffs this year. [read more]

Coach dodges health query.

During training camp, there are no such things as injury reports. [read more]

Well-rounded competitor in camp

A Buccaneers kicker drilled a 56-yarder in training camp practice with no problem at all, Bucco Bruce Arians said this morning. [read more]

What will it take?

Packers, Vikings, Rams, Seahawks and 49ers, three of those teams are likely strong Wild Card contenders this season (remember, there are 3 Wild Cards per conference now) while two should win their respective divisions.

But wait a minute! The Bucs are a slam dunk Wild Card team. [read more]