Bill Currie Ford presents the incomparable Ira Kaufman Podcast! The twice-weekly affair is a must-listen from The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports and Joe. The Bucs offseason is here and the podcast’s intensity ramps up. So much is on the Bucs buffet. Many thanks to Big Storm Brewing Co. local producers of the very best beers around. And our love to Pin Chasers, home to the best bowling, food and fun!
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Former Bucs coach Dirk Koetter used to say that about a third of a team’s roster changes from season to season. It’s just natural attrition. [read more]
Joe has to confess; at Bucs games Joe rarely has binoculars on the sidelines monitoring interactions between coaches and Mr. Entertainment, America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston. [read more]
Many are calling for the end of the Tom Brady era in Boston. He turns 43 in August and just finished a strong season but a down year by Brady standards. [read more]
As we begin the first full week of a new decade, we all hope there are changes for the better and challenges conquered in all walks of life. [read more]
Joe nearly spit up a Big Storm Bromosa the other day reading a Tampa Bay Times analysis of the Bucs’ salary cap situation that speculated Jason Pierre-Paul could be re-signed for $8 million in 2020.
Yeah, right. JPP has 21 sacks in his last 26 games. [read more]
Right around Thanksgiving time, Joe asked stud outside linebacker Jason Pierre-Paul if the soon-to-be free agent wanted to return to the Bucs in 2020. [read more]
It is getting to the point Joe doesn’t know how Bucs linebacker Lavonte David can get any attention from national NFL media other than to play for a winning team or jump the fence at the White House. [read more]
In Joe’s mind, you cannot have enough good edge rushers.
And even though the Bucs transformed their wet noodle 2018 pass rush to a good one in 2019 with the NFL’s sack leader and a couple of other guys known to hunt quarterbacks, maybe that’s enough? [read more]
A sad thing about the recently completed 7-9 season was that the powers that be at One Buc Palace actually conned themselves into believing they had a running attack. [read more]
Back in, say, May, when underwear football was in full swing, if Joe would have asked what two Bucs might make a Pro Bowl team, there would have been good guesses. [read more]
Fans did a great job responding to 
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Joe nearly spit up a 
A retired NFL receiver sees all 30 of Jameis Winston’s interceptions and also sees a corps of pass catchers that needs to be coached up. 
The tough-guy legend of Alex Cappa grows again. 
