“Ed, we’re also going to give him your office and Greg Schiano’s old bullhorn.”

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Tom Brady as Buccaneers’ quarterback/general manager?

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An instant classic Ira Kaufman Podcast episode as free agency approaches. Presented by Bill Currie Ford, The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports is all jacked up with the various nuggets on the Bucs buffet. (At the 36:40 mark, special guest D. Orlando Ledbetter, the Hall of Fame voter and Falcons beat writer, joins the fun and gives great insight on various subjects).

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Available?

Since so many Bucs fans are heavy-panting over the prospect of the Bucs moving on from Mr. Entertainment, America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, let’s continue to speculate. [read more]

Today should have been the first day NFL teams were allowed to slap a player with a franchise or transition tag. [read more]

Joe wrote earlier about America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, having a video produced — and just released — that showcases his rehabilitation from offseason knee surgery. [read more]

Intel from combine.

Being a big shot NFL columnist for a network website has its perks for heavy metal-headbanging Jason La Canfora. [read more]

Video released.

So we learned after the season was over that Mr. Entertainment, America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, had knee surgery. [read more]

Hint on new team revealed?

Joe has always maintained that there was little reason to think future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady would come to Tampa Bay strictly due to non-football business. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

Jason Licht’s moment of reckoning is almost at hand. [read more]

“Greg, can I just have Blount and Talib since you’re not interested? I’ll give you a job when they fire you.”

Remember those reports last offseason of the Patriots calling the Buccaneers for O.J. Howard? [read more]

“Jason, don’t wear that jacket if we meet with Teddy.”

NFL Network draft guru and Ravens, Browns and Eagles scout Daniel Jeremiah, a former college QB, has a lot of connections across the NFL and he weighed in late last week on the Bucs’ quarterback situation. [read more]

Renowned bottom-of-the-Bucs-roster guru and TheAthletic.com beat writer Greg Auman has Twittered that tackle/guard Mike Liedtke will not be slapped with a tender by the Bucs and will hit the unrestricted free agency market.

Liedtke, 28, is perhaps best known during his four Bucs seasons for doing a very strong job replacing left tackle Donovan Smith during the 2018 preseason.

Bucs OC Byron Leftwich.

There are times when it feels like part of the reason Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians accepted the job in Tampa Bay was to set up his former (and present) colleagues to get head coaching jobs here or elsewhere, or to boost their resumes. [read more]

“Mark, I got a lot more to think about than tight ends.”

Former Tampa Bay fan punching bag and rock star Bucs general manager Mark Dominik is a busy man these days coaching up NFL prospects for team interviews, in addition to sharing his knowledge on national radio. [read more]

The Teddy train keeps rolling.

Joe’s not sure where it’s going, but a lot of football minds think Tampa is smart stop. [read more]

Hopping for RB bandwagon.

Joe would be a happy man if this happened. But for some reason, the more one thinks about it, this is likely a pipe dream. [read more]

Paying the man (again?).

Now here is an interesting curveball. [read more]

A fit?

Joe notices a lot of folks are hot for Saints backup Teddy Bridgewater to take over the Bucs’ offense. This really doesn’t seem like a fit with Bruce Arians. [read more]

Rumored.

A man who has a direct connection to a Bucs shot-caller seems to believe a backup quarterback has a very good chance of winding up in Tampa Bay next week when the free agency dinner bell rings. [read more]