As a 13-year NFL safety and a former Pro Bowler who played for the Steelers when Bucco Bruce Arians was calling plays in Pittsburgh, Ryan Clark knows a thing or two about NFL offenses. [read more]

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Bonus episode! No. 3 of this week features The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports firing off many firm Bucs takes and a few laughs with Joe, as usual.

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For those who follow Joe on Twitter, you may have read Joe’s tweet yesterday about expectations. [read more]

Sixth-year veterans Ali Marpet and Donovan Smith are very wealthy and established offensive linemen. [read more]

Bucs rookie WR and slants.

When the subject of slant passes comes up, Joe gets the feeling one might have after downing a six-pack of the worst beer imaginable because there was no other liquid to drink, not even water. [read more]

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When Buc players and coaches gather for the first time at the team facility, Todd Bowles will be looking for No. 12. [read more]

Back in February, Joe chatted with Bucs quarterbacks coach Clyde Christensen on Radio Row at the NFL Scouting Combine. [read more]

So what are NFL defensive coordinators saying behind closed doors or in semi-private conversations? [read more]

Todd Bowles answer highlights need

There is no question a reason the Bucs signed park-violating, home-invading quarterback Tom Brady is what Jimmy “The Greek” Snyder used to call, “intangibles.” [read more]

Anyone watch Rob Gronkowski’s debut on “Game On!” the other night? Joe did.

All this recent pop culture attention for the Bucs has value, general manager Jason Licht explained. [read more]

Antoine Winfield hype building?

Joe heard Bucs defensive coordinator Todd Bowles let loose with a four-letter word Thursday that you don’t often hear from NFL people. [read more]

A couple of guys who know their way around a football field seem to be of the belief that the only team able to prevent Rob Gronkowski from having a big impact with the Bucs is the Bucs. [read more]

Update.

There may not be a contract sitting on a table waiting for him to sign, but it seems free agent running back Devonta Freeman hasn’t closed the door on the Bucs yet. [read more]

A friend and former bodyguard of Tom Brady envisions a few specific things from the 2020 Buccaneers offense. [read more]

Could it be Bucs defensive coordinator Todd Bowles has high standards or is it simply that Bowles wants to keep his younger defenders grounded? [read more]

Ndamukong Suh played 125 more snaps than Vita Vea last year. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht

Could it possibly be that the Bucs are actually looking to bolster their running backs stable? A report out of Philadelphia suggests so. [read more]

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The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports is all dialed into all things Bucs during Episode 2 of this week. And there’s a little Hall of Fame talk, too, from the Bay area’s only Hall voter.

All the fun and wisdom is presented by Bill Currie Ford, Tampa’s first family of Ford, which delivers all of Ira’s work at JoeBucsFan.com. Just ask Ira’s friend, GM Sean Sullivan, for the Ira/JoeBucsFan discount. He will assist you personally in any way he can! And remember their nationwide lifetime warranty on new and used vehicles.

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Not big on perception.

A populist belief is out there that the offensive line of the Bucs is unadulterated trash and park-violating, home-invading quarterback Tom Brady at 25, much less 43, will be lucky to throw a completion. [read more]