Good interview here with new Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians conducted by friend of Joe, Scott Smith of WTVT-TV FOX 13. [read more]

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The Sage of Tampa Bay is sharing his first impressions of the Bruce Arians era at Buccaneers headquarters, presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon.

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Listening to the Ira Kaufman Podcast is fun, free and easy. Enjoy!

Go inside the Todd Bowles way, the approach of our new defensive coordinator.

Joe talked to general manager Jason Licht about this today following the meet Bucco Bruce Arians news conference at One Buc Palace. [read more]

Back to the future with Jimbo?

A lot of NFL folks believe the idea of pairing new Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians with America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, may be a home run. [read more]

 GM Jason Licht talks talent and bonding

New Bucs head coach Bucco Bruce Arians is all about accountability, as he explained in great detail to Joe this afternoon.

General manager Jason Licht said the Arians way is very popular.

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UPDATED 5:40: A lot of Bucs fans are wondering what type of defense new Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians will instruct his defensive coordinator, Todd Bowles, to use when the new coaching staff takes the practice fields at One Buc Palace. [read more]

Joe had one very specific question ready for Bucco Bruce Arians when the new Tampa Bay head coach sat down with Joe and other media away from the TV and team cameras today.

And Joe got one helluva an answer.  [read more]

New Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians is known as a risk-taker. [read more]

“Dirk, we’re gonna double you up in a hurry.”

Back in 2013, new head coach Bucco Bruce Arians got his first gig leading an NFL team. It was the post-Kurt Warner Arizona Cardinals, a bad 5-11 football team.

They went 10-6 with a revived 34-year-old Carson Palmer and a top-10 defense. [read more]

The Tampa Bay general manager with the most wins over the past 10 years was talking about the Bucco Bruce Arians hire today, along with a potential Bucs target in free agency. [read more]

Lauded.

Of course with six of the eight NFL coaching openings filled, many national sports TV networks arguing shows are trying to draw up a list of the best hires and the worst. [read more]

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The Bruce Arians era is here and there’s plenty of powerful talk today from The Sage of Tampa Bay sports. Ira Kaufman is firing away with Joe for the usual feisty podcast session presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon.

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What is his future?

So with the hiring of Todd Bowles as defensive coordinator made official yesterday, changes to the defensive line are coming and in some ways they may be drastic. [read more]

Offers his two cents on Bucs.

Listening to two of the talking heads on “First Take,” seen only on BSPN, new Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians is going to get chewed up and spit out by the Buccaneers’ losing culture. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht shares a laugh with new Bucs coach Bruce Arians yesterday at One Buc Palace. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Although his site leans a little too stat-geekish for Joe, the work of football mathematician Chase Stuart of FootballPerspective.com has always been impressive. [read more]

Recalls encounter.

New Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians may be a quarterback whisperer, but that doesn’t mean he won’t square up on an offensive lineman. [read more]

Talks Bucco Bruce.

It sure looks as if one of the better tight ends in the NFL, Bucs red zone specialist Cam Brate, got ambushed on the streets of Tampa. [read more]

There’s lots of moving and colorful video of new Tampa Bay head coach Bucco Bruce Arians out there.

But this is probably one you haven’t seen, an education about his time with the Cardinals.

“Trust, loyalty and respect” are the words Arians says his program was built upon. So it’s safe to say DeSean Jackson won’t be welcome at One Buc Palace.

What does Bruce Arians think about quarterback competition, team expectations, Todd Bowles, drafting an O-lineman early, and more? The Sage of Tampa Bay sports has answers.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

More good news for Buc fans.

You don’t have to wait for an introductory press conference at team headquarters to get a jump-start on the football philosophy of Bruce Charles Arians. [read more]

Curious comment on national TV.

Very interesting words today from new Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians as he appeared on national television and radio via the “The Rich Eisen Show.” [read more]

Bruce Arians talks Jameis

America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, has a clean slate with his new head coach Bruce Arians.

In fact, it’s not really clean; Arians is very prejudiced when it to Jameis. [read more]