Bucs Helped 49ers
January 31st, 2020
Gives Bucs credit.
Yes, there are Bucs connections with the 49ers, who will play in the Super Bowl in two days. [read more]

Gives Bucs credit.
Yes, there are Bucs connections with the 49ers, who will play in the Super Bowl in two days. [read more]
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Dangerous outside the pocket.
Joe has written several times wondering if the best offense for Mr. Entertainment, America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, isn’t a west coast offense. [read more]

“Jason, how did John Lynch do it?”
Bucs archrival Saints head coach Sean Payton dropped revealing info today on SiriusXM Mad Dog Radio.
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The Ira Kaufman Podcast is the only place to hear the Sage of Tampa Bay Sports talk all things Bucs, Pro Football Hall of Fame politics and Bette Midler. Presented by general manager Sean Sullivan at the Bill Currie Ford showroom, the Ira Kaufman Podcast is always a valuable listen. 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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NBC Sports NFL super insider Peter King, a man Bucco Bruce Arians and Jason Licht actually talk to on the record, is smelling quarterback legend Tom Brady and the Buccaneers as a potential marriage. [read more]

Stingy.
You hear coaches talk about it often. If a defender is going to give up a pass play, don’t let it be a big play. [read more]
A fourth-round pick of the Kansas City Royals years ago, Hall of Fame QB Dan Marino made a good choice to avoid being a professional third baseman. [read more]

Shaq details personal touch.
Joe sure didn’t write about this very often during the Lost Decade. [read more]
For years early in his career, Vinny Testaverde threw interceptions at a greater rate than Jameis Winston.
Testaverde found a way to improve and make his first Pro Bowl trip as a 10-year veteran. Now he is retired in Tampa and the Bucs aren’t calling on him to help fix Jameis. [read more]

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Another fresh column from The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports, Tampa Bay’s only Pro Football Hall of Fame voter.
BY IRA KAUFMAN
John Lynch arrived in Miami with a 7-year itch.
Who could blame him?
The Buc icon and architect of the NFC champion 49ers is back among the 15 modern-era finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. It could be quite a weekend for a dominant safety who has been inducted into the Ring of Honor for two NFL franchises. [read more]

More speculation.
Until the Bucs put a lid on it — and they do have the power to do so — speculation on who the Bucs will have at quarterback next year will continue to fester unabated. [read more]

In the eyes of one national columnist, way too many Bucs fans are not seeing the forest for the trees. [read more]

Jeff Garcia talks Jameis. … Man, 2007 glory was a long time ago
Once upon a time, retired Pro Bowl quarterback Jeff Garcia started 24 games for the Bucs and threw just 10 interceptions.
No, he didn’t sell his soul to the devil to accomplish that. [read more]

Don’t blame running backs.
Before the meat and potatoes, Joe has to offer some background. Call it an appetizer. [read more]
What about John Lynch getting in to the Hall this year after many years of failing as a finalist? TAMPA TWO with Derrick Brooks and Ira Kaufman is all over it today, presented by Caldeco Air Conditioning & Heating.
Four safeties are on the finalists ballot this year, as five modern day candidates out of 15 are likely to be voted in on Saturday.
About four weeks ago, Bucs defensive tackle Rakeem Nuñez-Roches was skewered in the media and by animal rights groups for allegedly abandoning his dog in Tampa.
The Bucs said they were investigating but never spoke out to clear their player’s name. [read more]

How valuable?
In the eyes of a football thinktank, the Bucs defense was single-handedly transformed from garbage to near- glorious. [read more]