Biggest Need

March 22nd, 2019

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

So we are nearing the two-week mark since the legal tampering period began and over a week since the free agency dinner bell rang. [read more]

Ex-Bucs DL Getting Sweaty

March 22nd, 2019

Former Bucs DL a big fan.

If you want feedback on what a defensive end should be, why not ask a guy who played defensive end on the highest level? [read more]

SAS: Bucs Should Draft A QB

March 22nd, 2019

Weighs in on No. 5 pick.

Screamin’ Stephen A. Smith has it figured out. [read more]

Ira Talks Carcass Free Agents, Run Game Goal & Change, The Defensive Scheme Trap, Arians W/Backup QBs, Assessing Value Of Jameis Improvement, Challenging The Competition Committee, And More

March 21st, 2019

Podcast 2 this week has Tampa Bay’s only Pro Football Hall of Fame voter obsessing on various things Bucs, as usual with Joe. It’s all presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon. Check out their Tournament of Savings event now while you listen!

Click play above or tune in at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Stay informed, thinking and smiling every single Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason.

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

Lightning Return Fire To Capitals As Playoffs Approach

March 21st, 2019

In another TODDcast preview of the upcoming Todd Wright Lightning Playoff Podcasts, Todd discusses the delicate balance between sending a message to the rest of the league and avoiding key injury in what are meaningless games for playoff position.
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PRESENTED BY*Joe thinks it’s very cool to have Todd Wright here diving back into the kind of thing he was known for nationally. [read more]

Ira Talks Smoke-Blowing Lynch, Digging In On Best Available Pick, Kentrell Brice, Development Obsession, Tank Jobs & Much More (Part 2 Coming Later Tonight!)

March 21st, 2019

More in depth chatter on the state of the Buccaneers from The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports on The Ira Kaufman Podcast. All kinds of wisdom is flowing. All the fun is presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon. Check out their Tournament of Savings event now while you listen!

Click play above or tune in at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Stay informed, thinking and smiling every single Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason.

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

Bruce Arians’ Son: Dad Says “I’m Bored”

March 21st, 2019

“I’m going to do it with your guys, Dirk.”

Joe often says the Buccaneers are the greatest soap opera in sports over the last 10-plus years. [read more]

Running Backs On The Mind

March 21st, 2019

Meets with Bucs.

So let’s suppose you cut checks for one of your assistant coaches to travel to two different spots of our republic and personally work out and meet with two players at the same position he coaches. What would that tell you? [read more]

Reloading In The NFC South

March 21st, 2019

Urgency from Bucs rivals

The unbridled euphoria surrounding the Bucs hiring Bucco Bruce Arians sure didn’t last long.

One big free agent signing would have kept the momentum going. Instead, the Bucs approached free agency like they didn’t trust themselves to nail it. [read more]

“Dangerous”

March 21st, 2019

Smart move.

The Bucs had one of the most dangerous wide receiver groups in the NFL before this offseason. [read more]

Advanced “Ricochet Ability”

March 21st, 2019

What a treat it was. Hall of Fame general manager Bill Polian dove deep into the stunning class of defensive linemen in this year’s NFL Draft on SiriusXM NFL Radio last night. [read more]

Being Physical

March 21st, 2019

Needs to tackle.

LSU cornerback Greedy Williams may look like Chris Rock but NFL people aren’t laughing at any one-liners about Williams’ allergy to tackling. [read more]

Giving Props Where Due

March 21st, 2019

Nailed it.

[So often we love to pound on people who get stuff wrong. Joe deals with this crowd daily. But how about we give credit to someone who gets something dead-on right? That would be former Bucs quarterback Chris Simms. A year ago he barked about something with the Bucs that proved so accurate it is spooky. Joe is going to re-publish this article because it is still relevant a year later. Hat tip commenter “LUVMYBUCS.”] [read more]

Bucs Appear To Be Leaning DT In The Draft

March 20th, 2019

Joe has been very busy the last couple of weeks gathering information swirling inside the walls of One Buc Palace. [read more]

Bucs Hire Two More Coaches

March 20th, 2019

Bruce Arians

Joe can already hear the cynics and the heartless haters salivating at the thought of a woman barking orders at Gerald McCoy on the practice field.

Today the Bucs hired two new assistant coaches, Maral Javadifar, an assistant strength and conditioning coach, and Lori Locust, assistant defensive line coach. [read more]

Disruption Vs. Production

March 20th, 2019

Rare talent or over-hyped?

If you are one of those folks who want to see a quarterback crumpled on the ground with defensive players doing choreographed dances around him, Rashan Gary may not be your kind of player. [read more]

About Drafting Kwon’s Replacement

March 20th, 2019

BY IRA KAUFMAN

All of a sudden a 5-11 football team is going to get picky? [read more]

10th Biggest Free Agency Loss?

March 20th, 2019

Joe’s a big Adam Humphries fan but the revisionist history on the guy is getting a little out of hand. [read more]

Better Coaching?

March 20th, 2019

“I blame the beard on Chris Conte.”

The moves (and non-moves) by the Bucs the past two weeks or so seem to indicate the powers that be at One Buc Palace believe it was coaching, not personnel, responsible for 22 losses the past two years. [read more]

What To Expect During Draft Party Weekend

March 20th, 2019

Year 3 of the greatest Bucs draft party in history is here. Miss the first two? Both exceeded expectations in a huge, huge way. We’re a shade over one month away and The Commish has every last detail. Listen above to the podcast or subscribe along with many thousands of Bucs fans on iTunes right here or at Podbean.com. Justin’s work is not influenced by JoeBucsFan.com. Joe just thinks it’s very, very special. **CAUTION: some R-RATED language!**