The Cleveland Browns beat writer who yesterday wrote that Browns GM John Dorsey wants to trade for Gerald McCoy put his foot down on the claim this afternoon. [read more]

Doomed.

Now if Joe had to pick a player most likely to be cut or traded after the draft, it would be Bucs stud defensive tackle Gerald McCoy. [read more]

Rookie Bucs receiver Scotty Miller

Kaelin Clay, Robert Herron, the Jason Licht regime has tried to find small and very speedy gems in the sixth round.

Heck, throw Dan Vitale into the mix on the speedy side of things from Round 6. [read more]

Podcast (ira-kaufman-podcast): Play in new window | Download | Embed

Subscribe: RSS

The Sage of Tampa Bay sports gives his initial takes on a very memorable Buccaneers’ draft, along with plenty of big-picture thinking, also knows as sage wisdom. The twice-weekly sparring with Joe is all presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon. Check out their online offers while you listen.

Click play above or tune in at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Stay informed, thinking and smiling. There is NO offseason.

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

The hated Panthers walked out of the 2019 NFL Draft with what they think is an elite edge rusher, Brian Burns, and a guy who could be their franchise left tackle, Greg Little. [read more]

Unfair criticism.

Man, Bucs fans have their briefs bunched up in a bad way over Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht drafting a kicker in the fifth round. [read more]

Available soon?

For the folks who wander their backyards aimlessly cursing at the moon, scaring neighborhood pets and residents alike because of their annual ritual of hollering about the Bucs’ offensive line, this post is for you. [read more]

Bucs fans, if you are still trying to overcome your bout of depression brought on by the Bucs draft over the weekend, you are not alone in your anguish. [read more]

Trade speculation.

If Joe didn’t know any better, he’d wager this is a made-up-story by a guy whose editor wants something, anything, written about the Browns. [read more]

Former Bucs Pro Bowl kicker Martín Gramática is the lead analyst on the Buccaneers’ Spanish language radio broadcasts.

He’s also among the legions of Bucs fans questioning drafting kicker Matt Gay early in Round 5 on Saturday.

[read more]

Many Buccaneers fans will go to bed hanging on the words of Steve Doerschuk tonight. [read more]

Out

No, Joe hasn’t written about new undrafted free agents yet. Nothing official is out and Joe will wait for that. However, the Bucs did cut six bottom-of-the-roster guys this afternoon.

Fan favorite Riley “Joe Dirt” Bullough was among the axed.

LB        Riley Bullough
QB       Joe Callahan
DE       Hunter Dimick
P          Hayden Hunt
DE       Nick Thurman
K          Phillip Andersen

Bucs DC Todd Bowles

Weeks ago new Bucs inside linebacker Devin White, the No. 5 overall pick, sat down with Bucs coaches. [read more]

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Draft weekend has come and gone. We’re three months from training camp and the season opener will be here in a flash.

So where does your favorite football team stand? On shaky ground. [read more]

Reveals Bucs grade.

Few NFL writers are as confident in their opinions as prickly Pete Prisco of CBS Sports. And Prisco usually takes strong stands that irk the easily offended. [read more]

Doomed?

It seems the Bucs have a fetish for trying to turn cornerbacks into safeties. [read more]

(Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Joe is unhappy to deliver a big fat told-ya-so with this post.

In fact, it makes Joe ill. [read more]

Bucs fans seem despondent.

The fun thing about the NFL draft is drama and suspense and, of course, hoping your team got the right players at the right positions to prevent losing in the future. [read more]

Loud and clear.

It seems either the Bucs are trying to run off Vernon Hargreaves or are lighting a fire under his tail. [read more]