Not talking trade.

The rumor is running wild within national media circles. It seems this chatter is all hot air. [read more]

Awakening?

Reading the tea leaves and listening to the words of both Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht and new Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians today at the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis, it seems DeSean Jackson is not yet out the door [read more]

Joe wrote earlier that the Bucs expect a big jump from Ronald Jones this season. (Insert your sarcastic one-liner here.)

But Bucco Bruce Arians offered a lot of clarity about the running back position later in the day. [read more]

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The audio above really tells the story. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht spoke this morning

Perhaps in the minds of the Buccaneers’ power brokers, they don’t need a running back.

Man, Joe sure hopes the team isn’t thinking that way. [read more]

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It’s an instant classic on the Ira Kaufman Podcast presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon. The Sage of Tampa Bay sports is all over all things Bucs and much more (perhaps too much) in this fast-moving episode with Joe.

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!

There are different ways to view the pending free agency of slot receiver Adam Humphries. [read more]

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Host Justin “The Commish” Pawlowski goes back to his draft-guru roots on today’s Bucs Uncensored, where it’s always all things Bucs, including real-fan takes. It’s always a fun podcast. Listen above 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!** 

Greetings from cold Indianapolis.

So Joe is here at his usual winter hangout, downtown Indianapolis at the Indiana Convention Center (nee: Hoosier Dome) for coverage of the 2019 NFL combine. [read more]

Team brass to speak.

Today, we may get an idea or a glimpse into the 2019 Bucs. [read more]

Maybe a DE?

Look, Joe has no issue with the Bucs drafting a defensive tackle. [read more]

Back when Charlie Weis was the Patriots’ offensive coordinator, he was part of the NFL Scouting Combine interview of a new Bucs coach, a member of the oversized Bruce Arians friends-and-family staff. [read more]

The NFL’s incredible NextGen technology that extracts precise official data from the tracking of footballs and uniforms has weighed in on Mike Evans and America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston. [read more]

One or the other?

So which is it? Which player do you want the Bucs to retain? It’s one or the other. [read more]

LB to upgrade defense.

Joe’s good friend Mike Tanier of Bleacher Report seems to be channeling Bucs fans. [read more]

Has NFL freaked out.

Joe has damn near run out of adverbs and adjectives to use about and for Bucs kickers since inept Lovie Smith began his insane reign in 2014. [read more]

Yes, a lot of Bucs fans are yearning for Tampa Bay to sign free agent kicker and former Buccaneer Matt Bryant, who turns 44 in May.

That’s right, 44 and coming off an injury. [read more]

Happy

We could be two weeks from the end of the Adam Humphries era in Tampa. [read more]

BY IRA KAUFMAN

The Bucs have spent the past dozen years looking for the right dance partner. It’s high time we end this waltz into obscurity. [read more]

A Bruce Arians player speaks.

Fans can say whatever they want about Gerald McCoy. He’s got supporters, haters and everything in between. Just look at yesterday’s JoeBucsFan poll.

But what do NFL players say about McCoy? One served up a candid take last week on national radio. [read more]