Smith, Sweezy Watch Practice
May 22nd, 2018
“Jason, what the hell is going on with the offensive line?”
Joe isn’t sure what to make of this but it is a good thing it is May and not September. [read more]
Ira Talks Deep Meaning Of Monken “We-Chose-To-Suck” Comments, 5-11 Formula, Best Offseason Change, Ownership Training Camp Demands (?), The Guard Decision, D-Line Rotation Debate, And Much More
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Midseason form for Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter. Click play above or tune in at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Until this week, the Ira Kaufman Podcast was ranked on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts” for SEVEN consecutive months (all genres nationwide). Stay informed, thinking and smiling every single Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason. Click or download above. It’s fun, free and easy. Enjoy!
Tempering Excitement
May 22nd, 2018
Too early?
Yes, the pass defense was so wretched last year Joe is running out of adjectives to properly describe it. [read more]
Is It Enough?
May 22nd, 2018
Pressure.
In the mind of good guy Herbie Teope, who used to be a Saints beat guy and now types for NFL.com (one of the hardest workers and nicest guys Joe has ever met in this business), only one element of the Bucs needs to be repaired to turn the Bucs into a formidable opponent. [read more]
The Fix Might Be In
May 22nd, 2018
Unfairly targeted.
If you haven’t smelled the stench that is the Jameis Winston investigation by the NFL yet, it just means you live in a biodome. [read more]
Why Not Richie Incognito?
May 22nd, 2018
Un-retired.
Joe has done an about-face on this guy because he has done an about-face on himself. [read more]
NFL Makes A Fast Call On A Discipline Question
May 21st, 2018
Well, the NFL discipline team sure acts quickly, swiftly and with authority when it wants to — nice and tidy before a barrage of questions on a subject at tomorrow’s NFL owners meeting in Atlanta. [read more]
Show The War Face, Warhop!
May 21st, 2018
Ira Kaufman is the most revered sports personality and writer in town. He has hung his hat at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters since July 2016. Tampa Bay’s only Pro Football Hall of Fame voter, Ira busts out columns here every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and his award winning podcasts fire Tuesdays and Thursdays. You can also hear Ira on SiriusXM Mad Dog Radio Wednesdays during football season, and see him now on Mondays at 10:30 p.m. on Spectrum Sports 360 (aka BayNews 9). Ira also is part of the FOX-13 Tailgate Sunday show and enjoys beet salads, Riesling, Chiefs victories and needling Joe.
BY IRA KAUFMAN
You can blame Doug Martin until your face turns pewter, but that doesn’t explain why Tampa Bay’s offensive line has been outworked and outmuscled for the past two years. [read more]
The Flip Side Of The Schedule
May 21st, 2018
Favorable final month.
When Joe first saw the 2018 schedule, he nearly had a stroke. [read more]
“Make A Play!”
May 21st, 2018
Talks Bucs red zone offense film
Last week the well-trained orangutans of the PFF tribe claimed the Bucs were one of the best teams in the NFL for not dropping passes.
Louis Riddick didn’t see it the same way. [read more]
“He Was Inundating Inboxes Here”
May 21st, 2018
A special kind of fire burns in Buccaneers rookie cornerback Carlton Davis, so explained general manager Jason Licht.
That’s comforting to hear while many Bucs fans wonder what’s been burning around Vernon Hargreaves.
Viewing Vea From The Other Side Of The Ball
May 21st, 2018
Dictation lessons
During the draft process, Joe shared takes from guys who played directly against Vita Vea in college, guys who said he was easily their toughest matchup.
But what about evaluation inside One Buc Palace? [read more]
“You Are Overlooking How Bad The Buccaneers Defense Was”
May 21st, 2018
Defends America.
The contention that if today the Bucs were deranged enough to release America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, he would not find another NFL starting job immediately sure has Bucs fans buzzing. [read more]
Preseason Bucs TV Ratings Still Top Lightning
May 21st, 2018
Bucs fans keep hope alive
The frenzy for the Tampa Bay Lightning is all over town, even on this website with two great Bolts podcasts by Todd Wright and Tom Lang.
But Team Glazer has nothing to worry about. [read more]
Is Jameis’ Passion Wearing Thin?
May 21st, 2018
Interesting pattern.
Last season, Joe thought of something that may have been heresy to suggest just a year prior. [read more]
Bring Back The Nasty
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Call this the mentality edition of Bucs Uncensored, diving into a different team approach for 2018, and much more. The Commish, Justin Pawlowski, (@CommishOnline) is re-energized today leading the Stick Carriers as the voice of Bucs Uncensored. Plenty of football and fan chatter from across the globe on today’s episode. Be part of the action! Just email a 90-second-or-less audio blast to BucsUncensored@gmail.com. Listen above or subscribe 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!**
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Hot Seat
May 21st, 2018
Heat is on.
There is always pressure to win in the NFL. This season, however, there may be added pressure on Bucs coach Dirk Koetter. [read more]
Previous Podcast Asked Palat To Shoot. He does. He scores. Amazing How That Works; Plenty On Game 5 & More
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Todd covers the Game Five victory from all angles in this edition of the Todd Wright Lightning Playoff Podcast. Not quite as good as Andrei Vasilevskiy, but still effective enough to get the job done. For you football fans still wondering why hockey is being covered here on this website, the opening shift goal by the Callahan-Kunitz-Paquette line was sort of the equivalent of the home team returning the opening kickoff for a touchdown.
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Wait, do NFL games still have opening kickoffs? Todd not only has plenty to talk about from the 60 minutes of action between the Lightning and Capitals, but he was fascinated by the 60 minutes that followed the game on Channel 8 as he waited patiently for Nicki Minaj’s appearances on SNL.
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Todd Wright isn’t just the fantasy football podcast guru and golf chief around here. The longtime national and local sports radio personality has loads of knowledge about the Tampa Bay Lightning. So launching the Todd Wright Lightning Playoff Podcast was a no-brainer. Todd has media credentials for Bolts games and will provide plenty of fresh insight.
(Also, the JoeBoltsFan podcast with Tom Lang has been a big hit every Friday.)
Click above to listen, or subscribe and listen on iTunes. Or find it at Google Play.
Watching Chris Godwin
May 20th, 2018
Breakout season? (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)
There are more than a few players Bucs fans will be watching with keen interest come September. [read more]
Fourth-Quarter-Fresh Philosophy Is Questionable
May 20th, 2018
Mike Smith got into a little football philosophy talking while to media Wednesday, and some of it left Joe unsettled.
It’s a bit of nitpicking, but maybe not if you consider the words of Peyton Manning and everything Smith said. [read more]
There’s A Bucs-Fan Lesson In The Rays
May 20th, 2018
Joe is going to make a pledge today, one different than the daily pledge to never snooze on Bucs fans. [read more]
