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“Jason, tell’em to email me box scores and film links, not zip files.”
“If you gotta have a computer tell you to go for it on 4th-and-2, you’re getting your ass kicked. You ain’t going to make it. The computer said, ‘Go for it because you’re likely to win the game.’ No, you’re going to get your ass kicked.” — Bruce Arians, February 2020.
Bucco Bruce Arians has about as much use for analytics as he does bottom-shelf whiskey. [read more]
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BY IRA KAUFMAN
Mark Davis can be a bit of a buffoon at times, but he is one of only 32 NFL owners and his words have consequences.
Although the son of Hall of Famer Al Davis can’t wait to roll out that shiny $1.8 billion stadium in the Las Vegas desert, Davis sounded a cautious note in a recent interview with ESPN. [read more]
Many third-round-pick running backs have torn up the NFL in recent years.
Fourth- and fifth-round backs have kicked butt, too. But none have been wearing pewter and red. [read more]
Bucs GM Jason Licht.
What Joe sort of feared would happen likely will. And it is not good news for Bucs fans. [read more]
Bucs safety Jordan Whitehead.
Just about every position on the Bucs is all wrapped up as we anxiously await training camp next week. [read more]
[UPDATE: 10:12 p.m.]
In 10 days (or sooner) Donovan Smith must come up with an answer.
Joe’s having flashback to 2010 and LeBron James’ “The Decision.” [read more]
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All-Pro, Super Bowl champ safety Tyrann Mathieu thinks 42-year-old Tom Brady has an important thing in common with the rookie version of Mathieu, who entered the NFL with Bruce Arians seven years ago in Arizona. [read more]
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Time for flexibility?
It might be time to break out the shotgun more often. [read more]
Expects big play from Bucs QB
Could Tom Brady have the best season of his career in 2020? One former Pro Bowl running back thinks so. [read more]
Great look, and a gambling look, at the 2020 baseball season.
Joe loves episodes of “What Are The Odds?” Tanner Boyle does a fantastic job in this fun production from The Identity Tampa Bay.
She doesn’t look like a stat geek.
So what player will make the biggest jump from 2019 to 2020? It is a subject discussed on the next Ira Kaufman Podcast, publishing later today. [read more]
Joe’s antennae sure stood tall hearing longtime NFL super insider Chris Mortensen speak yesterday to a national audience about Bruce Arians considering a more hands-off approach. [read more]
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BY IRA KAUFMAN
Four years go by quickly when you’re having fun — and it’s been a blast.
It’s been 48 months, the span of a presidential term, since the brain trust of the most popular Buc site on the planet elected me to represent them as a columnist. [read more]
“Ed, why exactly are we paying for a quarterback coach this season?”
[UPDATE: 10:37 a.m.]
How dare a maskless Clyde Christensen get well within six feet of Tom Brady on One Buc Palace property when it’s not an official practice.
Team Glazer needs to call the Bucs’ QB coach in for an official spanking. [read more]
Four-time Pro Bowl quarterback Boomer Esiason changed teams three times after he turned 30 years old, so he knows quite a bit about transitioning to a new club at the position.
He also knows Tom Brady. [read more]
