You like that, Team Glazer? [read more]

Tough talk on Jameis and the 2018 Bucs from an iconic Buccaneer

The draft picks are intriguing and talented. The free agents feel like upgrades. The trade for Jason Pierre-Paul has you drooling. [read more]

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Bobby’s got his takes on the draft haul, the months ahead, Churchill Downs and plenty more. Dive into The Free Stretch right here and right now above, or listen and/or subscribe free at  iTunes and Google Play. Listen or download above. 

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Horseshoes and hand grenades.

Back at the NFL combine in Indianapolis and continuing at the NFL owners meetings in Orlando, a common theme was spoken by Bucs personnel. [read more]

Pain awaits

The Buccaneers’ offense has yet to practice against Jason Pierre-Paul, however, they already seem to know what’s coming. [read more]

A hearty thank you to O.J. Howard for offering insight today into the mind/mindset of the Buccaneers general, Dirk Koetter. [read more]

Update.

Good news spoken by Lavonte David on the status of fellow linebacker Kendell Beckwith. [read more]

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The offensive line news of the day has Ira fired up, and he has plenty more to share on the draft that didn’t make the cut in Tuesday’s podcast. Grab a sandwich and enjoy the sage of Tampa Bay sports right here. Dial up the podcast above or at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Ranked on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts” for SIX consecutive months (all genres nationwide), the Ira Kaufman Podcast keeps you informed and smiling every single Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason. Click or download above. It’s fun — free and easy, too. Enjoy!

Perhaps one day, when he’s firing up a cigar after his Buccaneers win the Super Bowl, general manager Jason Licht will take a picture of his 2018 NFL Draft board and post it on Twitter. [read more]

Lauded by national scribe.

Despite the loud offensive-line-is-horrible crowd banging their canes on the floor (or in some cases, banging their aluminum Miller Lite bottles on the bar), the Bucs’ offensive line was neither horrible nor the most important team need in last week’s draft. [read more]

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The Lightning lead the Bruins 2-1 in their Stanley Cup Playoff series after the victory in Boston on Wednesday night. John Cooper said after Game 1 that the Lightning needed to play faster and harder and they have.

Well, 18 of the 20 guys on the active roster seem to have done that. Ok, maybe 17, since the backup goaltender just sits there. The two guys who are not playing faster or harder and don’t seem to be doing much of anything are the guys wearing #86 and #91. You know their names. They are supposedly Hart Trophy candidates annually and their shifts in Game 3 produced nothing except a few faceoff wins and an empty-netter from center ice in the last minute. Can the Lightning win this series without those guys contributing? I guess so.

Will it be their fault if the Lightning lose the series? Right now, I’d say yes to that, too. Especially with Steven Stamkos, who has fewer goals in his last 20 games than Vegas or Winnipeg seem to score in one period these days.

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.

The podcast will run through the Bolts’ exciting playoff run right here. Todd has media credentials for home games and will provide plenty of fresh insight.

(Also, the JoeBoltsFan podcast with Tom Lang has been a big hit every Friday.)

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Unfair target.

It was just brutal to watch. [read more]

Offensive line was not horrible.

Man, for the better part of the past year, dogs throughout the greater Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater area howled half the night from the pain of listening to their masters scream virtually non-stop about how allegedly horrible the Bucs offensive line was. [read more]

“Jason, is that one of your pool-jumping jackets you had to fish out of the water? Keep making trades like you did last week and I will spring for a new sports coat.”

The way Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht fleeced the Bills for three draft picks (a first and two seconds) only to move back five spots was a thing of beauty. [read more]

Coaches and general managers across the NFL like to say how important spring and summer practices are to building chemistry, timing, knowledge and teamwork. [read more]

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Last fall, Tampa Bay’s season opener was sabotaged by a major hurricane. This time around, the Bucs have an opportunity to unleash their own force of nature.

It’s called a pass rush. [read more]

Strong fundamentals.

Joe understands a lot of Bucs fans are fretting over the second-round selection of Carlton Davis, a corner from Auburn. [read more]

Lot to work with.

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh has a famous family saying that he sprung on the 49ers when he guided them to the Super Bowl earlier this decade. [read more]

When the Bucs traded up to draft third-round pick Alex Cappa on Friday, they were getting a superstar Division II tackle who is built a lot like an NFL tackle. [read more]

Good news from GM Jason Licht

General manager Jason Licht issued a gloomy and cloudy report about guard J.R. Sweezy this morning (see the home page) but his voice notably and quickly shifted to an upbeat tone when talking about another wounded Buccaneer. [read more]

Right guard J.R. Sweezy

The clock keeps ticking since Bucs guard J.R. Sweezy injured his foot/ankle area in December.

And it appears the Bucs have waved a white flag. [read more]