The Bucs hoped safety Justin Evans would play last night in Dallas after finally getting an official medical clearance to play Sunday for the first time this year.

It didn’t happen. [read more]

Too late or just enough?

A bubble player actually got announcers to say his name because he actually did something Friday night.

Something positive. [read more]

Hurricane Dorian is definitely on Bucco Bruce Arians’ radar and he talked about it after tonight’s preseason finale in Dallas. [read more]

Kicker philosophy.

Three years ago, Bucs fans and media types howled when Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht traded up into the second round and selected kicker Roberto Aguayo. [read more]

Impressed

An answer has arrived. [read more]

Decisions.

It’s down to five. [read more]

Comment all game with fellow Bucs fans and a few haters thrown in. It’s fun. It’s annoying. It’s tradition!

The Bucs are in Dallas tonight wrapping up the too-long preseason.

Play nice, please. And stick around after the game for various happenings and thoughts from Joe.

Will have Bucs tonight.

The hassle is over. The Bucs are back on DirecTV. [read more]

Last call?

Remember three months ago when Bucco Bruce Arians said the Buccaneers secondary was “totally fixed” from last year’s mess?

Joe sure does. In that “fixing” Arians included cornerback-to-safety-to-kick-returner-to-cornerback Ryan Smith. [read more]

(Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Where will Bucco Bruce Arians improve upon the Buccaneers offensive that racked up plenty of impressive statistics last season? [read more]

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A very meaty episode of the Ira Kaufman Podcast — with a side of pizza, too. Only The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports can entertain and inform Bucs fans like this. Enjoy! Today’s podcast is presented by Buffalo Wild Wings, Pin Chasers and Bill Currie Ford.

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

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

Preseason Game 4

Bucs at Cowboys

Kickoff: 8 p.m.

TV: WFLA-TV Channel 8. (Game will also be rebroadcast on NFL Network Friday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m.) [read more]

The PFF tribe has spoken.

In order to pocket a journalism degree from Sean Payton University, Joe had to take graduate-level English classes. [read more]

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Ozzie The Sports Junkie tunes up the ultimate pregame show today before the real stuff starts next week! This show is not for children, but it’s definitely for grown-up Bucs fans who want all kinds of Bucs analysis and laughs

Yes, Ozzie is a dynamic radio pro, but much more important, Ozzie bleeds Bucs and has for many decades.

Click above and dive in to Ozzie’s Podcast No. 5 Great fun. Stick it out til’ the end. Ozzie will be coming through 2019 in various forms. Enjoy! And yes, he’ll be coming to the national podcast platforms.

Blamed.

A lot of Bucs fans were unhappy earlier this month when they learned Team Glazer gave Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht an extension back in January. [read more]

Presented by Caldeco Air Conditioning & Heating, TAMPA TWO is humming today with Bucs legend Derrick Brooks diving into your favorite football team. “The Sage,” Ira Kaufman, joins him as always. Enjoy this production from JoeBucsFan.com and The Identity Tampa Bay.

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Big decision looming.

A lot of Bucs fans have grown impatient with America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston. [read more]

Bold calls by the manbeast

BY ZACHARY SEIFTER
JoeBucFan.com intern

(Manbeast intern Zach is back at the University of Florida, but not before he left Joe his final-53 roster prediction.)

Trying to predict a final roster is an impossible science. If you aren’t a coach or executive or scout inside the walls of One Buc Place, more likely than not, you won’t know who is on the roster until it comes out.

Still, it’s fun to take a whack at it and try to predict the final roster. Here’s what it looks like: [read more]