We’re 20 days from Black Monday and the Bucs are sinking. Rest assured the Sage of Tampa Bay sports has plenty to say. Enjoy the twice-weekly Ira Kaufman Podcast presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon.
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Earlier this season, former NFL executive Michael Lombardi mentioned on his Ringer.com podcast that then-Bucs defensive coordinator Mike Smith would get Dirk Koetter fired. [read more]
Joe’s going to go all national TV reporter here, and since TV reporters on the national level (CNN, FOX, NFL Network) often have to drum up many minutes of content a day, Joe’s going to try to duplicate their feats. [read more]
Not only is Bucs icon Ronde Barber a guy with an active, year-round insider pipeline to the happenings at One Buc Palace, he spent the last three weeks around Bucs officials calling games for FOX-TV. [read more]
Very few defenses seem to be worth second-guessing a start to a fantasy superstar player. Last week, it was the Cowboys totally shutting down all the Saints. This week in the fantasy playoffs, it was the Bears doing it to the Rams.
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While some of you hedged on Goff (right move), sitting Gurley never crossed your mind. And now you may be out of playing for your fantasy title because of it. In this edition of The Todd Wright Fantasy Football Podcast, presented by Original Hooters, Todd reviews all the Thursday and Sunday Week 14 action and openly searches for that one owner in any season-long league who somehow started the massive trifecta box of Derrick Henry, Amari Cooper and George Kittle. Send all your playoff questions to ToddWrightFantasyFootball@gmail.com.
It’s closing time for the 2018 Bucs, so belly up to the bar and drink in these morsels.
With 10 teams in the NFC sporting better records, the Bucs are done in terms of the playoff chase. That makes 11 consecutive years without postseason play, encompassing three general managers, five head coaches and about 20,000 supporters turned apathetic. [read more]
America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, has a half-season body of work this year and he’s not riding a high like many QBs are in the new NFL. [read more]
It is always interesting to Joe how the national NFL honks, firmly entrenched in their Manhattan condos or the Boston bungalows, perceive the Bucs from what they consider the other side of the globe. [read more]
Justin “The Commish” Pawlowski is lit this morning, capturing the fire and ire of Bucs fans like no other. Of course, yesterday’s game and coaching change is on his mind, among other things and takes from fans. The leader of the Bucs Mob, aka Stick Carriers, is talking all things Buccaneers and wants you to be a part the podcast. Just email a 90-second-or-less audio blast to BucsUncensored@gmail.com. Listen 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!**
The optimists around us make the world a better place, so Joe will feed them a hearty breakfast this morning. 
Joe doesn’t know any Bucs fans personally who believe Dirk Koetter is a good NFL head coach, but these people do exist.
Dirk Koetter took himself and his 11-21 record in the last 32 games to the podium at One Buc Palace this afternoon. 
America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, has a half-season body of work this year and he’s not riding a high like many QBs are in the new NFL. 
America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, said last week that he consults with a few ex-NFL quarterbacks, guys he won’t name publicly.
Hillsborough Riverboat Ron has a nice ring to it. 
