This post is one part wishful thinking, one part common sense, and one part news. [read more]

Bullish on America.

If Jerome Bettis was a betting man, he’d lay cash on America. [read more]

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EXACTLY TWO WEEKS until the NFL Draft and Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter is swinging a big stick on lots of subjects, and sparring with Joe. Dial up the podcast here and at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Ranked on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts” for nearly 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!

Absolute all-night fun ahead. Hundreds inside, plus hundreds outside under a giant tent. Think NFL Draft block party. Great giveaways and a $20 all-you-can-eat buffet rolls from 6 p.m. to about midnight. Ira Kaufman and Joe in the house, and more. Be there!

Iconic Buccaneers cornerback Ronde Barber calls NFC games for FOX and performs pregame deep dives into film to prepare. [read more]

NFL insider talks to Joe about DJax, America & Mike Smith.

[Joe is cleaning out his recorder of folks interviewed on the record since 2018 began. Here is a chat Joe had with ESPN senior reporter Kevin Seifert about the Bucs.] [read more]

Don’t be tardy.

When Joe is asked what the Bucs will do at No. 7 in this month’s draft, Joe always has to clarify the question. [read more]

When will it stop?

[UPDATED 7:34 a.m.]

Only the Bucs. [read more]

Sleeper?

It’s hard to suggest arguably the second-best running back in the draft is a sleeper. But a nationally respected NFL analyst is starting to think folks are sleeping on the guy. [read more]

UPDATE 5:33 p.m. – Can’t you just smell the pigskin in the air?

Joe is fired up. [read more]

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Remember how Jason Licht once made a habit of jumping into his pool after he returned home from a Bucs victory?

On draft night, he might be tempted to hurl himself into the Gulf while howling at the moon. [read more]

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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.

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

Also, the JoeBoltsFan podcast with Tom Lang has been a big hit every Friday. And now you have more Tampa Bay Lightning fun and knowledge to count on from Todd!!

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As Joe wrote earlier this week, the lunatic fringe has come out to play. And for Bucs fans, the target is America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston. [read more]

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Develop and execute.

Man, when Father Dungy coached the Buccaneers he talked about those two things religiously. [read more]

“Jason, I would never tell you who to draft, but I will tell you not to screw up this gift.“

Joe has been laser-focused this week on what the Colts might do with the No. 6 overall pick in this year’s draft, one pick before the Bucs at No. 7. [read more]

Happy with current perch.

One would think if the Bucs stay at No. 7, Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht should be able to find a game-changing player. [read more]

Ex-Bucs QB defends America.

More than a couple of Bucs fans seem poised for America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, to screw up this year so they can holler themselves hoarse to throw the 25-year old signalcaller into Tampa Bay and for the Bucs to move on. [read more]

Bucs WR DeSean Jackson posts an Instagram photo with Jameis Winston while the two were working out in Tallahassee.

Now this is an encouraging sign. [read more]

Guest at One Buc Palace.

This is very odd to Joe and on face value it smells like an Al Davis move. [read more]

“Racism is still prevalent today. I don’t want to get into it too much, but yeah, [Jameis] deals with stuff [in rival stadiums]. Everybody deals with stuff. Racism is still alive. It’s real.” — Wide receiver Louis Murphy, April 2016.

The above quote appeared in Sporting News before making higher profile national news. And how was it addressed by the Bucs and the NFL? [read more]

[Joe is cleaning out his recorder of folks he has spoken to on the record since 2018 began. Here is a chat Joe had with NFL Network senior reporter Steve Wyche about the Bucs.] [read more]