Feels for the Bucs.

Like usual this time of the year when the schedule is released, after the leaks flow in, Joe gets tingly all over with excitement. [read more]

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The draft homestretch is here and Bobby has plenty to say, especially with the annual NFL schedule release last night, a holiday in its own right. Much more, too, including thoughts on kickoffs. Dial it up right here above, or listen and/or subscribe free at  iTunes and Google Play. Listen or download above. 

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Wrongheaded RB approach.

We have a war of information. And Joe is banking on history. [read more]

Update.

It seems we know a bit more about what transpired with the auto accident involving Bucs linebacker Kendell Beckwith which forced him to have surgery on a fractured ankle Tuesday night. [read more]

Joe is in a minor state of the shock with the Buccaneers’ 2018 schedule.

They’ve got three division winners, including the Super Bowl champions, in the first three games of the season. [read more]

The leaks are over, so is the misdirection and misinformation on Twitter.

Time to fantasize and start thinking about travel plans and bye week chores. [read more]

Yes!! This year’s party again will be completely lit with Bucs fans confirmed from four countries, 12 states (13?), plus Ira Kaufman, Joe, Justin “The Commish” Pawlowski and many more in the house with a beastly $20 all-you-can-eat buffet from 6 p.m. til about midnight. Indoor and outdoor draft madness — and more than a few surprises and giveaways.

Then we party again on Friday, April 27, for Rounds 2 & 3. Be there!!

$20 all-you-can-eat buffet kicks off at 6 p.m. and runs all night long. Be there!!

GM Jason Licht

General manager Jason Licht stood before local media today dishing out mostly a pile of non-meaty answers in the what’s often one of the goofiest exercises performed by GMs across the NFL: the pre-draft news conference. [read more]

A lot of people are trying to change Gerald McCoy, including the man who calls himself the leader of the Buccaneers defense. [read more]

The heat is on full blast, gentlemen.

UPDATED 2:53 p.m. – Somebody screwed up at One Buc Palace today, and Bucs fans are celebrating and trembling at the same time. [read more]

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Action heated up today at One Buc Palace just ONE week from the NFL Draft. Sage Ira, Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter, is firing away on the news of the day and reading between the lines ofgeneral manager Jason Licht’s comments, as well . 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!

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Spotlighting the best Lightning performers in the series against the Devils. Also, Todd discusses both sides to a possible suspension of Nikita Kucherov.

Plenty of great chatter here from Todd wright, who 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. So catch that, too.

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Points = wins.

More often than not, we try to confuse and make complex what should be very, very, very simple. [read more]

The chief stats nerds have weighed in with their spreadsheets claiming the Bucs’ greatest draft need is among the greatest team craters in the NFL.

But that is certainly open for debate. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht and new trade chatter

Joe isn’t sure what to believe now just seven days before the NFL Draft, so Bucs draft items Joe hears or reads that could be true, Joe’s just going to pass them along. [read more]

Running back love.

It seems Louis Riddick has a mancrush. [read more]

Hidden

The proof is in the pictures. [read more]

This gave Joe acid reflux. [read more]

Players-first coach

Imagine entering your contract year full of optimism coming off a breakthrough season and a winning record on an emerging team.

Then career disaster strikes. [read more]

The man who spent the most snaps on the field as a Buccaneers running back last year — by a wide margin — is unemployed.

But it might not be for long. [read more]

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Jameis Winston is bubbling over with good stuff you can’t teach, yet he has so much to learn.

To say this is a big season for No. 3 is a little like saying Tropicana Field occasionally has some seats available. [read more]