[UPDATE: 10:12 p.m.]

In 10 days (or sooner) Donovan Smith must come up with an answer.

Joe’s having flashback to 2010 and LeBron James’ “The Decision.” [read more]

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A few early 2020 calls by The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports today, as Tampa Bay’s Hall of Fame voter fires away on all things Bucs much more in Episode 2 of this week. All the fun in the twice-weekly Ira Kaufman Podcast presented by Bill Currie Ford, Tampa’s first family of Ford.

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All-Pro, Super Bowl champ safety Tyrann Mathieu thinks 42-year-old Tom Brady has an important thing in common with the rookie version of Mathieu, who entered the NFL with Bruce Arians seven years ago in Arizona. [read more]

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Time for flexibility?

It might be time to break out the shotgun more often. [read more]

Expects big play from Bucs QB

Could Tom Brady have the best season of his career in 2020? One former Pro Bowl running back thinks so. [read more]

Great look, and a gambling look, at the 2020 baseball season.

Joe loves episodes of “What Are The Odds?” Tanner Boyle does a fantastic job in this fun production from The Identity Tampa Bay.

She doesn’t look like a stat geek.

So what player will make the biggest jump from 2019 to 2020? It is a subject discussed on the next Ira Kaufman Podcast, publishing later today. [read more]

Joe’s antennae sure stood tall hearing longtime NFL super insider Chris Mortensen speak yesterday to a national audience about Bruce Arians considering a more hands-off approach. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

Four years go by quickly when you’re having fun — and it’s been a blast.

It’s been 48 months, the span of a presidential term, since the brain trust of the most popular Buc site on the planet elected me to represent them as a columnist. [read more]

“Ed, why exactly are we paying for a quarterback coach this season?”

[UPDATE: 10:37 a.m.]

How dare a maskless Clyde Christensen get well within six feet of Tom Brady on One Buc Palace property when it’s not an official practice.

Team Glazer needs to call the Bucs’ QB coach in for an official spanking. [read more]

Four-time Pro Bowl quarterback Boomer Esiason changed teams three times after he turned 30 years old, so he knows quite a bit about transitioning to a new club at the position.

He also knows Tom Brady. [read more]

Says Saints have big advantage

One NFL Network talking head seems ready to hand the Bucs a loss for Week 1. [read more]

Skeptical

So what does “overachieve” mean in the NFL? FS1 and SiriusXM personality Nick Wright believes when it comes to the Bucs, he has an answer. [read more]

Wagering and the Bucs

Joe was just checking his trusty BetMGM app (yes it works in Vegas; no it doesn’t work in Florida but you can still monitor the lines). [read more]

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Full of passion and wisdom, The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports keeps his foot on the gas in today’s episode of the twice-weekly Ira Kaufman Podcast presented by Bill Currie Ford, Tampa’s first family of Ford.

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Bucs fans living in shame and desiring anonymity will have an easier time this year. [read more]