Time to get rid of the gloom and doom right away before we all get coal in our stockings. [read more]

Better off with another Big Storm beer at quality Bucs tailgates the way Jameis is throwing the ball early.

No need to rush into Bucs games the way this team is going. [read more]

You won’t believe how Joe’s Twitter mentions light up when Mr. Entertainment, America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston throws a pick. [read more]

Seed planted in spring.

Joe is not trying to be repetitive here, but it is true. The Bucs painted themselves into a corner Saturday afternoon. [read more]

Failed.

Football in particular, and sports in general, is about adjusting. [read more]

Breshad Perriman has gone from notorious Baltimore draft bust and Browns reject to the cusp of an impressive contract somewhere in 2020. [read more]

Ugliest game?

The game yesterday made Joe sick. [read more]

Mark Sanchez, Ryan Tannehill, Derek Anderson and Wade Wilson? They’re all joined in the annals of NFL history this morning by Jameis Winston. [read more]

Podcast (ira-kaufman-podcast): Play in new window | Download | Embed

Subscribe: RSS

It’s an extra special edition of the Ira Kaufman Podcast, presented by the amazing year-end deals at Bill Currie Ford. The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports sat down with Joe after Saturday’s wild game to tackle all kinds of subjects. It’s always a must-listen, but today there’s a special announcement. And as always, thanks to Buffalo Wild Wings and Pin Chasers.

Click play above or listen at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com, Stitcher, too. Stay informed, thinking and smiling (crying?). Listening to Ira is fun, free and easy!

All 2019 models must go NOW at BillCurrieFord.com. Click through to shop the best prices of the year. See their nationwide lifetime warranty on new and pre-owned vehicles and remember, your trade-in will never be worth more than it is before Jan. 1.

Podcast (todd-wright-fantasy-football-podcast): Play in new window | Download | Embed

Subscribe: RSS

Click above to listen or download, or at iTunes, Google Play, and via Podbean and more platforms!

Bad Jameis.

You know it is bad when a big time defender of Mr. Entertainment, America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, isn’t sure of Jameis’ future in Tampa Bay. [read more]

Ira’s award-winning column pops three times a week. Click through here to shop the great end-of-year deals at BillCurrieFord.com.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

On the same day a national report stated definitively that Jameis Winston would return to One Buc Place, his performance suggested otherwise.

One player does not win or lose a football game, but Winston had every reason to apologize to his teammates after the Texans clinched the AFC South crown with a resourceful 23-20 triumph.

The NFL changed the day of the game, but Winston’s penchant for giveaways remained the same. He was horrid in the opening half with three interceptions, including his sixth pick-6 of the season.

The Bucs made it interesting, of course, because that’s what they do. [read more]

As he should have, America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, took credit for today’s loss to the Texans on national television. [read more]

What running game? (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

This dance that Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians likes to trot out that his running game is no less effective than having Le’Veon Bell in his prime or Barry Sanders in the backfield has passed the point of comedy and is now just downright sad. [read more]

Ouch.

Man, Joe has written for months how good the Bucs tight ends are and how they have been so underutilized in Bucco Bruce Arians’ offense this season. [read more]

Turnover talk.

After the loss in the Tampa Turnoverfest today, Joe got a chance to speak with veteran right tackle Demar Dotson. [read more]

Responds.

Earlier this morning Ian Rapoport of NFL Network shook the football world when he made it known the Bucs have already decided to retain the services of Mr. Entertainment, America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston. [read more]