Needs to add explosive plays.

Is he explosive enough? [read more]

Doesn’t miss many tackles.

It warmed Joe’s heart to learn last week that Bucs starting linebacker Kendell Beckwith was at One Buc Palace working out the best he can despite having ankle surgery due to an April car crash. [read more]

Bucs offensive coordinator Todd Monken

Buccaneers offensive coordinator Todd Monken seems to be a bit fixated on money. [read more]

Photo via The Free Press

General manager Jason Licht said he doesn’t want players with the “five-star virus.”

And it’s been a focus all offseason. [read more]

Saints coach Sean Payton revisits 2017 incidents.

Sean Payton will have you know there is no issue between him and Bucs coach Dirk Koetter. [read more]

BY IRA KAUFMAN

The spirit of Tony Dungy lives on with the Buccaneers, 16 years after his departure. [read more]

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It’s a first today, a Wednesday episode! Ira tweaked the schedule but still is firing full blast on plenty of Bucs news and nuggets of the day. Dial up “The Sage” podcast here and at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Ranked on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts” for 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!

Star of otherwise poor draft.

At one time this draft class looked promising. [read more]

Key to turnaround?

Consider uber NFL insider Adam Schefter to be in a wait-and-see mode. [read more]

Versatile, durable OL available.

Right now, Joe has to believe the Bucs are just a wee bit concerned with what is going on with the right side of their offensive line. [read more]

Leader of the pack?

It’s way too early to figure out who is going to start when the lights shine bright in the Superdome in New Orleans to open the 2018 season.

But it is still fun to try. [read more]

Stop being so negative!

This fresh news has nothing to do with America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston. [read more]

It’s easy to count out Peyton Barber or think of him as a second-class running back since the Bucs drafted explosive Southern Cal rookie back Ronald Jones with the No. 38 overall pick two weeks ago. [read more]

The moment the 2018 schedule was released, Tampa Bay’s annual pick to enter the Buccaneers Ring of Honor became a no-brainer. [read more]

Shakeup alert!

Yes, your Tuesday has been ruined by the absence of the Ira Kaufman Podcast, but you will find out why tomorrow on a special Wednesday a.m. edition followed by the usual Thursday episode.

In the meantime, subscribe for a free alert on Podbean, iTunes. or Google Play, where the podcast has ranked on the “Top Charts” for all podcasts, all genres, since mid-October.

Remember him?

With all the talk of the new Bucs rookies and how they will play, it seems a top shelf player has been forgotten. [read more]

GM Jason Licht

If you didn’t get a case of draft fatigue last month, then you’re probably one of those people already thinking about next year’s draft for the Buccaneers and the NFL. [read more]

If the Bucs are do turn things around this fall, you can thank the rookie class of AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht. [read more]

New Bucs big-money kicker Chandler Catanzaro

No, this isn’t a Nick Folk story.

It’s about the Jets’ post-Folk kicker who jumped ship to the Bucs in March. [read more]

Yes, Joe was bowling with Bucs on Monday night at Donovan Smith’s charity event in Tampa to raise money for an autism research and outreach organization. [read more]