Man, where does the time go? Lavonte David is entering his seventh season as a Buccaneer. [read more]

Good news & bad

A former Buccaneers defensive coordinator and a renowned defensive backs guru had plenty to say about the Bucs’ recent draft and shared his inside track to the inner workings of the team yesterday. [read more]

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We’re in the middle of a big one now. Being the better team is a great thing, and the Bolts have been justly rewarded through three games. Tampa was nasty in Game 2, overwhelming in Game 3 and on the brink of putting a serious scare in Beantown. This week’s heavy hitting podcast includes Tom’s takes on Stamkos’ issues, goaltending, The Triplets 2 Point 1 (get it?!), Three Stars and more! ‘

Get up, Bolts fans! It’s Game Day.

Fans are loving the new JoeBoltsFan podcast with Tom Lang, lifelong Lightning fan, Clearwater native and popular personality at ESPN Tallahassee.

Bucs fans know Lang from The ScuttleBucs podcast, but do not fear, Lang knows his beloved Bolts inside and out.

Click above to listen or download, or subscribe and listen on Google Play and  iTunes.

Like the Bolts? Give this a listen. It’ll be here every Friday through the Lightning playoffs.

Go Bolts!

Bucs’ fourth round pick praised.

Joe isn’t sure if someone here is trying to stick out from the pack or if they are truly being heartfelt. [read more]

Salary discussed.

When a team has turned into Cleveland South, has the longest playoff drought in the NFC, has the worst home record in the NFC for the past decade, hasn’t won a playoff game since January 2003 and has only had two winning seasons since 2008, one can and should expect the knives to come out. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

NFL front office types like to say it is best to stay “true to your board” when navigating the NFL draft. [read more]

How bout this new Draft Crashers video from The Identity Tampa Bay and Mr. Derrick Brooks. Very cool.

If you’re not subscribing to the free weekday newsletter from The Identity Tampa Bay, then you’re really missing out. Joe is a daily reader.

It’s here! Watch as @DBrooks55 crashes the 2018 @JoeBucsFan NFL Draft Party. You won’t want to miss it!https://t.co/dvnksdqB2g

— The Identity Tampa Bay (@TheIdentityTB) May 3, 2018

You like that, Team Glazer? [read more]

Tough talk on Jameis and the 2018 Bucs from an iconic Buccaneer

The draft picks are intriguing and talented. The free agents feel like upgrades. The trade for Jason Pierre-Paul has you drooling. [read more]

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Bobby’s got his takes on the draft haul, the months ahead, Churchill Downs and plenty more. Dive into The Free Stretch right here and right now above, or listen and/or subscribe free at  iTunes and Google Play. Listen or download above. 

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Horseshoes and hand grenades.

Back at the NFL combine in Indianapolis and continuing at the NFL owners meetings in Orlando, a common theme was spoken by Bucs personnel. [read more]

Pain awaits

The Buccaneers’ offense has yet to practice against Jason Pierre-Paul, however, they already seem to know what’s coming. [read more]

A hearty thank you to O.J. Howard for offering insight today into the mind/mindset of the Buccaneers general, Dirk Koetter. [read more]

Update.

Good news spoken by Lavonte David on the status of fellow linebacker Kendell Beckwith. [read more]

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The offensive line news of the day has Ira fired up, and he has plenty more to share on the draft that didn’t make the cut in Tuesday’s podcast. Grab a sandwich and enjoy the sage of Tampa Bay sports right here. Dial up the podcast above or 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!

Perhaps one day, when he’s firing up a cigar after his Buccaneers win the Super Bowl, general manager Jason Licht will take a picture of his 2018 NFL Draft board and post it on Twitter. [read more]

Lauded by national scribe.

Despite the loud offensive-line-is-horrible crowd banging their canes on the floor (or in some cases, banging their aluminum Miller Lite bottles on the bar), the Bucs’ offensive line was neither horrible nor the most important team need in last week’s draft. [read more]

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The Lightning lead the Bruins 2-1 in their Stanley Cup Playoff series after the victory in Boston on Wednesday night. John Cooper said after Game 1 that the Lightning needed to play faster and harder and they have.

Well, 18 of the 20 guys on the active roster seem to have done that. Ok, maybe 17, since the backup goaltender just sits there. The two guys who are not playing faster or harder and don’t seem to be doing much of anything are the guys wearing #86 and #91. You know their names. They are supposedly Hart Trophy candidates annually and their shifts in Game 3 produced nothing except a few faceoff wins and an empty-netter from center ice in the last minute. Can the Lightning win this series without those guys contributing? I guess so.

Will it be their fault if the Lightning lose the series? Right now, I’d say yes to that, too. Especially with Steven Stamkos, who has fewer goals in his last 20 games than Vegas or Winnipeg seem to score in one period these days.

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 Bolts’ exciting playoff run right here. Todd has media credentials for home games and will provide plenty of fresh insight.

(Also, the JoeBoltsFan podcast with Tom Lang has been a big hit every Friday.)

Click above to listen, or subscribe and listen on iTunes.

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Unfair target.

It was just brutal to watch. [read more]

Offensive line was not horrible.

Man, for the better part of the past year, dogs throughout the greater Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater area howled half the night from the pain of listening to their masters scream virtually non-stop about how allegedly horrible the Bucs offensive line was. [read more]