And now there’s a follow up to Bucco Bruce Arians punting the ultimate Jameis Winston question yesterday. [read more]

Podcast (free-stretch-bobby-fenton): Play in new window | Download | Embed

Subscribe: RSS

The Bucs have won three of four and Bobby Fenton, like many fans, is seeing some light through the dark clouds. Always a fun and thoughtful ride on The Free Stretch, proudly presented by Bill Currie Ford, home of the nationwide lifetime warranty on new and used vehicles. Follow Bobby on Twitter, @bobbygameday.

Listen or download above. Or listen and/or subscribe free at Podbean, iTunes and Google Play.

PRESENTED BY BILL CURRIE FORD

Click through here for the best savings of 2019! All 2019 vehicles must go! Prices have been slashed at Bill Currie Ford. Your trade-in will be a full year older in January. Get the most for it now!!

Opening Day for Tampa’s new football team

Out in the strawberry fields of Plant City, a professional football team representing the city of Tampa got to work for the first time.

And it wasn’t the Bucs.

Players were screaming during sprints. Coaches were hollering during walk-throughs. And not one ball was used during the practice. [read more]

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

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Bruce Arians turned diplomat this week, and it was a good look for him. [read more]

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

Subscribe: RSS

It’s another Bucs-loaded podcast with a side of fun and NFL talk on the buffet. The twice-weekly Ira Kaufman Podcast is presented by Bill Currie Ford, where all 2019 models must go and prices are at record lows! And 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.

“Fit.”

Joe has been bellyaching for a pass rush for years, maybe a decade, to save this football team. Now that the Bucs have a decent pass rush, the team is playing meaningful games in December. [read more]

TAMPA TWO dives into Bucs-Colts and more!!! Derrick Brooks, Ira Kaufman. What more do you want? Presented by Caldeco Air Conditioning & Heating, another gem from The Identity Tampa Bay.

Bucs OC Byron Leftwich.

Even though the Bucs have one of the better passing offenses in the league and one of the worst rushing attacks, the Bucs are going to still pound the rock, said offensive coordinator Bryon Leftwich.

And likely run to nowhere. [read more]

Really?

It’s a one-game season. [read more]

Quarterback, receiver, returner, Bucs offensive assistant coach Antwaan Randle El was one hell of a football player and athlete.

He was drafted to play baseball out of high school, and he played two seasons of college basketball for legendary Indiana University coach Bobby Knight. [read more]

Honored.

Devin White is starting to get run for his strong play recently. And Joe suspects this will continue. [read more]

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

Subscribe: RSS

In episode 67 of The Todd Wright TODDcast, Todd congratulates Lee Roy Selmon for being one of the NFL’s Top 100 and why it was appropriate that Selmon got in while another former Buccaneers HOF member did not. Todd also takes a shot at agreeing or disagreeing with PGA Tour player Justin Thomas’ comments about Thanksgiving dinner. The Todd Wright TODDcast is presented by Full Torque Fitness and Pin Chasers.

Click above to listen or to download. Or listen on Stitcher here, Google Play here, and on other platforms.

PRESENTED BY

Wondering what might be going on behind the scenes when it comes to second-year running back Ronald Jones getting benched for one missed assignment against the Jaguars? [read more]

It is too early to evaluate this Bucs team. But with perhaps meaningful games this month — a rare occurrence in these parts — it’s fun to see where the Bucs stand. [read more]

Solving the curse.

Joe has dubbed the stadium the Bucs call home “Den of Depression” because of the sorry home record the Bucs have had in the post-Chucky era. [read more]

Linebacker/defensive lineman Carl Nassib fits right in on the Bucs’ D-line, where he joins a too-long list of productive players whose inexpensive contracts are expiring. [read more]

Head coach Bucco Bruce Arians was asked today whether he would endorse Jameis Winston as the Buccaneers’ quarterback of the future if he were to sit down this week for a meeting with Bucs ownership and the subject arose. [read more]