Shoulder injuries, nine straight losses as a starter and being accused of crotch-grabbing without permission were not the only eye-openers for Jameis Winston last season. [read more]

It’s easy to be optimistic that the Bucs will win one of their first three games this season.

There’s even enough meat on the bone to make a staunch Bucs-fan pessimist think twice.  [read more]

Thin ice?

There is always a degree of tension when Joe sits down with the esteemed “Custodian of Canton,” the internationally popular Ira Kaufman, for a recording of “The Ira Kaufman Podcast.”

Why is that? [read more]

Scolds America.

It seems the crew of “Good Morning, Football” has turned their backs on America. [read more]

BY IRA KAUFMAN

In more ways than one, Kwon Alexander reigns as Tampa Bay’s man in the middle.

Dirk Koetter admittedly craves a badass football team and nobody on the Buc roster represents that mindset more than a fourth-year middle linebacker who talks trash and cleans up the garbage in the trenches. [read more]

Sorely missed.

This subject was such an interesting discussion, Joe decided to revisit it. [read more]

Joe is so pleased to share this story out of Philadelphia for two reasons: it highlights an ugly truth about the 2017 Bucs, and it backs up a private argument Joe had on the subject with Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter, JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht loves the stench on one of his players

General manager Jason Licht believes in a lot of things; one is the “five-star virus,” as he calls it. [read more]

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More is happening in the world of the Bucs than you might think, and Ira Kaufman is all over it. Another insightful and fun must-listen from the Sage of Tampa Bay sports and Joe. Click play above or tune in at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Find the Ira Kaufman Podcast ranked on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts” (all genres nationwide), where it’s been for most of the past eight months. Stay informed, thinking and smiling every single Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason. Click or download above. It’s fun, free and easy. Enjoy!

Former Bucs center Joe Hawley was featured on network television recently. (Photo courtesy of the Today Show.)

Just about anyone wishes they could do this. [read more]

Cloudy forecast.

Former NFL wide receiver Steve Smith is worried about the Bucs. [read more]

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Not all his fault.

This made Joe rifle his bowl of cornflakes against the fridge this morning. [read more]

Time offers wisdom.

Joe has to admit even to this day, it was a head-scratcher. [read more]

Joe really must give it up for former Buccaneers wide receiver Louis Murphy, the pride of St. Petersburg who played in seven games for the 49ers last season. [read more]

Surprising numbers.

Joe isn’t always anti-PFF tribe. [read more]

Not a kind review.

We are under three weeks to go before Bucs training camp opens and football will be back! [read more]

One thing lost by America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, following his three-game suspension was the label Lovie Smith once slapped on Mike Glennon: “quarterback of the future.” [read more]

Book smart.

There is book smart and there is football smart. [read more]