Roll the dice!

A football thinktank has an idea for the Bucs to drastically improve their team, help take a lot of pressure off Mr. Entertainment, America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, and perhaps propel the Bucs into the playoffs in January 2021. [read more]

Just worry about playing football; that’s not what America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, was told last season. [read more]

Doomed?

People out there came away from Tuesday’s media availability with Bucco Bruce Arians and Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht thinking Mr. Entertainment, America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, is toast in Tampa Bay. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

How do you get out of a 7-9 rut? You truthfully assess your team, then show your NFL rivals how it’s done on draft weekend. [read more]

Penn State DE Yetur Gross-Matos.

Joe is a big fan of Penn State defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos. If you don’t know his backstory, Google his parents. You can’t help but root for the guy. [read more]

Met with Bruce Arians.

If you call LSU defensive end/outside linebacker K’Lavon Chaisson just a speed guy, you better brace yourself for his response. [read more]

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The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports returns from a one-podcast absence to deliver a special edition of The Ira Kaufman Podcast. The JoeBucsFan crew is at the NFL Scouting Combine and the fun is presented by Bill Currie Ford, Tampa’s first family of Ford, where you truly get personal, caring attention. Just ask GM Sean Sullivan for the Ira/JoeBucsFan discount and his personal attention. Many thanks to Big Storm Brewing Co. local producers of the very best beers around. And our love to Pin Chasers, home to the best bowling, food and fun!

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It’s always fun when Bucco Bruce Arians removes his head coach filter for a few minutes. [read more]

South Carolina DT Javon Kinlaw.

South Carolina stud defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw seems like the perfect match between a humble guy and a ferocious player. [read more]

There’s been much debate about how many of Jameis Winston’s eye-popping 30 interceptions were on him last season. The chatter started in September and never waned. [read more]

Justin Herbert met with the Bucs on Tuesday.

Joe laughs when draft geeks get their underwear all bunched up Twittering about a player who talked to the Bucs at the NFL Scouting Combine.

The Bucs will talk to EVERY player at the Combine, and GM Jason Licht said this week that the Bucs will talk to each of those guys for more than the allotted formal interview. [read more]

Hater

Does general manager Jason Licht have an attitude problem? [read more]

An assistant shares a story

Buccaneers quarterback coach Clyde Christensen was in a sharing mood yesterday at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. [read more]

Bucs QB coach Clyde Christensen.

Joe had an extensive chat with Bucs quarterback coach Clyde Christensen yesterday as he wandered through radio row at the combine inside the Indiana Convention Center planted in snowy downtown Indianapolis. [read more]

Book not yet closed.

Earlier this week when both Bucco Bruce Arians and Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht climbed out of their groundhog hole to find their shadows in the gloomy Midwestern winter sky that is Indianapolis in February, and to speak with the pen and mic club, neither ruled out a transaction on offense. [read more]

Thanks to noted QB guru and former 49ers and Lions head coach Steve Mariucci and for spending 1-on-1 time with Joe at the NFL Scouting Combine today for a friendly chat. [read more]