Ira Kaufman is the most revered sports personality and writer in town. He has hung his hat at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters since July 2016. Tampa Bay’s only Pro Football Hall of Fame voter, Ira busts out columns here every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and his award winning podcasts fire Tuesdays and Thursdays. You can also hear Ira on SiriusXM Mad Dog Radio Wednesdays during football season, and see him now on Mondays and Fridays at 10:30 p.m. on Spectrum Sports 360. Ira also is part of the FOX-13 Tailgate Sunday and enjoys beet salads, Riesling, Chiefs victories and needling Joe.
BY IRA KAUFMAN
The Buccaneer book has closed on Doug Martin, with enough intriguing chapters to make for a decent TV movie.
He started off like a dynamo, excelling for first-year coach Greg Schiano. By the time he finished off that wondrous 2012 season with a 142-yard outburst at Atlanta, Martin had the potential to be the best running back in franchise history. [read more]
Yeah, Joe doesn’t think Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht is finished throwing out the dead weight on his roster, especially on the defensive line. [read more]
In the wake of having his access card to One Buc Palace deactivated today, former Bucs defender Chris “Swaggy” Baker is not without gratitude. [read more]
Gotta love the offseason when you can share it with the insight and humor of the Sage of Tampa Bay sports. Dive in here with Ira and Joe, or enjoy at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Ranked on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts” for 3 1/2 consecutive months (all genres nationwide), the Ira Kaufman Podcast keeps you informed and entertained every Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason. Click or download above. It’s fun — free and easy, too. Enjoy!
It’s just under 11 months since JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman reported here that then-new Bucs defensive tackle Chris “Swaggy” Baker didn’t like to practice during his final days with the Redskins.
It was one giant red flag that never went away. [read more]
The Bucs enjoyed major addition by subtraction today.
Your Buccaneers have an analytics team, paid in-house folks charged with crunching the numbers and objectively sharing what works and what doesn’t on an NFL field.
For far too long, one man, Dirk Koetter, refused to believe the most obvious of data they served up. [read more]
The Bucs have a giant wad of cash to spend under the salary cap, a player-friendly head coach, a QB respected for his competitive fire, gorgeous indoor practice and training facilities, and a strong leadership core on defense.
Updated: 6:57 p.m. – Hooray! The Bucs have hired a new defensive line coach, a seasoned pro and a guy Joe hung out with a bit in Vegas last year. [read more]
It’s a little challenging to figure out where the growth was on the Buccaneers’ defensive line last season, not counting the waistline and bank account of Chris “Swaggy” Baker. [read more]
All you need to know about the current State of the Bucs can be wrapped up in one sentence. 
