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Chill mode.
As Joe noted yesterday, Bucs free agent left tackle Donovan Smith sure didn’t sound like a guy planning to move on to a new team when the free agency dinner bell rings in less than a month. [read more]
Film study.
Look, despite what some may have been trafficking on Twitter yesterday, Joe just cannot fathom how any intelligent, reasoned NFL watcher cannot believe trading a third-round pick for Jason Pierre-Paul was not a robbery of the highest order engineered by Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht. [read more]
Lions GM Bob Quinn talks tight ends
What’s the value for a No. 2 tight end on a roster filled with offensive weapons that aren’t part of the old Patriots two-tight-end terror featuring Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez? [read more]
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Ira Kaufman is weighing in extra strong today on the wildly popular Ira Kaufman Podcast presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon. No offseason for the Sage of Tampa Bay Sports, via Brooklyn.
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BY IRA KAUFMAN
Let’s think about what just happened here.
The Bucs struck out in free agency. Yeah, again. [read more]
New energy at One Buc Palace.
The way Bucs left tackle (for now) Donovan Smith talked about the Bucs on “Good Morning, Football” today, he sure didn’t sound like a guy who will be signing a contract with another team in a month. [read more]
Likely kept, but at what cost?
The Bucs may franchise tag Donovan Smith. And that $14 million+ to pay for Smith this season may come from the pocket of another Bucs player. [read more]
DeSean Jackson isn’t the only NFL WR who can get past DBs.
We sit here today in mid-February wondering what will happen with Bucs malcontent wide receiver DeSean Jackson. [read more]
Season ticket holders may not throw rose petals when they mingle with Buccaneers co-chairman Bryan Glazer, but they certainly don’t throw rocks.
The Buccaneers have the happiest fans of a 5-11 football team in the history of football.
It’s a true — and official — fan-friendly dynasty at One Buc Palace.
Yeah, yeah, Bucs fans want super-reliable receiver Adam Humphries back in 2019. Jason Licht and Bucco Bruce Arians have said the same thing publicly.
But lots of other times likely want the free-agent-to-be, as well. [read more]
Suggested free agent target.
Back during the Super Bowl Week in Atlanta, Joe brought word from “The Professor,” John Clayton of SiriusXM NFL Radio. He claimed the Bucs haven’t had a decent safety since John Lynch left. [read more]
Blame Jameis, says Jameis.
If Bucs fans want to throw rocks at someone for the lack of chemistry and connection between America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, and malcontent wide receiver DeSean Jackson, aim for Jameis.
And that’s coming straight from the Bucs’ starting quarterback’s mouth. [read more]
Help needed
A reasoned and seasoned Bucs analyst, a former player and a current coach, sees a Tampa Bay team bereft of leadership. [read more]
As new head coach Bucco Bruce Arians said in January, A-holes usually run in the wide receiver room. [read more]
Fear of women’s group rallies was a factor, says Rick Stroud.
“The Bucs couldn’t afford to take a chance on Hunt, particularly because they already are under scrutiny for the trouble that seemed to follow Jameis Winston to the NFL.”
Defends Bucs o-line.
Joe is just numb to it. [read more]
Gone.
The budget cuts are coming. [read more]
Targeted?
Joe is trying to forget the Bucs passing on Kareem Hunt to help resolve a sorry area of the team by thinking of another sorry area of the team. [read more]
