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Mike Smith gets more loot
It smells like Mike Smith took one look at the train wreck that will be the Chargers this year — and in the near future — and bolted to Team Glazer’s office asking them to sweeten the pot in Tampa so he could stomach passing on the L.A. head coaching gig. [read more]
Job-hunt status.
Yes, the Chargers made a move today. [read more]
When Team Glazer made the right call to end the Lovie Smith regime, it had a big hiring decision to make, one that would be judged in various ways. [read more]
ESPNer not sold.
Yes, running back and wide receiver are critical areas for the Bucs to upgrade this offseason. [read more]
Shining light for GM Jason Licht
Stop saying general manager Jason Licht can’t scout guys who kick the ball for a living.
You’re dead wrong. [read more]
Big call from legendary No. 55
In a somewhat stunning move, Mr. Derrick Brooks, surely the Tampa Bay area’s most NFL-knowledgeable man, put his cards on the table for the 2017 season. [read more]
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Free agency is on Ira’s mind today, right after he takes fans deeper inside the quest to get John Lynch into the Hall of Fame next month. Of course, Joe and Ira go head first into other topics, as well. Enjoy! Ira’s podcasts fire every Tuesday and Thursday, and his columns are rolled out every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Ira has been on fire lately, but he’s been advised a raise is not forthcoming.
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Uncertain future.
As next week’s East-West Shrine Game practices begin in St. Petersburg, it sort of marks Joe’s beginning of draft season. [read more]
Teammates have mad respect for rookie.
Yes, Noah Spence had surgery on his dislocated right shoulder and torn labrum. [read more]
BY IRA KAUFMAN
Picture this scenario, which may not be far-fetched.
At approximately 4 p.m. on Sunday, after watching the Chiefs take on the Steelers at Arrowhead, Dirk Koetter sends a text to Jason Licht — succinct and to the point.
“We need one of those.” [read more]
The bawling over Lovie Smith’s firing looks awfully infantile now.
Remember all the whining and braying and hollering last year from so many Lovie Smith apologists who freaked out like Hollywood elitists over Donald Trump’s election when Smith was run out the door of One Buc Palace by Team Glazer for lousy work? [read more]
Rock bottom
The unreasonably blinded Doug Martin backers who think he was a good running back during the 2016 season might want to avoid clicking to read more of this post.
It might induce a seizure. [read more]
Stud.
If there was one Bucs element fans couldn’t stop ragging on (besides the offensive line), it was the secondary. [read more]
Call out your brothers, says Robert Ayers.
So where do the Bucs stand mentally? [read more]
Easing locker room tension.
When America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, talks about the Bucs as family, he’s not the only one with the same mentality. [read more]
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What is his role?
Just about a month ago, aside from possibly depth, there was no issue at running back. [read more]
Finale in 2017?
Bucs fans know what a good run defense looks like.
They had elite ones in 2012 and 2015. [read more]
Wants juice badly. DeSean Jackson?
How fitting it is for the man wielding the official Bucs “big mother f%$^’n stick” to talk about scoring a “home run” this offseason. [read more]
Telling take from winning head coach Dirk Koetter. [read more]
Doomed future?
Roughly a month ago running back didn’t seem to be a major, immediate need for the Bucs. But that all changed quickly. [read more]
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A+ Ira Kaufman Podcast today. Ira goes deep inside the upcoming Pro Football Hall of Fame vote. You won’t find this stuff anywhere else. Of course, Joe and Ira go head first into key Bucs topics of the day, as well. Enjoy. Ira’s podcasts fire every Tuesday and Thursday.
