Bruce Arians: A-Holes Usually Run In The Wide Receiver Room
January 22nd, 2019
Don’t count on Bucco Bruce Arians wearing a leash while on his new job leading the Tampa Bay franchise. [read more]

Don’t count on Bucco Bruce Arians wearing a leash while on his new job leading the Tampa Bay franchise. [read more]
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When this podcast ended, Ira Kaufman said, “Damn good podcast, gentlemen!” Joe’s not sure about that, but it certainly is passionate and loaded with a wide mix of commentary on the Bucs news of the day and more. Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter and the Sage of Tampa Bay sports is feeling it today. Enjoy his twice-weekly conversation on all things Bucs and more presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon.
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Shocker.
Yeah, Joe has to admit, this could be the surprise of the year. [read more]

NFL rebirth.
In the words of a former NFL suit, Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht has a new lease on his football life. [read more]

GM Jason Licht talks about Bucs DC Todd Bowles.
Joe has written about, and spoken about this subject on “The Ira Kaufman Podcast” in the past week. [read more]
BY IRA KAUFMAN
We just witnessed the kind of football team Bruce Arians envisions in Tampa.
Tough, resilient, physical. [read more]

Whiffs in the spotlight
Patriots captain James White, already a Super Bowl hero before this season, was front-and-center last night as the clutch and versatile running back for the Belicheats.
Hmmm, where was he selected in the NFL Draft? [read more]

Prediction
This was a strange call. [read more]

His value?
Could the Bucs find a trade partner for defensive tackle Beau Allen over the next couple of months?
Joe doubts any team would cough up a late-round draft pick for his services and the $5 million due him in 2019. [read more]

A city getting to host a Super Bowl is a fun, fun thing. However, there is a price to pay. [read more]

Guns blazing.
In the eyes of a former Bucs guard and a popular local radio personality, Bucs free agent cornerback Brent Grimes cannot leave the Tampa Bay area soon enough. [read more]
Thomas Bassinger performed a deep dive into the great Buccaneers con job delivered by Dirk Koetter in late 2017 and through the first half of 2018.
Joe railed about it over and over at the time, and the Tampa Bay Times numberscruncher/reporter invested the time recently to expose it further. [read more]
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Bucs Uncensored, with host Justin “The Commish” Pawlowski, is zeroing in on all kinds of things in this new episode. The podcast is always so much fun. Listen above or subscribe along with many thousands of Bucs fans on iTunes right here, or at Podbean.com. Justin’s work is not influenced by JoeBucsFan.com. Joe just thinks it’s very, very special. **CAUTION: some R-RATED language!**

A team, with a little good luck, can go from worst to first in a short time. Just look at the Rams. [read more]

The Fixer?
Time for a fun fact!
Dirk Koetter’s offense this season, the one misguided souls consider to be among the greatest in NFL history, generated the exact same number of points as the 2012 Bucs during Greg Schiano’s inaugural season. [read more]
Most of you will watch the biggest games of the season, and a small handful of you like to talk about them during the action.
Feel to do it here in the comments section below. Great teams, great players, four ex-Bucs, ancient quarterbacks, young quarterbacks — there’s much to debate.
Have fun! Play Nice!

Bucs GM Jason Licht
After Dirk Koetter was launched for being bad at his job, general manager Jason Licht talked about a no-ego approach to hiring the next Buccaneers head coach. [read more]
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