Welcome to a new feature on JoeBucsFan.com. Joe has challenged Ira Kaufman, Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter, to pick against the spread this season for a $500 prize. Every Friday, Ira will type out his picks for each Friday-through-Monday game. If he hits at 53 percent or better for the regular season, then Ira gets $500 in gift cards to Abe’s Place in Clearwater, home of historically amazing food and 44 craft beers on tap. Feel free to send Ira your stone cold locks on Twitter, @ikaufman76. The sage of Tampa Bay sports could always use some help.
BY IRA KAUFMAN
One step up, two steps back.
That’s the chorus of an emotional Bruce Springsteen song and it’s also the story of yours truly through three weeks of the NFL season.
Just when I sensed a momentum shift in Week 2, the most recent slate of games generated a 6-9 record, leaving me at 17-27 against the spread.
That 53 percent mark I’m shooting for is fading out of reach unless I can quickly snap out of this funk. You have to admit it’s been a particularly wacky season when the Bears can beat Pittsburgh, the Raiders don’t show up in the nation’s capital and the Jets humble the Dolphins.
But like Dirk Koetter says, no excuses. Next man up. As we head to the quarter-pole, here’s how this week’s games shape up: [read more]
Halfway through Wednesday’s practice in pads at One Buc Palace, the Bucs stopped practicing and marched methodically toward their nearly completed indoor practice facility about 100 yards away. [read more]
Todd looks back at the Thursday game, gives thoughts on Packers and Bears and then takes a long look ahead to the weekend. Some big names have moved back up the positional rankings to where you drafted them a month ago. Some of that is because they showed up last week and some of it is because of this week’s matchup.
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Earlier this week, Giants defenders were crowing that playing opposite of America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, will cure their interception drought. [read more]
Editor’s note: this post has nothing to do with the escalating sparring of winning Bucs head coach Dirk Koetter and PewterPirates.com analyst Roy Cummings, which reached a new level of comedy this afternoon when Koetter notched another victory during a run-game Q&A at One Buc Palace.[read more]
The Buccaneers are getting the winless Giants at just the right time — before brutal left tackle Ereck Flowers inevitably gets cut or benched. [read more]
