Pushing pay cuts from stars?

One NFL insider has read and heard the words of Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht. And he believes he has Licht figured out. [read more]

Whether you like it or not, the Buccaneers have watched all the film on Donovan Smith and are prepared to cut a massive Team Glazer check. [read more]

When was Dirk Koetter advised of his dismissal?

File this in the world of weirdness that is the NFL, where the whole truth is always a fluid situation when it comes from coaches and general managers. [read more]

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Most of the chatter at the NFL combine can be characterized as mushy pablum, vague answers by coaches and GMs who talk a lot and say very little.

But every once in awhile, something telling slips out, a phrase that reveals what’s really going on within an organization. [read more]

Future in doubt?

Without wheels, a football player is nothing unless he can throw a ball or kick a ball. [read more]

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As a trade deadline preview of the return of the Lightning Playoff Podcasts in less than a couple months, this edition of the Todd Wright TODDcast talks about the Lightning’s decision to “Do something, by doing nothing.” Simply put, the referendum on whether this was right or wrong will play out in a few months.

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PRESENTED BY*Joe thinks it’s very cool to have Todd Wright diving back into the kind of thing he was known for nationally. 

For the last three years, Todd Wright has been podcasting here almost exclusively on fantasy football and Lightning playoff hockey. While those podcasts are not going away permanently, they each clearly have offseasons.

So, for the new year, Todd has a new podcast. And it simply covers pretty much anything that Todd finds interesting. No limits. Sort of like he did for nearly two decades on national radio as host and creator of AllNight with Todd Wright on ESPN in addition to other roles with Fox Sports Florida, Sirius/XM, Sporting News Radio, etc. Our thanks to Brandon Legal Group for their continuing support of both Todd Wright Tour golf tournaments as well as the TODDcast into 2019. Enjoy.

Gets love from new coach.

Former Bucs coach Dirk Koetter was known to stay away from the defense. Perhaps too much. He would joke that if he got involved in the defense he would really foul things up. [read more]

Not talking trade.

The rumor is running wild within national media circles. It seems this chatter is all hot air. [read more]

Awakening?

Reading the tea leaves and listening to the words of both Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht and new Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians today at the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis, it seems DeSean Jackson is not yet out the door [read more]

Joe wrote earlier that the Bucs expect a big jump from Ronald Jones this season. (Insert your sarcastic one-liner here.)

But Bucco Bruce Arians offered a lot of clarity about the running back position later in the day. [read more]

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The audio above really tells the story. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht spoke this morning

Perhaps in the minds of the Buccaneers’ power brokers, they don’t need a running back.

Man, Joe sure hopes the team isn’t thinking that way. [read more]

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It’s an instant classic on the Ira Kaufman Podcast presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon. The Sage of Tampa Bay sports is all over all things Bucs and much more (perhaps too much) in this fast-moving episode with Joe.

Click play above or tune in at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Stay informed, thinking and smiling every single Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason.

Listening to the Ira Kaufman Podcast is fun, free and easy. Enjoy!

There are different ways to view the pending free agency of slot receiver Adam Humphries. [read more]

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Host Justin “The Commish” Pawlowski goes back to his draft-guru roots on today’s Bucs Uncensored, where it’s always all things Bucs, including real-fan takes. It’s always a fun podcast. 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!** 

Greetings from cold Indianapolis.

So Joe is here at his usual winter hangout, downtown Indianapolis at the Indiana Convention Center (nee: Hoosier Dome) for coverage of the 2019 NFL combine. [read more]

Team brass to speak.

Today, we may get an idea or a glimpse into the 2019 Bucs. [read more]