BY IRA KAUFMAN

Jay Kornegay has carved out a heck of a living by being right most of the time.

The VP of the Westgate Las Vegas Hotel and Casino SuperBook presides over the gold standard for sports wagering in America. He’s betting that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas — especially the loads of cash wagered every day at his posh parlor. [read more]

National scribe has his back.

A prominent and respected NFL scribe wagged a finger at the Bucs this morning. [read more]

Yeah, there’s a little pressure on rookie linebacker savior Devin White.

Make that a ton. [read more]

Supports America.

Now that, in his eyes, the Bucs got rid of their biggest problem, former Tampa Bay guard Ian Beckles doesn’t want the Bucs’ woes compounded by them dumping their quarterback. [read more]

An analyst and ex-Buccaneer that Joe respects a great deal, a guy who has been pro-Jameis Winston for years, now sees America’s Quarterback as a true bottom-tier QB with a chance to turn things around. [read more]

Team building analysis.

As more time goes by, the more Joe is convinced that the Bucs were torpedoed and have yet to repair the roster from the destruction a pair of outsiders did to the locker room. [read more]

Bruce Arians entered the NFL 30 years ago as an assistant coach following 14 seasons coaching in the college ranks.

He’s heard and seen a thing or two. [read more]

America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, has been a bit of a mental failure during his NFL career.

And based on new words from Jameis himself, he’d say the exact same thing. [read more]

Weird list.

Joe is of the mind Mike Evans is a top-four wide receiver. But it seems not everyone believes this. [read more]

A QB with seven playoff starts this decade had a worse start to his career than Jameis.

Once upon a time, there was a No. 1 overall pick in the draft, a quarterback with a lousy, losing record after five years in the NFL. [read more]

Expectations.

Does competition breed excellence? Time will only tell but the way the Bucs have been drafting for secondary help the past few years, sooner or later one would hope the team hits on one or two of its draft picks. [read more]

“No expectations, just actions,” trumpeted America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, to an Alabama television station on Friday. [read more]

For months and months, fans of all NFL teams try to figure out what their team’s draft strategy will be.

Sometimes, those same fans keep trying to figure it out even after the actual draft. [read more]

Gets props.

Many followers of the Bucs rail nearly on a daily basis how the front-five of the Bucs couldn’t stop a butterfly from getting past them. [read more]

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Haunting decision?

A tip on who is the roster shot-caller was given away in January by Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht. [read more]