The ScuttleBucs: Vanilla August, Embracing Doug Martin’s Return, Weapons Realities, Who Jameis Is, Joe Joins, And More

August 30th, 2017

It’s here! The first full episode of The ScuttleBucs Podcast is on. Enjoy it right here every Wednesday afternoon on JoeBucsFan,com, hosted by Jeff Cameron and Tom Lang, powerhouse personalities and lifelong Bucs fans at ESPN Tallahassee, 97.9 FM.

The ScuttleBucs are also on Google Play and will be firing on iTunes in a matter of hours. It also will rebroadcast Sundays on ESPN Tallahassee from 11 a.m. to noon.

Listen or download above. Read more about The ScuttleBucs below.

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Bucs Won’t Toss Ryan Griffin Investment

August 30th, 2017

Ryan Griffin didn’t have to show much to earn a new deal

The word is “investiture,” as sage JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman likes to say on his podcast. [read more]

Do Or Die Time!

August 30th, 2017

What’s a Wednesday without an insider video from Rock Riley? (Yes, that Rock Riley @realrockriley.)

Rock is on patrol at One Buc Palace talking about the roster cut down. Catch him here every Monday, Wednesday & Friday at JoeBucsFan.com.

Do or die for some Bucs from Rock Riley on Vimeo.

“As Good As He Wants To Be”

August 30th, 2017

Ira Kaufman is the most beloved, revered and esteemed Buccaneers columnist in town. He has hung his hat at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters since July 2016. Tampa Bay’s only Pro Football Hall of Fame voter, Ira busts out columns here every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and his award winning podcasts fire Tuesdays and Thursdays.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Myles Garrett is going to make a lot of left tackles look bad this season. Donovan Smith ranks as Exhibit A.

The first overall pick in the 2017 draft was very impressive in Cleveland’s preseason victory, pressuring Jameis Winston repeatedly off the right edge.

And while the Browns have much to look forward to enjoying Garrett’s ascension, Buc fans are left wondering which Smith will show up in the season opener at Miami. [read more]

PODCAST: Bucs Primed To Pounce On Surprise Cuts

August 30th, 2017

Enter Bucs Uncensored, birthplace of the Stick Carriers and home of hardcore Bucs talk and fans. Three times per week here, Bucs Uncensored unifies Tampa Bay fans in every corner of the universe. Host Justin Pawlowski is a former voice on the Buccaneers Radio Network, and an ex-college football player and a lifelong Bucs fan. Hear your Bucs take (if it makes the cut). Just email a 90-second-or-less audio blast to BucsUncensored@gmail.com. Listen above or subscribe on iTunes right here, or at Podbean.com. Justin’s work is not influenced by JoeBucsFan.com. Joe just thinks it’s very, very, very special. **CAUTION: some R-RATED language, just like on Hard Knocks!* 

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Connecting With The Fans

August 30th, 2017

Dancing with a fan.

You know, Joe doesn’t think the Bucs organization has really connected with the fans like this current team has. And it showed on “Hard Knocks.” [read more]

Calling Out Swaggy

August 30th, 2017

Practice habits mocked.

A week or so ago, Bucs receiver DeSean Jackson put out on Instagram an outline of a skit Bucs rookies were going to perform. [read more]

“Let’s See Some Explosion Out Of You”

August 30th, 2017

Under orders

The training camp roller coaster of rookie running back Jeremy McNichols was on full display last night on Hard Knocks. [read more]

Emotional Jason Licht

August 30th, 2017

Rare insight.

Sometimes, and Joe is caught in this trap as well, it seems fans don’t understand the amount of skin and blood NFL front office suits put into their careers and their jobs. [read more]

“When You Run, Ain’t Nobody Going To Stop You.”

August 29th, 2017

O.J. Howard gets a chemistry lesson

Meet Coach Jameis. [read more]

The Hidden Mike Smith

August 29th, 2017

“Maybe you can stop a cool breeze?”

Wow, did we see a different side of Bucs defensive coordinator Mike Smith. [read more]

“You’re Going To Be Playing; You’re Going To Be Playing A Lot.”

August 29th, 2017

Hard Knocks sure was a treasure of inside information on rookie third-round pick Chris Godwin. [read more]

The Ups And Downs Of “Fabio”

August 29th, 2017

Third nickname offered.

Drama. You may think you don’t like it, football fans, but you do. [read more]

Creative Editing II

August 29th, 2017

More editing hijinks.

Yes, Joe has his eyes open and ears cleaned looking and listening for, well, shall we say inconsistencies in “Hard Knocks,” the NFL Films-produced HBO series featuring the Bucs. The fourth of the five-part series airs tonight. [read more]

Kwon The Enforcer

August 29th, 2017

Don’t fool with him.

If one is to believe the well-trained orangutans at the PFF tribe, there are few linebacker warriors like Kwon Alexander. [read more]

Eyes On Matt Forte

August 29th, 2017

“Jason, just win now, baby.”

Sober NFL observers can see the Jets are tanking for the No. 1 overall pick.

It got real clear when New York cut or traded high performers, including Bucs kicker Nick Folk, and then named Josh McCown their starting quarterback along with hatching big plans for Austin Seferian-Jackwagon. [read more]

“I Dislike Negativity”

August 29th, 2017

Rule No. 1

Those who have spent time around America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, know very well that he has little tolerance for negative energy. [read more]

Winning

August 29th, 2017

More evidence of changing perception.

Recently, Joe brought word by way of the Los Angeles Times that the perception of America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, was changing — from the wrongheaded view painting him as some monster into the person he truly is: an intelligent, personable, charismatic young man wildly driven to win. [read more]

Jackpot Time For Evan Smith

August 29th, 2017

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Back in the spring of 2014, the Buccaneers stole Aaron Rodgers’ center in free agency, a guy Rodgers heartily recommended, and brought him in to replace rock solid Jeremy Zuttah. [read more]