Unwanted by Jets.

Stunning news out of Gotham late last night. [read more]

Somewhere, Jameis is smiling.

The president of the Redskins may now be more popular in Tampa than he ever was as a general manager here. [read more]

Tampa Bay dreamin.’

Stud running back Dalvin Cook was talking Bucs today. [read more]

Beasting in free agency worked wonders for the Raiders and Giants last season, and it appears the Bucs will get to make a decision on the greatest beast of the 2017 class. [read more]

Dirk Koetter speaks

Hold on to your beers, Bucs fans. [read more]

Talks franchise turnarounds.

When someday Hall of Famer and current member of the Bucs Ring of Honor John Lynch first broke into the NFL, the Bucs were horrid. As in Lovie Smith-led like horrid. [read more]

“You like that, Ira?”

If one is to believe beat writer Rick Stroud’s unsourced report claiming the Bucs have offered Mike Glennon more than $7 million per year to be their backup quarterback, then that reality would have serious implications. [read more]

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Tampa Bay media icon Ira Kaufman is hitting the big stories of the day with Joe. Tampa Bay’s feisty — and only — Hall of Fame voter wrestles with all kinds of subjects. Enjoy! Click above to listen and/or subscribe on iTunes or Podbean. This month’s episodes are worth your time and new ones pop every Tuesday and Thursday on JoeBucsFan.com.

Talks QB development.

When the Broncos played the Bucs tin October, America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, may have had one of his worst games as a pro. [read more]

One tactic works on GMC, says an acclaimed NFL coach.

Haters: Time to eat your oats. [read more]

“Son, you have a damned fine football coach. Heed his words.”

Andy Reid and winning Bucs coach Dirk Koetter are sort of football brothers. [read more]

More reaction from Bucs coach.

Yes, it was high theater yesterday when Pro Football Hall of Fame selector and the mastermind of BalzerFootball.com, long-time NFL guy Howard Balzer, asked coach Dirk Koetter for his response to the hue and cry in the wake of America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, getting sidetracked and slipping with the tongue while speaking to an elementary school last week. [read more]

Among many not tagged.

Some good news for Bucs fans as Joe is readying for his second day in Indianapolis for the NFL Scouting Combine, where winter has returned to the Midwest. [read more]

Wake up the read-between-the-lines crowd.

General manager Jason Licht threw a lot of meat on your grill this morning. [read more]

Koetter worried about Conte.

Bucs coach Dirk Koetter is fretting. [read more]

Receivers talk.

Even today, when winning Bucs coach Dirk Koetter was holding his press conference at the NFL combine in unseasonably warm Indianapolis, he mentioned the Bucs need #WeaponsForWinston. [read more]

Visiting the boss

There’s a fresh update in the saga of Doug Martin, who was benched in the Buccaneers’ critical Christmas Eve game and then suspended by the NFL for four games. [read more]

“Jason, I buy my rigs right off the rack. Why is this guy trying to sell me a late-model Camry?“

The mystery of J.R. Sweezy may be coming to an end. [read more]

Unless you’ve been disconnected from ESPN, CNN, local TV news and the internet, you’re likely aware that America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, was clobbered by the Tampa Bay Times and national analysts last Wednesday. [read more]

Wanted

There’s still hope for the Mike Glennon Mob. [read more]