Brimming.

There is nothing Bucs coach Dirk Koetter can do about it. [read more]

Now has gold hair.

There is something different about Bucs tight end O.J. Howard this year. Joe suspects it will be the first thing fans notice once Howard takes off his helmet. [read more]

BSPN: Doomed season.

The 2018 season is over. [read more]

Bucs quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick listens to a point wide receiver DeSean Jackson is making after the two had a post-practice workout Thursday at One Buc Palace.

Hey, practice was closed to the public today to kick off Training Camp 2018 for the Bucs. That doesn’t mean you couldn’t watch practice. [read more]

Fan down

It’s rare that a Tweet kicks Joe in the gut.

But one this afternoon did. And it’s got Joe wondering how many hardcore Bucs supporters feel the same way. [read more]

Lots of quarterback talk.

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Day 1 of training camp is here and Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter has plenty of reaction to the post-practice grilling of Jameis Winston and Dirk Koetter, their first time before media since the three-game suspension of Jameis last month. And there’s plenty of football talk with Joe, too. The Ira Kaufman Podcast is presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon. Click play above or tune in at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Find the Ira Kaufman Podcast ranked on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts” (all genres nationwide), where it’s been for most of the past nine months. Stay informed, thinking and smiling every single Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason. Click or download above. It’s fun, free and easy. Enjoy!

With the three-game suspension of America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, in the rear view mirror, one giant question is what happens when Jameis returns? [read more]

It was Joe’s impression, along with other media at One Buc Palace, that Jameis Winston got a little choked up today during his somewhat intense news conference, the first since he was suspended three games by the NFL.

America’s Quarterback was anything but aloof during the peppering of questions about his behavior and the fallout. [read more]

Welcome to Day 1 of training camp with the No. 1 quarterback suspended for the first three games. [read more]

Gerald McCoy, far right, works out with rookie defensive linemen after practice Thursday.

The nerve of some Bucs fans to suggest that Gerald McCoy is not a leader! [read more]

Fresh update

Remember the statement issued by Jameis Winston on the day his three-game suspension was handed down by Roger Goodell for alleged inappropriate sexual touching of an Uber driver?

Jameis said then he was “disappointed in the NFL’s decision.” [read more]

It happened yesterday. [read more]

Better than you may think.

Joe understands a sect of Bucs fans cannot wait for the Bucs to cut the cord with America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston.

The way these fans freak about Jameis, you would think he is a combination of Mike Glennon and Stewart McClown all rolled into one. [read more]

A lot goes into managing a football team

Yes, NFL players are human beings.

So many have issues, demons, failures, crises and dependencies. But how do teams deal with them? [read more]

Suggests o-line played poorly.

Joe is confident several people will be jumping up and down about this in glee. [read more]

Pictures and video speak loudly.

Joe noted last week that nowhere in the Bucs’ new promotional videos for the 2018 season is their franchise quarterback, America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston. [read more]

Simple goals for Vita Vea

The Buccaneers’ first-round pick looks like a guy who will struggle in the Tampa climate — and he sounds a little like it, too, as training camp practice begins this morning. [read more]