BY IRA KAUFMAN

Mike Smith prides himself on keeping his emotions in check.

Good luck, sir. [read more]

Julio who? [read more]

Inside the mind of Jameis Winston, the coachable football player.

Here’s a fresh peek into the mindset of America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston.

Joe hit Jameis with a question today and Jameis’ answer illustrated how he approaches being coached. [read more]

One Buccaneer wants to be like Kevin McHale

There’s a Buccaneer who says he has no real problem coming off the bench — even though he’s started a whole lot of games and been wildly effective. [read more]

America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, fielded all kinds of questions from media this afternoon at One Buc Palace.

Joe served up one about the greatest change coming to the playing field. [read more]

Waived.

Mike James is no longer with the Bucs. [read more]

Backup value sinking.

Have Bucs fans overrated backup quarterback Mike Glennon? A national NFL stenographer seems to believe so. [read more]

Former Bucs great Booger McFarland calls his Bucs key and talks about an “armed robbery guy.”

Leave it to a Super Bowl champion to zero in on the core of what matter most. [read more]

Old friend visits Dirk Koetter

It seems John Fox, the Bears’ head coach, shares a similar tolerance for preseason drops and fumbles as Dirk Koetter. [read more]

The nerds like him.

If preseason stats mean anything, Bucs rookie corner Vernon Hargreaves is on his way to becoming an NFL star. [read more]

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A former voice on the Buccaneers Radio Network, WDAE-AM 620, Scout.com and 98.7 FM, Justin Pawlowski, “The Commish,” now has a new home to share his unbridled brand of Bucs coverage and analysis.

It’s right here on JoeBucsFan.com!!

Joe’s good friend Justin will be cranking out Monday, Wednesday and Saturday podcasts, “Bucs Uncensored.” Joe is pumped up.

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How GMC fares against two savvy NFL veterans will be key Sunday.

It’s gameweek! [read more]

Points to a fun season.

Adam Schein is no member of the Lovie Smith Mafia. [read more]

Watching his former FSU squad shat the field for much of the first half last night from the sidelines in Orlando put Jameis in a foul mood. And he lashed out at the Seminoles at halftime.

“O-line, WAKE UP!” [read more]

Today’s hero

UPDATED 6:52 p.m. – General manager Jason Licht is not messing around.

Today, Licht acknowledged what Dirk Koetter so eloquently stated the other day: the Bucs are “light on the back end” of their receiving corps. [read more]

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It’s time for another podcast from JoeBucsFan.com columnist and Pro Football Hall of Fame voter eye-RAH! Kaufman. The Custodian of Canton is firing away, including offering his season call for the Buccaneers.

For those wondering, Ira’s podcasts are here every Tuesday and Thursday, and his columns appear Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday.

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This time last year, early in opening-game week, the Buccaneers added one of their starting cornerbacks to the roster, Tim “Loaf” Jennings. [read more]

Bucs want versatile backups.

So it seems the code has been sort of cracked as to what the Bucs look for in backups. [read more]

Joe believes the Buccaneers will be a better football team this season.

Absolutely!

But better doesn’t mean good, and Joe defines good as winning more games than you lose. [read more]

Did Bucs doctors screw up with Jason Licht’s most expensive free agent signing?

Whoa! Bucs beat writer Rick Stroud had firm and rather enlightening words this morning on WDAE-AM 620. [read more]