Ira Kaufman, the most beloved and esteemed columnist in town, has hung his hat at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters since July 2016. Tampa Bay’s only Pro Football Hall of Fame voter, Ira’s columns pop here every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and his award winning podcasts fire Tuesdays and Thursdays.
BY IRA KAUFMAN
There’s a long list of Buccaneers with much to prove in training camp.
Doug Martin is still trying to rebuild trust with teammates and coaches. Roberto Aguayo is trying to show his rookie struggles are behind him.
Noah Spence is trying to convince Mike Smith that he’s more than just a situational pass rusher. Ali Marpet is trying to make the difficult transition from guard to center — with no experience at the position. [read more]
Joe gets so friggin’ irritated thinking of the Bucs and their lack of sacks for the past decade, Joe just wants to sidearm a can of Cigar City Jai Alai against the wall! [read more]
*Winning players coach Dirk Koetter cut practice short about 20 minutes today, giving his men a break as they prepare to head off for a six-week vacation. Joe was on scene at the abbreviated session and has tasty morsels.[read more]
Day 3 of Buccaneers mandatory minicamp wrapped up today and Kwon Alexander was one of the first guys off the field as Tampa Bay players start their six-week vacation. [read more]
Live from mandatory minicamp at One Buc Palace, the sage of Tampa Bay sports, Ira Kaufman, dives into the hot Bucs topics of the day.
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America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, likes to say “iron sharpens iron.” That means practicing with and/or against good players makes everyone better. [read more]
Joe isn’t sure what AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht or winning Bucs coach (or if you prefer, U2-listening Bucs coach) Dirk Koetter did to the spreadsheeters other than defend Donovan Smith. [read more]
Updated: 9:15 p.m. – The delay is over! It’s Joe’s world famous practice notes from today’s mandatory minicamp action at One Buc Palace. Joe was patrolling the sun-drenched fields, mingling with legions of invited season ticket holders and scribbling all kinds of notes on the no-pads, underwear football session.
