Ira Talks Team Glazer Direction, Smith-Koetter Unity, Buying Dungy Breakfast, Playoff Reaction, 2017 Bucs Expectations, Hall Presentation Order & More

January 17th, 2017

Zero offseason on the fast-growing Ira Kaufman Podcast, which hits very hard in this episode. Ira dives into many topics of the day, including his recent breakfast with Tony Dungy. Enjoy! And don’t forget, you can listen and/or subscribe on iTunes or Podbean, too. Joe highly recommends last week’s episodes.

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Clutch Playoff Kicking Sheds Light

January 17th, 2017
Added pressure.

Mounting pressure.

You wouldn’t believe how many Twitters Joe got Sunday night about kickers. [read more]

Brooks: Cook > Fournette

January 17th, 2017
Top in class?

Top in class?

As you will hear later today in the Ira Kaufman Podcast, Joe and Ira discuss the possibility of the Bucs trading up in the first round for a player that could make Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht tingly. [read more]

Report: New York Wants Mike Glennon

January 16th, 2017
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Will Glennon be asked to bleed green?

A reputable heavy hitter at ESPN.com believes Mike Glennon is tops on the Jets’ quarterback radar. [read more]

Hall Presentation Order Revealed; No On Poe; Jameis Vs. The Class & The Latest Bucs Victory

January 16th, 2017

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

For your Monday perusal, here’s an assortment of goodies that includes your weekly update on John Lynch.

If this column had to be listed on Jeopardy, it would go under the “Potpourri” category, a grab bag of offseason items that ultimately reflect back on the Buccaneers.

Here we go: [read more]

“Jameis Actually Prioritizes The Plays”

January 16th, 2017
Telling talk from the head coach

Telling talk from the head coach

Great look inside the Bucs offense and the respect for the football mind of America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston. [read more]

Offensive Line Whining

January 16th, 2017
"I've got your back, bro."

“I’ve got your back, bro.”

When it got to about Thanksgiving, Joe had to tune it out. [read more]

Quizzardry

January 16th, 2017
Playmaker

Teammate weighs in

One key question facing Jason Licht and Dirk Koetter this offseason is, “How good is Jacquizz Rodgers?”

It’s too easy to call the 26-year-old running back a one-year wonder. [read more]

The Future Is Now

January 16th, 2017
Time to channel George Allen.

Time to channel George Allen.

As Joe wrote Friday, the move by Team Glazer and Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht to lock up defensive coordinator Mike Smith for the next “couple of years” suggests one thing: the Bucs are no longer fooling around. [read more]

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January 16th, 2017

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Speed Kills

January 16th, 2017
Bucs need a burner on offense who can also play football.

Bucs need a burner who can also play football.

Yes, winning Bucs coach Dirk Koetter said a couple of times in the waning weeks of the 2016 season that the Bucs need #WeaponsForWinston. [read more]

Motivational Times For Dirk Koetter, Mike Smith

January 15th, 2017

koetterrightstare2Once upon a time last summer, winning head coach Dirk Koetter and defensive coordinator Mike Smith were men with the sweet hunger for competitive revenge. [read more]

VIDEO: Mike Evans At Work

January 15th, 2017
Details

Details

Joe shoots a lot of video of all kinds throughout spring practices, training camp and preseason games. [read more]

Chucky Echos Koetter’s Frustration

January 15th, 2017
"You are absolutely right Koetter! You should be able to work with Jameis in the winter. It's f@#$ing bull*&^% you are not allowed to. Jiminy Christmas!"

You are absolutely right, Koetter! You should be able to work with Jameis in the winter. It’s f@#$ing bull*&^% you can’t. Jiminy Christmas!

Joe just loves winning Bucs coach Dirk Koetter — even when Koetter is indirectly calling Joe out — because the man speaks his mind. [read more]

Kenny Britt And The Bucs

January 15th, 2017
Potential free agent target?

Potential free agent target?

The Bucs have a Grand Canyon-like crater at wide receiver after Mike Evans (and if you want to throw in Rudy Humphries, that’s fine).

It’s a dropoff in talent like taking a dive off the skywalk at America’s largest natural hole in the ground. [read more]

Are Bucs Primed For All-In Free Agency Move?

January 14th, 2017
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Gargantuan Pro Bowl DE/DT Calais Campbell could be an instant game-changer.

Everything the Bucs have done since their season ended smells like a team ready to push all its chips into the pot.

Just look at the power play on Mike Smith yesterday. [read more]

Grand Marshal Jameis

January 14th, 2017
High honor

High honor

Yes, Joe has been a regular at the giant Martin Luther King, Jr. Day parade in St. Petersburg for many years.

Downing cold beverages in Straub Park next to The Vinoy resort and enjoying lots of bands has been a great ritual to help eradicate memories of a Bucs season gone bad. [read more]

Why Replace A Rock?

January 14th, 2017
Iron man.

Iron man.

Joe understands it’s a habit of some Bucs fans to rag on left tackle Donovan Smith. [read more]

Stability For A Change

January 14th, 2017
Stability.

Stability.

Folks like to use the word “continuity” like it is some magic elixir. It’s an empty word. [read more]

Talking 2017 Bucs With Tony Dungy

January 13th, 2017

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Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter pens columns for JoeBucsFan.com Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday, and churns out his popular podcasts Tuesdays and Thursdays. Enjoy as Ira shares some of his chat today with Tony Dungy.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

I had the pleasure of Tony Dungy’s company at breakfast Friday morning for an in-depth discussion about John Lynch’s demanding role in that iconic Buc defense.

More on that subject in later columns, but I also had the opportunity to get a Hall of Fame coach’s thoughts on the current state of the Buccaneers and Jameis Winston’s leadership skills. [read more]