Finale in 2017?

Bucs fans know what a good run defense looks like.

They had elite ones in 2012 and 2015. [read more]

Wants juice badly. DeSean Jackson?

How fitting it is for the man wielding the official Bucs “big mother f%$^’n stick” to talk about scoring a “home run” this offseason. [read more]

Telling take from winning head coach Dirk Koetter. [read more]

Doomed future?

Roughly a month ago running back didn’t seem to be a major, immediate need for the Bucs. But that all changed quickly. [read more]

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A+ Ira Kaufman Podcast today. Ira goes deep inside the upcoming Pro Football Hall of Fame vote. You won’t find this stuff anywhere else. Of course, Joe and Ira go head first into key Bucs topics of the day, as well. Enjoy. Ira’s podcasts fire every Tuesday and Thursday.

Special bond with college champion quarterback.

Joe isn’t sure there is one human being that doesn’t like Warrick Dunn. [read more]

Foundation built.

If something is working, why tinker? [read more]

Passed over

New word from BSPN on Mike Smith’s odds of scoring a head coaching gig should make Bucs fans, players and owners smile this evening. [read more]

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 goes deep inside the locker room in today’s offering.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

The Bucs developed mental toughness in 2016, but as Clint Eastwood said to Hillary Swank in Million Dollar Baby, “girlie, tough ain’t enough.”

This franchise is now a $1.5 billion baby, according to Forbes, and let’s not forget Tampa Bay also made strides on the soft side en route to a 9-7 record.

After their first winning season since 2010, Buc players were quick to credit team camaraderie as a vital ingredient in their success. [read more]

Last week, Joe did a hit on 97.9 ESPN Tallahassee to do a season wrap-up of the Bucs. [read more]

The face of the Buccaneers, the Kwon Alexander of the offense, sent quite a message to his Buccaneers brethren this morning. [read more]

Help them! (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

So just what do the Bucs do to get a receiver? [read more]

Addressing the nation

Rough morning today for America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, on the set of ESPN2, specifically the Mike and Mike college football national title special. [read more]

Perhaps the most significant Buccaneers move of 2017 has the full approval of franchise icon and Hall of Famer Derrick Brooks. [read more]

Says Bucs need a rushing attack.

Bucs fans can see just like anyone else can see: The Bucs need a wide receiver terribly to help America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, and take heat off All-Pro wide receiver Mike Evans. [read more]

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Misfires in personnel brought to light (again).

It is going to take a Bucs playoff win for Joe to purge the two-year Lovie Smith siege of terror from his hard drive. [read more]

Has inside knowledge.

The coaching rumors concerning Bucs defensive coordinator Mike Smith continue to smolder. [read more]

Bold take on the Bucs’ offseason mindset.

Joe is rather baffled by those who think the Bucs did not dive big-time into free agency last offseason.

What are these folks thinking? [read more]

Something rotten is in the air, and it’s being spread by Peter King of Sports Illustrated and NBC Sports Fame. [read more]