Different year

Look, any Buccaneers schedule in any year is awesome and exciting and absolute crack in April for addicted Tampa Bay fans.

But this season is damn unique. [read more]

Confidence.

More than a couple of folks out there believe Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht should draft a safety in the first round. [read more]

Punishment?

It’s almost like a little boy was told to go to his room without dinner for complaining that mom served pork chops again. [read more]

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SIX days until the NFL Draft and Bucs Uncensored is intense. New podcasts post here every Monday, Wednesday & Saturday. “The Commish,” Justin Pawlowski (@CommishOnline), includes real fan takes in the unrivaled fun. (Email a 90-second-or-less audio take to BucsUncensored@gmail.com). Listen now above or subscribe on iTunes right here, or at Podbean.com. *Caution: R-RATED language!* Justin’s work is NOT influenced by JoeBucsFan.com. Joe just thinks it’s great fun and knowledge.

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Don’t go taking pot shots at Florida State with Jameis nearby. [read more]

Here you go!

Start planning. Start plotting. Start thinking what the Bucs need to do before the bye week.

Start figuring out if the Bucs have a cold weather kicker. [read more]

For the lunatic Bucs freaks like Joe, it’s been a wild afternoon of rumors on this high holy day of the NFL calendar, best known as Schedule Release Day. [read more]

What would the Schedule Day holiday be without a leak prior to the official announcement?

[Updated 5:54 p.m.: Click “read more” for fresh schedule rumors/reports!]?

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“Coach, I love playing in your stadium. The crowd makes me feel at home.”

Here is a cool throwback Thursday item. [read more]

Five weeks ago, Joe wrote about the other Oklahoma running back, you know, the one who is the Sooners’ all-time leading rusher and the ball carrier who didn’t disfigure a girl by punching her in the face. [read more]

Ira agrees.

When Bucs stud defensive tackle Gerald McCoy bore his soul to the local pen and mic club Monday, like he was in a confessional at a chapel on the Saint Leo University campus, he told all who listened he must improve late in games. [read more]

This absolutely is not a Joe’s-a-Florida-State-fan post. [read more]

Miko Grimes could make “Hard Knocks” must-see TV.

Some folks, like the creator, curator and overall guru of ProFootballTalk.com, the great Mike Florio, are bored with “Hard Knocks.” [read more]

The football gods speak at 8 p.m.

Yes, it’s a holy day at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters.

It’s known as Schedule Day, when the NFL announces its regular season schedule for the coming season. [read more]

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Sage wisdom on all things Bucs, as usual, from Tampa Bay’s only Pro Football Hall of Fame voter, Ira “Don’t Call Me Irv” Kaufman. Listen now by clicking or downloading above, or listen (and subscribe) at iTunes and Podbean.com. It’s free and easy. Enjoy! Remember, Ira’s podcasts pop every Tuesday & Thursday.

Dangerous pattern.

Sometimes crazy thoughts, in retrospect, maybe aren’t that crazy. [read more]

Epic blast by Dirk Koetter & video

Man, candid Dirk Koetter never fails to deliver on the keeping-it-real front.

And it’s why Koetter will be a star of Hard Knocks — even if he’s unafraid to say he wants no part of the show. [read more]

Shares his intel

A faction of Bucs fans believes the team needs a tight end and would give a standing ovation if O.J. Howard or David Njoku were drafted by Tampa Bay in the first round. [read more]

All about Jameis.

For long-time readers of this here website, the following may come across as heresy. [read more]