Inspiring

Much has been driving the Bucs these days, but not all of it will be a lasting force. [read more]

Dr. Jameis.

Yes, your Bucs are parading through national media outlets.

That usually happens in December as often as Joe passes on warm chocolate chip cookies. [read more]

Freddie Martino had a bigger day than Mike Evans in San Diego. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com)

In October, the Bucs cut Freddie Martino. That was nothing new. He’d been cut by the Bucs previously, and multiple times by the Falcons and Eagles.

But as singers from the velvet-lined lounge at the Vero Beach Ramada Inn know, it’s all about getting ready for the next act. [read more]

“Thanks for keeping me out of a wheelchair, bro.”

Joe called it and it was just dumb luck.

Seconds before Lavonte David’s pick-six Joe twittered something to the effect, “The Bucs could use a takeaway here.” Boom, two snaps later, David delivered.  [read more]

Not impressed

Bucs fans are still giddy over the Bucs traveling all across the country and punking the Chargers in their own crib, moving into a first-place tie with the Dixie Chicks.

For Bucs fans with playoff dreams dancing in their heads like Rachel Watson in a naughty Santa outfit, Dirk Koetter has words that may have Bucs fans pumping the brakes. [read more]

Contender or pretender? (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com)

There are those non-believers (like Peter King, who dearly loves his NFC East squads) who believe the Bucs are a cute story but when January hits, the Bucs will be scoping scantily-clad chicks on some Caribbean beach while nursing one of those fruity drinks with an umbrella sticking out of it. [read more]

Secrecy rules

The word “disguise,” when used in conjunction with the Buccaneers defense, was often about pretending to be an NFL player in recent years.

See Michael “Ghost” Johnson, Sabby The Goat, Tim “Loaf” Jennings, Daniel Te’o-Nesheim and others. [read more]

A prominent Bucs player compares Lovie Smith and Dirk Koetter

Since Sunday, Joe has been asked often why the Bucs will be different down the stretch this year than they were last year? [read more]

A glory days Buccaneer weighs in

Yes, the United States of America is slowly waking up to the sizzle of the Buccaneers and America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston.

But one glory days Buccaneer thinks it’s taking too long. [read more]

Stunned

Dirk Koetter knows football, Xs and Os and managing players and coaches, but Koetter isn’t as seasoned when it comes to fan culture. [read more]

No secret to his success. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com)

Mike Evans is having a Pro Bowl season. He’s at worst a top-four receiver in the NFL. That’s some tall cotton. [read more]

Being pimped for major NFL honor.

Joe has already stated Dirk Koetter should be considered for NFL “Coach of the Year” after taking a moribund team riddled with injuries and turning it around on the fly in midseason for a postseason run.

Well, good guy Peter Schrager of NFL Network has one-upped Joe. [read more]

Video from Sunday’s happy locker room showed Dirk Koetter give the instant-postgame game ball to Lavonte David.

However, David didn’t earn the more official game ball that’s handed out by Bucs coaches after they review film. [read more]

Critical improvement.

Of course, a team cannot reel off a four-game winning streak, which included beating two powerhouse teams plus a dangerous team on the road, without solid defense. [read more]

Jameis makes Bucs watchable.

One reason Joe was so passionate about the Bucs drafting a quarterback for years was the team was damn near unwatchable. [read more]

Best of decade in one area

If America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, has demonstrated anything in 28 NFL games, it’s that you better bring his rear end down when you pressure him or he will flame your arse. [read more]

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It’s a December to remember for Bucs fans on the Ira Kaufman Podcast. Ira brings his 40 years in NFL media (30+ on the Bucs) to his lively podcast every Tuesday and Thursday on JoeBucsFan.com. Ira is all fired up with Joe in the afterglow of the Bucs’ big win in San Diego.

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Used both mind and body to help Bucs win.

Some pretty cool stuff from Keith Tandy about the impact rookie corner Vernon Hargreaves made on Sunday’s win. [read more]

Changed yesterday’s game.

Yes, Lavonte David, too often MIA this season, reached into his not-so-distant past and showed why he was a Pro Bowler yesterday with a ballhawking pick-six. [read more]