Toughest Opponent
March 1st, 2018
Joe has waited a while to give a take on Vita Vea, the 6-4, 344-pound beast of a defensive tackle prowling the NFL Scouting Combine right now. [read more]

Joe has waited a while to give a take on Vita Vea, the 6-4, 344-pound beast of a defensive tackle prowling the NFL Scouting Combine right now. [read more]
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Always an insightful fun time with Bobby Fenton on the JoeBucsFan.com Podcast Network. Plenty of football chatter and lots more from Bobby’s entertaining world. Joe always dials it up. The podcast is there for you on iTunes and Google Play. Listen or download above.
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The Combine has kicked off and Ira is a little ticked off. The Sage of Tampa Bay sports has plenty on his mind after hearing Dirk Koetter and Jason Licht in their first media sessions of the new season. Dive in here with Ira and Joe, or enjoy at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Ranked on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts” for 4 consecutive months (all genres nationwide), the Ira Kaufman Podcast keeps you informed and entertained every Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason. Click or download above. It’s fun — free and easy, too. Enjoy!

Injuries stunted 2017 play. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com)
Last year it appeared safety may have been a strength. [read more]

Days with Carolina appear limited.
Normally this post would be about Julius Peppers, but the same theme applies. [read more]

Jason Licht approved
The NFL Draft is always a gamble at defensive end, and it’s especially a gamble when the touted prospect needs significant work.
See Gaines Adams, Noah Spence and DaQuon Bowers. [read more]

In charge
Beard or no beard, that Ryan Fitzpatrick smile must be visibly huge today. [read more]

“Go# d$%^&* if I don’t look out for No. 1, who the f&^* will? Jiminy Christmas!”
So yeah, Joe lobbed the first question at Chucky yesterday morning when the greatest coach in Bucs history took the podium at the NFL combine to meet with the NFL media. [read more]
It’s extremely rare to find a supremely talented second-year cornerback, a first-round pick with speed in tight spaces and straight-away, to get benched on the worst defense in football.
That’s like five red flags in one right there. [read more]

How serious were the Bucs in any contract talks last year with then-free agent Calais Campbell? We may never know.
Interesting words yesterday from Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht. [read more]

Bad news.
Joe understands the Bucs are beyond desperate for a pass rush, but a move like this very easily could put Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht out on a plank of rotted wood with a school of sharks circling below. [read more]
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Man, Joe is fired up to bring you the new JoeBoltsFan podcast with Tom Lang, lifelong Lightning fan, Clearwater native and personality at ESPN Tallahassee.
That’s right, Lightning. (Don’t like hockey, then don’t listen.)
Some of you know Lang from The ScuttleBucs podcast, but do not fear, Lang knows his beloved Bolts inside and out.
The podcast available above is an introductory version; the full JoeBoltsFan podcast will fire every Friday starting this week. Like the Bolts? Give this a listen. …Yes, the Friday podcasts should be available on major podcast platforms when they fire up.
Go Bolts!

Homecoming?
Cabbie-
Dirk Koetter promised he would make a deep, deep dive into the Bucs’ repeated red zone failures after last season ended.
That forensic look was completed, Koetter explained today. [read more]

Powerful Sage wisdom from Ira today as the NFL Scouting Combine begins. (No, that’s not a draft endorsement from Joe.)
BY IRA KAUFMAN
Next man up.
That should be the mantra driving the Bucs at the 2018 NFL draft. [read more]

Beasting.
In these dire times of being a Bucs fan, any morsel of good news is welcome. [read more]