Ira Kaufman Talks Insider Chatter From Minicamp, Training Camp News, Tykee Smith, An Early Season Prediction, GregoryGate & Much More

June 14th, 2024

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Bargain Baker Mayfield

June 14th, 2024

“I’ll buy you dinner, Kyle.”

Man, Joe is floored by the Jaguars handing middle-of-the-pack quarterback Trevor Lawrence a five-year contract extension at what reports say is $55 million per year plus incentives. [read more]

Want The Truth? See Todd Bowles.

June 14th, 2024

Todd Bowles

Todd Bowles is no Jack Nicholson, but he can handle the truth. [read more]

Time For Graham Barton To Undergo The Tristan Wirfs Crash Course

June 14th, 2024

Bracing for major test.

OK, let’s get one thing straight: Underwear football is just a tease. It’s not real. Football involves hitting and there is zero hitting in underwear football. [read more]

The Intensity Of Underwear Football

June 14th, 2024

Rookie RB Bucky Irving.

Joe had to chuckle at this because on face value, it’s funny as heck. [read more]

Frank Discussion About The Offense

June 14th, 2024

Real talk.

Hey, it’s underwear football season. It’s summertime. Everything is good. Everyone’s outside having fun. The Bucs are undefeated and every draft pick is going to be dynamite. [read more]

Baker Mayfield Length Of Touchdown Passes Average

June 14th, 2024

Average, which may be good.

Joe is starting to think six points means more than how far away you throw a touchdown pass. [read more]

Turning Heads, Flipping The Depth Chart

June 13th, 2024

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

The close of mandatory minicamp finds the Bucs in a giddy mood. The coaching staff and front office are thrilled to celebrate a rookie Sweet Sixteen, well before the start of training camp. [read more]

Will The Bucs Open Training Camp Practices To The General Public?

June 13th, 2024

Bucs co-owner Bryan Glazer after mingling with fans at a 2012 training camp practice.

So if one is to count NFL night games, one would conclude that the New York Jets are incredibly popular and a team fans can’t get enough of.

The Jets have six night games in the first 11 weeks of this season, a modern NFL record. [read more]

Todd Bowles Speaks (A Little) About Randy Gregory

June 13th, 2024

Addresses AWOL Randy Gregory.

In his final news conference before training camp, Bucs coach Todd Bowles had a few words to say about AWOL Bucs team leader and iconic pass rusher Randy Gregory. [read more]

Graham Barton Wants To Be The Answers Man

June 13th, 2024

Rookie center Graham Barton, Tampa Bay’s first-round pick.

The Bucs’ first-round pick has very high goals. He’s not looking to just fit in as a rookie. [read more]

A Gifted Bucs Rookie Class

June 13th, 2024

Todd Bowles loves, loves, loves smart players.

It’s one reason Joe was surprised cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting walked in free agency two years ago. Bowles was enamored with the guy’s smarts. [read more]

Minicamp Practice Notes Day 3

June 13th, 2024

Baker Mayfield takes a snap during drills Thursday as offensive line coach Kevin Carberry (far right) observes. It was the final minicamp practice of the offseason.

The phrase of the day often tossed out and heard at One Buc Palace this morning was, “Last day of school.” [read more]

Todd Bowles Names Two Shining Offensive Linemen

June 13th, 2024

Rising newcomer guard/center Ben Bredeson.

Buccaneers’ mandatory minicamp is over. It’s now vacation time for players.

Underwear football season, however, officially ends after the three or four underwear-only practices of training camp in July. [read more]

Day 3 Of Randy Gregory Absences

June 13th, 2024

For those riveted by Bucs edge rusher Randy Gregory skipping the first two days of the team’s mandatory minicamp, here’s a report on Day 3, the third and final session.

Gregory didn’t show up.

It appears it’s a third consecutive day of the absences being “unexcused” by team officials.

Gregory’s fines are expected to top $100,000. No word on the number of damaged hearts at One Buc Palace.

Working On Becoming A “Make Some Plays” Guy

June 13th, 2024

Logan Hall’s position coach has been telling him to “add to the party.”

Yesterday, Todd Bowles was more direct about his third-year defensive lineman. [read more]

Don’t Tell Lavonte David That Underwear Football Is A Waste

June 13th, 2024

Sees value.

Bucs iconic linebacker Lavonte David will enter his 13th season NFL season. He’s seen it all. [read more]

Rachaad White Is Crazy Good Catching The Ball

June 13th, 2024

Displays nasty move.

Yesterday, Joe was reminded just how damn good Bucs third-year running back Rachaad White is catching the ball out of the backfield. [read more]

The Most Improved Group

June 13th, 2024

Mirage or real?

Just based on underwear football — a very dangerous gauge since it’s not football — Joe is leaning toward calling the most improved position room on the Bucs roster. [read more]

Sorry Running Attack

June 13th, 2024

When will he break out?

Yeah, Joe knows JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman is doing his best trying to brainwash Joe into thinking Rachaad White turned into Franco Harris the last half of the 2023 season. [read more]

Jason Licht Explains Glazer Edict

June 12th, 2024

Joe is always intrigued to hear an insider nugget or two about Team Glazer, the Bucs’ somewhat mysterious ownership group. [read more]

“I Get Picked On About It Every Day, All Day”

June 12th, 2024

Lavonte David

This is one stat that won’t help Lavonte David’s Hall of Fame chances. The man hasn’t had an interception in his last 66 games. [read more]