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Team Glazer
Despite the wall of unity that is Team Glazer, Joe absolutely cannot believe the six siblings with the title of “owner” agree consistently on all things Buccaneers.
And that includes their biggest decision of the offseason. [read more]
Flash poll posted at 5:03 p.m. Poll closed at 5:40 p.m.
The Buccaneers-Browns game is in a lightning delay and Joe’s been listening to the team radio broadcast. [read more]
A New Orleans Saints photo.
The NFC South didn’t look like a total landfill today. [read more]
Big game against a bad team. The Buccaneers cannot afford to fall to 0-2.
Comment all game long below. Play nice, especially when the stress levels rise.
Go Bucs!!
The Bucs want Baker Mayfield happy, confident and steaming with confidence.
He’s their guy. It’s similar to how the Bucs always tried their best to keep Mike Evans happy and on track for his streak of 1,000-yard seasons. [read more]
Cornerback Benjamin Morrison.
Joe is very greedy when it comes to the Bucs.
Becoming championship-caliber is always on Joe’s mind. [read more]
Preparation pays off big for rookie inside linebacker Josiah Trotter.
Just by the way Bucs rookie inside linebacker Josiah Trotter played in his NFL debut in Cincinnati last week, he can hang physically with the big boys of the NFL. [read more]
A top backup, BSPN says.
This interesting thinking to determine Bucs quarter Jalon Daniels is one of the best backups in the league. [read more]
Stoked that all Bucs receivers should suit up today.
Even though rookie Ted Hurst only got three targets last week, all in a row, all in the final offensive drive, he demonstrated just how deep the Bucs’ bench is with receivers. [read more]
Game 2
Browns at Bucs
Kickoff: 1 p.m.
TV: CBS (WTSP-TV Channel 10, locally) with Tom McCarthy, Robert Turbin and Tiffany Blackmon.
Caught in logjam.
Two things shocked Joe in the aftermath of the Bucs’ first loss of the season, and how they may relate to tomorrow’s game against the hapless Browns. [read more]
Bucs special teams got a gold star for Week 1. The other units got whatever is awarded for stunning inconsistency. [read more]
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BY IRA KAUFMAN
Todd Monken’s no dummy.
The new head coach of the Browns knows how to exploit weaknesses on the football field. He proved that as offensive coordinator for the Bucs, Browns and Ravens before getting his shot in Cleveland this year. [read more]
Free football.
Once again, unless you live in three specific regions of our republic, you likely won’t see the Browns-Bucs game on free TV.
[read more]
Strong start to 2026.
Aside from linebacker Josiah Trotter blowing up in his first NFL game, outperforming Derrick Brooks and matching T.J. Watt, an even more surprising outcome came on the defense. [read more]
Flash poll posted at 6:48 a.m. Poll closed at 9:59 a.m. Last week’s results linked here.
It’s fitting that JoeBucsFan.com columnist/podcaster Ira Kaufman will walk into the Raymond James Stadium press box tomorrow for the Bucs-Browns game wearing a media badge and carrying a laptop.
Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of Kaufman launching his illustrious career in sports media.
Kaufman clocked in on the Manhattan sports desk of United Press International at 6 p.m. on Sept. 20, 1976. His daily shift ended at 1:30 a.m. — followed by a vodka tonic at a bar across the street.
Starting pay was $140 a week — enough to afford an occasional wee hours western omelet (post-vodka) and train fare back home to Brooklyn.
By 1978, Kaufman was routinely covering the NFL and his big break came immediately following that ’78 season. Kaufman was named New York Giants beat writer for UPI, replacing Greg Aiello, who later became the longtime chief NFL spokesperson. [read more]
Ranked high by BSPN.
Joe thinks it is fair to suggest that when it came to trench warfare last Sunday in Cincinnati, the Bucs have seen better days. [read more]
