BY IRA KAUFMAN

Liam Coen has a lot on his plate as he prepares for his first season as Tampa Bay’s offensive coordinator. May I suggest a first course?

Re-introduce Chris Godwin to the end zone. [read more]

No hatred of the Lions (yet).

Back in the early aughts of the 21st Century, the Eagles were a speedbump the Bucs simply could not find a way to navigate. [read more]

Progression.

NFL folks will tell people that the biggest jump a good player makes is from his rookie year to his second year in the NFL. [read more]

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Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

You can’t say safety Jordan Whitehead wasn’t an impact player with Tampa Bay when he left the Bucs as a free agent after the 2021 season. [read more]

Falcons head coach Raheem Morris.

So the Mike Tomlin-led Steelers have a 5-2-1 record in their last eight Week 1 road games.

The losses? They were to Tom Brady and the Belicheats. [read more]

Lofty goals.

Gotta give Cade Otton credit. He’s not scared to tackle an issue that might seem too big to overcome. [read more]

Impact in 2024?

Joe said on a recent recording of the “Ira Kaufman Podcast” (soon to be published) that Joe is not going to quit whining about the team’s dismal edge rush until the Bucs prove they can fix it. [read more]

Critical objective in 2024.

Joe is confident this ugly offensive streak will come to an end this year. For no other reason than it must. [read more]

So retired offensive lineman Brian Baldinger of NFL Network makes the rounds during NFL training camp and not only actively observes, but he also talks to a lot of players. [read more]

Bucs rookie Tykee Smith.

So only one spring (OTA) practice has been open to media to date, yet there have been three actual practices.

So who looked good on Day 2 and Day 3?

[read more]

Thoughts on new teammate.

Joe could understand if Chris Godwin didn’t want to go there. [read more]

Backup gig floated.

Well, at least this is, um, interesting. [read more]

Sad prediction.

There is no doubt in Joe’s mind that when the Bucs drafted Alabama edge rusher Chris Braswell, it was a direct shot across the bow at edge rusher Joe Tryon-Shoyinka. [read more]

Better safety.

Shortly after it was official that the Bucs brought back safety Jordan Whitehead, Bucs safeties coach Nick Rapone met with the local pen and mic club. [read more]

Lots of big dreams and big themes at One Buc Palace, and quiet Cade Otton is among them. [read more]

Comfortable in the grind.

The more you put on Chris Godwin’s shoulders, the happier he says he will be. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

With former Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales, you could be sure the Bucs were going to run up the middle and then feed Mike Evans. [read more]

Market forecast strong.

If Chris Godwin was a stock, Joe would be loading up. Might have a good dividend, too. [read more]