“It Shows Up In The Offensive Line Play”

February 12th, 2023

Joe is no fan of former slimy Saints head coach Sean Payton, but he is an excellent listen when he talks football, and he was tied to Tom Brady when the duo schemed to work together in Miami while Brady was a Buccaneer. [read more]

Bucs Prepping To Eat Tom Brady’s $35 Million Cap Pain While Chasing Jimmy Garoppolo

February 12th, 2023

GM Jason Licht

The chess game is in full swing at One Buc Palace. [read more]

Will Gholston And His Near Miss Of Bucs Super Bowl Party

February 12th, 2023

Ira, it was top-shelf champagne!

This is a classic story. [read more]

Bucs Players Believe Team Hands Keys To Kyle Trask

February 12th, 2023

Teammates have confidence.

If one is to believe Bucs players who hung out in Phoenix the past few days during Super Bowl Week, your Bucs starting quarterback for the 2023 season will be Kyle Trask. [read more]

“We Played Some Sh**y Football Around Him”

February 12th, 2023

Did the Bucs play miserable football around Tom Brady this season? Or was it the other way around? [read more]

Early Cuts Coming For The Bucs?

February 12th, 2023

Defensive lineman Will Gholston.

Buccaneers veterans like Lavonte David, Will Gholston, Blaine Gabbert, Logan Ryan and Rakeem Nuñez-Roches, among others, are set to become free agents when the next NFL league year begins on March 15. [read more]

An All-53 Man Super Bowl Roster

February 12th, 2023

Made all-time Super Bowl team.

One Bucs player made it. Another made it, in part, because of his lone Super Bowl with the Bucs. One safety should have made it. One legendary player didn’t. [read more]

2022 Was A Balancing Act For Bruce Arians

February 11th, 2023

Relaxed.

It seems like Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians sure wanted to coach this season, but he had to be careful not to step on toes. [read more]

Thomas Brown Is Eighth Known Candidate For Bucs Offensive Coordinator

February 11th, 2023

The parade of hopefuls continues at One Buc Palace. [read more]

Worst Loss

February 11th, 2023

Joe hates to bring up bad memories but here we are. [read more]

Derek Carr Could Get Signed Sooner Than Later

February 11th, 2023

“Derek, be careful with Ira. He will relentlessly nag you until you buy him lobster bisque at Berns.”

The Bucs have been linked to Raiders quarterback Derek Carr. So far, only one team is anywhere down the road to acquiring him. [read more]

Ryan Jensen Thinks Bucs Were A Little Softer

February 10th, 2023

Ryan Jensen

Was attitude a problem on the Buccaneers’ offensive line this season?

Even with mighty Tom Brady at quarterback? [read more]

Chris Godwin Doesn’t Seem Too Worried About New-Look Bucs

February 10th, 2023

Roster change chatter.

It was an interview largely devoid of any substance but Joe got something out of nothing. [read more]

Lavonte David Says Bucs Are Not Rebuilding

February 10th, 2023

Lavonte David is all in favor of the Bucs forging ahead with untested third-year quarterback Kyle Trask, but that doesn’t mean a rebuild is in the minds of management, he explained yesterday. [read more]

Todd Bowles And Playing It Safe

February 10th, 2023

Trusts his defense.

The numbers suggest Bucs coach Todd Bowles isn’t much of a gambler. [read more]

The Rare Trifecta: Heisman Trophy, National Championship, Super Bowl

February 10th, 2023

Todd makes his case for both the Chiefs and Eagles and discusses how Devonta Smith can join a very short list on Sunday. The Todd Wright TODDcast is presented by Brandon Legal Group and Bill Currie Ford. Click above to listen or to download. Or listen on Stitcher here, Google Podcasts here, and on other platforms.

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“In A Room Of Stiffs”

February 10th, 2023

Ira Kaufman in the face of Bucs safeties coach Nick Rapone.

The blasting and insulting of JoeBucsFan.com columnist and Pro Football Hall of Fame selector Ira Kaufman on social media over the past few years has been misguided and borderline disgusting. [read more]

Are Bucs Waiting For Kyle Trask’s Old Offensive Coordinator?

February 10th, 2023

Eagles QB coach Brian Johnson.

A guy with a pipeline to shot-callers high up the Bucs’ food chain tossed out a very, very intriguing scenario last night on Twitter. [read more]

Slimy Saints “Only Team To Get Far Enough Along” To Grab Derek Carr

February 10th, 2023

Derek Carr.

The Derek Carr drama continues. [read more]

Ryan Jensen Describes Tom Brady’s Hangup With His Sweaty Rear End

February 10th, 2023

It’s all in the powder.

Cool story about how Bucs center Ryan Jensen learned to turn his sweaty arse dry thanks to the attention-to-detail ways of former Bucs quarterback Tom Brady. [read more]

It’s Official! Rondé Barber Is A Hall Of Famer!

February 9th, 2023

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

He’s in, and he may have shut the door behind him for a while.

Rondé Barber, one of the most versatile defensive backs the NFL has ever seen, will soon sit down with a sculptor for his bust in Canton. The third time was indeed the charm, but there were anxious moments during that 7-hour, 30-minute zoom call as I joined 48 other voters to select the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2023. [read more]