Money.

Quick. Grab your phone and start pulling up your favorite legal gambling app. [read more]

First, a disclaimer. You won’t find Joe making a season wager on a player in early July.

But yes, many fans make those kinds of bets and Joe has an intriguing line to share on Baker Mayfield. [read more]

Cody Mauch has put the word out. If you see him at the mall or a restaurant, don’t hesitate to say hello. [read more]

Not many offensive flags.

When Bucco Bruce Arians first came to town, he often railed in disgust at how the Bucs were so penalty-happy. [read more]

Player evaluation.

Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht and most national #NFLMedia look at the same players but see two very different rosters. [read more]

So many summer savings are flowing at Bill Currie Ford! That’s new and used vehicles, and don’t forget to ask GM Sean Sullivan for the Ira Kaufman discount. Pick-up, delivery and loaner vehicles are available for service appointments.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

You don’t get a call from a Hall of Famer every day.

When the voice on the other end identified himself as Mel Blount, I figured it was a prank call. But it was indeed the Steelers legend calling to gather support for a self-described “crusade.” [read more]

2024 too soon to be the man?

Unlike many other national #NFLMedia stenographers who believe the Bucs won with smoke and mirrors last year and will revert to their pre-Bucco Bruce Arians level of losing, one man is not buying that mindset. [read more]

Key stat.

Too many times from 2009-2015, in the early years of The Lost Decade, Joe and most other Bucs fans heard a lot about “starting fast.” [read more]

Former Bucs head coach Greg Schiano.

Division rivalries can be highly charged. [read more]

Bucs rookie safety/nickel cornerback Tykee Smith.

One of the more stunning assistant coach comments at One Buc Palace came a little over five years ago. [read more]

Bucs WRs average at drawing flags.

Joe and the great Sage of Tampa Bay sports, Ira Kaufman, agree on something. [read more]

Studying Bucs’ under-25 players.

When the Bucs look at their roster, they see a young team that has played a lot of snaps and will take the next step this season to make the Bucs a stronger club. [read more]

Bucs fans will smile in 2024, too.

Joe has been typing this for a few weeks. Sometime this month before training camp, Joe will publish a story about second-year defensive tackle Calijah Kancey that will blow your mind. [read more]

So Todd Bowles and his crew not only are good with defensive celebrations, they’re sometimes demanded. [read more]

Farmer Randy Mauch knows a lot, including the intricacies of sugarbeet harvesting and football. [read more]

Benefit of the doubt.

Winning is the greatest perfume. It covers up all sorts of stink. [read more]

Defensive tackle Calijah Kancey.

The Bucs last year were one of the worst teams in the league allowing passing yards (fourth-worst). But if two second-year players take the next step in their development, that alone should help cut down on opponents lighting up the Bucs defense through the air. [read more]

Last chance.

The Bucs have sent a very clear, loud, public message to 2021 first-round draft pick Joe Tryon-Shoyinka this offseason. [read more]