Liam Coen’s Other Top Priority

February 16th, 2024

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

Liam Coen needs to be on point from the start.

The new offensive coordinator of the Buccaneers has to find a way to get this attack thriving early on. Byron Leftwich couldn’t do it in 2022. Dave Canales struggled with lethargic starts last season.

Now it’s Coen’s turn to lighten the burden on an overworked defense that did its job for most of 2023. [read more]

Monday Is “Accountants Day” At One Buc Palace

February 16th, 2024

Key deadline Monday.

This is one way to save a few extra bucks of Team Glazer loot that could be used to help pay for an edge rusher. (Yes, Joe is always thinking ahead and focused on real problems.) [read more]

Bruce Arians Details Why He WorKs From Home

February 16th, 2024

Why he became a stranger.

Why did Bucco Bruce Arians stop making regular appearances at practices last year and this season, despite still being under contract as a special assistant to Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht?

Well, Arians explained in a recent podcast. [read more]

Brian Baldinger Marvels At Lavonte David’s Consistency

February 16th, 2024

No slowdown.

Bucs legend Lavonte David just finished up his 12th season with the Bucs and 12th season in the NFL. And whenever NFL Network analyst Brian Baldinger watches David, he sometimes forgets that David is, in NFL circles, a graybeard. [read more]

Baker Mayfield The Deep Thrower

February 16th, 2024

Underrated arm?

This really surprised Joe. [read more]

Could The Next Starting Inside Linebacker Be On The Bucs Roster

February 16th, 2024

Tribal thoughts.

Yesterday, Joe typed a post wondering if the Bucs will be in the market for an inside linebacker. [read more]

Baker Mayfield No. 11

February 16th, 2024

Lofty ranking.

So the Bucs have a borderline top-10 quarterback who led the team within a timeout and a play from overtime to reach the NFC title game, yet the loud crowd pines for a guy who in three years has nine pass attempts. [read more]

Calijah Kancey Getting Tips From The Greats

February 15th, 2024

Once upon a time in Hawaii …

Stud Bucs rookie Calijah Kancey had greats to lean on last season. [read more]

Inside Linebacker May Be Area Of Need

February 15th, 2024

What will Bucs do?

With the free agency dinner bell ringing in less than a month, Joe guesses by the time the combine wraps up in 2 1/2 weeks (not the TV show or the glorified indoor track practice, but the combine, the real thing), the Bucs ought to have an idea if Lavonte David returns for 2024. [read more]

Baker Mayfield And The Dixie Chicks

February 15th, 2024

Atlanta interest?

Last week, of course, Joe was in Las Vegas to dig up Bucs stories so a lot of the time Joe hung out at the Super Bowl Media Center at Mandalay Bay. [read more]

How Brutal Was “The Lost Decade?”

February 15th, 2024

This put things into perspective for Joe. [read more]

Rachaad White Became A Feared Back

February 15th, 2024

Climbing the charts.

Well, Joe doesn’t think the Bucs will be drafting a running back on Day 1 of the draft in April. [read more]

“Just Let It Rip. I Got Your Back”

February 14th, 2024

Yes, Joe still listens to Dave Canales interviews. One never knows what the 2023 Bucs offensive coordinator might say in his new role as Carolina Panthers head coach. [read more]

Ira Kaufman Debates Free Agency Priority, Talks Super Bowl Calls & Lessons, Bucs Drafting A Quarterback, And Much More

February 14th, 2024

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Bucs Hoping To Beat The Free Agency Dinner Bell

February 14th, 2024

Free agency creeping closer.

Talk about burying a story! [read more]

Kyle Shanahan Produces Coaches, Not Championships

February 14th, 2024

Todd reviews the five reasons given in last week’s podcast why the 49ers would (and did) lose Super Bowl LVIII. The Todd Wright TODDcast is presented by Brandon Legal Group and Pin Chasers. Click above to listen or to download. Or listen on Google Podcasts here, and on other platforms.

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