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Dial up a loaded JoeBucsFan Show at 10 a.m. TODAY (or catch the replay at 2 p.m.) on WDAE radio, 95.3 FM and AM 620. Listen online, too, or via the iHeart Radio app, or below. Rock Riley follows Joe at 11 a.m.
Joe’s been back on the WDAE airwaves every Saturday since February. Varying times.
Todd Bowles.
Cool advanced stats matchups between the Bucs and the Dixie Chicks as both teams kick off the 2025 season tomorrow. [read more]
Two points to get out of the way.
First, 10-7 is a strong record befitting of strong teams. Besides Lovie Smith’s 2012 Bears, 10-win teams in NFL history are nearly always very good. (Those Bears opened 7-1 and imploded; then the Bucs hired Lovie.)
Second, Sage of Tampa Bay Sports Ira Kaufman, the venerable JoeBucsFan.com columnist, says the Bucs are an 11-win team. “And I’m not budging!” Kaufman barked. “This team is damn good.” [read more]
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Week 1 is here, and draft guru Sean Sullivan is all over players to watch and why.
Listen by clicking above or enjoy at Apple Podcasts and other platforms. All the fun is presented by Bill Currie Ford, where summer savings are fantastic. Sean also is the eager Bill Currie Ford GM ready to help you personally with all of your automotive needs. Fire off questions on football and more to Sean at BestInClass@BillCurrie.com.
Teammate shares observation.
All 160 pounds of Bucs rookie seventh-round pick receiver Tez Johnson are ready for his regular season debut.
But what will it look like? [read more]
Budding stud?
You want a sleeper Bucs superstar? A former Bucs defensive lineman has one for you. [read more]
Newly rich man.
UPDATED: Zyon McCollum is no less than $35 million richer this afternoon. That’s because he got a new contract from the Bucs. [read more]
Who’s out Sunday?
When Bucs coach Todd Bowles spoke with the pen and mic club after practice today, he mentioned four players who will not suit up in Atlanta on Sunday to open the season. [read more]
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Todd reviews a phenomenal email from a listener named Vladimir and also offers a George Costanza “opposite” team for your fantasy consideration. The Todd Wright Fantasy Football Podcast is presented by Hooters!
Click above to listen or download, or at Apple Podcasts, Podbean and many more platforms!
Joe’s been endorsing — and enjoying — local Hooters locations since before Lavonte David was drafted. Online ordering is easy, and so is enjoying a good meal in their fun locations.
Encouraging news at One Buc Palace — to a degree. [read more]
Strange omission.
Was Bucs running back Bucky Irving dissed? [read more]
All-Pro material?
This week Bucs right tackle Luke Goedeke signed an extension with the Bucs. His new salary is said to be the fourth-highest of all NFL right tackles. [read more]
All aboard!
Buckle up, Bucs fans. The Bucs bandwagon is rolling down I-275. And none other than Kay Adams is driving. [read more]
Where do the Bucs rank?
Now here is a power rankings Joe can lean into. [read more]
Eagles spitting DT Jalen Carter.
If it was bad enough to get run before kickoff, maybe it will be bad enough to get suspended for the first month of the season? [read more]
Todd Bowles isn’t inspiring confidence.
Some national analysts Joe respects a lot, some not so much. [read more]
Wants to be near the action.
Bucs new offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard did some experimenting during the worthless preseason. [read more]
Hurt.
Troubling times in the Bucs’ trenches. [read more]
Endorsed.
Can a quarterback lead the NFL in touchdown passes over the past two seasons and not be considered elite? [read more]
