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BY IRA KAUFMAN JoeBucsFan.com columnist
(Ira is known as The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports because, well, he is the sage of Tampa Bay sports. He’s been covering the Bucs since 1985, following six years on the NFL beat including starting on the New York Giants beat in 1979. Sage is a Pro Football Hall of Fame selector and is a member of the Hall’s prestigous senior committee. Ira drives a cherry red 2020 Ford Escape, “the fancy kind,” he purchased at Bill Currie Ford. Sage can be bribed effectively with a cannoli, a top shelf cuban sandwich or Bette Midler tickets.)
No regrets. None.
Jason Licht and Todd Bowles faced a tricky choice in the offseason. Try to bring back Lavonte David or decline to make a contract offer and allow him to leave in free agency.
In retrospect, the decision appears to have been a no-brainer, but it wasn’t. All over the NFL, teams move on from 33-year-old linebackers, even ones who have been faithful and productive for the franchise. [read more]
Rock Riley takes you Inside One Buc for the latest scoop and has reports from Atlanta on the Falcons’ Game Plan. News and info like no one else has. Rock has his Under The Rock behind the scenes stories, too!
Big game tomorrow for the NFC South division. And as one could expect, the Dixie Chicks-Bucs game will be shown pretty much exclusively in the SEC footprint.
A few weeks ago, Jeremy Fowler of BSPN was at the Bucs-slimy Saints game in New Orleans. Joe has seen him around the Bucs a time or three since training camp. So when Fowler types about the Bucs, he’s no total stranger shooting from the hip. [read more]
Will the Bucs take a stranglehold on the NFC South on Sunday against the Falcons? Bobby Fenton is all over it and the state of the Buccaneers. A true lifetime Bucs fan, Bobby is always a cool listen. The Free Stretch podcast has been here for six years after being heard on several radio stations dating back to ancient times in 2006. Bobby also hosted a national show on Sporting News Radio. Follow Bobby on X, @bobbygameday.
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Despite fully participating in each practice this week, reserve OLB Anthony Nelson is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game with the Dixie Chicks. Nelson is trying to bounce back from a concussion.
Stud defensive tackle Vita Vea is also questionable with a bum foot. Bucs coach Todd Bowles said Vea’s foot was sore this week sort of out of the blue, not from a game or practice injury.
Meanwhile, the Dixie Chicks are at full strength with no player on their injury report.
Sorry, Coach Bowles, but when your brief, on-field news conference was on YouTube after practice today, Joe was much more interested in what was happening in the background. [read more]
Todd reviews players who simply are not doing their job well enough to justify their spots in your lineups and rosters. The Todd Wright Fantasy Football Podcast is presented by Hooters.
The more Joe studies this Sunday’s Dixie Chicks-Bucs game, the more Joe thinks it will either be a springboard to really good things or the crack in the damn that no fan wants to think about. [read more]
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Episode 1 of this week has The Sage and Joe honing in fair and unfair criticism, some highlights, and much more.
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The Buccaneers’ not-yet-the-franchise quarterback, Baker Mayfield, is being coached up on a daily basis. 
Here the come the Falcons.
