Father Dungy seemed to uncover the method to Todd Bowles’ madness during their NBCSports.com sitdown. [read more]

Click on through to shop at BillCurrieFord.com. Bill Currie Ford GM Sean Sullivan is ready to help you PERSONALLY and give you the Ira Kaufman discount. Just ask!

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Because they were so good at so many things last year, the Bucs got away with the equivalent of football murder. [read more]

Time to savor retirement?

This will trigger a couple of Joe’s regular commenters. [read more]

A cut above the rest.

Joe and Ira Kaufman are on opposite sides of the fence on this. [read more]

Todd Bowles

Joe’s not sure this one can pass through the air filter at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters without being flagged. [read more]

Merciless.

Don’t mistake Todd Bowles’ chill demeanor as softness. [read more]

Average accuracy?

Color Joe very, very skeptical of this stat. [read more]

Todd Bowles is such an easy guy for Joe to root for and no, it’s not about him sitting down for an hour with Joe and Ira Kaufman late in the spring. [read more]

Bucs avoiding dangerous waters?

Although he was speaking about the Dallas offensive line, former NFL suit Michael Lombardi could have been talking about the Bucs’ line. [read more]

“Hey Glazer, pipe down and watch me operate.”

Clearing salary cap room on the Tuesday before opening day is always a cause for excitement at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters. [read more]

Opening-day loser.

Dallas Cowboys starting quarterback Dak Prescott has a 2-4 career record in opening day games.

Coincidence? Consider Tom Brady’s record in his team’s first game of a season. [read more]

Podcast appearance.

Chris Godwin made it perfectly clear: Unless you hear directly from him, his wife or his personal trainer, anything related to when he will be on an NFL playing field very likely is fake news. [read more]

What a cool story Vita Vea has from his 2020 season. It speaks to why he was named a team captain this week. [read more]

And what would else would one expect from the retired Slimy Saints head coach? [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

If Joe was Bucs coach Todd Bowles — and Joe’s not — Joe would hand the keys to offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich and say, “She’s your baby. Just make sure there is gas in the tank.” That would likely be the last time Joe talked offense with Leftwich the rest of the season. [read more]

This story from Leonard Fournette served as a reminder of in-person disagreements Joe’s had with Bucs coaches and executives through 14-plus years covering the team. [read more]

Bradyspeak.

Tom Brady famously said last year that 90 percent of what he says publicly is baloney, which makes a thinking man wonder whether that statement was baloney, too. [read more]

Podcast (todd-wright-fantasy-football-podcast): Play in new window | Download | Embed

Subscribe: RSS

In episode 27, Todd details familiar names who are not on his fantasy draft board this season.

Todd Bowles on Julio Jones.

A reasonable question was asked often after the Bucs signed star receiver Julio Jones. [read more]