Bucs QB Baker Mayfield.

So new Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield will field questions from the local pen and mic club this afternoon at One Buc Palace. [read more]

With young defensive backs Mike Edwards and cornerback/nickel Sean Murphy-Bunting now wearing the uniforms of AFC teams, two Tampa Bay Super Bowl pieces, the perception of Bucs cornerback Jamel Dean’s value is more clear. [read more]

CB Sean Murphy-Bunting.

It appears a Bucs 2020 playoff star will play in a different uniform this fall. [read more]

What’s on the other side?

Joe has been hearing the following lately and is trying to figure out the answer. [read more]

Bucs DT Greg Gaines.

Joe thinks the signing of Rams defensive tackle Greg Gaines was a good hire. Joe also suspects the crowd that despised Gerald McCoy may have angry flashbacks. [read more]

Bucs QB Baker Mayfield.

There are few NFL analysts Joe respects more than Greg Cosell of NFL Films. [read more]

Bucs CB Jamel Dean.

Regular readers of this here site and listeners to the “Ira Kaufman Podcast” knows how one of the Joes felt about this. [read more]

The wining and dining stage of free agency has arrived. [read more]

Bucs quarterback Kyle Trask will be competing for a starting job, the Bucs claim.

Is Baker Mayfield capable, mentally, of being a backup quarterback? He is wired to be a starter and history shows he’s not interested in changing. [read more]

Several Bucs free agents are chasing a contract.

Tomorrow rings the bell on one week into free agency and the three Bucs free agent receivers are still looking for work.

They represent a statistical loss of 56 catches for 594 yards and 3 touchdowns from one of last season’s worst NFL offenses. [read more]

Regular readers here know Joe obsesses about all things Bucs 24/7, which includes soaking in all kinds of NFL radio, podcast and TV chatter. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

The NFL owners meetings are slated for next week in Phoenix, where Bucs co-chairman Joel Glazer is expected to discuss the state of the franchise with local media.

Things have changed markedly from 2020, when the Tom Brady era began in Tampa and ownership charged GM Jason Licht with an aggressive approach that would maximize the club’s chances for a Super Bowl title. Licht responded in kind, trading for Rob Gronkowski, adding Leonard Fournette as a free agent just before the season opener and signing Antonio Brown in midseason as he was finishing up an 8-week NFL suspension.

Back in 2007, Glazer sat down with me in Phoenix during a gathering of owners. The Bucs were coming to the end of a cycle and had just endured a 4-12 season with Bruce Gradkowski under center. The defense wasn’t very good and the offense was awful, averaging 13 points per game. [read more]

Formers Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott.

Joe has been asked, ‘What about the Bucs signing Ezekiel Elliott?’ [read more]

Plenty of chips on the table.

The Bucs have a lot of holes to fill with nine draft picks to play with. [read more]

Analyzing re-signing.

Joe has always harped on how iconic Bucs linebacker Lavonte David has been underrated. [read more]

Cam Gill

Head coach Todd Bowles and general manager Jason Licht have shown they want little shakeup of their quality defense. [read more]

This signing intrigues Joe for a few reasons. [read more]

Props from former teammate.

Logan Ryan has been around the NFL block a few times in his 10 seasons and played with damn good players. [read more]