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Opens ballot.
Yes, iconic Bucs cornerback Rondé Barber is now a Hall of Famer, named Thursday night as one of the five of 15 finalists to earn a hallowed seat in the Class of 2023. But not everyone was in Barber’s corner. [read more]
This guy is a gamewrecker but can he fit with the Bucs for the future? [read more]
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BY IRA KAUFMAN
It all began on a warm fall day in New Orleans.
Yes, the Canton Four first came together on October 25, 1998 at the Superdome, where it was 80 degress outside and a comfortable 72 down on the field.
In terms of offense for either team, it was downright chilly.
That matchup against the Saints marked the first time Rondé Barber, John Lynch, Derrick Brooks and Warren Sapp started together in a regular-season game. They would end up with 88 joint starts as Buccaneers and their next common assignment is to party like its 2002 when they meet in Canton this summer. [read more]
Todd Bowles
Imagine a high-scoring Super Bowl yesterday being won by a team whose quarterback threw for only 182 yards.
What is this, 1988? [read more]
“Tom, I know a team that can use you if you change your mind.”
Too often throughout the Lost Decade, the Bucs banked a lot on hope. [read more]
“Derek, Ira can show you a nice night at Bern’s. I’ll pick up the tab.”
The slimy Saints can kiss Derek Carr goodbye. But what about the Bucs? [read more]
Bucs GM Jason Licht.
Welcome to speculation season! [read more]
Eagles QB coach Brian Johnson.
Joe knows this is a popular choice for a lot of Bucs fans. But the dominoes are not falling the right way. [read more]
Joe is no fan of former slimy Saints head coach Sean Payton, but he is an excellent listen when he talks football, and he was tied to Tom Brady when the duo schemed to work together in Miami while Brady was a Buccaneer. [read more]
GM Jason Licht
The chess game is in full swing at One Buc Palace. [read more]
“Ira, it was top-shelf champagne!“
This is a classic story. [read more]
Teammates have confidence.
If one is to believe Bucs players who hung out in Phoenix the past few days during Super Bowl Week, your Bucs starting quarterback for the 2023 season will be Kyle Trask. [read more]
Did the Bucs play miserable football around Tom Brady this season? Or was it the other way around? [read more]
Defensive lineman Will Gholston.
Buccaneers veterans like Lavonte David, Will Gholston, Blaine Gabbert, Logan Ryan and Rakeem Nuñez-Roches, among others, are set to become free agents when the next NFL league year begins on March 15. [read more]
Made all-time Super Bowl team.
One Bucs player made it. Another made it, in part, because of his lone Super Bowl with the Bucs. One safety should have made it. One legendary player didn’t. [read more]
Relaxed.
It seems like Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians sure wanted to coach this season, but he had to be careful not to step on toes. [read more]
The parade of hopefuls continues at One Buc Palace. [read more]
Joe hates to bring up bad memories but here we are. [read more]
