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Bucs RT Tristan Wirfs

While he only has been in the league one year, right now as Joe is typing this here post, it’s hard to decide what player is Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht’s best draft pick, Mike Evans or Tristan Wirfs. [read more]

The best.

So it is only the first day of September 2021 and already Joe is getting tired of reading about this new-fangled term “off-ball linebacker.” [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

NFL players are in full agreement — the Bucs are brimming with talent.

Tampa Bay led all franchises by placing eight players on the Top 100 list, one more than both the Chiefs and Packers. The defending Super Bowl champs were lauded by their peers, but all of those impressive skill sets have to be nurtured, developed and sharpened.

That’s where the league’s largest coaching staff comes in, hard and fast. Given support and freedom by Bruce Arians, this could well be the best group of assistants in franchise history. [read more]

Crazy play-action numbers.

Chatting with some Bucs fans last night, they are insulted that talking heads at BSPN believe Dak Prescott is a better quarterback than Tom Brady. [read more]

Former NFL suit notices.

A former NFL suit and a well-respected NFL analyst for ESPN seems to be jumping on the bandwagon of Bucs rookie outside linebacker Joe Tryon-Shoyinka. [read more]

“Bruce, who is still on the hot seat beside the rookie kicker?”

The Bucs named names today. And here is the initial roster of 53 Bucs for your Super Bowl champions: [read more]

No real surprises on the Bucs’ official (for now) 53-man roster. [read more]

Dive in to TAMPA TWO, presented by Converged Technology Professionals. Derrick Brooks talks about the preseason finale and the foot in his mouth, and a lot more with Ira Kaufman

More fun from The Identity Tampa Bay & Joe.

Alex Cappa

Alex Cappa was a project. Tristan Wirfs was a specimen from the football gods. [read more]

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Every player has different motivation. [read more]

Bucs DC Todd Bowles

Look, Joe has harped all summer how Joe puts zero stock into preseasons games and is convinced the NFL could lift humanity as a whole by trashing the entire August schedule. [read more]

The Hurricane Ida devastation of Louisiana and New Orleans is nothing to smile at no matter how much you hate the Saints. [read more]

Gone.

Bad timing for Ryan Griffin, but what a way to make a living. [read more]

A look inside the Bucs’ surge

Now this is an eye-opener. [read more]

Jaydon Mickens, left, helping out his eventual successor Jaelon Darden in underwear football this spring.

OK rookie, welcome to the Super Bowl champions. No more excuses, ‘kay? [read more]

Elite timing.

Joe has a lot of listeners to the Ira Kaufman Podcast rankled over the following. [read more]

It seems the Buccaneers’ fierce hunger for 2021 is coming through on YouTube, of all places. [read more]