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Presented by Bill Currie Ford, the Ira Kaufman Podcast is can’t-miss listening twice per week all year long. The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports puts all things Bucs on the table and more.

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One respected national NFL columnist believes the rest of the NFC squads ought to be downright squared over what park-violating, home-invading, NFLPA-ignoring Bucs quarterback Tom Brady did to the Chargers on Sunday. [read more]

Sunday was a quite a bounce-back game for the Buccaneers’ offensive line.

It was easy to forget that Tom Brady is an immobile quarterback. [read more]

Can still gun it.

It seems the demise of park-violating, home-invading, NFLPA-ignoring Bucs quarterback Tom Brady’s right arm has been greatly exaggerated.

That doesn’t mean there is no weakness. [read more]

LeSean McCoy

In the first half Sunday against the Chargers, LeSean “Shady” McCoy appeared to see an incoming blitzer in an offensive line gap and then turn to the right to help block someone else.

And Tom Brady paid the price. [read more]

Sums up Bucs.

A man who used to cover the Bucs just as the Father Dungy regime began believes you can sum up in one word why park-violating, home-invading, NFLPA-ignoring Bucs quarterback Tom Brady was brought in to replace Mr. Entertainment, America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

We don’t mark on a curve here at your favorite Buc website, but a 3-1 record at the NFL quarter-pole deserves some good grades.

Tampa Bay has reeled off a 3-game winning streak following a sloppy Week 1 loss in New Orleans. The Bucs have beaten some pedestrian teams along the way and now the schedule gets a more challenging, just as the injury list begins to mount.

Here’s a position-by-position look back at the opening quarter as the surging Bucs prepare to travel to Chicago on a short week: [read more]

“Wish you could sit here with me Tom but I ran out of your witches brew.”

Last night on the Buccaneers Radio Network coach Bucco Bruce Arians saluted his team’s “character” for not throwing in the towel yesterday when it would have been easy to do so, and to claw back for a big win at home. [read more]

Big ups for Bucs’ big receiver.

Joe has written many times that Bucs star receiver Mike Evans is on a Hall of Fame path. [read more]

Talks Bucs comeback.

If this didn’t cross your mind, Joe maintains you have no use for history and may not have a memory bank. [read more]

Video

Joe has been getting the question a lot and now has an answer. [read more]

So what caused the surge of the Buccaneers’ running game yesterday?

Joe’s not used to watching a balanced attack. [read more]

After all those spring and summer sessions with Tom Brady and friends at Berkeley Prep school in Tampa, and grinding through training camp after having The Sickness, imagine what Cameron Brate felt like being buried on the bench for the first three games of this season. [read more]

Pile driver

Yeah, Joe noticed a few Bucs fans seemed more giddy about poking fun at Joe than celebrating the Bucs winning yesterday. [read more]

Defensive coordinator Todd Bowles talks Chargers game.

Joe re-watched Sunday’s thrilling 38-31 Bucs victory last night and saw a defense that looked flat and slower than usual in the first half before igniting later in the game.

Joe asked Todd Bowles about that this morning. [read more]

Changed the game.

Former Bucs coach Dirk Koetter liked to call defensive linemen known for living in an opponent’s backfield “gamewreckers.” [read more]

(Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

So much to write about from a fun win by the Bucs. So let’s get rolling with five on this Victory Monday! [read more]

Joe is bringing up last season on this glorious Monday because Bucco Bruce Arians did immediately following yesterday’s thrilling win. [read more]

Joe wants Bucs fans to remember what Mike Evans accomplished yesterday, and it’s not about Evans catching his fifth touchdown pass of the young season. [read more]

Park-violating, home-invading, NFLPA-ignoring Bucs quarterback Tom Brady is heating up.

And NFL teams better be wearing Depends. [read more]

Getting noticed.

If Lavonte David doesn’t make the Pro Bowl this year, provided he stays healthy, then it isn’t worth Joe’s time to ever discuss the damn thing. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

For most of the opening half, it was as bad as it gets. [read more]