Get the boats ready.

Of course, Mike Evans will likely say the five biggest moments in his life are when he got married, the births of his three children, and winning the Super Bowl. [read more]

League-leader.

When NFL agents come to the bargaining table, they love to be armed with numbers.

Especially when those numbers are ridiculously impressive. [read more]

Fighting for carries.

This really is a perfect example of iron sharpens iron. [read more]

Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians.

So the Bucs, players and coaches, are done for offseason work. They left One Buc Palace yesterday and won’t be seen again until July 24 when training camp is expected to open. [read more]

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Mandatory minicamp is in the books and The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports has plenty on his mind. Episode 1 of this week (with a unique format) has loads of Buccaneers chatter, as always, with Joe. The Ira Kaufman Podcast is presented by Bill Currie Ford!

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Ke’Shawn Vaughn is in a tough spot. [read more]

Very well done here by the Buccaneers social media elves. [read more]

There’s a right way to handle entering a season as the defending world champion Buccaneers. [read more]

“Let’s go, Bruce!”

Be still Joe’s heart. We now know who and when the Bucs will play in those worthless preseason games. [read more]

Fighter for footballs.

Very abbreviated practice today in the final day of minicamp. So sadly, Joe’s report is short as well. Remember: this is underwear football. Think flag football without the flags. No hitting of any sort. [read more]

The greatest receiver in Buccaneers history was talking today. [read more]

Yes, Julio Jones will help the Bucs for a change this year. [read more]

Three days of practice after no football for four months was bound to expose those Bucs who may have been savoring too many Hooters wings and Big Storm Beer. [read more]

Developed masterplan scheme?

It wasn’t long ago that Joe often used the hashtag #BlameJameis. Why? Because it seemed every damn thing somehow was Jameis Winston’s fault. [read more]

Right tackle Tristan Wirfs

When you win a Super Bowl, so many things have to go right. [read more]

“Dang Tom, I might have to try some of those avocado tequila shots.”

They seem to come from fully different universes.

Joe’s talking about Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians and park-violating, home-invading, NFLPA-ignoring, down-forgetting, handshake-stiffing, jet-ski-losing, biscuit-baking, tequila-shooting, smartphone-phobic, waffle-grilling, trophy-throwing, roller-coaster-scared, numbers-rules-peeved, Bucs-Super Bowl-winning quarterback Tom Brady. [read more]

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The Buc secondary must be livin’ right. [read more]

Great stuff today from Lavonte David

Joe got a very interesting answer from iconic Tampa Bay linebacker Lavonte David this afternoon. [read more]

With so few games compared to other sports, football may be the most overanalyzed team sport in the world. [read more]

Another strong practice.

So Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians lauded his team’s practice today. Said he was impressed by how smooth the offense is humming for a minicamp practice. Joe can tell you while the defense didn’t have many splash plays, the defense had a strong outing. As always, keep in mind this is underwear football. No pads. No hitting of any sort. Dudes practicing in shorts and practice jerseys. It is flag football without the flags. Would-be tacklers on the (very few) run plays called actually jump out of the way. The notes below are observations, not indictments. Lastly, please remember it is June 9. Kickoff of the Dallas game is three months from tonight. [read more]

Tom Brady shed more light on his surgically repaired knee today after practice. [read more]