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Preparation pays off big time for Bucs ILB Josiah Trotter.
Just by the way Bucs rookie inside linebacker Josiah Trotter played in his NFL debut in Cincinnati last week, you can tell, physically, he can hang with the big boys of the NFL. [read more]
A top backup, BSPN says.
An interesting way of thinking to determine Bucs reserve quarterback Jalon Daniels is one of the best backups in the league. [read more]
Stoked that all Bucs receivers should suit up today.
Even though Bucs receiver Ted Hurst only got three targets last week, all in a row, all in the final offensive drive for the Bucs, he demonstrated just how deep the Bucs’ bench is with receivers. [read more]
Game 2
Browns at Bucs
Kickoff: 1 p.m.
TV: CBS (WTSP-TV Channel 10, locally) with Tom McCarthy, Robert Turbin and Tiffany Blackmon.
Caught in logjam.
Two things shocked Joe in the aftermath of the Bucs’ first loss of the season, and how they may relate to tomorrow’s game against the hapless Browns. [read more]
Bucs special teams got a gold star for Week 1. The other units got whatever is awarded for stunning inconsistency. [read more]
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BY IRA KAUFMAN
Todd Monken’s no dummy.
The new head coach of the Browns knows how to exploit weaknesses on the football field. He proved that as offensive coordinator for the Bucs, Browns and Ravens before getting his shot in Cleveland this year. [read more]
Free football.
Once again, unless you live in three specific regions of our republic, you likely won’t see the Browns-Bucs game on free TV.
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Strong start to 2026.
Aside from linebacker Josiah Trotter blowing up in his first NFL game, outperforming Derrick Brooks and matching T.J. Watt, an even more surprising outcome came on the defense. [read more]
Flash poll posted at 6:48 a.m. Poll closed at 9:59 a.m. Last week’s results linked here.
It’s fitting that JoeBucsFan.com columnist/podcaster Ira Kaufman will walk into the Raymond James Stadium press box tomorrow for the Bucs-Browns game wearing a media badge and carrying a laptop.
Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of Kaufman launching his illustrious career in sports media.
Kaufman clocked in on the Manhattan sports desk of United Press International at 6 p.m. on Sept. 20, 1976. His daily shift ended at 1:30 a.m. — followed by a vodka tonic at a bar across the street.
Starting pay was $140 a week — enough to afford an occasional wee hours western omelet (post-vodka) and train fare back home to Brooklyn.
By 1978, Kaufman was routinely covering the NFL and his big break came immediately following that ’78 season. Kaufman was named New York Giants beat writer for UPI, replacing Greg Aiello, who later became the longtime chief NFL spokesperson. [read more]
Ranked high by BSPN.
Joe thinks it is fair to suggest that when it came to trench warfare last Sunday in Cincinnati, the Bucs have seen better days. [read more]
Bucky Irving slips through a Bengals gang tackle Week 1.
If Week 1 of the NFL season is any window, it seems Bucs running back Bucky Irving has picked up where his rookie season left off. [read more]
Enjoy the JoeBucsFan Show at 7 p.m. on WDAE radio, 95.7 FM and AM 620. Joe will talk all things Bucs after the pivotal Week 2 game against the Browns, presented by Pin Chasers.
Also listen online or via the iHeart Radio app, or click the player below. (Joe has been back on the WDAE airwaves every week for the past 19 months. But this is a brand new time for football season!)
Bowling, Food. Fun.
On paper, the Bucs should mow through the Cleveland Browns on Sunday in Tampa Bay’s home opener. [read more]
“This guy’s smacking us around on YouTube.”
Joe sees Graham Barton as a good, durable starting center. [read more]
Receiver Jalen McMillan.
The Bucs could have everyone healthy for Sunday’s home opener against the hapless Browns. [read more]
It’s been a week but the memory lingers. [read more]
Can the unthinkable happen on Sunday? [read more]
