Bucs Must Get Poor Tackling Resolved
June 6th, 2026
Improve tackling, please.
Here’s a good bar bet to use tonight. [read more]
My Sitdown With Buccaneers General Manager Jason Licht
June 6th, 2026
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The Sage of Tampa Bay sports, Ira Kaufman, started his sports media career in September of 1976, later hopping on the Buccaneers beat in 1985. He joined JoeBucsFan.com in 2016. This week, Sage had a sitdown with the Buccaneers GM Jason Licht at One Buc Palace. Noteworthy nuggets are below.
BY IRA KAUFMAN
Bucs GM Jason Licht is confident about a franchise that slipped from 10-7 to 8-9 last season. I had an opportunity to ask him about the state of the organization in a 1-on-1 interview at team headquarters.
Q: Is this still an ascending franchise?
Licht: Yes. We have a lot of good young players from the last four drafts that we’re very excited about. We didn’t win enough games last year for various reasons. We’ll never hide behind injuries, but that was a factor. Here in Tampa, Lavonte David never got enough credit. There are a lot of players that have been here in the past that didn’t get their due for what they were. It is what it is, I’m not complaining about it. If we have a chance to win more games, there will be more players that people realize how good they are.
Q: How are you feeling about the wide receiver room?
Licht: Really good. There’s a lot of energy there — and a lot of talent. We have a lot of different skill sets among the group, starting with Chris Godwin. I think Emeka Egbuka is going to have a year like he showed in the first half of last season.
Q: Why did Egbuka’s play fall off after the bye week?
Baker Mayfield Didn’t Seem Happy Mike Evans Bolted
June 6th, 2026
“Mike, why bro?”
Sort of lost in the mystery of why Mike Evans took a massive paycut to pay a 13.3 percent state income tax rate to play with the 49ers is, “What does Baker Mayfield think of this?” [read more]
Chris Godwin: Bucs Offense Is 50 Percent New
June 6th, 2026
Many Bucs fans have smiled and said the 2026 Bucs offense should hit the ground running with new coordinator Zac Robinson because it’ll look exactly like Liam Coen’s electric 2024 system.
Not quite. [read more]
JoeBucsFan Show TODAY At 11 A.M.
June 6th, 2026
Saturday fun with the JoeBucsFan Show on WDAE radio, 95.7 FM and AM 620. Joe and Ira Kaufman jump into the morning lineup today at 11 a.m. Rock Riley follows at noon.
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FOX Sports: Bucs “Need Some Help” To Make Playoffs
June 6th, 2026
“Just one playoff win?”
In the words of veteran NFL scribe Ralph Vacchiano, the NFC South collectively smells like a Porta-Potty outside after fans have gone home following a 1 p.m. September game. [read more]
Make It Hooters For Lunch Or Dinner
June 5th, 2026A delicious plate of Hooters wings and their great salads, sandwiches and shrimp make for a heck of a lunch or dinner! Get it done! Lots of great lunch specials today. Locations are across the Bay area and online ordering is always easy from Joe’s great friends.
Brad Johnson Talks Baker Mayfield Contract Stress
June 5th, 2026“You think they want me back in Cleveland, Mike?”
Yes, the Buccaneers want Baker Mayfield to be their quarterback of the future. They’re just not ready to pay him enough for Mayfield to sign a contract. [read more]
Buccaneers Showed Baker Mayfield The Money
June 5th, 2026
Big news today in a way many fans are not thinking. [read more]
Baker Mayfield: Bucs “Not Anywhere Close” In Contract Talks
June 5th, 2026
Negotiations with Bucs bumpy.
Well, Baker Mayfield talked. And Joe is guessing some Bucs fans won’t like what he had to say. [read more]
SI.com Has Different View Of Jake Browning
June 5th, 2026
Bucs backup QB Jake Browning.
It seems like the once august sports publication of America thinks the Bucs could have searched the fruited plain for a better backup. [read more]
Todd Bowles Gives Ted Hurst A Thumbs-Up, So Far
June 5th, 2026
Promising trait.
Refreshingly on Tuesday, Kitkat-eating Bucs coach Todd Bowles was in no mood to gas up players because they made a play or two in underwear football. [read more]
Jobless Michael Jordan
June 5th, 2026
The math looks bad for 2025 Buccaneers backup turned starting guard Michael Jordan. [read more]
BSPN: Bucs Still Atop The Smelly NFC South
June 5th, 2026
“What do you think about those odds, Bucky?”
Been a busy week in the NFL for June. [read more]
Can June Juice Help Bucs Win September Games?
June 5th, 2026
Juice.
Joe won’t go bananas over an underwear football practice in June. This week’s OTA practice will be long forgotten in two months. [read more]
Rueben Bain And The Hula Hoop
June 4th, 2026
Joe remembers back in 2016 when the Bucs drafted edge rusher Noah Spence and then-defensive coordinator Mike Smith likened him to Gumby, a comment that sailed over Spence’s head like a Jameis Winston opening-drive pass. [read more]
Mike Evans Talks Personal Rejuvenation, 1,000-Yard Season Disappointment
June 4th, 2026
Mike Evans was talking yesterday. [read more]
Micah Parsons Won’t Play Against The Buccaneers
June 4th, 2026
Smiling Tristan Wirfs.
Is there any legit excuse for why this Tampa Bay team shouldn’t have its annual fast start? [read more]
