Yes, Joe is nearing manhood.

Fourteen years ago today, Joe fired up this website and never turned back. About 48,000 Bucs posts have been typed, the results of obsessing 24/7 about all things Buccaneers.

It all started with a laptop and a dream. (more…)

Bucs fans who pay good money to watch preseason football aren’t going to like this. (more…)

Bucs safety Keanu Neal, the 2017 Pro Bowler.

Sadly, a lot of fans in Tampa and across the NFL write off safety Keanu Neal as a washed out safety who never was the same after blowing out his knee late in the 2018 season and then his Achilles in 2019.

Neal turned 27 this week and has a very different opinion. (more…)

Head Coach Todd Bowles

Todd Bowles was pointing fingers today. (more…)

Ex Bucs lineman, coach shares personal insight.

So it seems as if Ryan Jensen may be out for an extended period of time. Barring Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht swinging a trade, it may be Robert Hainsey’s job to start at center. (more…)

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If you haven’t listened to the Ira Kaufman Podcast recently, it’s a great time to dive back in. All kinds of news, notes and nuggets are flowing from Day 1 of training camp.

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If Leonard Fournette came to the Bucs’ June mandatory minicamp at 250 or 260 pounds, as was reported with emphasis, Shaq Barrett wasn’t seeing it.

In fact, Shaq says he and Fournette talked about weight at that camp. (more…)

Former Bucs DT Ndamukong Suh.

Some fans lament the loss of manbeast defensive tackle and versatile ironman Ndamukong Suh.

Legendary Buccaneers Hall of Fame linebacker Derrick Brooks isn’t one of those fans. (more…)

Head coach Todd Bowles

Far too many Bucs fans are quivering in public restroom stalls worried about Tampa Bay’s “tough schedule.”

These might be the same folks who freak out when they’re down to nine rolls of toilet paper at home. (more…)

Rookie tight end Cade Otton picks up a strong and intriguing endorsement.

A former Tom Brady teammate and Patriots Super Bowl hero has spent the past four years calling Pac-12 games and is super-high on a Bucs rookie. (more…)

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Part II of Bucs head coach Todd Bowles’ sitdown with Ira and Joe is here!! Plenty of other Bucs chatter, too. Another can’t-miss episode. Part III (the finale) with Bowles comes next week.

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Still a stud.

Father Time ignores no one. Well, except Tom Brady. (more…)

Pro Bowl receiver Mike Evans.

Joe can see a couple of Bucs fans arguing about this over a few Big Storm Brewing beers. (more…)

Running back Ke’Shawn Vaughn.

It’s hard to read between the lines when head coach Todd Bowles speaks because he’s a cautious communicator at news conferences. (more…)

Key wagering stat.

As usual, Joe will head to the Mirage in Las Vegas this summer, perhaps for the final time. (since MGM sold the place, Joe’s MGM Rewards points won’t work there much longer). And among the many recreational activities Joe will partake in will be dropping cash on season-win totals in the NFL and college football. (more…)

“I’m really getting sick of that guy.”

Despite the only sign of Tom Brady’s football demise being his birth certificate, a giant of NFL media cannot seem to accept Brady staying atop his elite game this season. (more…)

Believe it or not, a highly successful 30-year-old receiver playing with the Falcons and Matt Ryan made a surprise switch to Tom Brady’s Patriots and couldn’t find success. (more…)

The fantasy football world got a May buzz last week when Todd Bowles declared Leonard Fournette his No. 1 running back. (more…)

Rookie Bucs TE Ko Kieft

Offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich sure sounds like a guy who expects sixth-round pick tight end Ko Kieft to do more than just make the team. (more…)

Joe once heard a Peyton Manning interview that included Manning sharing his thoughts on his many fourth-quarter comebacks. (more…)

Bucs rookie guard Luke Goedeke.

So back in mid-April, Brandon Thorn, who has built a nice little career as being an offensive line analyst, had a sitdown with Bucs second-round draft pick Luke Goedeke. (more…)

Status.

It sure feels like a guy critical to the success of the Bucs defense the past three years, and who was extremely helpful with young players, is done with his Bucs days. (more…)

The Buccaneers’ new guard is really high on himself and talks about it comfortably, and almost in a humble way. (more…)