The stage was set last night. Your Bucs were trailing by 10 points at halftine and giving their typical garbage first-half performance with seven points, just one point below their season average in first halves. (more…)

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The wee hours are when Ira Kaufman is at his best, and that’s when this podcast was cut, about an hour after last night’s Bucs-Falcons game. Dial it up right here, or enjoy at or at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. The Ira Kaufman Podcast keeps you informed and entertained every Tuesday & Thursday — and there is no offseason. Click or download above. It’s free and easy. Enjoy!

Strong night.

So about that rotten quarterback the Bucs should cut. (more…)

Local sports multimedia guru Rock Riley (@RealRockRiley) scours everything Bucs for his Monday, Wednesday & Friday video reports right here at JoeBucsFan.com. Of course, Rock was at yesterday’s Bucs-Lions game.

Enjoy!

Winston denies problems with Koetter from Rock Riley on Vimeo.

For some reason, Joe is sitting here this morning like a mental patient watching a non-stop loop of Matthew Stafford completing passes. Oh, wait — it’s a replay of yesterday’s game. (more…)

Sackless blitzers in 2017

Forget about the four-man pass rush from the defensive line. It’s brutal and that’s very old news.

The real question is why the Bucs are such horrible blitzers. (more…)

Lavonte David tied a Buccaneers record today, and it’s not for most losses endured by a fantastic starting linebacker. (more…)

Rock Riley (@realrockriley) was back patrolling the locker room today and all the juice is in his video report below. Dive in! Rock is here doing his thing every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

McCoy only positive questions from Rock Riley on Vimeo.

So what’s been the chatter from the head coach inside the bowels of One Buc Palace and in the locker room the past couple of weeks? (more…)

Bucs left tackle Donovan Smith

The legion of Donovan Smith haters, fueled in part by the misguided professional stats nerds, are having another morning.

Of they should be. (more…)

A bitter morning today as Joe is trying to get the taste of Pepto Bismol out of his mouth from chugging four bottles after Mike Smith’s defense again wet the bed. (more…)

Liked by orangutans.

Joe understands for whatever reason, fan favorite Chris Conte irks a lot of Bucs followers. (more…)

Ira Kaufman is the most beloved, revered and esteemed Buccaneers columnist in town. He has hung his hat at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters since July 2016. Tampa Bay’s only Pro Football Hall of Fame voter, Ira busts out columns here every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and his award winning podcasts fire Tuesdays and Thursdays. You can also see Ira every football Sunday at 10:30 a.m. on FOX-13, Scott Smith’s Tailgate Sunday.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Postcard from Atlanta.

First look at cavernous Mercedes-Benz Stadium, check.

Tasty beet salad at the world’s busiest airport, check.

Buc victory? Not so fast. (more…)

Joe fully expected this morning to wake up in his downtown Atlanta hotel to hear hoots and hollers from locals on the sidewalk as Julio Jones races through traffic to make it to the nearby Hooters unscathed. (more…)

Down on playcalling

Damn, was this frustrating.

There the Bucs were, 2-and-2 with 7:51 remaining, driving well and trailing 27-20 on the Atlanta 19 yard line — and they came up empty. (more…)

Big win. Big locker room posture by Team Glazer.

Sometimes body language can tell a story — or at least help a keen Bucs observer develop one. (more…)

Blackjack!

It’s now 21 consecutive games for Doug Martin without a 100-yard game.

And Martin continued his two-year swoon today with a brutal afternoon against the Dolphins.  (more…)

Accused again

UPDATED 1:53 p.m. – Oh, boy.

True or not, this new report absolutely stinks — and it’s all over the country. (more…)

Focused

The leader of the Buccaneers exercised some A-plus time management skills this afternoon. (more…)

The Sage of Tampa Bay sports, Hall of Fame voter and JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman, knows the elephant in the room is all the national chatter about Jon Gruden taking over as head coach of the Bucs in seven short weeks. So Ira is doing his old-school reporter diligence to dig out what this reality means at One Buc Palace. 

If you’re interested, you do NOT want to miss Ira’s podcast tomorrow — or today’s column.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Cameron Brate says there’s enough time, and he’s right. (more…)

Super Bowl QB Rich Gannon talks about his time in Tampa last week

It wasn’t shocking that the Bucs beat the Jets yesterday, but it was stunning to see Tampa Bay shake off its shameful, quit-looking beating in New Orleans to look like a hungry and passionate football team. (more…)

Shining choice

Here’s a nod to one of the biggest 2017 offseason decisions of the Jason Licht/Dirk Koetter regime. (more…)