BY IRA KAUFMAN

If this season goes south in the next two months, there will be a stampede out the exit door at One Buc Place. (more…)

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Wow. Ira Kaufman is fired up as Bucs Nation sits in a place nobody imagined just one week ago. Joe’s calling this podcast an instant classic. The Ira Kaufman Podcast is presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon.

Click play above or tune in at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. And you can find it on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts,” ALL genres. Stay informed, thinking and smiling every single Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason.

Listening to “The Sage” is fun, free and easy. Enjoy!

Manbeast first-round pick Vita Vea has had an awfully rough start to his career. (more…)

Buccaneers legend Derrick Brooks joins JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman for another must-watch edition of TAMPA TWO! Enjoy the twice weekly show, a joint production of The Identity Tampa Bay and Joe. Proudly presented by Caldeco Air Conditioning & Heating.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

I recently returned my preliminary ballot to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and three former Buccaneers were checked off rather quickly.

From a list of 102 modern-era candidates, John Lynch, Ronde Barber and Simeon Rice were easy choices to advance to the group of 25 semifinalists that will be announced in November. (more…)

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Bengals week and a new crossroads game have Tampa Bay’s only Pro Football Hall of Fame voter fired up. Recorded at One Buc Place, it’s always a fun and informative time on the Ira Kaufman Podcast presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon.

Click play above or tune in at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. And you can find it on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts,” ALL genres. Stay informed, thinking and smiling every single Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason.

Listening to “The Sage” is fun, free and easy. Enjoy!

BY IRA KAUFMAN

The Bucs have a lot riding on Sunday’s game.

How much? (more…)

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Did that Bucs-Browns game set football back 20 years? Nah. But the Sage of Tampa Bay sports has plenty to say in the aftermath of a wild Bucs victory. It’s always a fun and informative time on the Ira Kaufman Podcast presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon.

Click play above or tune in at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. And you can find it on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts,” ALL genres. Stay informed, thinking and smiling every single Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason.

Listening to “The Sage” is fun, free and easy. Enjoy!

Ira talked defense after the game with Mark Duffner, Lavonte David, Noah Spence and M.J. Stewart

BY IRA KAUFMAN

When Tampa Bay players return to practice Wednesday, one particular ditty should be blaring from those loudspeakers at One Buc Place.

The year was 1968 and the group was Archie Bell & the Drells. The song that went to No. 1 on the charts that spring was “Tighten Up.” Check it out on YouTube. (more…)

BY IRA KAUFMAN

It wasn’t pretty and it took almost four hours, but the Bucs survived. Heck, they might have salvaged their season in the process. (more…)

Grab a sandwich and listen to Bucs legend Derrick Brooks break down the keys to Sunday’s Bucs-Browns game. Brooks and Sage of Tampa Bay sports columnist Ira Kaufman always nail it on TAMPA TWO. Click below and enjoy this great production from The Identity Tampa Bay and JoeBucsFan.com, presented by Caldeco Air Conditioning & Heating.   

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Huge game for the franchise. Huge game for the general manager. (more…)

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The Bucs are absolutely at a crossroads for the season — and for the current regime. Lots on the docket today. It’s always a fun and informative time on the Ira Kaufman Podcast presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon.

Click play above or tune in at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. And you can find it on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts,” ALL genres. Stay informed, thinking and smiling every single Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason.

Listening to “The Sage” is fun, free and easy. Enjoy!

Dirk Koetter has said a couple of times that he wouldn’t get too involved with the Buccaneers defense led by Mike Smith because he’d probably get in the way and wouldn’t add much value to an experienced staff. (more…)

BY IRA KAUFMAN

In theory, every NFL regular-season game counts the same.

You win, you lose or you tie and it all goes into the mix. You have 16 opportunities to put your best self forward and at the end of the year, you are what your record says you are.

So how come this one feels different? (more…)

TAMPA TWO is on!! Derrick Brooks takes on the tough questions of the day — your questions — with sage columnist Ira Kaufman.Click below and enjoy this great production from The Identity Tampa Bay and JoeBucsFan.com, presented by Caldeco Air Conditioning & Heating.   

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Tampa Bay’s only Pro Football Hall of Fame voter doesn’t hold back in his take on various elements tied to the firing of Mike Smith and its aftermath. Regardless, it’s always a fun and informative time on the Ira Kaufman Podcast presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon.

Click play above or tune in at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. And you can find it on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts,” ALL genres. Stay informed, thinking and smiling every single Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason.

Listening to “The Sage” is fun, free and easy. Enjoy!

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Take a seat, Mr. Anger.

Bryan Anger is one of the better punters in the NFL, but he needs to reduce his workload the rest of this season. The Bucs require maximum possessions to compensate for a historically bad defense.

Unless it’s fourth-and-9 from the Tampa Bay 22, Anger should remain on the sidelines. OK, that’s an exaggeration, but you get my point. (more…)

BY IRA KAUFMAN

The little things will get you every time.

The Bucs did some things very well Sunday in Atlanta, but the details did them in. This football team isn’t good enough to overcome key mistakes — and Tampa Bay made too many of them in dropping to 2-3.

Gerald McCoy can’t be flagged for an illegal use of the hands penalty on a 3rd-and-11 incompletion early in the second quarter. Instead of settling for a field goal, the Falcons scored on the next play.

That’s a 4-point gaffe. (more…)