Ira is a living national treasure, the only surviving serious sports journalist covering the Bucs. His insights are grounded in a genuine historical understanding of the team and the broader sports landscape. Credit to JoeBucsFan for featuring him. Lee and Steve are dedicated and passionate, and along with Pewter Report (which they despise) are the only dedicated sites that do original research on the team. The caveat is that this is a small oasis in the desert that is sports journalism. The national media and NFL have zero interest in the Bucs, and with the hollowing out of local news by the oligarchs, JoeBucsFan and PR have the field to themselves. In a better world, the team would be better covered, with many more interesting and informed reporters and opinions. Not JoeBucsFans’s fault that they are one of the last ones standing.
