The past 10 days or so of the Bucs training camp, Vincent Jackson sure seemed like a man playing with boys. Sure, it helped that Freeman found his accuracy and on occasions, was throwing the pigskin as if Drew Brees himself was wearing the No. 5 of pewter and red.

Of course, cynics could argue Jackson was mostly going up against NFL neophytes in Bucs practices. Darrelle Revis, outside of walk-throughs, did not guard Jackson as Revis has not been cleared for full drills, yet. So Jackson was going up against a pair of rookies (Johnthan Banks and Rashaan Melvin) and second-year man Leonard Johnson.

The way Doug Kyed of NESN describes Jackson’s work against the Patriots’ secondary, the Bucs All-Pro wideout is in regular season form.

The 6-foot-5, 230-pound receiver may make the Patriots’ secondary look foolish at times, but it’s good practice for bigger, more physical receivers the team will have to face during the season. The ball was thrown Jackson’s way 13 times during Tuesday’s practice, and Patriots’ defensive backs only “beat” Jackson three times.

Kyle Arrington beat Jackson once during one-on-ones, while Jackson beat Devin McCourty and Arrington in later reps. Steve Gregory picked off Josh Freeman on a throw intended for Jackson in 11-on-11s. Justin Green also got the better of Jackson on one rep. The rest of the time, Jackson was beating guys like Arrington and Aqib Talib. Talib appreciated the practice, though.

“That’s good work man, leading into the season,” Talib said. “One week you get DeSean Jackson, change up the look you get V-Jack, Young Mike [Williams]. Man, it’s definitely good practice.”

Just by what Joe has seen with hsi own eyes (even with binoculars) and what Joe has read from both local and Boston papers/websites/sports networks, the Bucs, led by Jackson, could be scary good on offense this season.

As always, the catalyst will be No. 5.