Monday Practice Notes & Observations
August 15th, 2016
Training camp wore on early this morning at One Buc Palace.
Joe’s got highlights.
*Floppy hat patrol again for J.R. Sweezy and Vernon Hargreaves.
*Kevin Pamphile moves to left tackle today with Donovan Smith still out with the flu bug.
*Defense came to practice today. In red zone drills, Doug Martin up the middle stuffed for no gain. Earlier, Robert Ayers, at left defensive end, raced through blocks and would have buried America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, had he not been wearing an orange don’t-touch-me jersey.
*Pitch out to Charles Sims to the left side sniffed out right away by Bucs defense. May have lost a yard or two.
*Jameis drops back .. looks… looks … rolls right and hits the Great White Hype, Danny Vitale in traffic in corner of end zone.
*Beastie Boys singing about the right to party must be a cruel tease to the Bucs as they work and sweat in the humid morning air.
*Jameis nails Sims right in hands on wheel route. Inaccurate? Ha!
*Well, this is different: A little spread! Jameis holds ball in Martin’s gut, runs with him in stride for a yard or two, pulls the ball out, steps back and hits Sims.
*Jameis hooks up with Mike Evans over the middle for about a 15-yard gain. This needs to become a staple.
*ASJ on a look-in route waits for pass instead of attacking the ball. Allowed the immortal Adarius Glanton time to recover and break up the pass.
*Jameis is locked in this morning. Precision passing.
*Sims hauls in deep pass along right sideline. Jameis drops it right in his bread basket in stride.
*ASJ makes a sweet one-handed catch deep along right sideline.
*Martin catches pass from Jameis and falls near left sideline as Kwon Alexander topples on top of him. Martin is slow to get up and Kwon had to help him to his feet. Martin seemed to shake it off.
*Bucs going through a topless period of practice.
*For whatever reason this is a very lackadaisical practice halfway through. After practice, Dirk Koetter called it “sluggish.” Most practices this training camp have been very crisp, up-tempo. Players seem to be dragging, almost as if they had too much fun on their day off. Joe’s been there before. Koetter says team is getting sick of each other and practicing against Jacksonville on Wednesday and Thursday will help.
*Kool and the Gang!
*Peyton Barber squirts through defense for a big run. Right now Joe would guess he’s a possible No. 4 running back, maybe No. 3 depending on how the team views Mike James.
*While sparse crowd is quiet and bored watching special teams drills, one voice pierces muggy morning hollering encouragement to Russell Shepard, as the likely No. 4 receiver watches from the sideline.
August 15th, 2016 at 12:10 pm
Bucs going through a topless period of practice.
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I see Pablo’s influence spreading through the team. Darn You Pablo!
August 15th, 2016 at 12:23 pm
LOL @ DB..
Oh Joe…I so much appreciate your camp notes..Happy for Peyton Barber too..I really think he’s got potential to be one of the greats..he was working out during his off season with his GF..
August 15th, 2016 at 12:25 pm
Joe would hope so! 🙂
August 15th, 2016 at 12:26 pm
My only practice this year. I noticed something that wasn’t pointed out and may not make a difference. Cliff Matthews blew up several running plays. He’s listed as a dt but was lined up outside.
August 15th, 2016 at 12:29 pm
We are in total agreement when it comes to Famous to ME on 15 yards crossing routes. Everyone wants to see the bomb the 15 yard crossing can be just as effective. Warner to Bruce/Holt perfected the 9 route. More routes in the route tree than just bombs.
August 15th, 2016 at 12:31 pm
Nice recap… what Glennon was in the cold chamber nursing his bruised ego.
August 15th, 2016 at 12:41 pm
Other writers have also said Joe that the Bucs will probably keep 4 RBs: Martin, Sims, James & Barber. Most of them also have us keeping 4 TEs: Brate, Stocker, ASJ & Vitale. That prediction has us getting rid of Brandon Myers obviously. What I keep wondering about is ‘Why do we need to keep 4 RBs on the 53-man roster?’ Barber could go on the practice squad, and Vitale could serve as the 4th RB if the Bucs listed him as a RB/FB. That’d allow us to keep Myers, because 2 TE sets seem a lot more likely this year than 2 RB sets. Plus TEs seem to get banged up a lot more than RBs for some reason.
August 15th, 2016 at 12:45 pm
Topless period of practice? I hope Casey Phillips was out there
August 15th, 2016 at 12:55 pm
I am loving how our d-line is finally dominating at the point of attack! Noah Spence is going to be a beast! It looks like Sheldon Rankins was injured at the Saints practice today and carted off the field. So happy that we got Spence…he is going to incredible!
August 15th, 2016 at 12:57 pm
great notes….
@joe..was andre davis working with the 2’s or 3’s?….he made a bigger impact than spencer, bell and Krause last game….GO BUCS!!!!
August 15th, 2016 at 1:26 pm
Sure about VH3 and floppy hat patrol??? Photos from today’s practice show him in uniform..
August 15th, 2016 at 1:55 pm
Glad Sims is fine.
Practice would have seemed much less “sluggish” if the cheerleaders had participated in the “topless” session.
August 15th, 2016 at 1:57 pm
SOEbuc – Casey is very attractive – but she wouldn’t have much to show off topless.
August 15th, 2016 at 2:07 pm
I’m hoping to see some shotgun sets using 3wr/2rb.
or even some pro-sets using 2wr/2rb/1te
getting Martin and Sims on the field together should help to keep the defense guessing
August 15th, 2016 at 2:12 pm
Didn’t notice him but Joe tries to focus on the first team guys usually. Again, only so much one pair of eyeballs can see.
August 15th, 2016 at 2:27 pm
Speaking for Pablo
“Pablo goes topless with his day job on top of Pasco County roofs and bottomless with his night job….table dancing letting his elongated arc sway (Haboo has one too).”
August 15th, 2016 at 2:33 pm
Pablo reminds me of watching Red Hot Chili Peppers years ago when they would hit the stage with only a sock on their arcs..
Looking forward for the team to practice against Jax instead of each other..I want to go but with hot flashes and the heat out there..it would not be a pretty sight..
August 15th, 2016 at 2:46 pm
After the Eagles game with a blind side hit on Jameis, our Offense only scoring 9 pts, a second week of training camp reports of the defense crashing through our o-line for likely sacks, running backs being stuffed w/no gain, is it too early for concern about the state of our O-line?
August 15th, 2016 at 3:04 pm
We simply must eliminate penalties and turnovers from our offense……if we can, I think we have the ability to move the ball on other teams….the best way to solve some of our Oline problems is the use of the screen pass….and I believe it will be the cornerstone of our Offense this year.
August 15th, 2016 at 3:14 pm
So who saw that Sheldon Rankins broke his leg? Ouch! Never like to see someone get hurt – but damn that’s good for us!
August 15th, 2016 at 3:24 pm
Defense Rules Says
“What I keep wondering about is ‘Why do we need to keep 4 RBs on the 53-man roster?’ Barber could go on the practice squad, and Vitale could serve as the 4th RB if the Bucs listed him as a RB/FB. That’d allow us to keep Myers, because 2 TE sets seem a lot more likely this year than 2 RB sets. Plus TEs seem to get banged up a lot more than RBs for some reason.”
Or, they could cut Luke Stocker, who has been almost useless outside of 1-2 plays per year and only had 9 plays last season. Plus, he’s injured EVERY year. It’s time to cut that cord. We have Vitale now.
Putting Barber on the PS is a good idea too. We would create two roster spots so we could keep Myers AND sign a 7th WR…which we’ll need given the injuries we’ve had every year at the position. We always end up signing off the street.
August 15th, 2016 at 3:27 pm
@Tampabaybucfan
Well said.
It would help too if we had out entire starting offensive line on the field, and didn’t have to move people around to fill holes.
That, I think, is the real problem with the oline right now.
August 15th, 2016 at 3:35 pm
Please anyone, say something else about the topless session. I don’t want to be left with the vision Pablo has presented.
August 15th, 2016 at 3:40 pm
Valid point Bonzai I’ll also say the Hayes addition has to be given some mention. These guys know his track record, they are aware Geno Smith was a 4th rounder. In my opinion it is good sign they whipping our O line @$$. This can only be of benefit to our O line to go against a unit that quite frankly is about to surprise the entire league. Much like our O line did last season.
August 15th, 2016 at 3:47 pm
Gotta give you big props on your practice note here Joe. They are always entertaining and informative.
August 15th, 2016 at 4:14 pm
If you only value a tight end for catches, then, yeah, Stocker isn’t much of a loss. The Bucs are also a running team. Stocker is an excellent blocker. He isn’t going anywhere and thus far, Danny Vitale has shown little to believe he could replace Stocker, but he has shown more than Kenny Bell.
August 15th, 2016 at 4:23 pm
Buccaneer Bonzai Says:
August 15th, 2016 at 3:27 pm
“cut Luke Stocker, who has been almost useless outside of 1-2 plays per year and only had 9 plays last season. Plus, he’s injured EVERY year.
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Wow Bonzai. Your football “observations” have shown themselves as pretty clueless many times in the past – but this statement has got to be close to the top as far as clueless goes. Do you even watch this team play??? You think because his stat sheet says he had 9 catches in 2015 – that means he “only had 9 plays last season” SMH dude.
Stocker is a very good blocker and valuable contributor on this team. And he hasn’t been “injured” and unavailable since 2013.
August 15th, 2016 at 4:25 pm
Man say it again truth be told”the Buccs are a running team” one with a young budding star at QB capable of flinging that rock down field when needed. Screw the dunkaneers moniker,we show up and tote that rock.
August 15th, 2016 at 4:28 pm
@joe..thx….GO BUCS!!!!
August 15th, 2016 at 8:04 pm
Glad to hear Sims is practicing again.
August 16th, 2016 at 8:13 am
Stocker is good for one thing only…blocking.
It was only one game, but Vitale at least showed the ability to block. If he continues to do so before final roster cuts, then how is Stocker, who cannot complete a season, more valuable?
Anyone who cannot see that has blinders on.
And, Pickgrin, I wouldn’t talk if I were you. Your comments tend to lean on insults instead of quality takes…as your comment there proves.