Want To Return? Make Team.
May 6th, 2017
Talks return game.
Winning Bucs coach Dirk Koetter had a simple message for any of the underdrafted rookie free agents or perhaps one of the tryout players participating in this weekend’s rookie minicamp at One Buc Palace.
If you want to return kicks or punts, you better make the squad as a position player.
Koetter left little doubt what he feels about return guys making the roster this fall when he was asked who in minicamp looked as if he can return kicks and/or punts in the NFL.
“On their college tape, I mean, Justin Evans didn’t have a lot of tries but he had a really nice average,” Koetter said. “And then Bobo Wilson is a guy that’s got some return value. The first thing that a return guy has got to do first is make the 53[-man roster]. It’s going to be hard to make the 53 strictly as a return guy. You’re going to have to have a combination, so we’ll take a look at a few of them.”
Koetter added since the Bucs have improved their roster in depth and talent, a guy making the final-53 strictly as a return man is going to be much more difficult this year than it has been.
May 6th, 2017 at 6:55 pm
A man just rap wit the homie Blake. I been missing inn action due to a schedule change but Webster,Trubucfan22,Erik I got you. Just hit me up so I can pay up on what I owe y’all boys.
May 6th, 2017 at 8:13 pm
lol @ your new name..glad you’re back though..
May 6th, 2017 at 8:42 pm
Welcome back NosBos!
May 6th, 2017 at 8:47 pm
I told you guys my Homie would stand up!
May 6th, 2017 at 8:57 pm
Good stuff homie.
May 6th, 2017 at 9:01 pm
I’m not convinced that is NoS-BoS.
May 6th, 2017 at 9:08 pm
It is indeed him. I was scouring through the archives and found the thread where I originally bet him, and he gave me his number.
We were texting earlier about the how good we thought the draft was, and how excited we are for this season.
May 6th, 2017 at 9:09 pm
If that is you Nos then send me a text so I can let everyone know.
May 6th, 2017 at 9:14 pm
Yup. Just got confirmation as well. It is indeed Nos. Blake, you should go have a beer or three with him. Cool cat.
May 6th, 2017 at 9:15 pm
That’s me man☺. That was the Trubucfan22 bet. Maybe he’ll spare me after awhile and go back to my original tag.
May 6th, 2017 at 9:18 pm
^^^^ Lol bro! On my main sites I lose my Avi name alot. We only bet for a week at a time tho.
May 6th, 2017 at 9:21 pm
I say ‘main sites’ and it is kinda funny cause this is the first place I click in the mornings. I hang out at those other sites and chat football more tho.
May 6th, 2017 at 9:23 pm
Love the direction of this team! In two years we’ll have depth that should be starters in this league like Dungy had.
May 6th, 2017 at 9:27 pm
Props nos
May 6th, 2017 at 9:31 pm
Bob is the best return guy imo but not sure he will make it as a WR on our team. Evans, Jax, Godwin, Walker, Hump are locks so it just depends on how many we keep.
May 6th, 2017 at 9:43 pm
NoS… I was just wondering which FSU star the Bucs should eyeing up for next year. Welcome back man.
May 6th, 2017 at 10:07 pm
@princess/nos:
Way to man up!!!! I may not always agree with you, but you are a man of convictions and a man of his word! I will gladly respectfully spar with you on any football topic you want homie. Good man.
May 6th, 2017 at 10:19 pm
NOS!!! I don’t post that often, but I had to say welcome back and love the new name. I enjoy reading all the updates on here and the bickering back and forth. Go Gators and Go Bucs!!! Hahaha.
May 6th, 2017 at 10:38 pm
Lol, glad 2 have U back brotha.
May 6th, 2017 at 10:41 pm
JoeBucsFan making Bucs fans family.
May 6th, 2017 at 10:42 pm
Nos/Bos,
Go back to your handle, man. It’s who you are. It’s your personna. You have no reason to bow your head. You were admirable. You stood up for your man. You lost! Big deal! You’re going to lose again if you live long enough. I’ve been doing this stuff since 76. If you’re a Buc fan losing and hanging in there is a badge of honor. And the other guys enjoy the rap with you too – no harm, no fault.
So, pick up your sword, advance to the rear and live to fight another day. Lol. The next time I visit JoeBucsFan, I expect to see Nos/Bos live and in living color! Go Bucs!
May 6th, 2017 at 10:51 pm
yo princess
missed you man… glad all is well. you the man nos
May 6th, 2017 at 10:52 pm
Glad to see so many finally getting it. We are family on this site in a way. I lost a bet to Nos on this site and I paid up. I traveled back down to Florida last yr and hooked up with him in Otown and had some beers. Talking smack and backing it up is what we should all be about! It’s a BUCS LIFE afterall!
May 6th, 2017 at 10:53 pm
nfl as part of the wussification of the nfl are doing whatever they can to eliminate returns the days of return specialist are over. I guess trump could not save that job.
May 6th, 2017 at 10:56 pm
What a cute new name NOS. Props for honoring your bets including the name change.
You weren’t wrong about Cook’s talent nor his ability to help this team be better. But what you were wrong about was the Bucs interest in drafting him (or any RB probably) with a high pick.
The way things fell – I honestly don’t think the Bucs would have taken Cook at 19 if OJ was off the board. I think they would have taken Adore Jackson. And the main reason I say that is because once Cook fell well into the 2nd round – the Bucs could have used a 4th and 6th round pick to move up and get him at pick #40 or 39 or 38 etc. His value was certainly very high at that point. But they didn’t do it. The plan was pretty obviously to fill a bunch of other needs first and get a RB late in the draft as a decent one was likely to fall to the 5th. And by golly a pretty darn decent one did. I really like the potential of McNichols and I’m much happier about paying a 5th round pick for a RB instead of a 1st. OJ is the real deal who was a steal and that’s my schpeal.
Vikings got a steal at pick #41 without a doubt though too. I think Cook is going to be a very good NFL RB.
May 6th, 2017 at 10:57 pm
NOSBOS
Glad you’re back. I agree with Macabee.
May 6th, 2017 at 11:05 pm
Guys……I think the core family here on these threads should get stronger and stick together because the axles on this here Bandwagon are gonna get stressed as we Win Win Win!. Gonna be a Bunch of new posters here on JBF. Lets get right! 🙂
May 6th, 2017 at 11:16 pm
Damn man i told you Cook was a second rounder haha.
May 6th, 2017 at 11:22 pm
Princess…….how fitting.
Schedule change?…….good one. AKA annual dissappearing act.
I didn’t realize they held Baker Acted people for more than 72 hours.
Maybe you spent the extra time hustling outside the Parliament House so you could make the cash to cover those bets?
Let me know if when you ain’t be feelin’ feeling fresh…..Doosh got you covered yo.
May 6th, 2017 at 11:23 pm
No other Bucs site, no sports site in general comes close to this one. The Joes have their way of reactions. Plus the comment section here is not for the thinned skined.
May 6th, 2017 at 11:28 pm
Welcome back NOSBOS! I also agree with Macabee.
Go back to NOSBOS. Glad to hear your back, I enjoy your support of our team. We do not always agree but love the spirit.
So cool to see the changes to how our roster is growing and becoming tougher to earn roster spots. Go Bucs!
May 6th, 2017 at 11:33 pm
Thanks man!
May 6th, 2017 at 11:40 pm
A.. The people have spoken 22. I gotta respect my Big homies wishes. But Webster and Erik check wit me so we can set up a plan to get guys what I owe you. And 37 “Derwin James” bro.
May 6th, 2017 at 11:42 pm
And thanks for the love to all y’all. From the bottom of mines for real. Blake got a good idea about invading south beach week one next season.
May 6th, 2017 at 11:48 pm
And That was a kick @$$ draft. The Fameis to O.J. connection will be hard to handle for a loonnngg time. But those out here overly crticing my fav from the draft Justin Evans you might wanna pump ya brakes. I see a star in the making. Long arms, big hands, fast, instinctive and h3lla aggressive. I hear the tackling noise but that can be coached up. When I look at him I see so much ability there.
May 6th, 2017 at 11:50 pm
I almost missed you summer’s. Where ya partner Dave at???
May 6th, 2017 at 11:51 pm
I knew you’d back out of the bet. It’s cool though. Surprised you even made any posts with it tbh.
May 7th, 2017 at 12:06 am
#InvadeSouthBeach
Start the season right.
Get the people Hype.
Squish the Fish.
May 7th, 2017 at 12:17 am
Yo, I was working late… I’m down for South beach Week 1… Maybe head down Sat night and stay for the game on Sun and then drive back after?
Anyway, no rush on the $50 NoSBoS, u can just buy me like 2 drinks on South beach Lol
May 7th, 2017 at 12:30 am
And I love this draft as well…
Justin Evans is a future star. I can just feel it.
Obviously OJ…
And I love love love the McNichols Pick.
He absolutely has the most overall ability in our RB group. He’s gonna be a stud for us. I know it.
And I also really like Beckwith and Stevie T.
May 7th, 2017 at 2:33 am
This was without a doubt one of the MOST POSITIVE threads I have ever seen on JoeBucsfan.
I love all our players, coaches, and true fans.
FAMILY goes beyond the team.
We need loyal, loving, positive fans.
Its called QUANTUM PHYSICS homey!!
If we spread positive vibes/thoughts to our team, then it will help them!!
These guys need to be confident. If they are confident, they will play relaxed and have fun out there.
Stop the twitter hate!!
Send our boys some love and support!!
#invade south beach
Go Bucs!!!
FAMILY!!
May 7th, 2017 at 7:15 am
Let’s see…
WR1. Mike Evans
WR2. Desean Jackson
WR3. Adam Humphries
WR4. Chris Godwin
WR5. ???
There’s gonna be some fierce competition for that 5th WR/KR spot…The competition level in camp in general should be amazing to watch this yea…By Week 1 I expect us to have one “BadA$$” football team…
May 7th, 2017 at 8:27 am
Welcome back NOSBOS,looks like you got a lot of friends here.A rare” Rodney King” moment where we are all getting along.
I can identify Macabee’s comments.There once was a group of rabid Bucs fans pre superbowl years that worked in flats.they wore their colors proudly and went to all the games.Now the rest of us that had to work had to keep sneaking into the breakroom to watch the game.As long as the machines didn’t
break down we were good to go.Maintenance had it good back in those days.
May 7th, 2017 at 8:29 am
There can only be one Macabee and he was one of those rabid Bucs fans.
May 7th, 2017 at 10:57 am
Welcome back nos!
May 7th, 2017 at 12:12 pm
Let me say I visit all the sites but don’t comment very often but I will say this I’m a 100 percent bucs fan since the day I was born I grew up in CT an loved the bucs got into them really when I was younger when they changed to there new uniforms from those orange creamsicles lol but I was about 10 an I then moved to FL at 18 for the last 10 yrs i jus moved back up north but I’m 100 percent a BUCS fan so much I got the logo tatted on me arm jus so ppl know I’m not a bandwagon fan been fan for 18 yrs so I jus wanted to introduce myself to all the loyal and real fans an I respect everyone’s opionin an love ready talks comments maybe now I’ll throw a cpl of my own in the mix sometimes TY bucs fans an GO BUCS
May 7th, 2017 at 1:06 pm
From the real deal fans, Welcome BucRed…
May 7th, 2017 at 1:11 pm
Nos welcome back, ese
May 7th, 2017 at 4:42 pm
Yall will have fun at the miami game. I went a few years back and im going again this year
It will be lit
May 7th, 2017 at 4:43 pm
And thank you joe(s) gor all the great work you guys have done
None better