Best when PO’ed.

The worst thing for Joe about training camp? No DVR for practices.

So much is happening and there are 22 guys on the field to monitor, not factoring in what’s happening on the sidelines.

Joe or anyone else misses something and it’s lost to history. No instant replay. No DVR to rewind and watch again.

So Joe cannot say how many, if any, first-team snaps Sterling Shepard had yesterday. The former Giants receiver was signed by the Bucs in the spring after some good years with the Giants. He’s been reunited with his old Oklahoma teammate, Baker Mayfield.

Joe noticed Shepard taking second- and third-team reps. That doesn’t mean he didn’t take any snaps with the first-team. Just that Joe didn’t see him.

Joe really believes if Shepard has any gas left, he could be a very nice addition.

Yesterday, NFL Network’s Sara Walsh spoke with Shepard after practice. She wanted to know more about Mayfield from someone who has played with him and has known him for years.

In her report for NFL Network, seen on “The Insiders” last night, Walsh explained that Shepard informed her Mayfield is the same as when the two were at Oklahoma. Mayfield, Shepard told Walsh, is at his best when he’s dissed.

And if Mayfield isn’t disrespected by media or opponents, he will drum up something to be p!ssed off about, Shepard told Walsh.

And yeah, nearly everyone seems to be waving off the Bucs’ chances of four-peating an NFC South crown. They say it can’t happen with Mayfield. He will regress. And Mayfield can’t lead the Bucs to another division title with Kirk Cousins now in Atlanta.

Uh oh, watch out NFC South.

New season, same Baker.
Bucs WR Sterling Shepard tells me why Mayfield’s proverbial chip on his shoulder isn’t going anywhere. #nflnetwork #gobucs pic.twitter.com/Cq991tQUuE

— Sara Walsh (@Sara_Walsh) July 25, 2024