Bucs Practice Under The Lights Tonight (And Under A Roof)

July 30th, 2024

Todd Bowles jokes with reporters after practice Monday.

Ah, a welcome night practice for the Bucs this evening. Unfortunately, it’s not at the stadium like the team used to do back in the day. [read more]

The Baker Mayfield Slaps Keep Coming

July 30th, 2024

“I’m getting sick of this, Cade.”

Life feels great inside the bubble of Bucs training camp, but as Joe shared all through the spring and into summer, Tampa Bay continues to be slapped around across the country. [read more]

Rachaad White Tutoring Bucky Irving

July 30th, 2024

Bucky Irving has unique counselor.

Man, Joe is really digging how the veterans on the Bucs are helping the very same rookies who may take their starting jobs. [read more]

Jordan Whitehead 2.0

July 30th, 2024

Prime safety Jordan Whitehead.

Joe thought it stunk when safety Jordan Whitehead bolted the Bucs after the 2021 season. [read more]

New Season, New Battle & Old Habits For Kyle Trask

July 29th, 2024

Kyle Trask talks to Ira Kaufman, and Baker Mayfield and Todd Bowles weigh in on Trask.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

A year ago, Kyle Trask had every reason to believe he had a legitimate opportunity. He wasn’t about to throw away his shot. [read more]

I “Wander” WTF These People Are Thinking

July 29th, 2024

In episode #305 of The Todd Wright TODDcast, Todd asks why people who attend Rays games wearing a Franco #5 jersey continue to identify themselves with a person who has been formally charged with sexual abuse and sexual exploitation against a minor and is also being charged with human trafficking. The Todd Wright TODDcast is presented by Brandon Legal Group and Tampa Bay Downs Golf. Click above to listen or to download. Or listen via Podcast Addict, TuneIn and other platforms.

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Rondé Barber Concerned About Linebacker

July 29th, 2024

K.J. Britt takes a break at practice today.

Hall of Fame Bucs cornerback Rondé Barber was at training camp practice today. [read more]

Bucs Training Camp 2024: Day 5 Practice Notes

July 29th, 2024

Full pads came on today!

More drama at One Buc Palace to liven up training camp today. The first piece was, of course, Randy Gregory not showing up. The second was Bucs left tackle Tristan Wirfs showing up but not walking on the practice fields of One Buc Palace for team drills as he hopes to give a jolt to his contract negotiations. [read more]

Winning Management

July 29th, 2024

Defensive lineman Will Gholston speaks out.

So Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht recently credited Todd Bowles with building an unprecedented culture in the locker room, one Licht hasn’t seen in his previous 10 years in Tampa.

Joe asked 12-year Bucs veteran Will Gholston about it. [read more]

Payback Planned

July 29th, 2024

Jamel Dean

So soon after starting cornerback Jamel Dean pulled down an interception yesterday following a tipped pass, he absorbed a bit of public humiliation from his head coach. [read more]

Todd Bowles Wants Flags

July 29th, 2024

Todd Bowles with his defensive playsheet at practice today.

Man, Lovie Smith and Todd Bowles couldn’t be more different in many ways. [read more]

Tristan Wirfs Ramps Up Contract Pressure

July 29th, 2024

Tristan Wirfs discusses his contract negotiations today at One Buc Palace.

It is no coincidence to Joe that on the first day of full-padded practices today, Bucs left tackle Tristan Wirfs, who was a hold-in during underwear football season but fully participated in prior training camp practices, decided to sit out team drills. [read more]

Technology Impacting The Bucs’ Offensive Line

July 29th, 2024

So the Bucs are in the high-tech realm when it comes to training camp practice. [read more]

Run Game Coaching Already Showing Up (Part II)

July 29th, 2024

Bucs right tackle Luke Goedeke.

Does the thought of a Bucs handoff make you slump in your chair or begin a barrage of flatulence?

Either is understandable. [read more]

“Fat” Mike Evans Learned A Lesson

July 29th, 2024

Mike Evans’ rookie look.

So in addition to re-sharing yesterday how his wife might have saved Bucs fandom from a deep depression, Mike Evans also talked about a great and painful lesson he learned working against former Bucs cornerback Mike Jenkins. [read more]

Hitting Begins Today

July 29th, 2024

Underwear football valuable for big uglies.

So today the pads come on. There will be hitting at practice. [read more]

Mike Evans Considered Chiefs, Texans Before His Wife Told Him It’s Cool To Stick With Bucs

July 29th, 2024

Mike Evans credits his wife Ashli for sticking with Bucs.

So yesterday, former Bucs All-Pro defensive tackle Gerald McCoy and NFL Network reporter and Gulf High grad Sara Walsh broadcast live for NFL Network from the practice fields of One Buc Palace. [read more]

Report: Tristan Wirfs, Bucs Far Apart

July 29th, 2024

The latest.

This is interesting to Joe only because so many signs are pointing in the opposite direction of the report. [read more]

Players Vote Antoine Winfield No. 46 On Top-100 Players List

July 28th, 2024

Four players not on the Bucs weighed in on the greatness of Antoine Winfield Jr. for the NFL Network feature that lauded him as the 46th best player in the NFL. [read more]

Ira Kaufman Talks New Jason Licht Comments, Day 4 Training Camp Observations, The Next Phase Of Camp, An Important Calijah Kancey Question, And More

July 28th, 2024

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Bucs Training Camp Day 4 Practice Notes

July 28th, 2024

Baker Mayfield tosses a pitch Sunday morning at Bucs training camp.

Jamel Dean gets a rare pick, Jalen McMillan continues to impress and Zyon McCollum is growing up before our very eyes. This and more in today’s practice notes typed up by Joe. [read more]