Day 2 Of Training Camp

July 25th, 2024

Joe’s got plenty coming from Day 2 of Bucs training camp. Practice wraps up before 11.

Mike Evans: Jerry Rice’s Record Isn’t Ignored

July 25th, 2024

Chasing a legend.

It is safe to say if any NFL receiver is included in the same sentence as Jerry Rice, that’s about the highest honor possible. [read more]

Life May Be Easier As A Starter For Zyon McCollum

July 25th, 2024

More focused prep work.

During his first two NFL seasons, cornerback Zyon McCollum was all over the place. [read more]

A New Level For Chris Godwin?

July 25th, 2024

Chris Godwin getting a lot of post-practice work in yesterday.

Joe often is asked the simplest of simple questions. What struck you most about Day 1 of training camp? [read more]

XXXVII: Bucs/Brad Over Raiders/Rich Remains Last Of Its Kind For QBs

July 25th, 2024

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Sterling Shepard: Baker Mayfield At His Best When Disrespected

July 25th, 2024

Best when PO’ed.

The worst thing for Joe about training camp? No DVR for practices. [read more]

Todd Bowles Wasn’t Surprised

July 25th, 2024

Reported for duty.

Joe admits to being surprised. Very surprised. [read more]

Ira Kaufman Talks Training Camp Day 1 Observations, Candid Liam Coen Comments, Zyon McCollum’s Declaration, And Plenty More

July 24th, 2024

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Trey Palmer Offers A Delicious Morsel Into What Liam Coen Has Cooking

July 24th, 2024

Fun description of offense.

Any college football fans out there who are also Bucs fans reading this here site? If so, boy, does Trey Palmer have something for you today. [read more]

Liam Coen: YAC Is A Big Focus For Offense In Training Camp

July 24th, 2024

Emphasizing YAC.

You may have heard the last time you visited Hooters that the past two seasons, the Bucs have been the worst rushing team in the league. [read more]

Mike Evans: Bucs Are Better Than Last Year

July 24th, 2024

No hesitation in the greatest Buccaneers receiver the world has ever known. [read more]

Bucs Training Camp Practice Notes, Day 1

July 24th, 2024

Rookie running back Bucky Irving works on blocking against Sean Tucker today — the first day of Bucs training camp 2024. Bucs RBs coach Skip Peete looks on.

Alright, the first day of Bucs Training Camp 2024 is in the books. Still underwear football and it will be until Monday — at least the pads are scheduled to come on Monday. So please keep in mind that in underwear football, there is no hitting of any sort. [read more]

“All Hands On Deck”

July 24th, 2024

New offensive coordinator Liam Coen talking to GM Jason Licht after practice today.

Joe remembers when Lovie Smith rolled out a new rallying slogan and t-shirts to his team about 10 years ago and players seemed to think he was clueless. [read more]

“He’s Probably Got A Bigger Chip Now”

July 24th, 2024

Baker Mayfield

So Baker Mayfield was handed a $100 million contract at 29 years old with a baby on the way and following a six-year roller coaster career. [read more]

Fight Talk From Todd Bowles

July 24th, 2024

Linebacker K.J. Britt

Day 1 of training camp today is still underwear football with hitting not permitted, but Todd Bowles seemed to see something this morning that makes him think a firestorm is coming very soon. [read more]

Todd Bowles “Done” With Randy Gregory Questions

July 24th, 2024

Fed up.

Is Bucs coach Todd Bowles “done” with absent Randy Gregory? Well, this much we know: Bowles is done talking about him. [read more]

Should Shaq Barrett Get A Call?

July 24th, 2024

The landscape has changed.

If you believe Tampa Bay officials, the team dreaded parting with now-retired Bucs sacks king Shaq Barrett after last season. [read more]

Todd Bowles Confidence Poll (Training Camp Edition)

July 24th, 2024

Flash poll posted at 12:08 a.m. Poll closed at 8:34 a.m.

 

“I Don’t Want Nobody That’s Trying To Make The Team”

July 24th, 2024

Bucs training camp opens this morning at 8:30 am. That means a majority of players reported for duty yesterday a had physicals and meetings.

And it also means Todd Bowles made a speech. [read more]

Chris Russo Lauds Mike Evans

July 24th, 2024

Big Mike Evans fan.

Joe is still seething because a high priest of an outfit that likes to gloss itself as some sort of superior football intellectual thinktank thinks so much of Mike Evans that he ranked Evans as just the 20th-best receiver in football. [read more]

“We Need Development And Growth From That Room”

July 24th, 2024

Tight end Payne Durham.

With training camp kicking off today at One Buc Palace, Joe sure hopes the Bucs’ crop of tight ends realizes they’ll have a new friend in a month or so if they can’t step up. [read more]