Koetter Applauds Work Effort
August 16th, 2018
Practicing to his liking.
For however many years Joe will be walking on this planet, Joe will never forget the lesson learned last year during training camp.
The Bucs seemed to be a team on the rise. Having posted only their second winning season in the post-Chucky era, Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht went out and added speedy wideout DeSean Jackson to the roster to help the franchise quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston.
Instead of a making a playoff push, the season imploded beginning in the second game of the year when the Bucs traveled to Minnesota and had their collective arses handed to them by the playoff-bound Vikings. The field was littered with hurt Bucs players and scuttlebutt was that is when Jameis first injured his throwing shoulder.
When Joe asked Jameis directly during a recording of the internationally popular “Ira Kaufman Podcast,” if that is when he first had his shoulder hurt, Jameis never denied it.
But in last year’s training camp, Koetter, almost daily, groused about bad practices or subpar practices. We all ignored Koetter’s words thinking it was just coachspeak. Instead, Koetter’s words were a warning. A warning no one heeded.
After the Bucs’ second of a two-day joint practice session with the Titans in Nashville today, Koetter came off the field pleased. In fact, it was the second time in recent days that Koetter praised the effort in practice.
“It was good work,” Koetter said. “There was a lot of good situational work and I thought our guys competed well. That was a good practice, good work.”
This has Joe’s attention. Again, last year Koetter’s disappointment in many of the practices went in one ear and out the other. Joe learned not to dismiss what Koetter says as coachspeak.
Now Koetter is beginning to praise the efforts in practice. Joe will keep this in mind when the regular season kicks off.
August 16th, 2018 at 4:37 pm
This is great to hear!!!! To hear about the players going about their work!!!!!! Its like something is not their were they are clowning around for and thinking up skits to be entertaining for some strange reason!!!!!!!!! Maybe one day the sheep can come up with some answer why!!!!!!!!!!
GO BUCS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 16th, 2018 at 4:39 pm
Got my attention also.
I can’t take Koetter take on anything because last year he told JW he had a “great defense now”.
So wrong
August 16th, 2018 at 4:48 pm
At what point is it the coach’s responsibility to make sure that practices are consistent? I don’t like this story because it means that the players get to decide if they’re going to have a good practice rather than the the Head Coach.
August 16th, 2018 at 4:52 pm
Just want to remind everyone that Schiano started the joint practices. A man ahead of his time. Furthermore, had he not been run out of town the Bucs would have a top 5 def over the years and probably no jw. There certainly wouldn’t be any question as to hard or soft practices.
August 16th, 2018 at 4:53 pm
Not so fast Paul Brown. Father Dungy had joint practices with the Dolphins. Remember one of the practices was held at the Orange Bowl.
August 16th, 2018 at 5:00 pm
Let’s not underestimate the significance of the indoor facility. It’s highly influential on the season’s success in my opinion.
August 16th, 2018 at 5:08 pm
I can’t say that I remember that but thanks for the correction. Unfortunately not a fan of Dungy, not bc of football but bc of personal matters.
August 16th, 2018 at 5:12 pm
The Buc Realist
What???? 🤫
August 16th, 2018 at 5:15 pm
I hope I’m correct but this year’s team seems to have a different feel to it……it’s difficult to describe….the best I can come up with is focused……
August 16th, 2018 at 5:28 pm
wait and see mode…..
last year we heard this…we heard that….and then we SAW 5-11…..this year feels the same to me…..lotta talent on paper….lotta hype….coaches saying this….coaches saying that…..SHOW ME WINS!!!!!…AT LEAST 10 OF THEM!!!!!!
#NOEXCUSESIN2018!!!!…#PRESSURESONTHECOACHES!!!!….GO BUCS!!!!
August 16th, 2018 at 5:28 pm
100% agree Tampa. Something def feels different.
We will surprise a lot of people.
August 16th, 2018 at 5:32 pm
I think the Bucs will have a similar year to the Rays. Decent. Entertaining at times. But in this division, irrelevant.
Every year, the “best” teams have a terrible division to pad their win total. See: Eagles, last year and the Patriots, forever. You have to field a good team PLUS have a few bad opponents, and hopefully face bad teams twice.
The Bucs have no such situation, so while they might be playoff worthy by year end, Ryan and especially Brees need to fade before we rise to those 11-5, 12-4 type home playoff type seasons. It is very hard to go 12-4 if you are 3-3 in the division.
On the plus side, the Bucs have some bad opponents outside the division, so maybe they can flip the script, but I think it all ends up like the Rays – maybe the best team of those not in the playoffs.
August 16th, 2018 at 5:34 pm
I’m feeling the good vibes and as optimistic as I’ve been about any other season recently. But that’s how I always am lol.
Both lines looking upgraded and results showing – although I’ll believe more in the pass rush when we see it week 1.
All 3 rookie DBs are looking like potential starters this year already and we actually have depth now because of it. We’ll have to go through at least a few bodies before Ryan Smith is an option lol.
Run game / Peyton barber looks much improved. Even if Rojo is a complete non-factor the run game should be massively better.
All QBs having good camps.
Our offense has top 10 talent easy if not top 5. Time to score enough points to reflect that.
The defense is a much bigger ?. I can’t confidently say they’re close to a top 10 talented unit or possibly not even top 16; unless both Davis/Stewart become studs immediately and Kwon cleans up his tackling. But they should have enough pieces to go from worst in the league to at least average’ish – which would be huge.
32nd/31st in points/yards per drive given up in 2017. If they were just 16-20th we probably are in the playoffs last year in terms of what kind of impact that would have. Hell they were like 4 game winning stops away from being 9-7.
August 16th, 2018 at 5:39 pm
Also on the Bucs website there is a nice highlight of Rojo catching a difficult pass over his shoulder in the end zone.
#BELIEVE
#GLASS200%FULL
August 16th, 2018 at 5:49 pm
Count me as one of those who chalked it up to “Coach Speak”, I remember those articles. Glad to see a change.
Feeling good about the 2018 season. GO BUCS!
August 16th, 2018 at 5:53 pm
Lord Cornelius Says: – although I’ll believe more in the pass rush when we see it week 1.
Lord C did you see the video clip JOE posted on twitter of JPP just flat out toying with Taylor Lewan? Big swim move and left the big guy standing all alone. And that was just in practice, how did NY ever let this guy go?????
Feeling really good about 2018.
August 16th, 2018 at 5:58 pm
@Joe … “Koetter, almost daily, groused about bad practices or subpar practices. We all ignored Koetter’s words thinking it was just coachspeak. Instead, Koetter’s words were a warning. A warning no one heeded.” Uhhh, I’m obviously missing something here Joe. The head coach “grouses about bad practices” and that’s supposed to be a warning that we’ll have a terrible season? Here’s a thought for the HC: Forget the ‘grousing’ … FIX IT. Unless I miss my guess, HC means ‘MF what’s in charge’. And if you can’t lead, then follow or get out of the way as the Marines say. Let someone else fix it if you can’t. But don’t keep ‘grousing’ about it.
August 16th, 2018 at 6:03 pm
Lord C- I went straight from all the kvetching about ROJO on that last article to the bucs site with that beautiful long over the shoulder TD from Jameis and was amazed by the contrast.
August 16th, 2018 at 6:10 pm
So Joe who threw the 2 interceptions today at practice???
August 16th, 2018 at 6:37 pm
Bye Stevie T!
August 16th, 2018 at 7:32 pm
“Koetter, almost daily, groused about bad practices or subpar practices. ”
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Poor guy. If only he knew someone who could have done something about that, maybe someone on the coaching staff, maybe things would have turned out better…