Happenings From Bucs Practice Day 8
August 2nd, 2013
Here are the sights, news and nuggets from this morning’s Bucs practice Day 8 of training camp 2013.
* Freeman already putting on a show with back shoulder throws on target to VJax, MW19 and Chris Owusu.
* Don’t see Revis. Must be his scheduled day off. (No sarcasm.)
* Kevin Ogletree fights with Carl Deveron to get separation for an over-the-shoulder catch and a TD.
* Tale of two corners. On successive plays, Rashaan Melvin covers like a second skin and Mike Adams is left in the dust on pass drills.
* Early in practice but it seems JF5 picked up where he left off yesterday. Really accurate. Looks like totally different QB from last week.
* Some savvy dad brought his toddler to practice and sits front row. Every cheerleader stops. Like bringing a puppy to a beach.
* Apologize for being repetitive. Freeman has been uncanny with his accuracy. Thrown one inaccurate pass but rest have been bulls-eyes.
* Sean Baker jumps a route on Kevin Ogletree and nearly picks Mike Glennon.
* Doug Martin tries to run up middle, no room, bounces outside right for nice gain.
* Hint: Mike James has had much more work with first and second team offense this week than Michael Smith. You do the math.
* Doug Martin is in midseason form.
* Nate Byham slow to get up from a pass play.
* Freeman to Ogletree on a screen and Mike Adams jumps the route to break up pass.
* Branden Smith had excellent coverage on Derek Hagan down left sideline but Smith failed to turn around and Hagan makes nice play four big gain.
* VJax walks to bleachers where crowd is in s humidity coma and fires up the fans. “Lets go, whoo!”
* Doug Martin joins in revving up the crowd.
* Fake crowd noise!
* Freeman steps into the pocket and with enough time for dental exam hits wide open Chris Owusu down left sideline. Helps to wear a green jersey as well.
* Donald Penn simply manhandled Steven Means. The rookie flashed yesterday. Not so much today. Then again, yesterday Bucs were in pads; not today.
* How loud is fake crowd noise? Glennon had to cover both earholes to hear play call.
* Without a green jersey, Glennon would have been planted by Te’o.
* Very smooth out route and catch by Kevin Ogletree, working on Leonard Johnson.
* Anthony Gaitor with an aggressive breakup on a short throw.
* Lavonte David with a nice pass breakup on Owusu over the middle.
* V-Jax body control and catch in front of Dashon Goldson leaves Goldson happy their teammates.
* Two sharp throws in a row by Mike Glennon.
* Dan Orlovsky threads a needle to Eric Page in front of Rashaan Melvin.
* A drop by TE hopeful Tim Wright in a catch and run drill, where the catch is uncontested and coaches try to strip the ball.
* Mike James juggles a catch in this drill. Joe’s noticed that James’ hands are a clear notch below Brian Leonard’s.
* Pass interference Rashaan Melvin.
* You’re a cornerback, turn your head around, Branden Smith.
* Tip-toe catch on the sideline by Owusu.
* Doug Martin joins Vincent Jackson in revving up the crowd.
* Yes, there are injuries. Anthony Gaitor and Rashaan Melvin as first-team cornerbacks is Exhibit A.
* Glennon with two more consecutive tightly thrown completions in the two-minute offense.
* Awesome layout over the middle and fingertip grab by Eric Page from Adam Weber.
* Owusu, now working with the third team, with a drop.
* The third-team, two-minute-drill period ends with an Anthony Gaitor interception after a tip by safety Sean Baker.
August 2nd, 2013 at 12:45 pm
And Gaitor finally makes an appearance. I was high on him last year but it doesn’t seem he is progressing very well… Thinking he’s gonna have a real hard time making this team.
August 2nd, 2013 at 12:46 pm
Couch:
He will (should) stick before Myron.
August 2nd, 2013 at 12:47 pm
I love this time of the year because you have to check JBF hourly for new stories. Makes my day go by faster!
August 2nd, 2013 at 12:52 pm
Hopefully they work out the hamstring issues by the regular season. Other than that, sounds good!
August 2nd, 2013 at 12:52 pm
These updates are cool, keep it up!
August 2nd, 2013 at 12:54 pm
GOOO MIKE GLENNON!!!
Rock out with your *ock out dog!!!
August 2nd, 2013 at 12:58 pm
@Joe
Agreed. Myron should be the first CB to go.
August 2nd, 2013 at 1:03 pm
If Schiano wanted competition, sounds like he has got it and at pretty much every position. Sounds like everybody is doing their best to make this team. Gonna be hard come cut down day!
On a softer note, does the cheerleader remind you of the cowboy phrase “Ride’em hard and hang’em up wet!”?
August 2nd, 2013 at 1:16 pm
Are there kicking drills? How is Tynes looking?
August 2nd, 2013 at 1:21 pm
Keep it up Free, show the rookie why he’s a back up. Lol
August 2nd, 2013 at 1:31 pm
lol Walter, right because really there is no comparison.
August 2nd, 2013 at 1:46 pm
he might be a backup because he’s a rookie 3rd round pick and Free has 5 years experience AND knows the offense.
just a thought.
August 2nd, 2013 at 1:47 pm
Joe
do you know who got the starting reps at SLB?
August 2nd, 2013 at 1:50 pm
@Robert
So what you’re basically saying is Freeman is better. Cool, glad we’re on the same page. 🙂
August 2nd, 2013 at 1:51 pm
Btw, 4 years experience, not 5. You’re taking the “all about 5” mantra a little TOO seriously.
August 2nd, 2013 at 3:51 pm
Currently Dekoda Watson (pushed by Jonthan Casillas). His job to lose.
August 2nd, 2013 at 5:33 pm
AWESOME!!! im rooting for that kid.
August 2nd, 2013 at 6:07 pm
The Freeman homers must hate it when Glennon looks good.
August 2nd, 2013 at 6:13 pm
@Mean D
Not really, Freeman looks better.
August 2nd, 2013 at 6:22 pm
Freeman is starting to look…what’s the word? Oh yeah. Consistant.
I’m hoping Glennon gets better as time goes on…because if Freeman goes down I want better than Dan-o.
August 3rd, 2013 at 6:17 am
No one wants Glennon to look bad Mead D. We want ALL of the players to look good. Only you Robert and Realist are hoping your prophecy is accurate so you can all thump your chests in delight.
August 3rd, 2013 at 7:29 am
*they’re teammates.