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BY IRA KAUFMAN

When the Bucs tabbed Mike Tomlin to oversee their secondary in 2001, he had no idea he’d be working with two future Hall of Famers.

The head coach of the Steelers returned to Raymond James Stadium Friday evening, a week after celebrating Rondé Barber’s enshrinement weekend. It was Tomlin who gleefully draped a gold jacket across Barber’s shoulders on a stage at the Canton Civic Center as a crowd of more than 4,000 roared in approval. (more…)

Rookie receiver Trey Palmer.

Joe is going to type a little about two rookies Joe knows intrigue Bucs fans. (more…)

 Quarterback Baker Mayfield.

Until the Bucs faced the Steelers to open the worthless preseason, Joe thought he had a pretty good read on the summer quarterback play of veteran Baker Mayfield and upstart Kyle Trask. (more…)

Roadblock?

So are the Bucs better than some think? Well, the Bucs sure do hope so (there’s that word, “hope”). (more…)

Returning to old self.

Wanna know why Bucs stud safety Antoine Winfield didn’t return to the Pro Bowl last year? (more…)

Offensive coordinator Dave Canales.

Perhaps the greatest evolution in modern times is the ability to watch every snap of every NFL game in less than 40 minutes via the condensed broadcast with an NFL+ subscription.

It’s at least tied with the NFL giving fans access to coaches’ all-22 film. (more…)

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Bucs QB Baker Mayfield.

Joe loves it when folks take a strong stand. And Dan Graziano did just that in discussing Bucs quarterbacks and the future of the position. (more…)

“Bryan, I’m the one who told Licht all about Chris Izien.”

Former Bucs commander Greg Schiano may be long gone, but his influence is still felt. (more…)

Bucs offensive line coach Joe Gilbert uses an elastic leash wrapped around a lineman’s leg during position drills Monday morning.

In previous notes, Joe has stated Mike Evans is Minnesota-Ready. Well, there is a member of the defense who is also Minnesota-Ready. His name is Antoine Winfield. The fourth-year safety from Minnesota was all over the field early in practice. Almost like a one-man defense. He absolutely dominated before a rowdy group of fans for the final practice open to fans of the 2023 summer. All that and more in today’s practice notes. (more…)

What was to be two valuable joint practices/scrimmages against the Jets in New Jersey this week has turned into one. (more…)

Preparing to start.

After hearing Todd Bowles today, it’s looking more and more like center Ryan Jensen won’t start Week 1 of the regular season. (more…)

Safety Ryan Neal.

Some fans debated back in 2021 that maybe the Bucs would have been better off not returning every starter from their Super Bowl defense and instead injecting a little new blood. (more…)

Career crossroads.

This is a little weird, but life hits funny sometimes. (more…)