Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Rookie minicamp, performed using underwear football prohibitions, basically means the Bucs’ drafted rookies can shake off the cobwebs and learn the playbook.

And yeah, see if the undrafted free agents are not mistakes and brought back for training camp.

As a result, Bucs coach Todd Bowles was downright chipper (for him) as he tries to hide his personality whenever he’s in front of the cameras.

Third-round pick Tykee Smith, who only cares about what he does between the white lines, had a pick today per Jenna Laine of ESPN.

Bowles was asked if Smith made a good impression and Bowles had one of his two good one-liners of the afternoon.

“He made a good impression when we drafted him,” Bowles quipped and laughed. “You kind of expect it. He was a playmaker in college. He has a chance to be a playmaker in this league.”

Bowles emphasized that the key to rookie minicamp is for guys to learn, not so much about performance on the field this weekend.

“It’s mostly the learning part,” Bowles said. “Get them acclimated to our scheme. Get them acclimated to the strength program. Get them acclimated to the heat and how we do things here so going forward they can catch up.”

Yes, Joe thought the players got a taste of the Florida heat today. There have been warmer rookie minicamps but it wasn’t exactly frosty out there today.