“Workouts Have Been Harder”
June 9th, 2026
What’s happening behind the curtain at One Buc Palace?
Well, new defensive coaches have made their presence felt. Antoine Winfield strongly hinted at that during a chat with Ira Kaufman. And Joe has heard elsewhere that the new coaching blood has brought more juice.
Per Graham Barton on the Pewter Report podcast, new head strength coach Chad Wade is being felt around the building. Its a toughening up, Barton said, that’s come from Todd Bowles and is heading all the way down the food chain. He added that it feels like the roster is being “calloused” for a rough training camp.
“Workouts have been harder, but I think it comes as a result of making sure we’re ready to go,” Barton said. “I think it’s great. I think we’ve gotten a lot better as a team.”
Joe likes the sound of all that, but Bowles’ teams have started 2-0 for four consecutive seasons. Being ready for opening day and Week 2 has never been an issue.
Still, the annual midseason swoon could have been tied to overally physical softness. Joe is all in favor of trying to find a fix through strength.
June 9th, 2026 at 11:59 am
Well. Let’s see what Chad’s got.
June 9th, 2026 at 12:41 pm
LFG and get the Baker saga over. Write the check Glazers!
June 9th, 2026 at 12:48 pm
“overally physical softness”
I am not sure what that is. Will Viagra cure it?
June 9th, 2026 at 12:50 pm
Figure out how to reduce injuries. That might be it…
June 9th, 2026 at 1:02 pm
hopefully it all translates to a strong finish!!!
GO BUCS!!!!
June 9th, 2026 at 1:07 pm
Stpetematt Says:
June 9th, 2026 at 12:50 pm
Figure out how to reduce injuries. That might be it…
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Evans and Dean are gone. There go our two biggest offenders.
June 9th, 2026 at 1:26 pm
Evans and Dean are gone. There go our two biggest offenders
add baker to that list….or does the injury excuse only apply when he has poor performances lol
GO BUCS!!!!
June 9th, 2026 at 1:27 pm
Strength training is the smart option to avoid injury. Hopefully the strength coach can use his knowledge throughout the year, and not let the players slack off mid season. Next man up is a good concept, until you run out of eligible players. Really don’t want anyone injured this year. Or ever. Go Bucs!
June 9th, 2026 at 1:48 pm
Anything compared to Charmin seems tougher.
Four Jets seasons, Four Bucs seasons. Never more than 10 wins, including Brady’s only losing season at any sport his whole life. 61-74, only one playoff win in 8 seasons and that was to a team rivaling the 2025 Bucs for collapse.
Don’t get fooled again.