Steve Duemig grapples with Joe

Joe jumped back in the steel cage with the dean of Tampa Bay sports radio, Steve Duemig of WDAE-AM 620.

The action was in midseason form from the opening bell.

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Interesting nugget from Day 1 of training camp was new defensive coordinator Mike Smith going straight to the radio play call from the opening whistle and all day long. That’s hardly routine across the NFL.

Plenty more from practice in Joe’s full notes and observations below. Scroll on down.

The Bucs’ first-round pick flashes his skills

The Buccaneers’ first-round pick checked in with Joe after his first-ever training camp practice this morning. (more…)

Great look here at Buccaneers wide receivers coach/offensive coordinator Todd Monken in action this morning at One Buc Palace.

Joe has noticed a pet peeve of Monken’s: running a weak-ass route without sharp cuts. (more…)

Joe is your eyes and ears at training camp. The Bucs came out with loads of energy, though it was just an underwear football (no pads) session for Day 1. Here’s your need-to-know. (more…)

Bucs TE Brandon Myers fighting for a gig.

By and large, depending on who and when you speak with folks at One Buc Palace, your top three tight ends on the roster are Cameron Brate, Luke Stocker and tweety Austin Seferian-Jenkins. (more…)

What does Noah Spence say about offseason training with Gerald McCoy? Joe has the answer.

Gerald McCoy spoke yesterday about training this summer with rookie defensive end Noah Spence. It was Spence who asked to train with McCoy, whose offseason regimen is well known and intense.

Today, Joe asked Spence about that time together. (more…)

Had a helluva practice today.

If there was a star of practice aside from Russell Shepard and Kenny Bell (yup, when Kenny Bell shines, you know the Bucs are still in underwear football), it was easily cornerback Alterraun Verner. (more…)

Rookie defensive end Noah Spence got an earful at One Buc Palace.

Bucs rookie Noah Spence is a very laid back kind of guy, at least what he’s shown to media and fans so far.

Joe talked to Spence after practice today for a while, with an interesting interruption mixed in. (more…)

Introducing BalzerFootball.com!

So you thought it was cool when Joe added the Custodian of Canton, eye-RAH! Kaufman, to the JoeBucsFan.com family full-time? Now Joe’s got another Pro Football Hall of Fame voter grinding away daily.

What other website has two members of the Hall of Fame selection committee in the mix? There are only 46 voters in the country!

His name is Howard Balzer, and he’s an iconic member in the world of NFL media. You hear him hosting at least weekly on SiriusXM NFL Radio, and Balzer has a 40-year history covering the league inside and out for all kinds of national outlets — print, TV and radio.

At the new BalzerFootball.com, Howard will offer unique perspective daily on all things NFL, like only he can. Get your wall-to-wall Buccaneers coverage here from Joe, and then slide over to get diverse NFL takes from a polished observer like Balzer. Joe especially liked Howard’s offering this morning, calling out the popular “next man up” coachspeak as fraudulent.

Big play from Bucs practice today caught on video.

Glass half full? Or glass half empty?

Welcome to training camp. Everyone’s on the same team. In the video below, shot by Joe’s A-list video crew, Johnthan Banks was tested. (more…)

Lots of smiles on the One Buc Palace practice field about 10:30 a.m. today.

On Day 1 of training camp, head coach Dirk Koetter got the ball rolling early on his promise to keep things easy on his team this spring and summer. (more…)

Time to chill.

Last year, it seemed, gifted Bucs wide receiver Mike Evans was more interested in drawing flags than catching balls. (more…)

BSPN has data

When Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht drafted Mike Evans in the first round in 2014, he quipped that the Bucs’ corps of wide receivers would be known as the “Dunkaneers.” (more…)

GMC talks Jameis and Jameis’ parents.

Joe was mesmerized yesterday when Bucs defensive tackle Gerald McCoy talked about the sitdown he had with America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, regarding the direction of the team. (more…)

Bucs WR Louis Murphy channels former Bucs commander Greg Schiano.

When the Bucs were led by former commander Greg Schiano, the current defensive coordinator for the Ohio State Buckeyes was a stickler for details. (more…)

Lavonte David speaks

Lavonte David’s chat with assembled media today at One Buc Palace was reminiscent of Joe’s private discussion with Herm Edwards at the NFL Owners Meetings in March 2015.

The topic then was Lovie Smith and reviving the defense of a 2-14 team. (more…)

Body talk

The artist formerly known as Muscle Hamster reported for duty today at One Buc Palace.

He was looking fit and talking big.     (more…)

Jason Licht explains choice.

In case you haven’t heard Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht’s live-in-studio sitdown with Joe’s good friend, “The Big Dog,” Steve Duemig of WDAE-AM 620 yesterday, Licht was painfully guarded in his remarks with the exception of chicken wing talk (and hostesses!). (more…)

Talks roster building.

The first roster cutdowns mandated by the NFL are over a month away, Aug. 30 to be precise. (more…)