Having A Defense Helps
August 6th, 2019
Talks challenges.
Joe calls “bulls(p)it” on the term “iron sharpens iron.” [read more]

Talks challenges.
Joe calls “bulls(p)it” on the term “iron sharpens iron.” [read more]

Caught ya,’ BSPN!
Want to know why Joe regularly calls the four-letter outfit “BSPN?” Right here is a perfect example. [read more]
Bucs football is all about the fans, so Joe tasked manbeast JoeBucsFan intern Zach Seifter with questioning the Buccaneers faithful every day at training camp to get the pulse of the people on various topics. Here are the results of yesterday’s interrogations:
Question 1: Blaine Gabbert or Ryan Griffin, who would you prefer to see backing up Jameis Winston this season? Provide one reason why. [read more]

“Jason, tell me who’s winning.”
Training camp is such a great study in psychology.
A win for the offense is a loss for the defense. Neither side is doing real game-planning and successes and failures can be mirages. [read more]

Jameis speaks
BY ZACHARY SEIFTER
JoeBucsFan.com intern
An update on the right guard competition has been provided. [read more]

Backup tackles in the spotlight.
Not that Joe didn’t enjoy former Bucs coach Dirk Koetter having a sharp comeback to a question, but Bucco Bruce Arians is an absolute delight. [read more]

New fan favorite?
Bucs fans have been kicked in the groin enough over the past five seasons because of kickers that just the mention of kickers reflexively makes Bucs fans fall to their knees in agony. [read more]

Steady improvement.
Look out folks, here comes Jameis! [read more]
Joe’s put a lot of study into this year’s edition of the Carolina Panthers, primarily because the Bucs will face them twice in the first six weeks before a Week 7 bye.
And frankly, the Bucs season could be over at that point. [read more]

Bucs LB Deone Bucannon.
Bucco Bruce Arians sure didn’t seem overly concerned with star linebacker Lavonte David and his “little meniscus tear.” [read more]

Adam Humphries touches on his former Bucs brethren.
Former Bucs fan favorite — and Jameis Winston favorite — Adam Humphries has settled in super smoothly as a Tennessee Titans receiver and he talked about it recently on SiriusXM NFL Radio. [read more]
In past years, a “mic’d up” segment featuring America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, would have been great theater, a virtual celebration of fiery passion.
Things have changed. [read more]

“Jason, I’ll buy you a matching cowboy hat.”
This should help the Bucs sell out opening day. [read more]

Chris Godwin is feelin’ it.
BY ZACHARY SEIFTER
Manbeast JoeBucsFan intern
After nine days of training camp, there isn’t a single doubt that the defense is winning the Bucs’ summer.
But momentum has shifted to the offense and Chris Godwin says he knows why. [read more]

Watch the Bucs-Steelers preseason opener Friday with Ira Kaufman at Buffalo Wild Wings in Wesley Chapel, just east of I-75.
BY IRA KAUFMAN
Tampa’s Only Hall Of Fame Voter
There was a time not so long ago when Buc players were commanded to pound that rock. [read more]

Another down day for Donovan Smith. Check out all of today’s practice happenings at One Buc Palace.
Good crowd early this morning as current and former military members file into the bleachers at One Buc Place. Training camp marches on with a half-underwear football session: shoulder pads and shorts. Here’s what went down, via manbeast JoeBucsFan.com intern Zachary Seifter:
*Warmups begin and Clyde Christensen is wide awake as he is yelling at the QB’s during footwork drills. [read more]

Strong practice.
Joe has brief thoughts on this morning’s Bucs practice before manbeast JoeBucsFan.com intern Zach Seifter chimes in. [read more]

Additional info.
Joe is just the messenger here. A paid spokesman for Bucs star linebacker Lavonte David claims the only thing to fear is fear itself. [read more]

Bucs star linebacker Lavonte David was nowhere to be found on the practice fields of One Buc Palace this morning. That’s because he had what Bucco Bruce Arians deemed a “procedure” on a knee. [read more]
Practice at One Buc Palace kicked off early this morning and it looks like three absences in a row for Lavonte David, who had been nursing a swollen knee. [read more]

Yes, Joe shared happenings at Saturday night’s practice inside the Glazer Shed. (Click here) Below are more notes and a lot of nuggets to get you through your Monday morning. [read more]