August 27th, 2020

Team healer. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)
We all sort of expected park-violating, home-invading, NFLPA-ignoring Bucs quarterback Tom Brady to sort of raise his teammates’ level of play, if for no other reason than his once-a-generation talent. [read more]
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August 26th, 2020
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In this edition of The Todd Wright Fantasy Football Podcast, Todd reminds all that Christian McCaffrey was passed on…not once…but likely twice at the top of the first round last year. There is no valid reason to do so in 2020. The Todd Wright Fantasy Football Podcast is presented by Hooters.
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August 26th, 2020

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For years, perhaps decades, the Bucs have been trying to corner the market. Their long search may be over. [read more]
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August 26th, 2020

Expectations.
Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians is adamant: His team is not buying the hype. [read more]
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August 26th, 2020
The signing isn’t official yet, but Bucco Bruce Arians was talking today like it is. [read more]
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August 26th, 2020

Non-believer.
With all the Bucs additions to a roster many believed to be “talented” to begin with, and the NFL adding another playoff team in each conference, it seems a stretch to think the Bucs won’t make the playoffs this year. [read more]
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August 26th, 2020

Coach dodges health query.
During training camp, there are no such things as injury reports. [read more]
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August 26th, 2020

Well-rounded competitor in camp
A Buccaneers kicker drilled a 56-yarder in training camp practice with no problem at all, Bucco Bruce Arians said this morning. [read more]
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August 26th, 2020

What will it take?
Packers, Vikings, Rams, Seahawks and 49ers, three of those teams are likely strong Wild Card contenders this season (remember, there are 3 Wild Cards per conference now) while two should win their respective divisions.
But wait a minute! The Bucs are a slam dunk Wild Card team. [read more]
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August 26th, 2020

(Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Joe hears great praise from teammates and coaches about how quickly Tom Brady gets rid of the football. But why doesn’t that jibe with the official NextGen Stats data that measures the average amount of time elapsed — from the time of snap to the throw — on every QB pass attempt? [read more]
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August 26th, 2020
When Joe reads and sees and hears about all the stories in the past couple of weeks about park-violating, home-invading, NFLPA-ignoring Bucs quarterback Tom Brady’s effects on making the Bucs a better team, Joe is reminded of a quote from our 35th President of the United States, John Kennedy. [read more]
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August 26th, 2020

Blame in a good way.
Remember the hashtag #BlameJameis? It became popular because YouKnowWho became such a punching bag for the haters. [read more]
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August 26th, 2020

“Powerful” blocker?
If you believe one national NFL scribe who works for an NFL broadcast partner, the Bucs had talked turkey about trading tight end O.J. Howard for over a year. [read more]
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August 25th, 2020
This afternoon, Joe asked Vita Vea about playing more than two-thirds of the snaps this season; that was his total last season.
Vea didn’t want to talk about that, but he was interested in answering Joe’s question about the opening day opponent. [read more]
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August 25th, 2020

Early scene at Bucs practice at One Buc Palace today.
So Tuesday was sort of eventful with big plays made by offensive starters and Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians getting his blood pumping. Let’s get to it: [read more]
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August 25th, 2020

Bucs defensive coordinator Todd Bowles
Todd Bowles coached superstar safeties Tyrann Matthieu and Jamal Adams as rookies, so it was time for Joe to ask the Tampa Bay defensive coordinator to share his perspective on Bucs rookie Antoine Winfield, Jr. [read more]
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August 25th, 2020

Short fuse today.
Not sure who urinated in his Wheaties this morning, but Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians sure was agitated at practice. [read more]
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August 25th, 2020

Wheels. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)
Joe confesses to not wanting to see this too often. [read more]
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