New defensive line coach Brentson Buckner males a bold statement

The rejuvenated Buccaneers defensive line has had its big highs and lows this summer, and loquacious D-line coach Brentson Buckner had interesting reflections today after practice, the last official training camp session. [read more]

Bucs rookie CB M.J. Stewart (36) punches the ball away from Titans RB Dion Lewis Saturday night.

It caught the direct attention of Ronde Barber. [read more]

“No Mr. Glazer, that wasn’t a Jehovah’s Witness in a floppy hat that kept coming to the front desk on Saturday mornings. That was an offensive lineman and he’s back in Seattle now. I will find another.”

Sadly, you cannot order up an offensive lineman on Amazon. [read more]

The gang of “Good Morning, Football” was spreading some Bucs vibes yesterday. [read more]

Return window surfaces.

So now more specifics are leaking out of One Buc Palace concerning the injury to Bucs left tackle Donovan Smith. [read more]

Joe and the Buccaneers’ big shots haven’t always agreed on the evaluation of the running back position.

See Doug Martin 2017. [read more]

UPDATED: Good news, even if it’s vague, is still good news. [read more]

A good lesson for Bucs fans on this dark day

Eleven years ago a good Bucs team lost its starting left tackle with a September injury and in came an undrafted backup who had never started at the position. [read more]

Looks were deceiving.

The Bucs are being very tight-lipped about injuries today suffered by Bucs safety Justin Evans and left tackle Donovan Smith. But preliminary information on Evans suggests his injury may not be as severe as it first appeared. [read more]

A major Buccaneers X-factor entering this season (before today’s scary Donovan Smith injury), Vernon Hargreaves endured a groin issue 12 days ago in the preseason opener at Miami. [read more]

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Little information.

It sure seems that the Bucs quickly got to Donovan Smith’s teammates to make sure they did not publicly discuss the left tackle’s injury. [read more]

Few details on injuries.

Ugly day at Bucs practice today. [read more]

Manned up

Preseason games are funny animals. Reality and fantasy cross lines based on personnel and playcalling and overall effort. [read more]

Joe can smell the scent of real football. We’re inside the 20-day mark, which means Joe’s eyes have turned to the Saints in great detail. 

Every day leading up to the opener in New Orleans on Sept. 9, Joe will offer up an interesting Saints nugget.

Enjoy! [read more]

UPDATED: 9:55 a.m. – This may be the first major injury of training camp. [read more]

Strong praise.

In the words of a former Tampa Bay great, the Bucs already have their left tackle for years to come. [read more]

Precision.

This ought to make the haters spit coffee through their noses. [read more]

Praised America.

For a receiver who made a nice catch and an even better toe-tap to stay in bounds, you would think the guy would beat his chest a little bit, considering it was his first touchdown grab in an NFL uniform. [read more]

Sets high bar for Bucs.

Remember last year’s opening sequence of “Hard Knocks,” the NFL Films-produced HBO reality show featuring the Bucs? And how Bucs coach Dirk Koetter told the team it was the most talented Bucs team since he arrived in 2015? [read more]

The Buccaneers’ in-house version of Hard Knocks continues to impress, even if it is too short.

Monday’s new episode might be the best yet. At the 3:30 mark, Jason Pierre-Paul is featured. And, well, he explains how, “I can click and turn straight savage in a minute.” There’s more. Great stuff by the Bucs. Enjoy!