There is ugly and there is ugly. [read more]

BY IRA KAUFMAN

After Buc practices, you can find Evan Smith chasing his daughter all over the football field, laughing all the way. That’s the calm after the storm.

Between whistles, Smith is all business. [read more]

Lethal production. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com)

This just could be the Bucs offense of the very near future. [read more]

Uncanny Bucs accuracy.

Most folks consider the best source for NFL season predictions comes from the wise guys in Las Vegas (or Newark? Or Far Rockaway? Or Wheeling? Or Providence? Or Reading? Or Biloxi? Or Wilmington?). [read more]

It is possible that the mess America’s Quarterback got himself into with the NFL, a three-game suspension that included the NFL labeling him a sexual offender, has led to Jameis Winston earning heightened respect from his teammates? [read more]

Getting noticed. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

If “Hard Knocks” was still filming the daily happenings of the Bucs during training camp this summer, the annual diamond-in-the-rough storyline just might go to undrafted rookie free agent Shaun Wilson. [read more]

Video evidence.

Yes, the first few weeks of Bucs second-round pick Ronald Jones’ NFL career haven’t been exactly smooth for the talented running back. [read more]

Dirk Koetter brought what appears to be his favorite August shirt to Tennessee for practice this week, but the head coach took a pass on Joe’s question Wednesday about its deeper meaning.

But other Bucs have been willing to talk about it. [read more]

Driven.

There is a lot of reasons why Bucs types like second-year receiver Chris Godwin. [read more]

Done

The Buccaneers’ brass was high-fiving and partying like rockstars when they drafted O.J. Howard in the first round last year.

And there were even quieter fist bumps and arm bars two days later when they scored a defensive tackle they wanted in the seventh round. [read more]

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The old debate is back with a very different feel now that the Titans and Bucs will play Saturday night following practices together this week. Bobby Fenton, @bobbygameday. has Winston-Mariota on his mind and so much more today. A Bucs fan from his days in the womb, Bobby never let’s it get boring on The Free Stretch! Dive in right here and right now above, or listen and/or subscribe free at  iTunes and Google Play. Listen or download above. 

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Practicing to his liking.

For however many years Joe will be walking on this planet, Joe will never forget the lesson learned last year during training camp. [read more]

Mike Evans looks in midseason form

Your Bucs were back at it today against the Tennessee Titans in shorts and “shells,” aka upper body pads, for a joint practice in Nashville, a lighter tuneup before Saturday’s preseason game. [read more]

Passion.

Of course, into the second day of the Bucs’ two-day joint practices with the Titans in Nashville, Bucs defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul is still the talk of fans the way he worked Tennessee tackle Taylor Lewan in one-on-one drills yesterday. [read more]

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Ira’s been reading tea leaves, as he calls it, and making Sage observations about your beloved Bucs as they sit halfway through the training camp grind. And Ira’s friend Tony Dungy was in the house at One Buc Palace stirring up memories and lessons for the current Bucs. The Ira Kaufman Podcast is always fun and informative, and it’s presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon. Click play above or tune in at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Find the Ira ranked on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts” (all genres nationwide), where it’s been for most of the past 10 months!! Stay informed, thinking and smiling every single Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason. Click or download above. It’s fun, free and easy. Enjoy!

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Mike Evans is on a mission. [read more]

So Tuesday, just after practice at One Buc Palace ended and before Father Dungy had his press conference about his induction into the Ring of Honor, Joe decided to see what the good folks at Buccaneers.com were up to. [read more]

So what did you really miss at Bucs-Titans practice yesterday in Nashville, the only one in which the teams will be in full pads and really hitting each other?

Joe was out there patrolling. But Joe must caution you about any report you read anywhere. Two things (minimum) always were happening at once, as the teams worked on two fields simultaneously and sometimes three.

Regardless, here are plenty of nuggets from Joe’s old school note pad. [read more]

Schools Titans CB.

In hoops, there is a term when a ballhandler busts past a defender as “breaking his ankles.” [read more]

“ASJ, man, we’re on playoff teams now. Who would have thought?”

Tampa Bay coaches used to call ex-Bucs tight end Luke Stocker a glue guy on the roster and the type of player who appeared destined for an NFL coaching career.

So of course, Joe tracked down Stocker yesterday in Nashville to talk about the Bucs team that cut him right after Thanksgiving. [read more]

Sadly, Titans house rules ordered no media or fan video or still shots during most portions of yesterday’s Bucs-Titans practice in Nashville. It’s a very restrictive policy compared to what fans and media are accustomed to in Tampa.

Joe was unaware of the exact blackout periods, so this intriguing video was recorded before Joe was given the lose-the-camera sign. [read more]