Rookie Ronald Jones after Saturday’s practice and an extra special teams session on his own time.

The summer broil was on at One Buc Palace, as Day 3 of training was held under full sun before about 1,000 fans on a military appreciation day. 

Joe was very busy digging out your need-to-know: [read more]

Early impact.

The Bucs defensive line is a work in progress. And that comes from possibly the biggest addition to the Bucs defensive line since Simeon Rice was signed as a free agent. [read more]

Injured spectator

Yes, Vernon Hargreaves is hurt. [read more]

Sharp early.

This will be mentioned in the practice notes but Joe thought this was so interesting (to him) that he will write a small post about it. [read more]

(Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Back in June, Dirk Koetter talked about how surprised he was when he’d look at his player-weight sheet and see Peyton Barber checking in at 235 pounds. [read more]

About 30 minutes after practice today, DeSean Jackson wrapped up a personal teaching session with rookie fifth-round pick Justin Wastson.

Jackson is one animated teacher, and he was still coaching up as the pair headed to the locker room.

Impressive stuff.

Kendall Beckwith talks to Joe

There’s a frustrated dude wearing a baseball hat and a Bucs jersey patrolling the training camp sidelines at One Buc Palace. [read more]

There’s an interesting summer theme inside the gates of One Buc Palace.

It’s a lot better than Lovie Smith’s “California Dreamin'” slogan rolled out years ago. [read more]

A shrill voice from Los Angeles has added his name to the many who predict dire things from the Bucs this year. [read more]

Cleared but limited.

As the Bucs march onto the practice fields behind One Buc Palace this morning — just a few short minutes ago — they were joined by right tackle Demar Dotson, who missed the final five games of the last season with a knee injury. [read more]

Raves about America.

Well, on Thursday after America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, stood before the Tampa Bay pen and mic club and took his medicine for getting a three-game sentence from NFL strongman Roger Goodell to start the season, most everybody had their takes. [read more]

Is Jameis Winston a distraction? Joe assumes that for those with a severe case of ADD who have the attention span of a housefly on a caffeine buzz, he would be. [read more]

Sometimes it’s not just what you say, it’s how you say it. [read more]

The bleachers are gone. The sight lines are different and patrolling One Buc Palace outdoors at training camp practice is a very different animal. 

Alas, Joe is feeling it out and sharing along the way. The Bucs were not in pads for the second consecutive day, a league rule for the start of camps. [read more]

BY IRA KAUFMAN

It took almost nine minutes for Dirk Koetter to break into a smile during his first media session of training camp. [read more]

With two days of training camp now in the books, 35-year-old cornerback Brent Grimes says there is the same great positive energy on the team that he felt last summer. [read more]

Glimpse Friday morning.

Joe knows what Bucs fans want. [read more]

The NFL has a budding mess on its hands when it comes to a rule change that threatens football as we know it.

Joe asked Gerald McCoy about how he’s adjusting today. [read more]

Impressing Super Bowl champ.

Even though Joe is fat and getting older and his lone concept of working out is doing 12-ounce curls, after listening to Vinny Curry today, Joe felt like strapping on a helmet and hitting a tackling dummy and hoping he didn’t stroke out. [read more]

Add Ryan Fitzpatrick to the list of Buccaneers passing on a timely chance to say America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, is the Week 4 starter. [read more]

Wild chatter from Ryan Fitzpatrick on Chris Godwin

Joe got lucky after training camp practice today, being within listening distance of Chris Godwin and Ryan Fitzpatrick staying for extra, 1-on-1 work on back-shoulder routes and more destined for the end zone. [read more]