Hoping to catch on. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

If you didn’t know the man behind the number, the first tipoff No. 84 in Bucs rookie minicamp is from LSU is the gloves. [read more]

Sleeper?

Yeah, the odds are long but it doesn’t mean they are impossible. [read more]

Joe can understand if some rookies get caught up in the moment. [read more]

Bucs RB Ronald Jones. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com)

If Joe can take Bucs coach Dirk Koetter’s words literally, then Ronald Jones won’t be held back if he is running effectively. [read more]

Bucs DT Vita Vea, right, listens to DL coach Brenston Buckner during Friday’s rookie minicamp practice. (Photo courtesy Buccaneers.com)

Joe can already tell new Bucs defensive line coach is a fan favorite. [read more]

General manager Jason Licht has not been shy about saying the desired prototype Buccaneer is second-year wide receiver Chris Godwin. [read more]

Typical.

This doesn’t surprise Joe one bit. [UPDATED] [read more]

D-line coach Brentson Buckner barks at rookie DT Vita Vea

For a while, manbeast rookie Vita Vea might feel like a fish out of water.

Sure, football is football, but Vea said today things are very different in Tampa. [read more]

Pass protection was on the docket for Bucs rookie running back Ronald Jones today at rookie minicamp

Dirk Koetter was talking about his new running back in a somewhat guarded tone today. [read more]

Bucs third-round pick Alex Cappa

Lot of technique work today among the healthy crop of 10 tryout and rookie offensive lineman at Bucs’ rookie minicamp. [read more]

Early fire at rookie minicamp

It was quite a show today at Buccaneers rookie minicamp in the sweaty grind at One Buc Palace.

And the star was new Bucs defensive line coach Brentson Buckner, who clearly already has taken up residence in the buttocks of first-round pick Vita Vea. [read more]

Reacts.

Since the Bucs drafted defensive tackle Vita Vea in the first round, a lot of folks have wondered how the west coast-raised, 345-pound mammoth would navigate the hot and humid climate of west-central Florida. [read more]

Practice is on!

Ok, it’s a boring underwear football session, but the rookies and loads of tryout players are in town. Joe will have more through the day and weekend.

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A fond farewell to the Boston Bruins, a vanquished rival. There is a letdown element for Tom after months of building hype are suddenly over. But now the task at hand is about business, not emotion.

Will our Bolts handle an out-gunned Washington team that feels it is on a mission? It’s all about the man in the mirror on the way to the Cup Finals. Time will tell, let’s get ready together Bolts!

Thousands love the JoeBoltsFan podcast with Tom Lang, lifelong Lightning fan, Clearwater native and popular personality at ESPN Tallahassee. It’s right here every Friday.

Bucs fans know Lang from The ScuttleBucs podcast, but do not fear, Lang knows his beloved Bolts inside and out.

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

It was that brilliant football scout Hannibal Lecter who uttered a powerful message that still applies to today’s NFL: “We begin by coveting what we see every day.”

This is reality, not “Silence of the Lambs,” but Anthony Hopkins knew what he was talking about. [read more]

In the spotlight.

Bucs coaches, specifically Bucs defensive coach Mike Smith, ESPN’s Jeff Darlington has his eyes on you. [read more]

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Todd discusses aspects of the Mark Ingram four-game suspension in this edition of the Todd Wright Fantasy Football Podcast.

Todd talks Ingram’s new status on season-long draft boards, where Alvin Kamara now projects as a result of the news and how this also adds a little more juice to those thinking that Drew Brees is on the same upper tier of draft value with Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady. Remember, Todd answers all your questions on football at ToddWrightFantasyFootball@gmail.com. And remember, Todd’s moonlighting these days as host of the Todd Wright Lightning Playoff Podcast for those of you who are as interested in Tampa Bay winning a second Stanley Cup as you are your next fantasy football championship.

Expectations and job security discussed.

So, what will it take for Team Glazer not to change the bedsheets come January? [read more]

Channeling Antonio Gates.

It seems there is a correlation from basketball to football. [read more]

Explosive with a crease.

Some more insight into running backs and explosive plays. [read more]

From green rookie to new entrepreneur.

This is something that doesn’t happen to 99.9 percent of college graduates on their first big gig. [read more]