Tossing eggs and bacon.

Maybe Scotty Miller won’t be diving for too many balls in practice in the future? [read more]

“Bruce, you wouldn’t tell Bob Gibson to quit throwing, would you? If Clyde Christensen ever tells me to quit throwing, I might punch him.”

If fans were allowed at training camp practice this year, an NFL Network talking head can promise they would have not seen a certain a stunt. [read more]

Renewed focus?

Maybe O.J. Howard wasn’t motivated? That’s hard to suggest since he made enough splash plays to show he’s talented as can be. [read more]

Bruce Arians photo by Kevin O’Donnell, FOX-13.

The pads came on for the first time today in training camp, about 17 days later than initially expected.

This was no typical August practice, however. The Bucs continue to be in a ramp-up phase. [read more]

“Bruce, you cuss better than Bill.”

It seems we now know why Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians cussed out park-violating, home-invading, NFLPA-ignoring Bucs quarterback Tom Brady recently. [read more]

Joe loves the business of the NFL.

Fascinating stuff. [read more]

Some consider Gerald McCoy a Tampa Bay legend, a future Buccaneers Ring of Honor inductee, so Joe is sharing this sad news. [read more]

No frowning on rookie safety.

In a normal year, you would figure first- and second-round draft picks would have a great chance of starting. If not, something is wrong. [read more]

Email, call or visit general manager Sean Sullivan for a special JoeBucsFan/Ira Kaufman discount and personal service regulars expect and adore from Bill Currie Ford.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

With so much focus on the addition of Tom Brady, it’s easy to forget the Bucs scored a ton of points last year.

There wasn’t a single game when Tampa Bay failed to reach at least the 17-point plateau. Only twice did the Bucs score less than 20 points. Yet as the pads go on in training camp, this offense could feature at least four new starters.

That’s a lot of changes for Byron Leftwich to assimilate in a short period of time. But it’s the other side of scrimmage that likely will determine Tampa Bay’s fortunes this fall. [read more]

Bruce Arians after practice this morning.

A quiet truth of training camp is that coaches really don’t fully evaluate anything until after they’ve scrutinized the practice film of a day’s session. [read more]

Jason Pierre-Paul broke his neck last season and had little time to learn the nuances of a 3-4 defense that was foreign to him after years in the Giants’ celebrated four-man front and whatever you call what the Bucs played in 2018. [read more]

Talking Tom Brady.

A few Bucs players spoke today to the local pen and mic club via Zoom video conference calls. And when the topic of park-violating, home-invading, NFLPA-ignoring Bucs quarterback Tom Brady came up, you could hear the respect dripping off their words about the new Bucs signal-caller. [read more]

Bucs LB Anthony Nelson

Carl Nassib and his six sacks and aggressive play off the left edge last year bolted out the front door of One Buc Palace in March and ran to the Raiders for big money.

To replace him, the Bucs are turning to their 2019 fourth-round pick. [read more]

Getting sweaty.

It appears that new Bucs tight end foot-rubbing Rob Gronkowski has been spending a little too much time in the Boston area. [read more]

Running back returner T.J. Logan

The hearty competition at running back for the Bucs has gotten a lot heartier. [read more]

SI.com writer expects drop.

It seems one national writer is having a hard time swallowing the sugary-sweet nectar of hype. [read more]

Hitting.

UPDATED: 9:59 a.m. – Joe was under the impression Twittering from Bucs practices was verboten. Alas, The Shield’s house organ has different rules. 🙂 [read more]