Talks Bucs and “Hard Knocks.”

One reason Bucs fans are so geeked for training camp is “Hard Knocks” is in Tampa and will highlight the Bucs this summer. [read more]

Status discussed.

Yes, on Friday, the Bucs hit the practice fields at One Buc Palace to begin training camp 2017, the most anticipated Tampa Bay camp in years. [read more]

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Dirk Koetter has had more than a month to devise a speech welcoming the 2017 Bucs to training camp.

It ought to be a doozy.

All it took was one season as an NFL head coach for Koetter to earn a reputation as a master of mind manipulation. It’s a little tougher when you’ve got 90 minds to meld, but it’s critical that Koetter sets the right tone this week while those Hard Knocks cameras are whirring away. [read more]

Work still to do.

Since the Bucs fired Chucky back in January of 2009, a true dark day in the history of the franchise, there has been constant talk of changing the culture. [read more]

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You can just smell training camp grass. Football is in the air and your Bucs are on the field Friday! It’s very much back to football chatter already on Bucs Uncensored. Three times per week, the podcast infects Tampa Bay fans in every corner of the universe. **CAUTION: R-RATED language!**  Justin is a former voice on the Buccaneers Radio Network, an ex-college football player and a lifelong Bucs fan. Hear your Bucs take (if it makes the cut). Just email a 90-second-or-less audio blast to BucsUncensored@gmail.com. Listen above or subscribe on iTunes right here, or at Podbean.com. Justin’s work is rarely influenced by JoeBucsFan.com. Joe just thinks it’s very, very, very special. (And remember, Training Camp Takeover is Saturday, Aug. 5, and it’s got everyone talking about the Stick Carriers. Even Dirk Koetter is “fired up about the Stick Carriers.“)

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Dissed by former teammate.

Oh, boy. [read more]

You want to get deeper into the mind of winning Buccaneers head coach Dirk Koetter?

Here you go. [read more]

Feels heat from Bucs’ MLB.

Sometimes the squeaky wheel really does get the grease. [read more]

What’s a Stick Carrier? Clicking here should explain.

If you’ll be attending training camp this summer, this is the day to do it.

You can also get there in style via luxury bus, just $5.00 roundtrip via TrainingCampExpress.com.

Bucs DE Noah Spence

So you thought Joe wasn’t doing a Countdown series this summer? Shame on you. Joe always has something like this planned to make you think and throw stuff at your computer. Last year, it was the Top 10 X-Factors of 2016. In 2015, it was the 20 worst Buccaneers personnel moves of the past 10 years. Now it’s Dirk Koetter’s 10 Biggest Decisions for 2017. [read more]

Could Lavonte David and the defense rise up?

Interesting prediction for the Bucs. [read more]

Derrick Brooks speaks

Major change should be coming soon to the game of America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston.

That was at the core of an eyebrow-raising take from Derrick Brooks on Thursday. [read more]

Talks d-line improvement.

America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, likes to use the phrase, “Iron sharpens iron.” [read more]

More takes from JoeBucsFan Saturday columnist Gil Arcia

By GIL ARCIA

Training Camp in just under a week!

You’re beginning to smell the fresh cut grass at One Buc Place mixed in with sounds of metal clanking as construction continues on the indoor practice facility. [read more]

It’s been one full year since the Custodian of Canton, eye-RAH! Kaufman, got a locker and keys to the snack drawers and the beer cooler at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters.

Happy Anniversary, Ira! You make us all feel so young!

After 100+ podcasts, 150+ columns, and a few personal appearances, Kaufman gets a bow from Joe. And yes, Ira has a little more money in his paycheck these days, enough to comfortably keep him in raisins and Riesling but still searching for the nearest free lunch.

Joe also can assure you that Ira, aka the Sage of Tampa Bay sports, still brings his fastball and his best is yet to come. Click on Ira’s face below to find all his work at JoeBucsFan.com.

Oh, and here’s Joe’s favorite moment of Ira’s tenure at JoeBucsFan.com. At the 2017 NFL Draft Party, hosted by The Commish, Ira showed the Stick Carriers how they do shots back in Brooklyn. The ol’ pound it and launch the cup. L’chayim!

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Training Camp Takeover is Saturday, Aug. 5, and it’s got everyone talking about the Stick Carriers. Even Dirk Koetter is “fired up about the Stick Carriers.” Three times per week, the Bucs Uncensored podcast infects Tampa Bay fans in every corner of the universe. **CAUTION: R-RATED language!**  Justin is a former voice on the Buccaneers Radio Network, an ex-college football player and a lifelong Bucs fan. Hear your Bucs take (if it makes the cut). Just email a 90-second-or-less audio blast to BucsUncensored@gmail.com. Listen above or subscribe on iTunes right here, or at Podbean.com. Justin’s work is rarely influenced by JoeBucsFan.com. Joe just thinks it’s very, very, very special.

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Should be worried, says national scribe.

In the eyes of one of the better national NFL columnists, if the Bucs don’t make the playoffs this year, then you can point a finger at one specific position group. [read more]

National discussion

A Hall of Fame receiver was talking Bucs and Mike Evans today. [read more]

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Todd looks at the top of the running backs board and sees no reason to worry about Le’Veon Bell missing games again this season. At least for now.  … And when it comes to running backs and fantasy football, this time of year is as good as any to start searching for “handcuffs.” Todd looks at one popular name who may not have the best value and instead offers another team where being No. 2 on that RB depth chart will definitely merit being a late-round fantasy draft pick.

ON MONDAY The Todd Wright Fantasy Football Podcast expands to twice weekly! …Enjoy it here and at iTunes.

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Teed Up By Lansbrook Golf Club & Florida Golf Trail

New Bucs defensive tackle Chris Baker

So you thought Joe wasn’t doing a Countdown series this summer? Shame on you. Joe always has something like this planned to make you think and throw stuff at your computer. Last year, it was the Top 10 X-Factors of 2016. In 2015, it was the 20 worst Buccaneers personnel moves of the past 10 years. Now it’s Dirk Koetter’s 10 Biggest Decisions for 2017. [read more]

Local multimedia maven Rock Riley continues to scour the Tampa Bay area and report his findings right here at JoeBucsFan.com on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. On Wednesday, Rock dove into what America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, is working on. Today, it’s a look at Gerald McCoy’s offseason approach.

Enjoy!

McCoy and the D want to holdup their end from Rock Riley on Vimeo.