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Expectation math
The math keeps adding up.
It’s all good for Tampa Bay, but it represents a ton of pressure on winning head coach Dirk Koetter and your Buccaneers. [read more]
Busy
Doug Martin had his image on the side of the Stadium On Dale Mabry Highway torn down this month, but he’s still getting plenty of work. [read more]
Man, how fun is this! Yeah, it’s still underwear football with no pads, but it’s training camp! Catch Rock Riley every Monday, Wednesday & Friday with his video reports. Yes, that Rock Riley (@RealRockRiley).
McCoy on tweets & Koetter on Day 1, sloppy from Rock Riley on Vimeo.
May be out “weeks.”
News gets gloomier for the Bucs defensive end. [read more]
Coy about tweets.
Gerald McCoy is keeping some information close to the vest. [read more]
Fits like a glove.
[Update:] It was a beautiful thing to witness, even though it was underwear football. [read more]
Somewhere in there, the media mob has swallowed America’s Quarterback.
It is here. Joe’s famed notes from training camp practice, Day 1 to be precise. [read more]
His team.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. We all hear how America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, is a leader. [read more]
Like Saturdays everyday.
So far, Bucs rookie tight end O.J. Howard isn’t having a rough time transitioning to the NFL. [read more]
Ira Kaufman is the most beloved, revered and esteemed Buccaneers columnist in town. He has hung his hat at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters for more than a year. Tampa Bay’s only Pro Football Hall of Fame voter, Ira busts out his columns here every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and his award winning podcasts fire Tuesdays and Thursdays.
BY IRA KAUFMAN
Before he’s through tinkering at One Buc Place, Jason Licht may be responsible for drafting more than 100 players. I’ve got a feeling he has already signed off on the most rewarding pick he’ll ever make as an NFL executive.
Kwon Alexander wasn’t even supposed to start as a rookie in 2015. The undersized linebacker out of LSU was supposed to contribute on special teams and perhaps push Danny Lansanah a bit on the strong side. [read more]
How long?
Mike Evans was surprised yesterday and it wasn’t a pleasant surprise. [read more]
Don’t dis’ him or his teammates.
One cool thing about following Kwon Alexander on Twitter is he shows passion and fierce loyalty. [read more]
Underwear football through the weekend
Yes, the start of training camp is underwear football.
It’s a league rule. [read more]
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Todd speculates today about the futures of Jarvis Landry in Miami, Carlos Hyde in San Francisco and the new offensive philosophy in Carolina. Oh, and in news that surprises you about as much as the Tampa Bay Area being hot and muggy this time of year, the Browns may start a new QB sooner rather than later and Redskins TE Jordan Reed is injured.
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Craves attention.
Will Chucky return to coaching? Or will he remain a handsomely-paid NFL talking head who likes to tease reporters every time there is an opening for a football head coach from Shorecrest Prep to Tennessee to the Buffalo Bills? [read more]
The next Kyle Moore?
The Kyle Moore experience scarred Joe.
Moore was the two-year Bucs defensive end (2009-2010) who shockingly went sackless through two seasons. [read more]
Evans pulled out his gradebook today
NFL players often get the “grades” question thrown at them, and it’s damn rare for them to give detailed answer. [read more]
Diva management
The Countdown is sizzling, offering a different look at some of the key calls from winning head coach Dirk Koetter. This is a bit of a tradition at JoeBucsFan.com. 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]
It’s Year 4 for Tampa Bay’s stud Pro Bowl receiver, and Mike Evans is echoing his head coach, the guy who has no problem heaping a pile of pressure on himself. [read more]
Buzzed
Cool video here of what it’s like for a young family when daddy goes off to training camp. [read more]
Priorities
Responding this morning to the Custodian of Canton, Ira Kaufman, linebacker Kwon Alexander, the soul of the Bucs’ defense, had an interesting response to a question about the Bucs defense. [read more]
