TAMPA TWO is back! Buccaneers legend Derrick Brooks joins JoeBucsFan.com sage Ira Kaufman and Brooks really gets Joe thinking in the final few minutes of this session.

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It’s the AAF star, who has yet to kick in the NFL regular season, versus the Bucs’ returning second-year kicker who ended last season on a sour note.

The games have begun, Bruce Arians explained today. [read more]

While Will Gholston has been a constant in the Bucs locker room since Act 2 of the New Schiano Order, one thing about him has changed often. [read more]

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Quiet force.

Lost in the excitement of the Bucs signing park-violating, home-invading, NFLPA-ignoring quarterback Tom Brady, trading for foot-rubbing Rob Gronkowski and keeping NFL sack king Shaq Barrett and Jason Pierre-Paul, another signing that flew under the radar. [read more]

New job?

The Bucs drafted safety Antoine Winfield in the second round because they believed the baller from Minnesota could be an immediate starter. [read more]

There was a lot of chatter in New England last summer when Tom Brady took one day off early in training camp.

Today, he did it again.

Just a pre-planned thing, Bucco Bruce Arians said after the morning practice. The Bucs do not practice tomorrow and this gives Brady two days off before the team returns to pads on Sunday.

Now looking for return man.

No tackling means no tackling and this is why. [read more]

New light was shed on the trade that sent Rob Gronkowski to the Buccaneers. [read more]

Bruce Arians names the top mask cop

One Buc Palace, like team headquarters around the NFL, is on a full virus lockdown with all kinds of procedures in place. [read more]

Big year predicted.

This is sort of a fun look ahead to see how the Bucs will do this fall. [read more]

We’ve heard this song before.

While this was way cool to watch, Joe has to admit the ending made him cringe. [read more]

Good grief, what happened to Drew Brees? [read more]

No holding back.

Whenever Joe thinks of pitch counts, Joe thinks of one way baseball has been ruined. You know the drill: A starting pitcher is humming along with a good game and gets pulled for no good reason other than he’s thrown 90 pitches or so. [read more]

WR duo gets props.

Often, the best receivers in the game tend to be divas or drama queens. Not all, but it sure seems like it is in their DNA to crave the spotlight. [read more]

Bucs RB Ronald Jones gets ready for a drill Wednesday at One Buc Palace. He had a nice practice today.

So Joe was out at Bucs practice today and there is good news and bad news. [read more]