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Rock Riley (yes, that Rock Riley @realrockriley) talked to Hard Knocks stars Sefo Liufau and Riley “Joe Dirt” Bullough about their futures after the preseason finale last night. Great stuff. Rock’s video report is below. Enjoy Rock here every Monday, Wednesday & Friday.
Sefo Liufau & Joe Dirt talk future with Rock from Rock Riley on Vimeo.
Elected
Perhaps Mitt Romney should have worn Hawaiian shirts, played the ukulele on HBO and mauled tacos with a passion that rivals Joey Chesnut’s fervor for hot dogs? [read more]
BY IRA KAUFMAN
That’s what he’s here for.
So far, Buc fans have noticed that Chris “Swaggy” Baker is an extrovert who doesn’t mind showing off his playful side. He’s been a natural for those Hard Knocks cameras, flashing a wide smile and some nifty dance moves.
Baker’s first tango with his new teammates comes Sept. 10 in Miami, where Jay Ajayi is eager to strut his stuff against a rush defense that ranked 22nd last fall. [read more]
Who wants to play fantasy football Monday evening with Bucs fans and Justin Pawlowski, and attend a very well run draft by Todd Wright at the 4th Street Hooters location in St. Pete?
Draft will kick off no later than 6:45 p.m. and be over within 2 hours. Yes, less than 2 hours.
Free entries kicked off on The Todd Wright Fantasy Football Podcast. Email ToddWrightFantasyFootball@gmail.com with your name and phone number. Invitations/confirmations will wrap up SUNDAY. Also, if you want to bring a friend, make that clear in the email!
Good prizes!
Out.
George Johnson was pushed around the field by Redskins scrubs last night, and the Bucs have pushed him out the door this morning. [read more]
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Todd hosted a very fast and fun fantasy draft at Hooters in Tampa on Monday night. The highlights were Ira’s eating, Justin going with Gronk in the first round and our server Brooke the Hooters Calendar Girl being the nicest woman we have ever seen at a Hooters.
Todd’s got thoughts on how that draft went and what it may mean as you prepare for your season long draft this weekend. Also, Todd still has spots in leagues drafting at the Hooters on 4th Street in St. Petersburg on Monday, September 4th. If you missed out on the first one, just email toddwrightfantasyfootball@gmail.com and ask to play in St. Petersburg. Yes, you MUST be present to play.
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Promising chance. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)
There are a couple of good stories that came out of this summer’s training camp and preseason. Kendell Beckwith is one. [read more]
In or out?
OK, the regular season is upon us. The awful preseason came to an end last night. Teams must cut to a 53-man roster by Saturday at 4 p.m. [read more]
On 53-man roster?
A bit of news that Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht dropped on TV last night. [read more]
Rookie question
Man, Joe hasn’t seen Dirk Koetter have an uncomfortable moment like he had late tonight at a postgame news conference. [read more]
Leaving
Now that the preseason is over, Doug Martin will be exiting One Buc Palace for at least a few weeks.
Joe talked to Gerald McCoy about that tonight. [read more]
Starter?
If there is a story that resonates from training camp and preseason, it is the play of rookie linebacker Kendell Beckwith. [read more]
Ryan Fitzpatrick was 2-for-7 for 6 yards tonight.
Before tonight’s Bucs preseason game (if you can call it that) against the Redskins, general manager Jason Licht talked on the Buccaneers Radio Network about the hot battle at No. 5 receiver and how tonight’s performances could settle it. [read more]
Sad.
Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht spent time in the WFLA-TV Channel 8 broadcast booth last night with play-by-play man Chris Myers and analyst Ronde Barber.
Licht had some interesting things to say. [read more]
Checking lists.
Let’s just say things change. [read more]
Decision time nears. After tonight’s game, the final roster is set on Saturday.
Fire up the in-game chatter in the comments section all throughout the pregame show and to the final whistle tonight!
Please keep it respectful, but definitely mix it up before Joe’s award-winning postgame coverage.
There’s not much to keep an eye on, but Joe detailed a bunch below. Are you rooting for Joe Dirt?
Go Bucs!
Dozens of players not dressed.
One could field a football team with the number of Bucs players that received a healthy scratch, and unhealthy scratch, for tonight’s useless preseason finale with the Redskins. [read more]
America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, has lots of ways to describe himself. [read more]
