Once upon a time, Jacquizz Rodgers was a rookie running back relied upon heavily by playcaller Dirk Koetter in Atlanta — for a pass-first offense that marched to the doorstep of the Super Bowl. [read more]

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Ready if needed.

Sometimes, we lose sight that training camp, as winning Bucs coach Dirk Koetter likes to say, completely involves preparing for Week 1. [read more]

Doomed in Windy City?

We’ve all seen this movie before. [read more]

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Jeff Cameron (left) and Tom Lang of ESPN Tallahassee.

Joe promised you a powerhouse announcement today introducing new talent to the stunning JoeBucsFan.com family of podcasts.

And here it is.

Damn, Joe is pumped! [read more]

Yes, Kwon Alexander is injured. The severity has not been made public by the Bucs, though Jenna Laine of ESPN says it’s a hamstring.

When Kwon got hurt in practice over the weekend, multimedia guru Rock Riley (@realrockriley) was filming for JoeBucsFan.com and caught the injury on tape. It’s all below.

You’ll see Kwon running over the middle covering a crossing route and then go down without contact. He later appears to talk to trainers about his left hammy and is then consoled by Jason Licht. Scary times right now for Bucs fans with opening day in 19 short days.

Rock exclusive video of Kwon injury from Rock Riley on Vimeo.

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Jeff Cameron (left) and Tom Lang of ESPN Tallahassee.

Joe promised you a powerhouse announcement today introducing new talent to the stunning JoeBucsFan.com family of podcasts.

And here it is.

Damn, Joe is pumped! [read more]

Riley Bullough’s roadblock.

The way it stands now, the Bucs will be lucky to have linebacker Riley Bullough as a practice squad player. [read more]

Rookie receiver Chris Godwin

With Mike Evans missing a couple of practices this week with what allegedly is an insignificant injury, rookie third-round pick Chris Godwin, aka reincarnated Roddy White, has gotten plenty of practice time with the first team. [read more]

Wants touches Saturday.

If Doug Martin was not scheduled to serve the three-game balance of his four-game suspension to open the season, it is very likely he would be the No. 1 running back. [read more]

“Frustrated”

More often than not, winning head coach Dirk Koetter has walked off the practice field recently and said his team didn’t practice well at all. [read more]

Dive in to another Real Rock Riley report. Yes, that Rock Riley, the multimedia guru (@realrockriley). Rock’s been prowling around practice for all kinds of goodies that he shares here every Monday, Wednesday & Friday. Enjoy!

Rock with WWE’s Titus O’Neil – Winston’s friend from Rock Riley on Vimeo.

Cam Brate works on catching passes from the JUGS gun some 20 minutes after practice Wednesday.

Joe was out there sweating to watch the second-to-last training camp practice. Not many fans this morning. Even the fans are pining for a (real) game. [read more]

Diva chatter emerges

First, let Joe say that DeSean Jackson, by all accounts and observations, has been a model Buccaneers teammate since arriving in March.

Yeah, he missed a big handful of voluntary spring practices, but otherwise Jackson has looked like a brilliant fit in all aspects. [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 since July 2016. Tampa Bay’s only Pro Football Hall of Fame voter, Ira busts out columns here every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and his award winning podcasts fire Tuesdays and Thursdays.

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Buc fans pining for the next Simeon Rice can stop chasing the impossible dream. [read more]

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Enter the unifying world Bucs Uncensored, birthplace of the Stick Carriers. Lots of football talk today and plenty of fire for the preseason home opener coming on Saturday night. Three times per week here, Bucs Uncensored unifies Tampa Bay fans in every corner of the universe. Host Justin Pawlowski is a former voice on the Buccaneers Radio Network, and 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 not influenced by JoeBucsFan.com. Joe just thinks it’s very, very, very special. **CAUTION: some R-RATED language!* 

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Serving up tough love

Nothing quite like a mic’d up Dirk Koetter in the heat of battle — when things go wrong. [read more]

Great scene in Hard Knocks last night when America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, doesn’t like what he sees from the Buccaneers’ second-team offense. [read more]

Brotherhood.

Joe has to hand it to practice-hating, kicker-heckling, tree-grinding Chris Baker. [read more]