AFC List Of “Untouchables” Unveiled
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Injury updates.
UPDATED: The Bucs had a very abbreviated practice this morning at One Buc Palace and the body count changed — positively and negatively. [read more]

His year?
Every year it seems like a Bucs player busts out of the pack and makes a name for himself. [read more]

Head-scratching take
You better believes Joe cares and is hypersensitive to why the Bucs have started too slowly in games under Dirk Koetter.
Last year, Tampa Bay averaged just 8.4 points in the first halves of games. [read more]
BY IRA KAUFMAN
These games don’t count. The NFL preseason is meaningless. Nothing of consequence can occur in August, except injuries.
Yeah, right. [read more]

Appears secure.
It is a running joke with Joe that whenever a former starter for another team is cut, Joe writes on Twitter, “Tick… tick… tick… ” [read more]
More evidence is piling up that indicates Dirk Koetter was unhappy with the Jameis Winston decision that electrified Bucs fans on Saturday night.
After dropping a strong hint Saturday, Koetter came back for more yesterday. [read more]

Impressing his coach.
So far Bucs coach Dirk Koetter has done a good job keeping a poker face about guys on the bubble and their projected status when NFL teams have to shave their rosters down to 53 by Sept. 1 at 4 p.m. [read more]

Alarming stats.
This was almost enough for Joe to toss his oatmeal this morning. [read more]

Impressive night. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)
If there is one thing the Bucs need, it’s for these rookie corners to get healthy. [read more]

Dirk Koetter has a vision
Peyton Barber had one game last season in which he was handed the rock 20 times, 23 to be exact. [read more]

Stepped up.
Could it be a good sign that a guy who has been invisible in training camp showed up last night? [read more]

Big hands last night.
Joe is still smiling from the play last night when America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, avoided a sack and found Chris Godwin in the end zone for a touchdown in the first half of the second preseason game at Tennessee. [read more]

Discipline downer
The Buccaneers’ goal in every game under Dirk Koetter is six penalties or less. [read more]

Yes, Jason Pierre-Paul was powerful from the opening whistle and is a model Buccaneer, but for the second consecutive preseason game, it was a Bucs rookie who set the standard for what the defense should represent. [read more]
Here is a stat that you don’t need the PFF tribe to dig up, but it may be equally alarming. [read more]

“Pick your head up Glazer and look at that sweetness. You like that?”
Preseason football is all about forging team habits and trends and standout individual performances — good and bad. [read more]