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Todd offers quick thoughts on Odell Beckham, Jeremy Maclin, Anquan Boldin and why we all wish we were Eddie Lacy, not Eddie Lacy fantasy owners.
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New chatter on the Bucs’ rookie running back. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com)
The way the accolades are flowing for the Buccaneers’ 2017 draft class, general manager Jason Licht might be the greatest Tampa Bay thief since Michael “Ghost” Johnson. [read more]
Interviews and footage from One Buc Palace. Yes, it’s another fresh edition of Lunch With Real Rock Riley. Miss Wednesday’s episode? Just click here.
DeSean Jackson eases in. Kickers perfect. from Rock Riley on Vimeo.
Underwear football is puzzling.
It is really hard to judge. [read more]
Ira Kaufman, the most beloved and esteemed columnist in town, has hung his hat at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters since July 2016. Tampa Bay’s only Pro Football Hall of Fame voter, Ira’s columns pop here every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and his award winning podcasts fire Tuesdays and Thursdays.
BY IRA KAUFMAN
There’s a long list of Buccaneers with much to prove in training camp.
Doug Martin is still trying to rebuild trust with teammates and coaches. Roberto Aguayo is trying to show his rookie struggles are behind him.
Noah Spence is trying to convince Mike Smith that he’s more than just a situational pass rusher. Ali Marpet is trying to make the difficult transition from guard to center — with no experience at the position. [read more]
Ignored
Despite what some fringe wackos think, America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, is not running the Buccaneers’ organization.
What Jameis wants, Jameis does not get, so he explained yesterday. [read more]
Mike Smith experimenting.
Joe gets so friggin’ irritated thinking of the Bucs and their lack of sacks for the past decade, Joe just wants to sidearm a can of Cigar City Jai Alai against the wall! [read more]
Team crossing fingers.
Joe has to keep telling himself: It was underwear football. [read more]
Message sent
Among the minicamp-closing nuggets delivered today by winning Bucs head coach Dirk Koetter was an interesting one on quarterbacks. [read more]
Locked in.
You can just hear it in his voice. [read more]
*Winning players coach Dirk Koetter cut practice short about 20 minutes today, giving his men a break as they prepare to head off for a six-week vacation. Joe was on scene at the abbreviated session and has tasty morsels. [read more]
(Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com)
Day 3 of Buccaneers mandatory minicamp wrapped up today and Kwon Alexander was one of the first guys off the field as Tampa Bay players start their six-week vacation. [read more]
Turning the corner.
Bucs rookie tight end O.J. Howard is beginning to show folks why Tampa Bay coveted him so. [read more]
Mum
The newcomer in the Bucs’ secondary, veteran cornerback Robert McClain, is keeping quiet on a sensitive subject. [read more]
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Live from mandatory minicamp at One Buc Palace, the sage of Tampa Bay sports, Ira Kaufman, dives into the hot Bucs topics of the day.
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Red zone chatter.
There is no way to sugarcoat this. The Bucs were just bad when needing six points in red zone offense last year. [read more]
Talks DeSean Jackson.
America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, likes to say “iron sharpens iron.” That means practicing with and/or against good players makes everyone better. [read more]
Uh, oh.
Joe isn’t sure what AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht or winning Bucs coach (or if you prefer, U2-listening Bucs coach) Dirk Koetter did to the spreadsheeters other than defend Donovan Smith. [read more]
Updated: 9:15 p.m. – The delay is over! It’s Joe’s world famous practice notes from today’s mandatory minicamp action at One Buc Palace. Joe was patrolling the sun-drenched fields, mingling with legions of invited season ticket holders and scribbling all kinds of notes on the no-pads, underwear football session.
Enjoy! [read more]
