How good is Gerald McCoy?

However you choose to answer that — and it is debatable — it doesn’t take away from the extreme expectations on McCoy’s back. [read more]

New Bucs manbeast DT Tony McDaniel is talking big

There’s nothing like having a good player with supreme expectations and confidence, combined with a winning resumé.

It doesn’t always work out (see Evan Smith’s Super Bowl ring), but that attitude can be infectious. [read more]

Leslie Frazier talked about yesterdays’ fight at One Buc Palace

The Buccaneers had their first skirmish of training camp yesterday, with George Johnson and Demar Dotson at the bottom of the pile and teammates darting into the scrum.

Lovie Smith completely shrugged it off after practice, but Leslie Frazier had a lot to say. [read more]

Yes, “Hard Knocks” debuted last night. No, Joe didn’t see it. Joe cancelled HBO the instant “The Sopranos” went dark. It would have to be some kind of spectacular TV event to get Joe to pick HBO back up.

Besides, NFL Network will show reruns next summer. Joe can wait. [read more]

NFL Network’s Mike Mayock defended “America’s Quarterback” yesterday.

There isn’t a guy around talking football that Joe enjoys listening to more than Mike Mayock. Doesn’t mean Joe agrees with him all the time, but Joe could just sit for hours and listen to the guy.

As Chucky would say, “Love him, man!” [read more]

Sometimes, as many coaches will say often, the little things add up to big things.

And Joe has noticed that on more than one occasion, that applies specifically to defensive backs. [read more]

Lovie Smith weighs in on Ali Marpet

The legend of Division III rookie Ali Marpet continues to grow.

Marpet, who is converting to starting right guard after playing left tackle at mighty Hobart College, is drawing major love from all the important Buccaneers. [read more]

Today’s brawl was just one moment in practice. Joe’s got plenty more. (Yes, that is Dirk Koetter holding on to Jameis Winston with two hands.)

It was another broiling day on the practice fields of One Buc Palace, and Joe has all kinds of news and nuggets.

Enjoy. [read more]

Joe squared off with The Big Dog (pictured) to talk all things Bucs.

Recorded live at Buccaneers training camp this afternoon, just inches from the practice field, Joe and Steve Duemig, the dean of Tampa Bay sports radio, talked all things Bucs on WDAE-AM 620.

It’s the JoeBucsFan Hour! [read more]

Bucs DT Akeem Spence seemed to backtrack from his previous proclamation that he would be out two months.

Just when training camp started, Bucs defensive tackle Akeem Spence said he would be out a “couple of more months” after having back surgery in the offseason.

Just hours after the Bucs signed former Seahawks tackle Tony McDaniel yesterday, Joe got a chance to talk to good guy Spence, and he refused to offer any target date for his return. [read more]

Jameis referred to the baseball brawl at practice today as a form of competition.

Who gives a damn about back shoulder throws and pass coverage over the middle when your favorite football team busts out in a baseball brawl with shoving and pushing and hollering?

That’s entertainment, and you will be hard-pressed not to find anyone at Bucs training camp practice today to suggest that was not a highlight. [read more]

The Buccaneers’ new defensive tackle, 2013 and 2014 Seahawks starter Tony McDaniel, was practicing today at One Buc Palace.

And he told Joe that former Bucs star and Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett, who was allowed to walk from the Bucs for no good reason, influenced his decision to sign with Tampa Bay. [read more]

UPDATED 5:50 p.m. Midway through today’s practice, something set off George Johnson and other Bucs in the trenches at One Buc Palace.

Yes, that’s America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, in the orange jersey being held back by offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter. [read more]

Doug Martin’s transformation was a focus on NFL Network. His dramatic weight loss is revealed. Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Afternoon practice at One Buc Palace is under a weather delay, but NFL Network cameras are still rolling and Mike Mayock is out here talking to all the important Buccaneers. [read more]

Relationships brought WR Rannell Hall to the Bucs.

Since Joe started this here corner of the Interwebs, Joe has heard how the NFL is about relationships (so too with the fourth estate). And that sure seems to be the case.

In fact, it is because of relationships that the Bucs may have found a sleeper wide receiver.

Rannell Hall has been doing what Bucs coach Lovie Smith wants from players in training camp: getting noticed. [read more]

Bucs rookie guard Ali Marpet is listed as a backup to Garrett Gilkey

This is for the lunatics that love sitting down with a giant plate of Hooters wings and dissecting the Buccaneers’ first depth chart of the preseason as if it were a recovered ancient biblical text. [read more]

Legions of Gators fans are smiling now, as are those terrified by the Bucs’ flimsy depth at receiver. [read more]

America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, is making quite an impression. Good luck finding a Buccaneers player who doesn’t offer an ear-to-ear grin when Jameis’ name is evoked.

Tampa Bay general manager Jason Licht offered Joe a deeper understanding of why that’s the case. [read more]

Here’s a great look at what Lovie Smith likes to do behind the scenes in training camp. [read more]

What are the Bucs up to with Henry Melton?

Now we can add two more factors to the growing Henry Melton mystery.

Damn, Joe’s waiting for Gillian Anderson to emerge on the training camp sidelines. [read more]

Leslie Frazier and company are surprising

If you’re looking for fourth-year cornerback Leonard Johnson at Bucs practice, he’s likely he’s within three feet of Tampa Bay’s dedicated nickel cornerback coach Larry Marmie.

They’re often alone, which is a bit of a surprise to Joe and a member of the Buccaneers’ defensive backs corps. [read more]

Rookie Kwon Alexander making a big push to start at MLB. Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.

Be on the lookout, Bucs fans. It seems a new middle linebacker may be pushing his way into the forefront of your Bucs viewing pleasure.

And his name is Kwon Alexander. [read more]