Your beloved Buccaneers were back on the practice fields of One Buc Palace today with the first mandatory minicamp session. Joe’s got plenty of nuggets. [read more]

Dirk Koetter seems to have reached his fill of ASJ talk.

Yes, we all know tweety Austin Seferian-Jenkins got run off of an underwear practice last week and then went mental on Bucs fans. Not cool. [read more]

Louis Murphy speaks out

Censorship is everywhere.

Newspapers quash stories because they believe they don’t serve readers’ interests. Legions of reporters are stifled because editors fear backlash. [read more]

Every offseason for losing teams is about change. Otherwise, they typically keep losing. [read more]

Asks for fans’ forgiveness.

It has been well-documented that Tweety Austin Seferian-Jenkins was way out of line last week when he took to Twitter and began posting nonsense to Bucs fans. [read more]

Heat and age won’t stop Monte Kiffin

Bright sunshine and a heat index of 95 degrees today at Jacksonville Jaguars minicamp. Not exactly the place for a hatless 76-year-old man facing two hours of work on the practice field. [read more]

Dirk Koetter’s offense makes Jameis smile.

So if one believes the recent words of Bucs coach Dirk Koetter, Tampa Bay will be true to its Florida heritage and go all NASA this year with a passing attack worthy of the 21st century. [read more]

Jameis talks love and acceptance

Love is in the air at One Buc Palace. [read more]

Enters confessional.

As expected, tight end/super Twitterer Austin Seferian-Jenkins fell on the sword for his antics during and after an OTA practice last Thursday, in which coach Dirk Koetter gave him a steel-toe boot to the backside. [read more]

Yes, the Buccaneers kick off mandatory minicamp this afternoon, which means more underwear football. The only real difference from previous spring practice is guys have to show up.

Stick with Joe through the day for detailed practices notes, and plenty of quotes and fun.

Breaking down America’s Quarterback.

Yes, America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, did a fine job his rookie year once he turned the corner following the first Carolina beatdown. [read more]

UPDATED: 8:53 a.m.: Joe was off by a day. [read more]

Former Bucs TE seems bummed out about ASJ.

The stunt Tweety Austin Seferian-Jenkins pulled last Thursday, when he was run from an underwear football practice and then took to Twitter to lash out at fans, and then got lewd and crude about their mothers/wives/girlfriends, seems to have depressed a former Buccaneers player. [read more]

Wonders about his contract.

Yes, Demar Dotson is human. [read more]

All out.

Joe admits to being a cynical, skeptical guy.

It comes with age and worldly experience, Joe believes, and by being a fan of an NFL team with five consecutive last-place finishes. [read more]

Already pounding the keyboard for the four-letter.

First, Joe wants to congratulate local Bucs reporter Jenna Laine. She secured the too-long-vacant opening of Bucs correspondent with the four-letter. [read more]

Extra time. Mike Smith and Kwon Alexander spotted on the field after practice last week going over positioning (or dance moves).

There are many fantastic hypothetical questions in Buccaneers history.

One of the best is a new one. [read more]

Teammates weigh in.

It’s the time of year when Joe is barraged with the question, “How does ____ look?

Of course, for most positions, there is little to say since players are not in pads playing real football. [read more]

Lavonte David speaks

Interesting choice of words by one of the Buccaneers’ premier defensive players. [read more]

Entering 21st century.

More than rumblings have been heard at One Buc Palace that this is a new Buccaneers squad under first-year head coach Dirk Koetter. [read more]