Todd Bowles: Tough Choices Coming At Receiver
August 12th, 2024
Bucs WR Sterling Shepard.
This is a good problem to have. A loaded position.wil; [read more]
Bucs WR Sterling Shepard.
This is a good problem to have. A loaded position.wil; [read more]
So the Bucs are looking for a new punt returner/kick returner for the 2024 season.
It hasn’t been a high-priority position on the team in a long time. [read more]
It’s a beautiful Sunday for Joe to wake up and rewatch the Buccaneers game from last night. [read more]
“I’m talking about you, No. 1.”
Look, most coaches, if they are savvy enough, love to send messages through the Fourth Estate in a effort to motivate players or perhaps make a point to their team. [read more]
Plan for starters.
As things stand now less than 24 hours after the Bucs won their first worthless preseason game, Bucs starters won’t get a dress rehearsal until the Bucs host the Dolphins at home Aug. 23 to end the preseason. [read more]
No one-trick pony.
Joe already typed about how the interior blocking of the Bucs’ offensive line on Bucky Irving’s five-yard touchdown run was just damn beautiful. [read more]
New offensive coordinator Liam Coen.
So the Bucs ran the ball damn well last night in their preseason opener. They threw it OK, too.
Tampa Bay had 390 yards of offense. Joe especially enjoyed that after suffering through the Panthers churning out just 151 yards of offense on Thursday. [read more]
Fun play.
Nothing got Bucs fans to holler and stomp about their woeful 2023 running game more than the interior of the Bucs’ offensive line. [read more]
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Key drive.
Joe senses that perhaps, John Wolford may have saved himself from the dreaded practice squad tonight. [read more]
High praise after NFL debut.
Bucs fans already learned from the playcaller himself that receivers Trey Palmer and rookie Jalen McMillan “will play a ton” this season. [read more]
Solid under pressure.
Playing late in the first preseason game usually signifies a player has a long haul to make the final 53-man roster. [read more]
Got lone QB hit.
Joe heard late in the game Rondé Barber tonight give kudos to the Bucs pass rush for so many pressures. [read more]
Rough night.
So the Bucs sat nearly all their starters tonight in the preseason opener at Cincinnati.
But a couple of regulars did play on special teams. [read more]
Rookie running back Bucky Irving.
So the preseason opener arrived tonight and something came long with it: a Buccaaneers rushing attack.
How sweet it is/was. [read more]
Kyle Trask gets the start — 7 p.m. kickoff in Cincinnati.
Comment all game long below. Real football is back!
Yeah, it’s preseason and most starters will not play. And the teams did not game-planning for each other, but it’s still meaningful fun.
What’s better than watching a Bucs game? Certainly not practice.
Play nice. Show a little respect. Go Bucs!
Is nickel corner that critical?
Maybe Joe has a different definition of “pivotal.” Joe’s definition pretty much aligns with Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary. [read more]
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