July 28th, 2016

Bucs TE Brandon Myers fighting for a gig.
By and large, depending on who and when you speak with folks at One Buc Palace, your top three tight ends on the roster are Cameron Brate, Luke Stocker and tweety Austin Seferian-Jenkins. [read more]
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July 28th, 2016

What does Noah Spence say about offseason training with Gerald McCoy? Joe has the answer.
Gerald McCoy spoke yesterday about training this summer with rookie defensive end Noah Spence. It was Spence who asked to train with McCoy, whose offseason regimen is well known and intense.
Today, Joe asked Spence about that time together. [read more]
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July 28th, 2016

Had a helluva practice today.
If there was a star of practice aside from Russell Shepard and Kenny Bell (yup, when Kenny Bell shines, you know the Bucs are still in underwear football), it was easily cornerback Alterraun Verner. [read more]
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July 28th, 2016

Rookie defensive end Noah Spence got an earful at One Buc Palace.
Bucs rookie Noah Spence is a very laid back kind of guy, at least what he’s shown to media and fans so far.
Joe talked to Spence after practice today for a while, with an interesting interruption mixed in. [read more]
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July 28th, 2016
Introducing BalzerFootball.com!

So you thought it was cool when Joe added the Custodian of Canton, eye-RAH! Kaufman, to the JoeBucsFan.com family full-time? Now Joe’s got another Pro Football Hall of Fame voter grinding away daily.
What other website has two members of the Hall of Fame selection committee in the mix? There are only 46 voters in the country!
His name is Howard Balzer, and he’s an iconic member in the world of NFL media. You hear him hosting at least weekly on SiriusXM NFL Radio, and Balzer has a 40-year history covering the league inside and out for all kinds of national outlets — print, TV and radio.
At the new BalzerFootball.com, Howard will offer unique perspective daily on all things NFL, like only he can. Get your wall-to-wall Buccaneers coverage here from Joe, and then slide over to get diverse NFL takes from a polished observer like Balzer. Joe especially liked Howard’s offering this morning, calling out the popular “next man up” coachspeak as fraudulent.
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July 28th, 2016

Big play from Bucs practice today caught on video.
Glass half full? Or glass half empty?
Welcome to training camp. Everyone’s on the same team. In the video below, shot by Joe’s A-list video crew, Johnthan Banks was tested. [read more]
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July 28th, 2016
Lots of smiles on the One Buc Palace practice field about 10:30 a.m. today.
On Day 1 of training camp, head coach Dirk Koetter got the ball rolling early on his promise to keep things easy on his team this spring and summer. [read more]
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July 28th, 2016

New JoeBucsFan.com columnist eye-RAH! Kaufman returns tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. Ira caught up to veteran newcomer linebacker Daryl Smith after practice today.
Catch up on all of eye-RAH’s work right here.
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July 28th, 2016

Time to chill.
Last year, it seemed, gifted Bucs wide receiver Mike Evans was more interested in drawing flags than catching balls. [read more]
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July 28th, 2016

BSPN has data
When Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht drafted Mike Evans in the first round in 2014, he quipped that the Bucs’ corps of wide receivers would be known as the “Dunkaneers.” [read more]
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July 28th, 2016

GMC talks Jameis and Jameis’ parents.
Joe was mesmerized yesterday when Bucs defensive tackle Gerald McCoy talked about the sitdown he had with America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, regarding the direction of the team. [read more]
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July 28th, 2016

Bucs WR Louis Murphy channels former Bucs commander Greg Schiano.
When the Bucs were led by former commander Greg Schiano, the current defensive coordinator for the Ohio State Buckeyes was a stickler for details. [read more]
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July 27th, 2016

Lavonte David speaks
Lavonte David’s chat with assembled media today at One Buc Palace was reminiscent of Joe’s private discussion with Herm Edwards at the NFL Owners Meetings in March 2015.
The topic then was Lovie Smith and reviving the defense of a 2-14 team. [read more]
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July 27th, 2016

The Custodian of Canton, eye-RAH! Kaufman, is back with another column. Kaufman was at One Buc Palace today soaking in the vibe as a handful of Bucs were made available to the media.
[read more]
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July 27th, 2016

Body talk
The artist formerly known as Muscle Hamster reported for duty today at One Buc Palace.
He was looking fit and talking big. [read more]
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July 27th, 2016

Jason Licht explains choice.
In case you haven’t heard Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht’s live-in-studio sitdown with Joe’s good friend, “The Big Dog,” Steve Duemig of WDAE-AM 620 yesterday, Licht was painfully guarded in his remarks with the exception of chicken wing talk (and hostesses!). [read more]
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July 27th, 2016

It’s a new Gerald McCoy coming
Really telling stuff from Gerald McCoy today at One Buc Palace this afternoon. [read more]
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July 27th, 2016

Talks roster building.
The first roster cutdowns mandated by the NFL are over a month away, Aug. 30 to be precise. [read more]
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July 27th, 2016

Doug Martin was talking at One Buc Palace today.
Doug Martin was talking today at One Buc Palace. [read more]
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July 27th, 2016

Temporary lights like these are coming to One Buc Palace practice fields for training camp.
When Bucs coach Dirk Koetter said during underwear football season that he was striving to find a way to keep his players out of the suffocating Florida daytime heat during training camp, he wasn’t joking. [read more]
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