Doug Martin, Sheldon Rankins & Change
August 15th, 2016
Doug Martin speaks
There was a major injury in the NFC South today, the kind that wouldn’t have happened to a Buccaneer so far this summer. [read more]

Doug Martin speaks
There was a major injury in the NFC South today, the kind that wouldn’t have happened to a Buccaneer so far this summer. [read more]
Training camp wore on early this morning at One Buc Palace.
Joe’s got highlights. [read more]

Next up
Another rough day for the Kenny Bell Mob, as Dirk Koetter shed more light on the kick returner position following practice today. [read more]

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The Bucs waved a new fat check in front of Demar Dotson, and he was smart enough to sign it today and not mess around like he did last year. [read more]

Jameis Winston talks change
There is one thing the Bucs’ offense definitely took from the training camp practice fields into their preseason game in Philadelphia on Thursday. [read more]

Thursday just a preview.
Vanilla defense? Wow. [read more]

Perspective on the J.R. Sweezy comparison
Saturday, the Tampa Bay Times issued an unsourced report stating big-money Bucs free agent guard J.R. Sweezy had a herniated disc surgery (“discectomy”) similar to what defensive tackle Akeem Spence had last year.
Beat writer Rick Stroud claimed Spence returned in October and “showed no ill effects after missing five games.” Apparently, Stroud didn’t talk to Spence. [read more]

Will once again terrorize offenses.
Bucs stud Lavonte David didn’t know it at the time, but when he flipped on Twitter when Lovie Smith was jettisoned, his career just got better. [read more]

Job security discussed.
No, Pat Kirwan, co-host of the best damned football radio show around, “Movin’ the Chains,” heard exclusively on SiriusXM NFL Radio, was not talking about Toast Jenkins, the miserable former Bucs cornerback who was in a hot-and-heavy bromance with Lovie Smith. [read more]

“Mark, did people hound you for not signing Roddy White?”
A day doesn’t go by in which a loyal reader here doesn’t Twitter Joe asking about Roddy White or Devin Hester. [read more]
Yesterday, America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, talked about his receiving corps on SiriusXM NFL Radio.
For those closely tracking the receivers depth chart, there was a lot to soak in. [read more]
Evidence of the upgrade the Bucs made at wide receivers coach keeps mounting.
And it’s not just Bucs receivers talking about what’s new and different. [read more]
Bucs defensive end Noah Spence admitted he was styling Thursday night. [read more]

Having an excellent camp.
Not too long ago, Russell Shepard was an invisible special teams player for the Bucs. [read more]

“Pppsssttt… Jason, how many zeros are in this guy’s contract?”
The drama and secrecy surrounding left guard J.R. Sweezy continues. [read more]

What was Jameis doing in this JoeBucsFan.com photo?
During the fourth-quarter of Thursday’s preseason game, Joe spent a majority of the time studying the movements of America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston. [read more]
Joe nearly drove off the road moments ago.
A noted and respected 12-year former NFL quarterback watched Mike Glennon practice today and then compared him to Peyton Manning. [read more]

Players must hate to lose to win.
For the second time in as many games, America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, suggested there is a losing mentality infecting the Bucs locker room. [read more]
Dirk Koetter wasn’t calling out players publicly today, good or bad.
But it’s coming. [read more]