Mike Evans, Vincent Jackson and Adam Humphries talk to Joe

Things are quite different around the Buccaneers’ receiving corps this season. [read more]

Remember to visit the new BalzerFootball.com. It’s a little brother site of JoeBucsFan.com manned by esteemed Pro Football Hall of Fame selector and voter Howard Balzer, a veteran of all forms of media and a regular voice heard on SiriusXM NFL Radio.

Balzer is a true expert on all things NFL, one of the very best in the business. Things are just getting rolling at BalzerFootball.com. Howard is pumping out all kinds of goodies before he heads to Canton later this week for Hall of Fame ceremonies. This afternoon, Howard hits all the topics in the headline above, and more.

New arrival surges

New Bucs wide receiver Jonathan Krause had a breakthrough season as a No. 2 receiver behind stud Jordan Matthews at Vanderbilt in 2013.

Now, with a Super Bowl ring in his pocket, Krause is busting out on the stage of Buccaneers training camp. [read more]

Anointed

Dirk Koetter let the cat out of the bag: With Louis Murphy on the PUP list (he can be activated any time before Week 1), Rudy Humphries is your new No. 3 wide receiver. [read more]

Daily, early-morning work between teacher and pupil.

Last night, Joe brought word of how fired up Dirk Koetter gets when he strolls One Buc Palace each morning and sees defensive coordinator Mike Smith and middle linebacker Kwon Alexander in a 1-on-1 chalktalk at sunrise. [read more]

Dirk Koetter was pointing fingers at his offensive line yesterday

It’s easy to love the candor of Buccaneers head coach Dirk Koetter.

He was a breath of fresh air as offensive coordinator last year. But as head coach, Joe feels like the perfect cool wind is blowing and all the windows are open. [read more]

Channels tinseltown.

In case you didn’t know, there is but one true leader of the Bucs. His name? America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston. [read more]

“It’s awesome,” Dirk Koetter says.

Dirk Koetter shed light today on what makes him smile daily at 7 a.m.

And it has nothing to do with the mind-blowing work ethic of America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston. [read more]

In today’s column, eye-RAH! dives very deep into a standout Buccaneer who is rarely talking — or talked about.

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Lively second day in full pads at Buccaneers training camp. Grab a cold one and/or a footlong; Joe’s got your need-to-know. [read more]

TV history.

America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, may make history for the Bucs. But this morning, he made television history. [read more]

Talks cornerbacks.

Joe understands many a good beer was spilled in the greater Tampa Bay area last season from fans winging a cold one against the wall when watching opposing offenses complete undefended slant passes time after time. [read more]

Cornerback Alterraun Verner had a different role today, and it wasn’t on Lovie Smith’s scout team. [read more]

Crowned

Dirk Koetter spoke to Joe and assembled media this morning and decided to grab a proverbial trumpet. [read more]

Remember to visit the new BalzerFootball.com. It’s a little brother site of JoeBucsFan.com manned by esteemed Pro Football Hall of Fame selector and voter Howard Balzer, a veteran of all forms of media and a regular voice heard on SiriusXM NFL Radio.

Balzer is a true expert on all things NFL, one of the very best in the business. Things are just getting rolling at BalzerFootball.com. Howard is pumping out all kinds of goodies before he heads to Canton later this week for Hall of Fame ceremonies. This afternoon, Howard hits all the topics in the headline above, and more.

Tries to ease the hype.

His teammates are crowing about him. Fans are getting geeked about him. [read more]

Joe will type it: Four days of training camp hasn’t been a coronation for rookie first-round pick Vernon Hargreaves. [read more]

With Mike Smith calling the shots, Bucs defense will be different.

Tired and drained from the same old slop the last two years, a wretched pass defense allergic to slant passes and a head coach crying weekly for takeaways like a little girl wanting a pony for her birthday? [read more]

Jameis and BSPN.

For the 15 months or so that America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, has been in the NFL, he hasn’t been fond of the four-letter network. [read more]