Bucs GM Jason Licht patrolling the training camp fields.

Lots of Super Bowl signs are flowing at One Buc Palace if you listen to the guys in charge. [read more]

Right guard Cody Mauch.

So it’s well known that right guard Cody Mauch added about 15 pounds this offseason. [read more]

Recruiter.

It seems like Liam Coen still had recruiting in his blood as he transitioned from Kentucky offensive coordinator to the Bucs’ playcaller this spring. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

How about that Bucs pass rush? It’s a mysterious situation.

Tampa Bay led the NFC with 48 sacks last season, tied with the 49ers. Still, the Tampa Bay edge rush is viewed as a weakness. [read more]

Bucs assistant GM John Spytek was a key figure in the latest “In the Current” focusing on how a draft class is built.

Yeah, Joe already wrote about the latest “In the Current” episode from the Bucs that looks at Bucs scouts and takes fans behind the curtain of prospect interviews at the combine in Indianapolis. It also dives into front office meetings where Bucs scouts and personnel suits, including AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht, argued the pros and cons of various players before they were drafted. [read more]

There will be no nickel-and-dime negotiation with Tristan Wirfs. [read more]

Bucs general manager Jason Licht (lefts) chats with assistant GM Mike Greenberg.

Telling stuff from Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht. [read more]

Husband-and-wife drive.

This reminds Joe of when Scotty Miller’s wife developed her quarterbacking skills to help her wide receiver husband. [read more]

Advice for rookie receiver.

Baker Mayfield had a simple suggestion for rookie receiver Jalen McMillan: Keep making plays. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

So after three days of underwear football to start 2024 training camp, Joe senses the Bucs looking crisper than at this time last year. [read more]

Baker Mayfield chills on his ride after practice and meeting with media.

So Baker Mayfield had a subpar practice yesterday to cap Day 3 of training camp.

Afterwards, Joe asked Mayfield about his performance since camp opened. [read more]

Sterling Shepard demonstrated his (solid) hands Friday in practice.

Joe is really not trying to get ahead of his skis here, but through three days of Bucs Training Camp 2024, it appears the Bucs have a deep wide receivers room. [read more]

Gamble.

Joe fully understands where Gregg Rosenthal is coming from. [read more]

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Time running out.

A year ago at the combine in Indianapolis, Bucs coach Todd Bowles spoke about what might be holding back former first-round draft pick Joe Tryon-Shoyinka. [read more]

From the brink of winning the Buccaneers’ starting quarterback job one year ago, Kyle Trask is now competing for the N0. 2 job with journeyman John Wolford. [read more]

As many Bucs fans will remember, future Hall of Fame receiver Tyreek Hill, the Dolphins’ star, recently ranked Baker Mayfield as a top-5 NFL quarterback. [read more]

Calijah Kancey and Warren Sapp unite.

So just before the Fourth of July, Von Miller, along with Maxx Crosby, hosted Miller’s Sack Summit in Las Vegas. The annual clinic is just for pass rushers, by pass rushers, to get dudes get paid. [read more]

Big Day 3 for backup quarterback Kyle Trask. That and more in Joe’s on-field practice notes.

Patrolling the fields of One Buc Palace today has yielded Joe’s almost world famous practice notes. Day 3 of training camp is in the books. Remember, it’s not real football yet. Players are not in pads and are not hitting each other. Think flag football with millions of dollars in salary on the line. [read more]