“I Don’t Remember This Much Defense”
June 20th, 2016
Mike Smith is pouring it on
Bucs defensive coordinator Mike Smith has a veteran-laden defense and has no interest in easing anyone into his system. [read more]

Mike Smith is pouring it on
Bucs defensive coordinator Mike Smith has a veteran-laden defense and has no interest in easing anyone into his system. [read more]

The Bucs’ elder statesman weighs in
Two months ago, Joe asked the Bucs’ new elder statesman, 34-year-old linebacker Daryl Smith, about America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston. [read more]

Serious spring.
Yes, Joe has written about how Bucs rookie cornerback Vernon Hargreaves can ball. The way he flew through the air to grab a Mike Glennon pick last week, Joe thought the man was Flash. [read more]

Learns from a rookie.
One would think a guy who has logged seven years in the NFL would have seen it all. [read more]

Spreadsheeter not impressed.
The PFF tribe is back to banging on their drums. [read more]

High praise from a stat guy.
Interesting bit of insight from a numberscruncher. [read more]

Arrelious Benn, a 2010 second-round pick of Tampa Bay, is embarking on one of the most intriguing comeback stories in NFL history.
Few NFL players would have a team to call their own if they spent three consecutive seasons — full seasons — on injured reserve.
Arrelious Benn is one of those rare breeds.
Twetty Austin Seferian-Jenkins may have been a second-round draft pick, but he’s become a first-round sideshow. [read more]

Can Louis Murphy bounce back?
When healthy, when a certain someone has his head tuned into the game, the Bucs have one helluva one-two punch in Vincent Jackson and Mike Evans. [read more]

Size doesn’t matter.
Joe can’t believe someone other than Rachel Watson might care about an inch. But the way some Bucs fans think, an inch means the difference between victory and defeat. [read more]
Memo to the all the “trolls” attacking Tweety Austin Seferian-Jenkins: The Bucs’ tight end has changed his approach.

Blake Bortles surely fears one Bucs defensive end
Joe’s got a trivia question:
Who had the quietest/most unheralded five-sack season in Buccaneers history? [read more]

The Buccaneers had game officials at minicamp this week doing their best to referee the action, even though it was glorified touch football without pads. [read more]

Weed warrior Eugene Monroe
Yes, Bucs fans always look under rocks for the next shiny object that could be placed on the Bucs roster. [read more]

Jameis likes.
Whether Tweety Austin Seferian-Jenkins is your starting tight end (doesn’t appear promising) has nothing to do with his mental meltdown last week. [read more]
If Joe had to vote for a Buccaneer most likely to nail a giant payday in free agency next offseason, defensive end Will Gholston would get the nod easily.
Vincent Jackson and Mike Glennon would earn honorable mentions. [read more]

Roberto Aguayo versus going for two.
Dirk Koetter is an old school coach happy to be flexible and learn as he goes, but Koetter has no interest in being a guinea pig. [read more]

Dirk Koetter got a finger-wagging
Dirk Koetter got slapped around on the Buccaneers’ flagship radio station this morning. [read more]

Talks Bucs ball.
Well, Joe has learned one thing through the past two weeks: Bucs fans should expect rookie defensive end Noah Spence at outside linebacker in a 34 front once in a while. [read more]