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Yes, the feet were down. It was a touchdown for Mike Evans, from Jameis Winston.
The steamy grind continues at Buccaneers training camp, as the Bucs keep wearing pads in practice and pounding each other in advance of the preseason opener on Saturday night in Minnesota.
Joe’s got all kinds of notes & nuggets. Enjoy. [read more]
George “Flash” Johnson
There’s plenty of speed on this young Buccaneers defense, and it’s evidenced in this video from today’s training camp practice at One Buc Palace.
Man, Jameis Winston, America’s Quarterback, would have been creamed here. [read more]
Backup… for now.
Not quite a full day after NFL Network’s Mike Mayock crowed that rookie Bucs guard Ali Marpet has “Pro Bowl potential,” you could have fooled Marpet with that statement. [read more]
Pro Bowl in his future?
It isn’t often that Joe sees Mike Mayock go all wobbly at the knees over an NFL player — like Joe does when he remembers his now trashed poster of Rachel Watson.
But that is exactly what Mayock did when for Bucs rookie guard Ali Marpet. [read more]
Joe may not be a fan of Evan (Dietrich) Smith, but that doesn’t mean Joe won’t share love for the Bucs’ starting center. [read more]
Endangered species?
Seems like the Bucs are running a lot of punters in and out of One Buc Palace of late.
Joe knows NFL teams love competition, but the revolving door of trying punters out sure smells like this punter roulette is more than just pushing Michael Koenen. [read more]
How good is Gerald McCoy?
However you choose to answer that — and it is debatable — it doesn’t take away from the extreme expectations on McCoy’s back. [read more]
New Bucs manbeast DT Tony McDaniel is talking big
There’s nothing like having a good player with supreme expectations and confidence, combined with a winning resumé.
It doesn’t always work out (see Evan Smith’s Super Bowl ring), but that attitude can be infectious. [read more]
Leslie Frazier talked about yesterdays’ fight at One Buc Palace
The Buccaneers had their first skirmish of training camp yesterday, with George Johnson and Demar Dotson at the bottom of the pile and teammates darting into the scrum.
Lovie Smith completely shrugged it off after practice, but Leslie Frazier had a lot to say. [read more]
Yes, “Hard Knocks” debuted last night. No, Joe didn’t see it. Joe cancelled HBO the instant “The Sopranos” went dark. It would have to be some kind of spectacular TV event to get Joe to pick HBO back up.
Besides, NFL Network will show reruns next summer. Joe can wait. [read more]
NFL Network’s Mike Mayock defended “America’s Quarterback” yesterday.
There isn’t a guy around talking football that Joe enjoys listening to more than Mike Mayock. Doesn’t mean Joe agrees with him all the time, but Joe could just sit for hours and listen to the guy.
As Chucky would say, “Love him, man!” [read more]
Sometimes, as many coaches will say often, the little things add up to big things.
And Joe has noticed that on more than one occasion, that applies specifically to defensive backs. [read more]
Lovie Smith weighs in on Ali Marpet
The legend of Division III rookie Ali Marpet continues to grow.
Marpet, who is converting to starting right guard after playing left tackle at mighty Hobart College, is drawing major love from all the important Buccaneers. [read more]
Today’s brawl was just one moment in practice. Joe’s got plenty more. (Yes, that is Dirk Koetter holding on to Jameis Winston with two hands.)
It was another broiling day on the practice fields of One Buc Palace, and Joe has all kinds of news and nuggets.
Enjoy. [read more]
Joe squared off with The Big Dog (pictured) to talk all things Bucs.
Recorded live at Buccaneers training camp this afternoon, just inches from the practice field, Joe and Steve Duemig, the dean of Tampa Bay sports radio, talked all things Bucs on WDAE-AM 620.
It’s the JoeBucsFan Hour! [read more]
Bucs DT Akeem Spence seemed to backtrack from his previous proclamation that he would be out two months.
Just when training camp started, Bucs defensive tackle Akeem Spence said he would be out a “couple of more months” after having back surgery in the offseason.
Just hours after the Bucs signed former Seahawks tackle Tony McDaniel yesterday, Joe got a chance to talk to good guy Spence, and he refused to offer any target date for his return. [read more]
Jameis referred to the baseball brawl at practice today as a form of competition.
Who gives a damn about back shoulder throws and pass coverage over the middle when your favorite football team busts out in a baseball brawl with shoving and pushing and hollering?
That’s entertainment, and you will be hard-pressed not to find anyone at Bucs training camp practice today to suggest that was not a highlight. [read more]
The Buccaneers’ new defensive tackle, 2013 and 2014 Seahawks starter Tony McDaniel, was practicing today at One Buc Palace.
And he told Joe that former Bucs star and Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett, who was allowed to walk from the Bucs for no good reason, influenced his decision to sign with Tampa Bay. [read more]
UPDATED 5:50 p.m. Midway through today’s practice, something set off George Johnson and other Bucs in the trenches at One Buc Palace.
Yes, that’s America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, in the orange jersey being held back by offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter. [read more]
