No need to play.

If any Bucs fan traveled to Pittsburgh to see Baker Mayfield play in the Bucs’ second worthless preseason game, the following will come as bad news. [read more]

Rookie cornerback Jacob Parrish (right) and Jamel Dean.

So Joe had a moment at Bucs-Steelers practice yesterday in Pittsburgh that had nothing to do the cool-for-Florida weather and Mike Tomlin barking a bit of playful trash talk at Baker Mayfield. [read more]

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Todd works his way through all 32 NFL teams to determine which of them have nobody currently worthy of a fantasy draft pick. The Todd Wright Fantasy Football Podcast is presented by Hooters!

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Bucs RB Sean Tucker.

Last week Bucs coach Todd Bowles mentioned he wanted to get No. 3 running back Sean Tucker more touches. [read more]

Big prediction.

Don’t worry, folks. The Bucs’ offensive line will be fine. Relax. [read more]

Todd Bowles likes Bucs facing a Hall of Fame QB in the summer.

So the Bucs faced drama queen and Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers today. Bucs coach Todd Bowles said that’s a good thing. [read more]

Mike Evans deserved a drink Thursday.

OK, Joe has mentioned this. These notes are going to be, well, very different. [read more]

New Bucs playcaller Josh Grizzard.

Everybody associated with the Buccaneers seems to love the team camaraderie.

Heck, Jamel Dean said the club is better than the one winning the Super Bowl four years ago. [read more]

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Impressing in Pittsburgh today.

The roughly one-third of Bucs fans that hoped/expected Jamel Dean to be out of the starting lineup this season — Sage Ira Kaufman included — probably will have to wait a year, or until Dean has his annual injury. [read more]

He’s #AtlantaReady.

So Steelers media relations made it abundantly clear with some not-so-clear directives about reporting on practice today between the Bucs and the Steelers from the Crib that Antonio Brown built. [read more]

Chris Godwin.

Maybe this says something. Maybe it doesn’t.

Injured All-World left tackle Tristan Wirfs and injured stud Bucs receiver Chris Godwin did not travel with the team to Pittsburgh on Tuesday and were not at practices on Wednesday and Thursday. Joe has no expectation they’ll be on the sidelines Saturday night against the Steelers in Week 2 of the preseason.

Joe suspects the players would say travel away from their full-time rehab is a bad idea, though the Bucs do have players in Pittsburgh nursing injuries and working with trainers here in the Steel City.

The Bucs’ new quarterback will take the field Saturday night in Pittsburgh, possibly right after Baker Mayfield is finished with his limited work under the lights. [read more]

D.K. Metcalf and Aaron Rodgers have a talk.

As Joe referenced earlier, today’s Bucs-Steelers practice came with rules for reporters. No reporting of specific plays in detail with a few exceptions.

So in this case, Joe will describe a cool moment. [read more]

Injured rookies.

A bright spot in training camp had a dark afternoon in Pittsburgh. [read more]

Still drinking Jalen Ramsey’s Gatorade.

So Joe is at the recently completed Steelers-Bucs practice in Pittsburgh and is bewildered. [read more]

Mike Tomlin speaks.

Fun practice ahead.

Joe is on the ground in Pittsburgh. [read more]

Tougher, bigger, smarter.

One cool thing about covering training camp practices is access to people Joe would otherwise not get a chance to talk to. [read more]

How much longer?

Joe has a pretty good guess that a guy who runs a popular football website is going to end up being shamed by the popular Twitter account, @OldTakesExposed. [read more]