It’s Joe’s notes and nuggets from Day 1 of rookie minicamp!

Man, Joe was fired up to see some football on the broiling fields of One Buc Palace. Tryout players and draft picks gathered for the first time — for their first practice. The first hour was open to media. [read more]

Bucs WR Kenny Bell hauls in a pass at Bucs rookie minicamp today. But it was a move he put on a fellow rookie CB that was the highlight of practice for Joe.

One things that Jameis Winston, America’s quarterback and the savior of the Bucs, brings to the team is hope. The Bucs were hopeless last year with turnover-prone Josh McCown.

Without a quarterback, an NFL team is hopeless. Fans are hopeless. Hopefully, Winston proves to be at least a capable, top-15 quarterback. [read more]

Stick with Joe through the afternoon.

Jameis Winston is on the practice field, and Joe’s finished watching No. 3’s first hour of work, along with the other rookies and tryout players.

Plenty coming soon.

Whether you believe in the statistical gibberish pumped out by the numberscrunchers over at Pro Football Focus or not, Joe gives them credit for never holding back on an opinion.

And in the opinion of Thomas Maney, the analytics reveal the Bucs whiffed on their second round pick, Donovan Smith. [read more]

A new stat from the data junkies

Joe is harsh on former Bucs quarterback Josh McCown. His play deserved it.

Joe thanked McCown for leading the Bucs to victory in the Chase for Jameis. That angers some folks, but you know what, if you play truly horrible at QB, where you would have been benched if you were a high school kid, and led your team to the worst record in football, a kick in the arse is what is needed. [read more]

Jameis Winston was a busy man

Jameis Winston was back at his Alabama home recently, preparing to embark on what Bucs fans and the team hopes is a decade or more of service that restores on-field glory. [read more]

One reason the Bucs were so enamored with Jameis Winston was his leadership strength.

Yeah, “leader” is almost as overused in sports as the recent fad of “mentor.”

But there are some that inspire their teammates and Winston is one of those. [read more]

Were the Titans secretly pining for Jameis WInston as well? Candid video says a lot.

Remember the report that came out at NFL draft time from NFL Network’s Judy Battista? She stated Bucs players, last season, texted general manager Jason Licht encouraging him to draft Jameis Winston. [read more]

The fun really kicks up tomorrow afternoon about 1:30, when Jameis Winston hits the Bucs practice field for the first time — the start of rookie minicamp.

Joe will be there, eager to soak in how the franchise-savior quarterback handles himself.

As a special treat, Joe is calling in his crack video team for your viewing pleasure.

Don’t sleep on Joe tomorrow.

Bucs second-year guard Kadeem Edwards

One of the elite personnel gurus of the modern era, Hall of Famer Bill Parcells, has a simple philosophy when it comes to drafted players: [read more]

If Bucs rookie WR Kenny Bell can adjust to catching short passes, he may become a key contributor.

Like many NFL types, Joe was shocked the Bucs picked up Nebraska wide receiver Kenny Bell in the fifth round. There are all kinds of wide receivers who turn out to be studs drafted on the third day.

Of course, you have to perform. [read more]

Joe wants to be excited about the Bucs’ offensive line under the tutelage of veteran O-line coach George Warhop, who is in his second season in Tampa. [read more]

Bucs historians know Team Glazer was obsessed with Hall of Fame head coach/personnel guru Bill Parcells. They yearned to ink “The Tuna” on multiple occasions.

So Team Glazer might want to hear what Parcells is saying about Jameis Winston. [read more]

The Buccaneers want Jameis Winston to start from Day 1.

Can he be ready, given how NFL rules have cut but back practice time? [read more]

Click through below to learn more about the experience of local attorneys Sam Harden and Brett Metcalf.

Nursing home neglect should never happen.

Yes, the second-round pick of offensive lineman Ali Marpet, from the noted football factory of Division III Hobart College, sure raised a lot of eyebrows. [read more]

Yes, we are still talking about the draft. And why not? Bucs general manager Jason Licht suggested last week’s draft may be the most important in franchise history. [read more]

More preaching.

Joe really wants to know who crowned Father Dungy as the spokesperson/chaplain of the Tampa Bay sports community?

Once again, the failed former Bucs coach is piping up about Jameis Winston, Bucs quarterback for not quite a week. [read more]

In a move lacking the swagger of former Bucs sackmaster Greg White becoming “Stylez White,” Bucs center Evan Dietrich-Smith is now playing under a new name. [read more]