Remember to visit the new BalzerFootball.com. It’s a little brother site of JoeBucsFan.com manned by esteemed Pro Football Hall of Fame selector and voter Howard Balzer, a veteran of all forms of media and a regular voice heard on SiriusXM NFL Radio.

Balzer is a true expert on all things NFL, one of the very best in the business. Things are just getting rolling at BalzerFootball.com. Howard is pumping out all kinds of goodies before he heads to Canton later this week for Hall of Fame ceremonies. This afternoon, Howard hits all the topics in the headline above, and more.

Tries to ease the hype.

His teammates are crowing about him. Fans are getting geeked about him. [read more]

Joe will type it: Four days of training camp hasn’t been a coronation for rookie first-round pick Vernon Hargreaves. [read more]

With Mike Smith calling the shots, Bucs defense will be different.

Tired and drained from the same old slop the last two years, a wretched pass defense allergic to slant passes and a head coach crying weekly for takeaways like a little girl wanting a pony for her birthday? [read more]

Jameis and BSPN.

For the 15 months or so that America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, has been in the NFL, he hasn’t been fond of the four-letter network. [read more]

Pads on; Bell gone fishin.’

The running joke around the world headquarters of JoeBucsFan.com is that when the pads come on, Kenny Bell vanishes. [read more]

Handpicked playmaker: linebacker Daryl Smith.

A big ol’ grin hit Daryl Smith’s face today when Joe asked what linebacker is coming off the field on third down.

After all, new defensive coordinator Mike Smith has said publicly that five defensive backs (and sometimes six) is the new normal. [read more]

Telling look at Friday’s practice?

Great look at Buccaneers practice today at One Buc Palace.

Precision execution in the video below. [read more]

The pads came on for the first time in 2016, and Joe’s got your need-to-know from Sunday’s practice. Grab a cold one and dive in. [read more]

Rave reviews

Bucs defensive tackle Akeem Spence has only been on the practice field a few times this summer with the man that shares his last name, rookie defensive end/outside linebacker Noah Spence. But already, the elder Spence has a word for him. [read more]

As Joe prepares his nearly world famous practice notes of out of today’s Day 4 of training camp, enjoy this look from Joe’s A-list video team. [read more]

Don’t you dare forget about the new BalzerFootball.com. It’s an affiliate site of JoeBucsFan.com manned by esteemed Pro Football Hall of Fame selector and voter Howard Balzer, a veteran of all forms of media and a regular voice on SiriusXM NFL Radio.

Balzer is a true expert on all things NFL, one of the very best in the business. Things are just getting rolling at BalzerFootball.com. Howard is grinding out all kinds of goodies before he heads to Canton later this week for Hall of Fame ceremonies. This afternoon, Howard hits all the topics in the headline above.

Kwon Alexander opens up. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Kwon Alexander dropped a slab of red meat in the laps of those who like to shake their heads at Lovie Smith. [read more]

The Buccaneers’ new head man was being his candid self yesterday after practice. [read more]

Angry at cheap shots in underwear football.

Football is finally here (to a degree) this morning. [read more]

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Three Bucs training camp practices are in the books. And the Custodian of Canton, eye-RAH! Kaufman, is giving his impressions, along with Joe.

Dive in, Bucs fans. Play or download below.

Floppy hat patrol not good for offense.

Joe can’t remember if it was Raheem Morris or Lovie Smith that started the tradition of Veterans Day at training camp. [read more]

Don’t you dare forget about the new BalzerFootball.com. It’s an affiliate site of JoeBucsFan.com manned by esteemed Pro Football Hall of Fame selector and voter Howard Balzer, a veteran of all forms of media and a regular voice on SiriusXM NFL Radio.

Things are just getting rolling at BalzerFootball.com. Howard’s been very busy this weekend, including diving into mind games by Mike Zimmer, the Vikings’ head coach.