There were no pads on last night at the Bucs’ first practice of training camp, in a driving rain at the University of South Florida, but offensive linemen are still encouraged to get in the way of a pass rusher and engage the guy. [read more]

Rain pounded the Bucs’ defense on the field and on the sidelines.

As you know by now, the Bucs delayed, rescheduled, cancelled and then relocated their first training camp practice to the University of South Florida this evening. The driving rain really makes it almost unfair to judge practice, but the Bucs were extraordinarily sloppy — far too sloppy. Here are a chunk of Joe’s observations from the sidelines. [read more]

Bucs coach Lovie Smith expects the team to practice somewhere, sometime Sunday. Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.

For the paranoid crowd that believes if the Bucs miss one practice in the first week of training camp due to inclement weather, it will cost them a Super Bowl, Joe has calming words — spoken by the leader of the Bucs, coach Lovie Smith. [read more]

Joe witnessed the sloppiest Bucs practice he’s ever seen Saturday night at USF. Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.

The genesis of this notion that the Bucs need an indoor practice facility to be able to get to the playoffs is lost on Joe.

But tonight, when the Bucs moved their first training camp practice to the campus of the University of South Florida and its turf fields under the lights, it proved to Joe that if anything, the Bucs need to practice in a rain a helluva lot more. [read more]

Sometimes, a video needs no description.

This is one of those times. [read more]

Jameis Winston and the Bucs practiced tonight under the lights.

Your Buccaneers delayed opening day of training camp by 2 1/2 hours because of rain. Then, they cancelled practice altogether and One Buc Palace.

But the Bucs had a backup plan. [read more]

Give me your best shot.

Yesterday, new/old Bucs defensive George Johnson said the defense had a clear goal in training camp: rattle “America’s Quarterback,” Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, in order to get him as prepared for the regular season as possible. [read more]

Don’t blame the rain for the Bucs stinking out loud.

Joe has no idea where this notion came from that in order to become a playoff team, the Bucs need a roofed facility of some sort. Seriously? [read more]

Gerald McCoy talks about Warren Sapp

Warren Sapp may have new legal troubles stemming from a domestic violence arrest, as well as an ugly spat with hookers over a $600 threesome, but that doesn’t mean he’s abandoned his commitment and desire to mentor Gerald McCoy. [read more]

Updated 4:15 p.m. – When will it stop raining? It feels like it’s been raining for a month.

Regardless, weather cancelled opening day of Buccaneers training camp practice this afternoon. [read more]

Bucs fans are agonizing at the state of the Tampa Bay offensive line. The thought of starting two rookies, Ali Marpet and Donovan Smith, and returning disappointing starters Evan Smith, Logan Mankins and Demar Dotson, has fans searching for Valium.

But extreme worry might be a bit much. [read more]

So what’s going to fix the Buccaneers defense?

Yes, it was broken last year, even after it stopped getting humiliated like it did against the Falcons and Ravens early in 2014. [read more]

Lavonte David deal will get done, Lovie says.

Joe understands how Bucs fans lie awake at night staring at the ceiling fan, sweating and thinking of stud linebacker Lavonte David sitting out a season (or worse) over a contract dispute. [read more]

Lovie Smith discusses his coaching style.

Yes, Joe knows a lot Bucs fans are not exactly fans of Lovie Smith after last year’s 2-14 debacle. Understandable. Any Bucs fans with a pulse should be outraged by that showing. [read more]

Lovie Smith fired off intriguing words this afternoon at One Buc Palace.

Oh sure, the message was simple, “Jameis Winston doesn’t need a mentor,” Lovie said. [read more]

Door now open for rookie WR Kenny Bell to shine?

With training camp beginning tomorrow, maybe Joe can stop banging the keyboard with what any semi-sober Bucs fan already knows: Vincent Jackson and Mike Evans are freaking studs.

After that… gulp. [read more]

Remember when Bucs third-year defensive end Will Gholston posted a video of himself working this offseason with Hall of Fame sackmaster Chris Doleman?

Well, Joe talked to Gholston about that this morning at One Buc Palace. [read more]