June 20th, 2015

Well, finally, the butterfly escaped the cocoon.
Around the Tampa Bay area, specifically at One Buc Palace, “America’s Quarterback,” Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, has been mostly quiet and quite respectful when talking to the fourth estate. [read more]
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June 19th, 2015

Division elite, says NFL.com.
Joe has to qualify the following lest readers think otherwise: Joe never ever takes a day off. Doesn’t for Christmas, Thanksgiving, Fourth of July, Easter or Arbor Day. So, unlike the NFL, Joe does not go into a six-week slumber each summer.
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June 19th, 2015

School sucks when you have an unqualified teacher, and especially when it’s a substitute that rides out most of the year. [read more]
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June 19th, 2015

How could Joe chat with Bucs rookie left tackle Donovan Smith the other day and not ask whether barbecue-yearning Logan Mankins, the crowned leader of the offensive line, was coordinating off-hours bonding sessions. [read more]
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June 19th, 2015

Spreadsheet types at One Buc Palace are all amped up by the numbers of Jameis Winston jerseys being gobbled up. [read more]
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June 19th, 2015

Dirk Koetter talks tech
Veteran offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter isn’t scared of technology. And per FOX Sports, Koetter is insisting the Bucs purchase some ASAP to help Jameis Winston, America’s Quarterback. [read more]
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June 19th, 2015

Helped out Mike Evans.
People squealed like gutted hogs to not draft a gifted player like “America’s Quarterback,” Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston. Joe remembers the same intensity of wailing and moaning when Randy Moss came out of Marshall.
Joe vividly recalls then-Bucs coach Father Dungy bragging that Moss was off his draft board. [read more]
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June 19th, 2015

“I need you, bro. I want to be able to walk when I am 30.”
Joe never takes a day off but the NFL does, as slumber time has arrived.
You can bet, and Joe will be in the middle of it, that a popular theme of training camp and preseason won’t be how “America’s Quarterback,” Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, develops, it will be if he can stand upright. [read more]
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June 18th, 2015

Yes, “America’s Quarterback,” Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston, is a helluva athlete. In case you were not aware, he was a top closer in college baseball last spring and possessed a 95 mph fastball. Impressive.
Apparently, Jameis can bowl, too. [read more]
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June 18th, 2015
In case you missed Joe’s comprehensive notes from yesterday’s final spring practice at One Buc Palace, Jameis Winston started play against defense by tossing a ball that was nearly picked off by Alterraun Verner.
The next snap was snatched from the air by Lavonte David. [read more]
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June 18th, 2015

GMC channels his inner Bo Burton.
Joe tries to be a punctual guy. Hates being late (for anything). And believe it or not, Joe plans things out.
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June 18th, 2015

Mike Evans discussed the rookie learning curve he experienced
Yes, all right-minded Bucs fans have their eyes on “America’s Quarterback,” signal-caller Jameis Winston. For the fortunes of the Bucs in the next few years will be strongly tied to how well Jameis develops and performs. [read more]
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June 18th, 2015

Last year, Joe broke the story that Josh McCown was holding secret practices in Tampa before training camp — with 100 percent attendance by the offense. [read more]
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June 18th, 2015

Gerald McCoy absorbed a tongue lashing yesterday
A former Buccaneer went on a passionate tirade yesterday declaring that Gerald McCoy’s brand of leadership is a waste of time because he’s been the face of disgraceful Tampa Bay losing. [read more]
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June 18th, 2015

A Bradenton Herald columnist sides with the Mike Glennon Mob.
Joe was right there. He heard it with his own ears. Lovie Smith said the quarterback conundrum isn’t about Jameis but about the “backup quarterback.”
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June 18th, 2015
The Bucs have yet to announce training camp details. Look for that next week, and it might come with big changes.
Joe is interested in how the team might handle large, Jameis-Winston-fueled crowds at One Buc Palace, and in something Lovie Smith said yesterday. [read more]
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June 18th, 2015

Logan Mankins said the addition of OC Dirk Koetter has made a world of difference.
It’s not too difficult to describe what a complete and utter trainwreck the offense of the Bucs was last year.
Just dreadful. Like a fish, it rotted from the head down. [read more]
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