Minicamp Practice Notes, Day 2

June 9th, 2021

Another strong practice.

So Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians lauded his team’s practice today. Said he was impressed by how smooth the offense is humming for a minicamp practice. Joe can tell you while the defense didn’t have many splash plays, the defense had a strong outing. As always, keep in mind this is underwear football. No pads. No hitting of any sort. Dudes practicing in shorts and practice jerseys. It is flag football without the flags. Would-be tacklers on the (very few) run plays called actually jump out of the way. The notes below are observations, not indictments. Lastly, please remember it is June 9. Kickoff of the Dallas game is three months from tonight. [read more]

Tom Brady Said He Was Dealing With Knee Injury “Since Last April, May” Of 2020

June 9th, 2021

Tom Brady shed more light on his surgically repaired knee today after practice. [read more]

Devin White: Tom Brady Is Staying Quiet

June 9th, 2021

Devin White speaks

Buccaneers fans may think Tom Brady laid the intensity law down when mandatory minicamp began yesterday, the first practice with the full roster since the Super Bowl. [read more]

“Maybe Longer”

June 9th, 2021

Bucco Bruce Arians.

So when is Bucco Bruce Arians planning on packing it in to play golf full-time and possibly return to broadcasting?

A one-liner today has Joe re-thinking an answer. [read more]

“Mutual Interest” Between Bucs, Chris Godwin

June 9th, 2021

Bucs WR Chris Godwin.

Man, Chris Godwin wasted no time yesterday showing Bucs brass what a monster weapon he is. [read more]

Tom Brady Is The Difference

June 9th, 2021

Gives his QB props.

Alex Cappa isn’t lying. [read more]

Playbook Tapped Out?

June 9th, 2021

Careful now.

Joe smells some gamesmanship. And Joe loves backroom intrigue (and readers do too, admit it). [read more]

Bruce Arians: Raise “Wasn’t Necessary”

June 9th, 2021

Discussed raise.

There aren’t too many times where a guy says he doesn’t need a raise. [read more]

Ndamukong Suh Talks Partnership Versus Dictatorship

June 8th, 2021

Instead of One Buc Palace, today Joe will call team headquarters One Buc Cooperative. [read more]

Notes From Minicamp, Day 1

June 8th, 2021

Joe Tryon made his first underwear football appearance for the Bucs.

Here’s a roundup of plays Joe found interesting during the first day of Bucs minicamp. Remember, this is underwear football. Dudes are wearing shorts and a practice jersey. No pads. No hitting. Think of a flag football game with players wearing helmets. [read more]

Jaelon Darden Out With Hamstring Injury; O.J. Howard And Antonio Brown Are Close

June 8th, 2021

Bucs fans might remember back to 2019, when Bucco Bruce Arians spoke openly about Scotty Miller and other rookies learning/needing to practice through injuries. [read more]

Arians On Joe Tryon: “Slippery In Shorts”

June 8th, 2021

Day 1 for the Bucs’ top rookie 

The Bucs’ first-round edge rusher, No. 32 overall pick Joe Tryon, was back from knee surgery and full-go at his first NFL practice today. [read more]

Jaydon Mickens In The Receivers Mix

June 8th, 2021

Last season, Bucs receiver/returner Jaydon Mickens was targeted eight times when the Bucs faced the Giants.

He was never thrown to again by Tom Brady. [read more]

“He Kept Begging To Go Back In”

June 8th, 2021

Imagine saying “No” to Tom Brady. [read more]

Bucs Pass Bruce Arians’ No-Meeting Test

June 8th, 2021

Bucco Bruce Arians was playing a little sports psychology today on Day 1 of mandatory minicamp at One Buc Palace. [read more]

Mental Speed Made Tristan Wirfs A Veteran

June 8th, 2021

Last week we heard Bucs all-world manbeast right tackle Tristan Wirfs generously credit right guard Alex Cappa for being a key to his development. [read more]

The Final Fix

June 8th, 2021

Bucs OC Byron Leftwich.

Would it shock you to learn the Bucs ranked 24th in the NFL last season in yards per carry? [read more]

“Good For You, Tampa”

June 8th, 2021

Respects Bucs’ relationship-building.

In the past few weeks, you just cannot get away from it. [read more]

Cowboys WR Issues Indirect Challenge To Todd Bowles

June 8th, 2021

Bucs DC Todd Bowles.

In three months, almost exactly three months from tonight, Sept. 9, the Bucs not only will raise the championship banner at The Licht House, but also will play host to the Dallas Cowboys on NBC. [read more]

Tom Brady’s Financial Impact

June 8th, 2021

“Boy, I tell ya’ Jason, that Brady is making people ’round here a boatload of money.”

Yesterday on the best damn football show on radio, “Movin’ the Chains,” heard weekday afternoons exclusively on SiriusXM NFL Radio, there was chatter about what’s going on inside the walls of One Buc Palace. [read more]

Where Is Tom Brady Ranked?

June 8th, 2021

Bucs QB Tom Brady.

So recently, prickly Pete Prisco of CBS Sports detailed his annual list that makes him a marked man. [read more]