Shaq Mason: Angst About Starting An Inexperienced Center Is Overblown
July 30th, 2022
New Bucs guard Shaq Mason
After practice today, Joe caught up with starting guard Shaq Mason, a new 2022 arrival from the Patriots. [read more]

New Bucs guard Shaq Mason
After practice today, Joe caught up with starting guard Shaq Mason, a new 2022 arrival from the Patriots. [read more]

Says, “No, no, no” to Tom Brady.
The Bucs offense, even with Tom Brady returning after a Vet Day off, was not its usual razor-sharp self. Brady wasn’t bad but he wasn’t otherworldly like he often is. [read more]

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Continuity be damned.
That’s the operating slogan bouncing off the walls of One Buc Place with the season opener looming only six weeks away. [read more]

Bucs center Robert Hainsey.
Well, the guy that may end up replacing Bucs star center Ryan Jensen confessed yesterday he wants to be like Jensen — to a point. [read more]

“Been there, done that, Clyde.”
Joe gets the sadness and moaning and angst pulsating through Bucs fandom since Ryan Jensen tore up his knee on Thursday.
But Joe asks fans to remember David Andrews and the lesson of 2015. [read more]

Student of the game.
Joe spoke with a couple of Bucs veterans on offense and asked them about the signings of former Pro Bowlers Julio Jones and Kyle Rudolph. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.
Savvy intel here from a former Giants and Eagles beat guy. [read more]

New Buccaneer Julio Jones
Sean Murphy-Bunting and Mike Evans are on the same page when it comes to the dangerous and educational buffet that is the Tampa Bay receiving corps. [read more]

Mike Evans warming up with Tyler Johnson.
After today’s training camp practice, head coach Todd Bowles named Russell Gage as a standout receiver through three practices.
Mike Evans was asked a similar question about who is shining at receiver, and he chose another Buccaneer. [read more]
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Head Coach Todd Bowles
Todd Bowles was pointing fingers today. [read more]

Injury spooks gamblers.
Little gets past our friends in the desert. [read more]

Reserve (starting?) center Nick Leverett gets coached up by Harold Goodwin at Bucs’ training camp practice Friday morning.
Today was the first practice in the possible post-Ryan Jensen era for the 2022 season. Despite this, Bucs franchise Tom Brady did not demand to practice and take snaps from possible starting center Robert Hainsey. You do the math here. Joe finds it interesting a workaholic like Brady wasn’t motivated to practice with Hainsey today. [read more]

Antoine Winfield, Jr.
Former Pro Bowl tight end Kyle Rudolph had an old friend/fan in the Bucs locker room when he landed here this week, even if he didn’t know it. [read more]

Handsy Jamel Dean.
Tom Brady had today off. It was a Vet Day issued by Bucs coach Todd Bowles. That means Mike Evans, Lavonte David, Cam Brate and Brady got to relax.
And maybe this was a factor in what highlighted today’s practice. [read more]

Veteran Bucs running back Giovani Bernard.
Yesterday, Joe asked Bucs general manager Jason Licht about the battle at kick and punt returner. [read more]
Little optimism today at One Buc Palace when it comes to the 2022 return of Pro Bowl center Ryan Jensen.
In fact, speeches were given to players about moving on. [read more]