Bucs Camp Insider 8-14: Drops And Misfires

The Bucs started their fourth week of coaching camp on the AdventHealth Coaching Heart below sunny skies and milder situations with a pleasant breeze. Temperatures have been within the excessive 80s on Monday morning, and it felt about 10 levels cooler than latest outside practices.

Tampa Bay practiced in shells (shoulder pads, helmet and and shorts) on Monday and have Tuesday off because the group might be touring to New Jersey to follow with the Jets.

Bucs Not Practising

A number of Bucs missed follow on Monday, together with heart Ryan Jensen, rookie outdoors linebacker YaYa Diaby, rookie inside linebacker SirVocea Dennis, rookie offensive lineman Raiqwon O’Neal and rookie nickel/security Chris Izien. For Jensen it was the primary time he didn’t costume in back-to-back practices, and he didn’t play in Friday’s preseason opener in opposition to the Steelers, both.

On Saturday, Pewter Report’s Scott Reynolds wrote in regards to the rising concern about Jensen’s well being and whether or not or not he’ll be capable to absolutely return to his Professional Bowl kind – if he makes it again to the beginning lineup.

QBs Cool Off With Misfires, WRs Drop The Ball

After Sunday’s scorching follow from Baker Mayfield, the Bucs’ main quarterback together with Kyle Trask, cooled off on Monday morning. Trask was the starter on Monday and started 11-on-11s with a pleasant deep shot off play-action to Chris Godwin. The move was on the cash, however a bit of late, and that allowed security Antoine Winfield to shut in and break up the move. The play won’t have gotten off although, as Shaq Barrett beat proper sort out Luke Goedeke and may need had the sack first.

Trask was then off on his subsequent throw to Russell Gage because it was a wild overthrow. It appeared like there was miscommunication from Trask and Gage on the play, because the receiver was nowhere close to the ball. On the subsequent play, offensive coordinator Dave Canales went again to Gage with the same move from Mayfield. Gage ran the best route, however dropped the ball, which was properly thrown and on the right track.

Security Ryan Neal got here in and bought a sack on Trask off a blitz. A number of performs later, Trask hit Godwin downfield on an intermediate throw, however Winfield blasted Godwin with a giant hit, which resulted in a drop. Trask had a move to Deven Thompkins damaged up by nickelback Josh Hayes, who bought the beginning instead of the injured Chris Izien on Monday. On his subsequent move, tight finish Cade Otton dropped Trask’s move with cornerback Carlton Davis III in tight protection. Later in 11-on-11 pink zone, Thompkins dropped a Trask move.

Trask did have two good passes the place his receivers got here by way of for him. He had a pleasant deep out to Palmer, who made a sliding catch earlier than he slid out of bounds in entrance of Canales. Then within the pink zone, Thompkins made a diving catch of a brief Trask move for a landing simply over the objective line.

Mayfield lastly bought the ball in the long run zone in 11-on-11 pink zone drills, hitting Gage on a fade route within the again nook of the tip zone with Hayes in protection. Gage had a tough follow, and even had a tough touchdown on his landing catch. Gage landed arduous on his decrease again after which had the again of his helmet bang on the turf, however bought up and walked off okay.

Mayfield then hit rookie tight finish Payne Durham with a landing move over linebacker Ulysees Gilbert, as he began to warmth up in the direction of the tip of follow.

Even third-string quarterback John Wolford encountered some drops as Trey Palmer couldn’t haul in one in all his passes. Hayes practically picked off one in all his passes in the long run zone, however dropped the interception.

Bucs Will Solely Follow In opposition to The Jets One Time

The Bucs have been imagined to follow in opposition to the Jets twice this week up in New Jersey, however will solely find yourself having one joint follow, which might be on Wednesday. The Bucs and Jets will maintain separate practices on Thursday earlier than having a walk-through at MetLife Stadium on Friday previous to Saturday’s sport.

Bucs Follow Observations

• The Bucs switched second-team offensive tackles on Monday with Justin Skule, who began at left sort out in Friday night time’s preseason opener in opposition to Pittsburgh, taking part in proper sort out and Brandon Walton taking part in left sort out. Walton has primarily been used at proper sort out in camp, however noticed some taking part in time at left sort out early within the 2022 season when Donovan Smith and Josh Wells have been injured.

• Robert Hainsey was the beginning heart at present with John Molchon taking snaps with the second group. Nick Leverett performed some left guard with the second group reverse proper guard Aaron Stinnie, who began at left guard within the preseason opener versus the Steelers.

• Rookie Josh Hayes began at nickel instead of the injured Chris Izien and made some good performs in follow. Whereas he dropped an interception in the long run zone and gave up one landing, he had a pleasant play on a blitz, coming free to sack Kyle Trask close to the tip of follow.

• Bucs head coach Todd Bowles was dialing up loads of stress from the secondary and several other gamers bought sacks. Along with sacks by Hayes and Ryan Neal, security Antoine Winfield Jr. additionally picked up a sack on a superbly timed blitz that Kyle Trask by no means noticed coming.

• Rookie outdoors linebacker Markees Watts continues to shine. Coming off a strip-sack in Friday night time’s preseason sport, Watts had three sacks on Saturday, and break up left sort out Tristan Wirfs and left guard Matt Feiler on a sack for a security on Monday. Watts bought to Kyle Trask in the long run zone earlier than he may throw the ball.