{"id":380936,"date":"2026-08-25T19:28:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T19:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/380936\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T19:28:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T19:28:59","slug":"bucs-camp-insider-8-25-an-eye-opening-day-for-tampa-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/380936\/","title":{"rendered":"Bucs Camp Insider 8-25: An “Eye-Opening” Day For Tampa Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Bucs made the quick trip up to Jacksonville Monday for a couple of joint practices with the Jaguars \u2013 to be held Tuesday and Wednesday \u2013 ahead of Friday night\u2019s preseason finale. Given how the first of those two practices went down at the Miller Electric Center Tuesday morning, though, you\u2019d be forgiven if you thought Tampa Bay was, well, still back in the Tampa Bay area.<\/p>\n

Liam Coen\u2019s Jaguars thoroughly won the day over Todd Bowles\u2019 Buccaneers, with the Jacksonville finding holes in Tampa Bay\u2019s defense for much of the morning while the Tampa Bay offense\u2019s shining moments against the Jacksonville defense were few and far between.<\/p>\n

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Jaguars head coach Liam Coen \u2013 Photo by: IMAGN Images via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n

Pewter Report\u2019s Scott Reynolds, Matt Matera, Adam Slivon, Bailey Adams and Kat Beutel made the trip up to Jacksonville and were on hand for Tuesday\u2019s practice between two-thirds of the state\u2019s NFL representation. Here were the big observations and takeaways from the morning.<\/p>\n

Bucs Defense Struggles Mightily With Trevor Lawrence, Jaguars\u2019 Offense<\/p>\n

Right from the jump, Jacksonville\u2019s offense set the tone. Off play-action, Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence launched a perfect throw to Brian Thomas Jr., who beat Zyon McCollum deep down the field for a touchdown. Not long after, Parker Washington high-pointed a ball over Jacob Parrish for another touchdown.<\/p>\n

Jaguars offense cooking Bucs defense early in practice. Yikes.<\/p>\n

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The only wins early on for the Bucs defense came via two Calijah Kancey sacks, and generally speaking, reserve defensive tackle Rakeem Nunez-Roches was one of the only other standouts on that side of the ball with two run stuffs and a would-be sack of Lawrence, which helped Tampa Bay\u2019s defense finally put a stop to Jacksonville\u2019s dominance during the two-minute period at the end of practice.<\/p>\n

Washington, in particular, carved through the Buccaneer defense throughout the morning. It was an all-around rough day for Todd Bowles\u2019 side of the ball, save for some encouraging moments from the pass rush.<\/a><\/p>\n

Ultimately, the most fight the Bucs showed on defense for most of Tuesday\u2019s practice came in the form of literal fighting. Rookie defensive tackle DeMonte Capehart was at the center of one of them, while veteran inside linebacker Alex Anzalone was the focal point of another. Things got rather chippy between the Jaguars offense and the Bucs defense, so we\u2019ll see if \u2013 and how \u2013 that carries into Wednesday\u2019s practice.<\/p>\n

Jaguars Defense Dominates A Disjointed Bucs Offense<\/p>\n

For all the struggles that Tampa Bay\u2019s defense had against the Jacksonville offense, there\u2019s an argument to be made that Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneer offense had it worse against the Jaguars defense. As was the case on offense, there were some good moments, most of which came from rookie wide receiver Ted Hurst. But on the whole, Mayfield and the offense looked completely disjointed.<\/p>\n

The run game was perhaps the biggest issue, as none of the running backs could find space. The Bucs offensive line was blown up time and again, leading to very little yardage for the likes of Bucky Irving, Kenny Gainwell, Sean Tucker and Josh Williams. Rather, the only positive plays for the backfield tended to come in the short passing game.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere on offense, Mayfield had little time to throw. After dominating in one-on-ones, Josh Hines-Allen picked up where he left off in 11-on-11s and soundly beat Luke Goedeke on more than one occasion, one of which led to a loose ball as Mayfield loaded up to throw.<\/p>\n

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Bucs QB Baker Mayfield \u2013 Photo by: IMAGN Images via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n

Sloppy mistakes here and there cost the Bucs, too. A holding penalty cost them a Sean Tucker touchdown run on one of the few plays that a running back actually did find space. Meanwhile, Devin Culp had two drops on very catchable footballs.<\/p>\n

Mayfield was also intercepted twice on the day, first on a high throw intended for Chris Godwin Jr. \u2013 who was well covered \u2013 and then on a throw with no clear intended receiver during the two-minute drill near the end of practice. Those weren\u2019t the only turnovers by the offense on the day, either, as Payne Durham had the ball knocked loose for a fumble near the goal line early in practice.<\/p>\n

After practice, Mayfield had a blunt assessment of his offense\u2019s performance in Tuesday\u2019s joint practice.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf this was a full game, I don\u2019t think we would\u2019ve come out on the winning side of it. Just a little eye-opening. Gotta go back and watch the tape. It\u2019s never as good or as bad as you think it is. But I think from my standpoint, they out-physicaled us, and that\u2019s never what want to have. It doesn\u2019t matter who we have out there. You want guys that are gonna do their very best to be the more physical team and want it more. I don\u2019t know if we did that today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other Observations And Takeaways From Day 16 Of Bucs Camp<\/p>\n

Here are some other observations and takeaways from Day 16 of Bucs training camp and the first of two practices in Jacksonville:<\/p>\n

Despite falling short on both sides of the ball for the majority of the day, the Bucs did have their bright spots sprinkled in throughout. Let\u2019s dive into those\u2026
\nFor starters, both left tackle Tristan Wirfs and nose tackle Vita Vea were back to practice and even took some reps in 11-on-11s, though Tampa Bay clearly has them on a pitch count as of right now. That makes sense, as the goal is ultimately to have both guys ready for Week 1 against the Bengals.<\/p>\n

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Bucs LT Tristan Wirfs \u2013 Photo by: Adam Slivon\/PR<\/p>\n

On defense, Benjamin Morrison was back to being a full participant in 11-on-11s as well, and he came up with a pass breakup during one of the later periods.
\nYaya Diaby had a pass deflection at the line of scrimmage, then scored a sack soon after thanks in part to a blitz up the middle by Alex Anzalone.
\nAyden Garnes came up with a crucial pass breakup near the sideline to help the Bucs defense end the day on a win as it stopped the Jaguars offense in the two-minute drill.
\nOffensively, Ted Hurst really was the star of the day. After having a catch disrupted and broken up by Travis Hunter, he got his revenge with a couple of nice catches over the middle of the field, beating the former No. 2 overall pick on both reps. Hurst also had a phenomenal toe-tap touchdown in the corner of the end zone on a great pass from Baker Mayfield. The official ruled Hurst out of bounds, but no one would\u2019ve even needed a Mike Pereira cameo to know it should be overturned and ruled a catch.
\nChris Godwin Jr. had three or four catches go for first downs on the day. He looks plenty ready for Week 1 already.
\nThe Bucs and Jaguars return to the field for another joint practice Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

The Pewter Report Podcast Recaps Each Bucs Training Camp Practice<\/p>\n

For more coverage on the Bucs-Jaguars joint practice, watch the Pewter Report Podcast \u2013 presented by Prize Picks \u2013 on the PewterReportTV YouTube channel<\/a>. Tuesday\u2019s show goes LIVE at 4:30 p.m., or you can catch it afterward on PewterReportTV or your preferred podcast platform.<\/p>\n

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