The Buccaneer Buffet: Tidbits and Morsels fromTraining Camp

Day three of training camp for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is upon us. For your digestion and enjoyment, these morsels from the first weekend:

There is an obvious method to Raheem Morris' choice of times for the one-a-day workouts. Notice that they typically are going to run from 2:35 to 3:45 in the afternoon.

That's just about the time that the third and fourth quarters of 1 p.m. home games will be contested.

Think he wants his team at peak performance and conditioning level for those final searing 30 minutes of football?

Raheem on the heat:  "We've got to embrace it!"

Cadillac Williams caught everyone's eye with his quickness seemingly restored by offseason patella tendon surgery re-hab.

Morris is cautious however. "I want to see how the leg is when he plants and makes his first deep cut on it."

Elbert Mack (pictured above) has made some "splash" plays already in the secondary. Morris says he's looking for "playmakers." Mack was obviously listening.

Gaines Adams has already been called out in the media and in person by Morris. Tell us something we don't know! Adams needs to step up this season and prove himself worthy of the high pick he was in the draft. The defense needs a huge season from him and Morris seems to recognize that.

Kellen Winslow Jr. needs to embrace the heat. Morris has called him out for being out of shape. Winslow admitted that he needs to re-acclimate to the heat and recall his days of August practice in college at "The U."

The Bucs made a personnel move this weekend. They released Maurice Miller and brought in former USF offensive lineman Ryan Schmidt, who was let go by the Tennessee Titans. Schmidt is a big boy at 6'5", 320 lbs.

Didn't take long for Morris to put his team into the full contact mode. He was not happy with the way his three quarterbacks and the rest of the offensive players were performing during Sunday afternoon's practice.

They went to live hitting after three interceptions by Josh Freeman, another pick and general poor play by Byron Leftwich and play from Luke McCown, the presumed starter, who wasn't much better than the other two.

Speaking of QBs, McCown and Leftwich get the most reps, followed by Freeman. Johnson gets very few and at this point, looks the odd man out. First thing you notice when he stands with the others is how small he appears in comparison.

The dumb headline award goes to this beauty in the Monday Aug. 3 St. Pete Times:

"The Bucs want their QBs to throw the ball deep when they see an opportunity."

Duh. 

This weeks practice schedule looks like this:

Today (Aug. 3): 10:15 a.m.-12:25 p.m. and 4:55-6:50 p.m.

Tuesday (Aug. 4): 2:35-3:45 p.m.

Wednesday (Aug. 5): 10:15 a.m.-12:25 p.m. and 4:55-6:50 p.m.

Thursday (Aug. 6): 2:30-4:20 p.m.

Friday (Aug. 7): 10:15 a.m.-12:25 p.m. and 4:45-6 p.m. (special teams).

Saturday (Aug. 8): 10:15 a.m.-12:25 PM and 4:55-6:50 p.m.

Sunday (Aug. 9): no practice.