Tampa Bay Buccaneers Training Camp

As many of you know, I am from Florida and all of my favorite teams are in the Tampa Bay Area and Orlando.

Since the Tampa Bay Buccaneers moved their training camp back to Tampa for the first time in almost a decade, fans are able to see their team practice easily with a quick drive over the Howard Frankland Bridge, or however Buccaneers fans travel to Tampa.

Being that I reside in Tampa, I can easily cover their progress.

From watching a couple of practices, there are several players, new and old, who have made an immediate impact and a great impression on the coaches.

Some of these players include: Michael Clayton, Elbert Mack, Sammie Stroughter, Kellen Winslow II, Jermaine Phillips, Carnell "Cadillac" Williams and newly acquired Mario Urrutia.

The Bucs have a completely new look in their coaching staff as well as their offensive and defensive plans.

The offense will have more of a downhill running attack as well as attacking by the deep ball. As for the offensive line, they will use more zone blocking to create more running lanes and give better pass protection for the quarterback.

The defense, known for the "Tampa 2" style defense, will now play more of a convention 4-3 defense, with the defensive line lined up against the offensive line, giving the linebackers the gaps for them to easily blitz.

This season fans in the Tampa Bay area will see a new Buccaneers team. Time will tell whether the new team has promise.

I will give you specific updates on the Buccaneers training camp on Tuesday where I will be attending the morning session of Buccaneers practice.