After making roster cuts over Labor Day weekend to set the Bucs from 90 players to a 53-man team, Tampa Bay held their first regular season practice on Tuesday as they prepare to play the 49ers on Sunday.

Since it was the first practice with a full roster and practice squad, coach Bruce Arians told his players in a message that Tuesday signified the first day of this team truly becoming the Bucs, which he later revealed to the media after practice. Here is a full transcription of Arians’ press conference.

On having two opponents in the first week with the 49ers and Panthers, and what the key to success is for that
“You don’t, you prepare for one. The coaches prepare for two, the players, we did some things I the last few weeks that were Carolina type things to practice against, but we just wanted to get through training camp and find our best 53. We’ll take next week as it comes. The coaches will do double duty, and have a game plan set on the board when we leave Saturday so that we can practice on Monday, but the players, I don’t even want them thinking about Carolina. We got a big game this week with a very, very high quality opponent, and week two, it’s just Thursday night, it could be the 10th week, it’s no different.”

On what he’s seen on film from Jimmy Garoppolo
“I’ve always like Jimmy. Jimmy had a heck of a game against us in Arizona on opening night a couple of years back. He’s a solid player, I think he’s a really good player, he fits what they do offensively and he’s a heck of a challenge.”

On the process of setting the 53-man roster and the toughest decisions to make
“They’re always tough. And you’re watching that waiver wire, it’s harder when you think that guy makes the team and you grab somebody on the waiver wire today, and he’s not here and you’re hoping he’s back tomorrow. Those are the hard parts telling guys you’re back off and we want you on the practice squad and whatever. These cuts are always hard because, especially the first year you attached to a lot of guys, but then it’s over with and you’re on to game week. The excitement of game week kind of gets you over it.”

On the thought process of being in RB and KR T.J. Logan
“A guy I loved when I drafted him, 4.3 speed at running back, geat kick returner, punt returner. [He] dislocated his wrist in the Hall Of Fame game and we lost him. We had high, high, hopes for him, kind of had been hoping that that might happen, I was hearing he was having a great camp so I didn’t think it would happen, but it gives us some pass receiving speed back, and a kick returner.”

On if Logan could dress on Sunday as a kick returner
“He will be, he will be. Guys need to learn his name real quick.”

On what’s changed for him since the last time he coached in the regular season
“I’ve delegated a whole lot more, ride in the golf cart a whole lot more. I think the excitement of the game is at a much higher level this week than it was that week.”

On what it says about his confidence in Ronald Jones by adding T.J. Logan
“I have all confidence in the world in Ronald Jones. He’s going to have a hell of a year.”

On putting a big emphasis on getting the win in the preseason, if that’s how he’s always been or if it’s because the Bucs’ franchise has suffered a lot of losses
“I think your first three years you have to establish a winning attitude and a winning culture. After your third year, let’s just get to the first game healthy with everybody because I know what I have. I think teaching guys and finding ways to win, whether it’s guys that got cut or not, it still permeates through your body.”

On if he’s pleased to have a couple of injured players back at practice
“Yeah, and hopefully we’ll have a couple more tomorrow.”

On Byron Leftwich’s calling plays in the preseason and where he improved
“I think he had a plan, he stuck to his plan, he did good a job of communicating with the quarterbacks, each one with what they like. We do it a little bit different in the Saturday night meeting, we let them pick the plays. These are the plays I want to call first, that’s the one’s that you’re going to call, you’re not going to beat a guy in the head and say ‘Well I really like this play,’ he said ‘I don’t like that play, I’ma call it anyway.’ That ain’t going to work, he did a great job with that.”

On what he’s learned about Jameis Winston that he didn’t already know from OTA’s to now
“Not a whole lot that I didn’t know. He’s an extremely bright, hard worker, accurate quarterback, he might be a better athlete than I gave him credit for. Couple of runs that he took off with, I think he hit 19 miles per hour his GPS one time, I could not believe it, I think it was false. He’s a little better athlete than I thought.”

On installing a winning culture, and what he saw in the preseason that makes him feel like they’re understanding that
“I think it is your first year. The situations that you put them in in practice, and then with Miami in the practices, they showed up in games. I thought we were an excellent two-minute team especially with our seconds and thirds, credit to the coaches for having them ready, but guys ran those drills and handles those situations, kicked those kicks to win games in the last two minutes. That’s going to be huge for us, the guys that weren’t in there get to watch the film and everybody’s got confidence that the kicker can kick a game winner. I’m happy he got put in that situation many times.”

On games that he didn’t call plays, how it changed things for him
“Boring. I watched the scoreboard more than anything, but it gives me a chance to turn my back and talk to the defense and talk to the special teams when I couldn’t before. Trusting the fact that they’re going to handle this, I can go handle something else, get the situation ready rather than flipping buttons and trying to get guys on the headsets. It’s a lot easier to so-called manage the game.”

On if Vita Vea can play, what he gives to the team with Ndamukong Suh next to him
“That’s a powerful inside. Not just space eaters, those are penetrating guys that can rush the passer and eat up blocks. They can make plays themselves.”

On what it does from a mental standpoint to have Lavonte David and Vea back at practice
“It’s huge, you’re talking about two of the best players we have, one of the best leaders we have and one of the best young leaders we have. That part of it, putting those guys back out there is permeant.”

On Alex Cappa solidifying his role as the starting right guard
“It’s solid, it’s his job, he’d have to lose it, hopefully he doesn’t do that. He’s made steady progress, got beat in the Cleveland game a couple of times, but he’s made really good progress.”

On if there’s an update on Matt Gay
“I have not heard yet. I’m hoping the baby finally decided to come and we can get him back in here.”

On if there was anything he saw from other teams during his year away that he wanted to try now coming back
“Not really, I saw some things that I wouldn’t do. We don’t have music, and that’s the biggest one. I just saw it as a total distraction everywhere I went. It’s just to please the players and there’s too much teaching that goes on in a Friday. A lot of teams just have it on Friday, but to me, teaching is more important.”

On what Demone Harris showed in the preseason that got him to make the team
“He was more productive. Special teams value, and he took the best of his opporutnies.”

On how hard it was to part ways with Noah Spence
“Oh it’s always hard, this guy gives you everything. You’re pulling for him from day one, and the number of snaps he’s out there and the production just didn’t match. No one worked any harder than him.”

On the challenges that the 49ers present against the offensive line
“How many of them. Armstead, Buckner, Dee Ford, Bosa, they’re all number ones out there. Each one of them in themselves can wreck a game. When they added Dee, I happened to do the Kansas City-Cardinals game last year and he just totally took the game over, so he presents a challenge with his speed rush. Nick, I’m sure he’s going to play, he’s a different type of guy, but Armstead and Buckner, those guys are very very talented guy.”

On his message to the team after making the roster, and getting into the start of the regular season
“First thing was congratulations. As I said earlier we weren’t the Bucs until today. Today we became the Bucs, now it’s all about getting each other better, practice habits, everything. We have to have a daily grind and get the work done on the schedule for today. We call it respect the process and just get that work done today and make sure that every day we don’t have to go back because you don’t get to go back, you don’t get those reps over. Just making that point and got our scouting report and took off.