Here are some of the best Bucs quotes following their team’s training camp practice on Friday, August 6 at the AdventHealth Training Center.

Bucs head coach Bruce Arians opening Statement:

“A pretty solid day. A lot of it was for younger players to get some more reps, so next week when they get their chance, they can put good things on tape. And I thought the starters-on-the-starters was pretty solid today.”

Bucs head coach Bruce Arians on WR Antonio Brown having a good camp:

“Yeah, A.B. is in great shape and obviously the knee is fine. Having heard it all again, having been out of this system for a while and getting back in, getting all the practice time and the meeting time – he’s still a great, great football player.”

Bucs head coach Bruce Arians on the competition for reserve cornerback positions:

“All those guys I want to see in a game. They’ve kind of seen the same offense over and over so they should be able to diagnose it a little bit better than they’re diagnosing it. For those guys – the fourth, fifth corner; fourth, fifth safeties; fourth, fifth linebackers, inside [and] outside; the same thing offensively – there’s a bunch of competition that I want to see in games. I’ve seen enough practice, I just want to see it in games now.”

Bucs outside Linebacker Shaq Barrett on what the defense has accomplished and needs to continue working on throughout training camp:

“We always need to work on communicating – communication is going to be big for us, especially in two-minute situations, in-the-game situations. We have times when we really get at it, [and] times where you don’t hear anything from anybody, so we’re always going to be working on that. I think starting practice fast – we always need to work on that – not giving up any big runs against the offense. Everything else I think we are pretty much handling – getting our mental errors down, we compete and we’re playing fast, we’re playing hard – effort is not an issue. So we just have to make sure we are mentally ready to play the game and think the game.”

Bucs outside Linebacker Shaq Barrett on playing alongside and winning a Super Bowl with QB Peyton Manning in Denver and QB Tom Brady now in Tampa:

“It’s amazing man, just to see their leadership and the way that they go about their business on a daily basis. It’s just amazing to be a part of and then try to take anything from them because they have been doing this [for] really long at a high level. You want to try to do whatever you can to imitate any of that type of success – it’s just been amazing to watch. I’m happy that I was able to play with Peyton [Manning], and I’m happy I’m able to play with Tom [Brady] and win a Super Bowl with both of them is pretty awesome as well. Hopefully we keep working, doing what we have to do so we can be in the same position as last year.”

Bucs outside linebacker Jason Pierre-Paul on playing under Defensive Coordinator Todd Bowles for three seasons and what he’s learned:

“I’m always learning. I don’t know it all. They know that. I mess up in practice, but that’s okay. But, I get it right on Sundays. It’s all about having fun and getting it right on Sundays. I love Todd Bowles and all of our defensive staff. We’re family and you can see that out there when we’re having fun and that’s basically it.”

Bucs outside linebacker Jason Pierre-Paul on OLB Joe Tryon brings in terms of depth in the outside linebacker unit:

“Joe is going to be amazing. He’s doing stuff that I’m looking at and thinking, ‘Man, I wish I would of knew that when I was a rookie.’ He’s doing amazing stuff out there. Me and (Shaquil Barrett) were just talking about him on the sideline while watching him go at it with the tools. I told Shaq, ‘He’s going to be the difference maker for us.’ He’s been moving since day one when he got here. From there to now, he’s been moving tremendously. He just has to stay on his feet. I had that problem myself.”

Bucs running back Ke’Shawn Vaughn on the emphasis he has put into contributing on special teams after Head Coach Bruce Arains said he needed to show more on special teams:

“I mean just knowing my role for my position group, knowing that there is depth there, knowing I’m going to have get on the field somewhere. I have to have a lot of confidence and a lot of pride on special teams and my team is going to need me right there.”