Here are some of the best Bucs quotes following their team’s training camp practice on Monday, August 9 at the AdventHealth Training Center.

Bucs head coach Bruce Arians’ opening statement

“Really good practice defensively today. I thought it was one of our best start-to-finish practices defensively, and probably the worst offensive practice we’ve had in three years. Kind of a pattern of behavior now: after a day off, our offense just stinks. They’ve got to break that habit. Defensively, they answered the bell. They came out and dominated the entire practice. It was good to see.”

Bucs head coach Bruce Arians on why the offense struggles after a day off

“Ask them. You can’t be warned more than every week. Dropped passes, missed assignment on basic plays – it’s just a lack of concentration.”

Bucs head coach Bruce Arians on what he does as a coach to stop that

“Well, back in the day we’d be out here running the shit out of them, but that don’t work anymore. You go to jail for that stuff now. They’ve just got to grow up and man up. It’s been identified so they’ve got to fix it. I’m not going to fix it, you’ve got to fix it.”

Bucs head coach Bruce Arians on TE O.J. Howard’s performance in camp

Bucs TE O.J. Howard – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

“He’s getting back. He’s not there yet. He had a chance to make a couple grimy chances in the end zone today [and] didn’t come up with them. I expect him to make those. He’s still catching up to the speed of it and the physicality of it. He’s been out a long time, so he needs this camp.”

Bucs head coach Bruce Arians on returning from the trip to Canton for the Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony

“We got back around 2:00 a.m. It was great. It was awesome having the Steelers and the Colts and the Bucs all there. It was very, very rewarding for me to see everybody. Having so many Steeler players that I coached and obviously all the Colts from the first time and the second time. And obviously all the Bucs – it was a great night. Great night. Great for football.”

Bucs head coach Bruce Arians on Hall of Fame inductees using speeches to send certain messages

“I think it’s awesome. Peyton [Manning]’s message about youth football and football in general, John [Lynch]’s message, all the guys. It’s extremely important. It’s easy when we look at sports people come from everywhere and they band together as a team. You don’t see that happening in our country right now.”

Bucs head coach Bruce Arians on Tom Brady being booed at the Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony

“Look at who was there – Denver, Indianapolis, Steelers. He got booed, hell yeah he got booed.”

Bucs wide receiver Antonio Brown on returning from his knee injury

“I’m beyond grateful to be here at this moment right here with my teammates at training camp. I’m putting my hand in the pile and putting my conditioning on display. I don’t take for granted being here. [I’m] thankful I have great health. I thought that [Dr. Neal Elattrache] did a great job along with the team doctors, team staff and Alex Guerrero. I’ve got the best training guys here. I’m just happy to be here right now and do what I love and play football.”

Bucs wide receiver Antonio Brown on how long he wants to continue to play

“We’ll see. I’m still having fun, still an explosive player and still love to play the game. So, hopefully it’ll be a long time.”

Bucs wide receiver Antonio Brown on his impressions of WR Jaelon Darden

“He’s a young and excited kid. He loves football. It’s a pleasure to be around him. He has the fire in his eyes and I’m excited to help him.”

Bucs linebacker K.J. Britt on playing with linebackers Lavonte David and Devin White

Bucs ILB KJ Britt – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

“I’ve been able to learn a lot – each day I’m learning, I’m soaking it up – just the little things that I can take from them and put into my game. It really helps man – each day just learning – I can feel the growth and I can see the growth on film, so I feel like what I’m soaking up from them is really helping my game.”

Bucs linebacker K.J. Britt on being able to blitz in Todd Bowles’ defensive scheme

“That’s huge – really and truthfully that’s part of the defense – everybody doing what everybody can do. I believe that it opens guys up and shows what guys can really do. Just giving everybody the ability to make plays – it doesn’t have to be just one or two playmakers, everybody gets the chance to make plays, and I think that’s a big deal.”