FAB 5. SR’s Buc Shots

• BROWN LOOKS “FANTASTIC”: New Bucs wide receiver Antonio Brown officially joined the Buccaneers on Wednesday for team meetings and to work out with Tampa Bay’s strength and conditioning staff. Brown is still serving an eight-game suspension for violating the league’s personal conduct policy and is not eligible to practice with the team on the field until next Wednesday and can’t play with the Bucs until Week 9 when the New Orleans Saints come to town for a Sunday Night Football game.

“He looks fantastic,” Bucs head coach Bruce Arians said. “I think we had really good conversations today, he and I,” Arians said. “He was in the meetings and everything. And he’s working with Anthony Piroli and the strength staff. He looks in great shape. Yeah, ready to go next week.”

• BRADBERRY VS. EVANS – AGAIN: Tampa Bay wide receiver Mike Evans and New York Giants cornerback James Bradberry have had some epic battles over the years when Bradberry was in Carolina. They will meet again for the eighth time on Monday night and the physical, 6-foot-1, 210-pound Bradberry, who has 11 pass breakups and three interceptions in 2020,  has nothing but respect for the three-time Pro Bowl receiver.

Former Panthers CB James Bradberry – Photo by Mary Holt

“I have to prepare for that by watching film,” Bradberry told Yahoo! Sports. “But I feel like Mike Evans, he’s the same guy that he was a year ago, two years ago. Big, physical guy, plays well through press coverage because he’s a strong, physical guy. He’s 6-5, 230, I think, 220, long arms.

“I think his best attribute is he’s able to go up there and attack the ball at the highest point. Just an elite receiver overall. A lot of it is just mental recall from the past experiences when I played him when it comes to pressing him, when he gives his release off the line, stuff like that.”

• NEW SCHEDULE FOR THE PEWTER REPORT PODCASTS! As you know, we have changed our Pewter Report Podcast schedule and are cranking out four episodes per week. We have rebranded the Pewter Nation Podcast as the Pewter Report Podcast and are now live-streaming our podcast on YouTube four times per week – Sundays after the game with additional episodes on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday to recap all of the action from the previous Bucs game and get you ready for the next one.

That’s our regular schedule, but it will change for the upcoming week with the Bucs playing on Monday Night Football. The Pewter Report Podcast schedule for next week will see us do a post-game podcast on Monday night about 30 minutes following the conclusion of the Bucs vs. Giants game, then podcasts on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday – all at 4:00 p.m. ET.

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Feel free to watch us live on our PewterReportTV channel on YouTube.com and I encourage you to subscribe (it’s free) and add your comments. All of our Pewter Report Podcasts will be posted there so you can go back and watch the recorded episodes if you missed it live.

The audio versions of the Pewter Report Podcasts will continue to be found on iTunes and Soundcloud. Here are links to the three most recent episodes to get you ready for this Monday’s Bucs vs. Giants match-up.

Pewter Report Podcast Episode 229: The Pros And Cons Of Bucs DBs With Eric Crocker

Pewter Report Podcast Episode 228: Are The Giants Better Than Their Record?

Pewter Report Podcast Episode 227: Bucs Offense Catching Fire

There is no better time to listen to a new Pewter Report Podcast than right now or early Saturday morning during your workout or while running errands. The next Pewter Report Podcast will be recorded Monday night after the Bucs vs. Giants game, followed by three more live podcasts next week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

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• GOODWIN INTERVIEW IS A GOOD WATCH: Tampa Bay offensive coordinator and play-caller Byron Leftwich and defensive coordinator Todd Bowles get a great deal of publicity from the local and national media, and rightly so as both have done a very good job with their respective units this season in the Bucs’ 5-2 start. Yet assistant head coach, offensive line coach and run game coordinator Harold Goodwin doesn’t get much of the media spotlight and certainly deserves some recognition, too.

Goodwin’s offensive line has helped power the Bucs’ high-scoring offense. Aside from an improved running game featuring Ronald Jones II and Leonard Fournette this season, Goodwin’s O-line has allowed just eight sacks through seven games, and has not surrendered a sack in four contests this year. If you’re unfamiliar with Goodwin, I encourage you to watch his introductory press conference back in January 2019 when he was introduced as part of Bruce Arians’ staff. I bet you’ll come away as impressed as I was.

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