Bucs nation lost a good one this week. Mark Cook, of Pewter Report fame, passed away. He was a stalwart in the Bucs community and will be missed. 

The Cincinnati Bengals come to Tampa this Saturday. QB Joe Burrow will be sidelined this game, and it's undetermined whether he will play at all this preseason. Burrow has healed from his knee injury, sustained last December, but mentally is not ready to stand in the pocket. The team will also sit several other veterans. This is after the team lost studs AJ Green and Geno Adkins in the offseason. We do not expect to the Bengals' best this Saturday, but rather their inexperienced and those fighting to prove something. 

The Buccaneers, on the other hand, will start all of their first string for at least a couple drives. Tom Brady says he would play the entire game if Coach would allow it. We look forward to seeing our training camp warriors in a game at full speed. The state of our special teams may be a pleasant surprise. The Buccaneers paid particular attention to the unit in the offseason. We will also see if Tanner Hudson heeded Bruce Arians' warning this week.   

In other NFL news, the Saints will require attendees either provide proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test administered within 72 of game day. QB Dak Prescott is undergoing an MRI, but the team swears it's not serious. (Sure, Jan.)

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