Rookie Minicamp Summary

Dexter Jackson was held out of the rookie minicamp on Saturday after showing very little on Friday. From what I understand, Jackson looked relatively slow compared to his reputation and was in obvious poor condition. Did I mention that Jackson was the only receiver the Bucs drafted? Jon Gruden implied he was held out for a medical reason. Then he got grouchy.

"I don't want to talk about it. It's nothing serious. He's kind of embarrassed about it and I'm going to leave it at that."

In other rookie news, Aqib Talib is getting a lot of work and is impressing everyone not only with his physical ability but with his knowledge. He's ready to learn.

"I want to get the plays down. I want to come back here and know the base coverages. Mainly that's what I want to get out of [the rookie mini-camp]."

Quarterback Josh Johnson is, so far, as advertised: accurate arm, good mobility, experienced in the West Coast Offense. Johnson doesn't have a cannon, but he gets good speed on his short and medium throws.

Jeremy Zuttah did a lot of work at center on Friday. From the quotes I read about him, he seems likeable and eager to learn.

"If you saw the film I landed on my butt a little bit and it's not a great feeling, so I'm done with that," Zuttah said laughing.

I have also been told that I was completely wrong about Jonathan Hefney not being NFL-ready. He's short, but he's said to be in excellent shape. Raheem Morris praised him on more than one occasion. I'm quite happy to be wrong on this one.

I don't have a lot of news yet on many of the tryout players, just an overall sense that most of them are performing like tryout players. Dropped balls, missed assignments, and forgotten plays have been plentiful with those guys.