Training camps are in full swing. First official pre-season game tomorrow with the Hall of Fame Game. May as well start the NFL discussion now. How'd your team do this offseason? What do you expect from your team this season?

As most of you will recall, I'm all in on the Bucs this season. The Jets thing has been retired by my entire family. We've all moved on to the teams of our adopted hometowns over the team from the place none of us has lived in a decade.

I think the Bucs had a strong free agency period (Carl Nicks, Vincent Jackson) and a very strong draft (Mark Barron, Doug Martin). I know the NFL isn't the NCAA, but if Greg Schiano can develop the young Bucs like he did the players at Rutgers, this team has good years ahead.

I am optimistic about the team, but I am also realistic. They were 4-12 last season. If they can go 8-8 this season, I will think it a tremendous success and a sign of better things to come. If they manage to do better than that, that'd be great too.