Crew members from HBO's "Hard Knocks" film Bucs wide receiver Mike Evans (13) during training camp Saturday at One Buccaneer Place. [LOREN ELLIOTT | Times]
The great Hard Knocks experience is over. And the Bucs not only survived, they thrived.
HBO's behind-the-scenes look at an NFL team during training camp is often greeted with a stiff arm by teams. In the ever-secret world of the NFL, no team wants the rest of the country — and the other 31 NFL teams — peeking under their rugs to see what dirt there is.
While the Bucs, including head coach Dirk Koetter, weren't crazy about every practice, meeting and game under the Hard Knocks microscope, it appears to have been a positive experience.