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JACKSONVILLE — Noah Spence crouched in a four-point stance, bending low like a sprinter in starting blocks. At the snap, he took one step to his right, startling Jaguars left tackle Josh Wells with his explosiveness. Wells went for the move and Spence countered with an inside swim move, flying past Wells' right shoulder to a clear collision path to the quarterback.

Bucs teammates, watching the pass rush drill during a joint workout with the Jaguars Tuesday, reacted with a chorus of "Ooh, ooh, ooh!"

"He's like Gumby," defensive coordinator Mike Smith said. "I said, 'You're Gumby-like.