Luke Goedeke: Bucs Focused On Working Through Annual Vacation
June 21st, 2026
Interesting comments from Luke Goedeke during a national radio interview.
The Bucs’ right tackle hopped on SiriusXM NFL Radio last week and was asked what’s been the focus of conversations between Bucs coaches and players as it relates to how everyone willapproach this year and bounce back from a sad finish in January.
Godeke noted there’s been a lot of attention to small details, and he said the team was shown a graphic this month illustrating how it lost the vast majority of 2025 games by small margins.
“You win half of those games and you’re telling a completely different story [about 2025], Goedeke said. “With that being said, I would say a lot of [prep for 2026] is really focusing on the details as well as coming back bigger, stronger, faster —not taking this next month off just to be lackadaisical because that’s how injuries kind of show up and stuff. So really taking this time and pushing forward and working on the little things so we don’t beat ourselves.”
Joe’s intrigued by Goedeke (and presumably other players) getting a message to keep working and training during the annual six-week player vacation. Day 1 of training camp is July 30. Joe presumes Godeke felt he got a different message last June, one that was more focused on rest and maintenance.
Perhaps this change in summer focus will lead to a tougher, more locked in team.