On Friday, the Buccaneers will take the field against the Browns for their third preseason game. Some of the Bucs referred to this game as a "dress rehearsal" with Head Coach Dirk Koetter saying that he expects his starters to play into the second half. This third game is usually the last time the starters get significant playing time; the fourth preseason game is often reserved for backups hoping to squeeze into one of the last few roster spots.
For Jameis Winston, the opportunity to play into the third quarter is an exciting one.
"Oh yeah, I'm looking forward to that," he said during a press conference on Wednesday. "Our last of these preseason games have been teasers. Now you just have to have the mentality like, 'Hey man we are [going] to ask you to play a whole game.' You've got to go into any game saying like, 'Man I'm preparing like this is a real game.' But then when you get taken out you're just like, 'Ah, I wish I could have kept playing.'"
Lavonte David echoed a similar sentiment.
"During this process [of] preseason, you're just trying to see where you're at," David said. "Conditioning-wise, and also mentally going through a football game because that opening week, you're playing against at least 65 plays plus. So being able to come out here and play a full first half and then probably play some of the third quarter, it should give you a good feeling for how a regular season game's going to be."
Pictures from the Bucs' training camp practice on Wednesday with the Cleveland Browns.

Bucs Cheerleaders

Bucs Cheerleader

Bucs Cheerleaders

Bucs Cheerleaders

Bucs Cheerleader

Bucs Training Camp

Head Coach Dirk Koetter

Bucs Training Camp

28 CB Vernon Hargreaves

Bucs Training Camp

3 QB Jameis Winston

Bucs Training Camp

44 LB Micah Awe

28 CB Vernon Hargreaves

67 T Martin Ifedi

Bucs Training Camp

19 K Roberto Aguayo

52 LB Jeremiah George

4 QB Ryan Griffin

84 TE Cameron Brate

17 WR Donteea Dye

83 WR Vincent Jackson

3 QB Jameis Winston

3 QB Jameis Winston

92 DE William Gholston

86 TE Danny Vitale

Bucs Training Camp

96 DE Cliff Matthews

28 CB Vernon Hargreaves

43 RB Peyton Barber

43 RB Peyton Barber

89 WR Russell Shepard

28 CB Vernon Hargreaves

11 WR Adam Humphries

80 WR Kenny Bell

13 WR Mike Evans

69 T Demar Dotson, #62 C Evan Smith and #3 QB Jameis Winston

43 RB Peyton Barber

46 LB Luke Rhodes

84 TE Cameron Brate and #82 TE Brandon Myers

13 WR Mike Evans

28 CB Vernon Hargreaves and #45 TE Alan Cross

24 CB Brent Grimes

84 TE Cameron Brate

62 C Evan Smith

13 WR Mike Evans

97 DT Akeem Spence

3 QB Jameis Winston

Bucs Training Camp

14 WR Andre Davis

Bucs Training Camp

79 DT Travis Britz

Head Coach Dirk Koetter

Offensive Coordinator and Wide Receivers Coach Todd Monken

Bucs Training Camp

75 DT DaVonte Lambert

83 WR Vincent Jackson and #3 QB Jameis Winston

16 WR Freddie Martino

16 WR Freddie Martino

Bucs Training Camp

3 QB Jameis Winston

91 DE Robert Ayers

24 CB Brent Grimes

3 QB Jameis Winston

83 WR Vincent Jackson

11 WR Adam Humphries

Head Coach Dirk Koetter

87 TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins

3 QB Jameis Winston

69 OT Demar Dotson and #62 C Evan Smith

Bucs Training Camp

Head Coach Dirk Koetter

Defensive Coordinator Mike Smith

Defensive Line Coach Jay Hayes

Head Coach Dirk Koetter

17 WR Donteea Dye

17 WR Donteea Dye

Defensive Coordinator Mike Smith

8 QB Mike Glennon and #72 C Ben Gottschalk

Head Coach Dirk Koetter

3 QB Jameis Winston

28 CB Vernon Hargreaves

17 WR Donteea Dye

52 LB Jeremiah George

44 LB Micah Awe

3 QB Jameis Winston

17 WR Donteea Dye and Assistant Wide Receivers and Game Management Coach Andrew Weidinger

93 DT Gerald McCoy

4 QB Ryan Griffin

4 QB Ryan Griffin and #67 OL Kyler Kerbyson

82 TE Brandon Myers

3 QB Jameis Winston

44 RB Russell Hansbrough

83 WR Vincent Jackson

83 WR Vincent Jackson and #70 DT A.J. Francis

28 CB Vernon Hargreaves

22 RB Doug Martin

22 RB Doug Martin

45 TE Alan Cross

81 TE Tevin Westbrook and #46 TE Kivon Cartwright

21 CB Alterraun Verner

44 RB Russell Hansbrough

26 CB Josh Robinson

3 QB Jameis Winston

3 QB Jameis Winston

21 CB Alterraun Verner

89 WR Russell Shepard
The Bucs' third preseason game will also be their first in front of their home crowd at Raymond James Stadium. It will be the Bucs' first game at home since the installation of the stadium's brand-new, HD video boards. The Bucs will be home on Friday and again on Thursday before the start of the regular season.
"It'll be exciting to play in front of the home crowd, that's for sure," Koetter said. "And with the new stadium, with the scoreboard and all that, I know the players are excited to see it. That part will be good. Typically [in] preseason games, the crowd's not much of a factor, home or away, but we're definitely excited to be home for the next two games."