Last season, addressing his players after a rousing win in San Diego, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Head Coach Dirk Koetter paraphrased Theodore Roosevelt's famous line: "Speak softly, and carry a big stick." In the process, he inspired a subset of enthusiastic Buccaneer fans to band together under the name of Stick Carriers. Their "takeover" of a Saturday training camp practice inspired Koetter and the team.
Charles Sims, the Bucs' fourth-year running back, doesn't only speak softly, he barely speaks at all, at least while at work. And so far this training camp, he's definitely carrying a big stick.