"TE Kellen Winslow is used to being held. But in the preseason, the guy who locks onto his jersey the tightest is Bucs coach Raheem Morris.

That's because Morris believes Winslow is going to post elite numbers as long as they get him and his chronically sore knee to the starting line of the regular season.

But even as hard as Winslow practices, he still needs playing time in a preseason game, and he will finally get them Saturday against the Dolphins.

"I'm a rep guy. I need game reps," Winslow said. "My situation is what it is, but I still have been practicing doing the things I need to get ready for the game. But nothing is like the game speed. You have to be hit, so I just need game speed and I'm ready."

By all accounts, Winslow has had one of the best training camps of his career, perhaps aided by the fact that for the first time since 2008 he didn't have at least an arthroscopic procedure done on his right knee in the offseason. But to play, he needs a lot of treatment, including a daily regimen of electro-stimulation therapy.

Winslow's routine includes wearing full pads to the final practice of the week, even while his teammates are in only helmets, T-shirts and shorts.

"The first I guess he shocked everybody when he came out in full gear," Morris said. "But he likes to run around in his pads. … We accept him for it, and it is fun to watch him do that.

"He's a tempo setter and he certainly will set tempo this week.""