Lovie Smith

On his first day, Winston takes over the Bucs

May 8, 2015 Florida State University

Friday, 5:15 p.m. TAMPA He took his first steps onto the practice field as if this was the start of a journey. In a way, it is. This was his field now, and his team, and his future. Jameis Winston was in charge now. You could hear other voices, but none more than his. You […]

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Is it time for the Bucs to compete in the NFC South?

January 14, 2015 general

Wednesday, 12:59 p.m. Is it time for the meek to inherit the South? Is it time for worst for first? Is it time to matter again? If you are a fan of the Tampa Bay Bucs, lord, you have waited long enough. It is going on 13 seasons since the team won a playoff game […]

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No offense, but do the Bucs really call this offense?

December 21, 2014 general

Sunday, 7:03 p.m. TAMPA Yippee. They got three. In the upset of upset, in the staggering performance of staggering performances, the Tampa Bay Bucs went out and got themselves a field goal Sunday afternoon. That’ll teach the doubters, all right. They zigged, they zagged, and they got three whole points for Christmas. Just like the […]

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Bucs, Bears share history with Angelo

November 21, 2014 general

Half of his DNA belongs to the Bucs. The other half belongs to the Bears. This week, in particular, what is a guy to do? Jerry Angelo looks into his coffee cup and smiles. He sits at a restaurant in south St. Petersburg and laughs about the good times, some of them here, some of […]

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To win, the Bucs need to be in a rush

November 17, 2014 general

TAMPA The distance between success and failure isn’t that far, really. You can measure it in the length of your driveway. In the width of a small bedroom. Less than the distance of swimming pool. From here to there. It’s that tantalizingly close. Most weeks, you can almost reach out and touch it. It’s the […]

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Smith’s Sense of Calm Is Comfortingly Familiar

November 10, 2014 Tampa Bay Bucs

The coach was too quiet. The players didn’t pay enough attention to him. Already, the suspicion was that his voice had been tuned out. Already, the team was losing around him, and he wasn’t making enough changes to his team or to his scheme. There wasn’t enough urgency. Already, there didn’t seem to be a […]

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