NFL

Could the Bucs manage to lose to the Browns?

November 7, 2016 general

Monday, 4 a.m. They could do it. They could lose. With the game on the line, the Tampa Bay Bucs could feel the pressure of the moment, and they could gather all of their strengths, and they could let even this one slip away. Someone in their huddle could measure down to the task. The […]

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Which of Florida’s teams are the mightiest of all?

October 18, 2016 general

Tuesday, 5 a.m. Three little teams. See how they plod. Three little teams, on their way to nowhere. Three little teams, someday’s children, the tadpoles of the National Football League. Things are looking up here in the state of Florida. Jacksonville has won two whole games in a row. Miami has won one. Tampa Bay […]

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Bucs’ Jacquizz Rodgers has the game of his career

October 12, 2016 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. On the fringes of the NFL, this is the dream. On the outskirts of fame and fortune, this is the hope. Dozens of them sift through the training camp, some for a day’s stopover. Sometimes, they get a contract, but no one really knows they’re there. They are the backup to the […]

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Bucs have thrown too much talent into the garbage

September 29, 2016 general

Thursday, 5 a.m. Stop me if you’ve seen this before. The athlete comes in representing hope. He says the right things. He gets the big check. And then the trouble begins. He goofs off. There isn’t sufficient leadership on the team, and so he strays. Maybe he punches a cabbie. Maybe he comes to practice […]

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Now the Pro Bowl is in Orlando, will anyone come?

June 3, 2016 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. The best thing you can say about the NFL moving its annual Pro Bowl game — whee! — to Orlando is this: At least it isn’t Jacksonville. So it has that going for it. On the other hand, what was the league thinking when it moved a game no one cares about […]

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Will the Bucs’ offense really be better in 2016?

May 20, 2016 general

Friday, 6 a.m. They will be better. Of course they will be better. Absolutely. They’ll be eaten up by progress. Won’t they? Why, Jameis Winston will improve his quarterback rating. Doug Martin won’t suffer from bad games. Mike Evans won’t drop as many balls. Right? The offensive braintrust of the Tampa Bay Bucs sits at […]

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

April 7, 2016 general

Jerry Angelo is a former personnel director for the Bucs and former general manager of the Bears. Each week, Angelo answers your questions regarding the NFL. Send your questions to GarySheltonsports@gmail.com with “ask the expert” in the subject line. The most interesting question will be selected. Thursday, 6 a.m. Greg Hardy went into damage control […]

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Do Bucs have a better shot at free agency this year?

March 28, 2016 general

Monday, 6 a.m. When evaluating the players in a team’s shopping cart, you start with this admission. This might not work out, either. That’s the thing you have to keep in mind about free agency. Failure is always an option. It doesn’t matter how much you spend, or how many years you invest, or how […]

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Random thoughts: Manziel put effort into busting

March 13, 2016 College football

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hi, I’m Miko Grimes, and the real reason I quit Twitter was that I was outnumbered. You only get 140 characters, and the Bucs have had thousands of characters along the line. – Johnny Manziel isn’t the first quarterback bust in the NFL. But he may have worked harder at his own […]

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

March 11, 2016 general

Jerry Angelo is a former personnel director for the Bucs and former general manager of the Bears. Each week, Angelo answers your questions regarding the NFL. Send your questions to GarySheltonsports@gmail.com with “ask the expert” in the subject line. The most interesting question will be selected. Friday, 10:30 a.m. Were you as amazed as I […]

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