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Looking back at Bucs’ loss to Falcons

December 20, 2017 general

  Tuesday, 3 a.m. 5 Observations The last thing that a player on the edge of losing his career should do is flirt with the rules. Yet, there was Doug Martin, running afoul again. Peyton Barber isn’t exactly Barry Sanders, but there is an energy when he runs. And if I was Martin, who already […]

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A ref’s slip, a kicker’s slice, and defeat

December 19, 2017 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. For the Tampa Bay Bucs, it isn’t simply about the losing. It’s also about the new, inventive,  creative ways in which there are to lose. Such moments are precious to the 4-10 Bucs, who have dropped games this year by kicking poorly, by rushing poorly, by covering poorly and blocking poorly. And […]

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All hail the NFL’s Rings of Honor

December 18, 2017 general

Monday, 4 a.m. In a way, it is a second-best honor. A Miss Congenialty of the NFL. No, it is not the Hall of Fame. But let’s face it: A Ring of Honor, any team’s Ring of Honor, is still pretty cool. It’s like winning a Golden Globe. It isn’t an Oscar, but it’s not […]

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Random thoughts: Was Taggart the 5th-best hire?

December 17, 2017 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Reggie Bush says he’s done, done, with the NFL. Bush must be on West Coast time. The NFL came to that conclusion a year ago. – Interesting the way Sports Illustrated graded the college coaching hires in the off-season. According to SI, Nebraska got the highest grade at 4.6 by hiring former […]

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Ask Gary: Could Dungy help Bucs’ front office?

December 16, 2017 general

Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, on Thursday night or Friday morning and we all talk about the world of sports.  Think of it as a radio show where you don’t have to be on hold. Join us and ask a question, make a comment […]

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Winston-Koetter still being discussed

December 16, 2017 general

Saturday, 2 a.m. It’s been almost a week, and people are still talking about the alleged friction between quarterback Jameis Winston and Bucs’ head coach Dirk Koetter. In a season full of problems, is that the most recent one? Is it the start of a break-up? Is it more than the frustration that goes on […]

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Can Jones count on a big game vs. Bucs?

December 15, 2017 general

Friday, 3 a.m. You envision Julio Jones. If you are a defensive back for the Tampa Bay Bucs, you probably envision his heels and elbows, and his back growing smaller as he runs away from you and toward the goal line. You imagine Jones, and you imagine him smiling. This week, Jones gets another shot […]

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Ask the experts: Tim & Jerry

December 14, 2017 general

Here at GarySheltonsports.com, we have doubled our experts with the addition of former Bucs’ personnel director and former Seahawks general manager Tim Ruskell. He joins his old friend and co-worker Jerry Angelo, a former personnel director for the Bucs and former general manager of the Bears. Each week, Angelo and Ruskell answer your questions regarding the NFL. […]

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The Bucs shouldn’t hang up on Gruden

December 14, 2017 general

Thursday, 2 a.m. In 2002, for one season, he was the best coach the Bucs ever had. He landed in town, and he had a new energy and a new drive, and he won a championship. He went from not knowing the players on his roster to orchestrating them without flaw. He won 12 games, […]

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No one has ever done bad like the Bucs

December 13, 2017 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. Let’s get this straight from the start. The 2008 Detroit Lions would clock the 2017 Cleveland Browns. And those same Browns would turn around and embarrass the 1976 Tampa Bay Bucs. We do not know a lot about excellence here in Tampa Bay except that it lasts about eight minutes. But bad? […]

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