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Looking back at the Bucs’ loss to Detroit

December 12, 2017 general

5 Observations It’s beginning to look a lot like Gerald McCoy will go his entire career without playing in a post-season game (other than the Pro Bowl). McCoy is 29, an age when a lot of defensive tackles start to lose their burst, and he’s reinsured. You’d have to be playing Lotto to expect the […]

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Dirk, Jameis say they’re fine; not the rest of us

December 11, 2017 general

Monday, 3 a.m. Dirk likes Jameis, okay. He thinks he’s a keen. He’s a  handsome guy, fun at parties, a great dancer. He has all the cool gadgets. Jameis thinks Dirk is neat-o, all right? He thinks he’s wise beyond his record. He tells a good joke. And you ought to see him juggle. Oh, […]

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Random Thoughts: The Bucs as a dynasty?

December 10, 2017 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 3 a.m. 49ers’ general manager John Lynch says that if the Bucs had a quarterback like Jimmy Garoppolo, he’d have five rings. Let’s assume he’s correct. Who would have been the dynastic offensive coordinator: Mike Shula, Les Steckel or Clyde Christiansen? – For all the plays in all the parks, did Derek Jeter just […]

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Ask the experts: Tim & Jerry

December 8, 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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Bucs have a choice to make at running back

December 8, 2017 general

Thursday, 2 a.m. Suddenly, the Tampa Bay Bucs have a lot of running backs. Who knew? The Bucs, who have struggled on the ground for most of the year, find themselves with options in Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions, who come in with the NFL’s 19th-ranked rushing defense. They could go with normal starter […]

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Bucs’ McCoy swears his team won’t let up

December 7, 2017 general

Not many wins. Not many weeks to go. What the Tampa Bay Bucs do have, however, are a lot of playoff teams left to play. Still, said defensive tackle Gerald McCoy, the Bucs will not roll over. McCoy, in the running for his sixth pro bowl, said that the Bucs will still give effort in […]

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Looking back on the Bucs’ loss to the Packers

December 5, 2017 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. 5 Observations There aren’t many places in the NFL where football matters more than it does  at Lambeau Field, which was always among my favorite sites. Maybe Soldier Field. Maybe Arrowhead. But Lambeau comes with its own feel, with its own smell (Bratwurst on the grill) and with its own weather. But, […]

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Bucs let one slip away against Packers

December 4, 2017 general

Monday, 4 a.m. As the Tampa Bay Bucs wonder how this one got away, how a game in which they dominated slipped through their fingers, as what should have been a lock that was gift-wrapped and presented on a silver tray, in a loss that erupted from within, there is this: My goodness, the Bucs […]

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Ask Gary: Flowers’ big night improved his status

December 2, 2017 College Sports in Florida

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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Ask the experts: Tim & Jerry

December 1, 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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