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Arians not satisfied with the Bucs’ practice

July 29, 2019 general

Monday, 4 a.m. At the risk of sounding like a grumpy old man, Bruce Arians would like his Tampa Bay Bucs to be better. Sunday’s spotty practice left Arians grumbling about his team, a failure at 5-11 last season. The good news? The end of July is a perfect time for a rebuilding team to […]

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Bucs’ Barber hopes to be better than ‘pretty good’

July 27, 2019 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. Here’s the problem. Peyton Barber, by most accounts, is a pretty good NFL back. But the Bucs need a better one. Perhaps that is the reason that Barber has received mediocre reviews as the Bucs’ primary back entering 2019. Simply put, Barber doesn’t dazzle. He’ll get three yards if a three-yard hole […]

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Fans believe in Arians; they have no choice

July 26, 2019 general

Friday, 3 a.m. There is a reason that the fans of the Tampa Bay Bucs believe so staunchly in new coach Bruce Arians. After all, what other choice do they have? In a sea of chaos, Arians appears stable. For a franchise that has been lost in the woods, he seems to know the way. […]

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Can Jones change minds in his second season?

July 18, 2019 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. I believe in Mike Evans. True, he’s going to drop some passes. True, he lacks the burner speed you’d like. True, some balls will bounce off of his hands for interceptions. But by and large, I believe in Evans. I think he’ll turn third downs in first downs. I believe he will […]

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Random thoughts: Bouton changed how we watch

July 14, 2019 general

Jim Bouton was cool. Jim Bouton was funny. Jim Bouton was a rebel. To me, Bouton was all of those things. He was a party hat in a world of baseball caps, and he made the sticks-in-the-mud nervous, and he shed light in all the secret corners where baseball didn’t want us to look. He […]

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When will it be Tampa Bay’s time in the sun?

June 25, 2019 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. A common draft suggests the home team has as many chances as the next one. A salary cap, which two of the three teams have, suggest that, eventually, things will even out. Shared TV revenues say that everyone has a shot at confetti. So when is it our turn? When does Tampa […]

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Random thoughts: Do Bucs’ fans desire nastiness?

June 2, 2019 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Ndamukong Suh swears taht, really, he’s a teddy bear. As long as you keep in mind that the teddy bear will step on your neck. “Before you pass judgement on somebody I always take the time to get to know them, meet them, have coffee with them, whatever it may be and […]

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As McCoy leaves, Bruce holds all the answers

May 21, 2019 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. If you think the Bucs will be just fine without Gerald McCoy, it’s because of one reason: Bruce Arians. If you think that Jameis Winston will become an elite quarterback, it’s because one reason: Bruce Arians. If you think the Bucs will pass someone — anyone — in the NFC South, it’s […]

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Tampa Bays’ airwaves will miss Duemig

May 17, 2019 general

Friday, 4 a.m. The air is quieter now. The opinions are not as loud. The approval is not as gleeful. The disapproval is not as vicious. Steve Duemig has left us, and we are poorer for his passing. Duemig, the opinionated, irreverent, fearless, dogged voice of Tampa Bay Sports, has said goodnight. Duemig died Thursday […]

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Ask Gary: What’s the future of the Tampa Bay Rays?

May 11, 2019 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, […]

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