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Mid-season report card: Bucs are mediocre

November 9, 2015 general

Monday, 6 a.m. The Bucs are halfway through their season. They are not, sadly, halfway through their rebuilding. That part goes on. NFL teams seem improve by the yard. This one improves by the inch, with halting, careful footsteps that never seem long enough or decisive enough for their fans. The Bucs have won five […]

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Bucs can’t conquer red zone in mistake-filled game

November 8, 2015 general

Sunday, 9:19 p.m. In metaphor, you may think of the game as a spiral, shimmering in the lights as it floats toward you. You square your shoulders. You stretch your fingers. You feel the ball hit against your palms. And you drop it. In front of your teammates, in front of your fans, in front […]

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Bondy starts spreading the news for Giants

November 7, 2015 general

Saturday, 11:30 a.m. Filip Bondy knows football. Especially, he knows quarterbacks. Filip knows quarterbacks because he is from New Jersey, which is almost like being from New York, only smaller, and New York is the source of all knowledge. Why, in New York, they once had Joe Namath, the single most overrated entity in the […]

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Guest columnist: Giants have a real quarterback

November 7, 2015 general

Saturday, 10:37 a.m. First off, let me point out what an honor it is to appear as a guest lecturer on Gary Shelton’s website. I know Mr. Shelton well, consider him a friend, and am aware he has covered football for some time. I remember, in fact, a column he wrote after the wild card […]

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Ask Gary: Has the NBA considered Tampa Bay?

November 7, 2015 Baseball

Saturday, 6 a.m. (Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, 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 or be […]

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Koetter’s way has led to a better Bucs’ offense

November 6, 2015 general

Friday, 6 a.m. This year, there is a direction. This year, there is an identity. This year, there are expectations. This year, darned if the offense of the Tampa Bay Bucs doesn’t look, well, coordinated. No, they are still not a fireworks show. They are still not lethal. They are still not the kind of […]

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

October 29, 2015 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. 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. What was your take on Greg […]

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Can Winston’s strengths overcome Smith?

October 29, 2015 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. He just got here. The price tag is not off of him yet. His helmet probably has that new lid smell to it. Still, it is not too early to ask the question: Can Jameis Winston be the guy to save Lovie Smith’s job? They are trending in opposite directions. Winston is […]

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Bucs giving away too many yards via penalties

October 27, 2015 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. The Lovie Smith gang should know this by now: The posse always catches then. Say want you want about playing outside the lines. This team cannot overcome a holding call on an offensive drive. A pass interference call on defense is just an invitation for the other team to the end zone. […]

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10 Bucs’ losses that stung more than Sunday

October 26, 2015 general

Monday, 6 a.m. There was never a loss like this one. Was there? There was never quite such a collapse. Was there? Nothing hurt quite this badly. Did it? Are you kidding? These are the Tampa Bay Bucs, and they have been built upon their own rubble. No one can lose like the Bucs, who […]

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