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Catch a Rising Star: Mike Evans

November 17, 2014 Tampa Bay Bucs

Coming for Christmas: Mike Evans jerseys. And Mike Evans bobbleheads. And Mike Evans action figures. Soon, there will be the Mike Evans chess set, the Mike Evans footballs and the Mike Evans toothbrushes. A Greatest Hits CD is coming soon. For the right fee, I am certain that Evans will juggle at birthday parties. Yeah, […]

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It’s better elsewhere for Tampa Bay icons

November 15, 2014 Tampa Bay Bucs

It’s a nice place, Tampa Bay. Good weather. Nice beaches. Pretty water. Great sunsets. Fish for dinner. So why does no one stay? Why does no one pick here? Here, there always seem to be more flights leaving than arriving. Here, people stop by on their way on their way to somewhere else. Here, people […]

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Smith’s Sense of Calm Is Comfortingly Familiar

November 10, 2014 Tampa Bay Bucs

The coach was too quiet. The players didn’t pay enough attention to him. Already, the suspicion was that his voice had been tuned out. Already, the team was losing around him, and he wasn’t making enough changes to his team or to his scheme. There wasn’t enough urgency. Already, there didn’t seem to be a […]

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