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Another Buc tests positive for COVID

December 19, 2020 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. As the plot gets thicker and thicker, the Tampa Bay Bucs get sicker and sicker. The Bucs, in the NFC playoff race with three games to go, had another player test positive for COVID 19 on Friday. This time, it was tackle Donovan Smith, who is in charge of protecting the blind […]

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He’s flawed, but Brady has been Bucs’ best

December 18, 2020 general

Friday, 4 a.m. He did it there. You want him to do it here. And so you measure every pass. You blame his age when he throws a wobbly ball. You blame the players surrounding him when he takes a sack. You question his fit in the system every time he loses a game. You […]

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Fournette can change opinions on him

December 16, 2020 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. This could be the week that Leonard Fournette makes his closing arguments. Fournette, not even active a week ago, might find himself in the starting lineup because of the health of starter Ronald Jones II. Jones had pins put in his fractured pinky finger. Later Tuesday, Jones was added to the team’s […]

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Gators have to stop a great Tide team

December 16, 2020 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Back then, they were lea\d by a somber head coach with an uncommon drive. That’s still true. Back then, they poured talent onto the field in waves. Sound familiar? Back then, they ruled the SEC to the point where everyone else was playing for second place. Yeah, that’s pretty much the same. […]

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Looking back on the Bucs’ win over the Vikings

December 15, 2020 general

5 Thoughts With Antonio Bryant behind used less, and Leonard Fournette not at all, it’s safe to say that the Bucs are having a little buyer’s remorse right about now. 2. Bruce Arians said the Bucs missed 14 tackles Sunday. Yeah, but how many after the Vikings’ first drive? 3. So both Raheem Morris and […]

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Pass rush helps Bucs overcome Vikings

December 14, 2020 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Sometimes, a team wins and the reaction is “wow.” For the Tampa Bay Bucs, the proper comment about their latest win is “how.” The Bucs tackled poorly, and they didn’t stop the Minnesota Vikings’ running attack. They allowed Kirk Cousins far too many completions. But the Bucs won, 26-14, to stay ahead […]

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Florida miscues lead to upset loss to LSU

December 13, 2020 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. As Florida’s final kick bent to the left in the final seconds, the Gators could see their possibilities dwindling toward their biggest goals. The college football playoffs? Suddenly, those are in doubt, even if the Gators could somehow upset Alabama in next week’s SEC title game. The Heisman Trophy? Kyle Trask’s chances […]

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Barrett needs a strong finish for Bucs

December 12, 2020 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. For a year, he was a star. He was relentless, and he was fast, and he toyed with offensive tackles. For a year, no one could stop Shaq Barrett, the breakout star of last season’s Tampa Bay Bucs. He had 19.5 sacks, the most in the league, the most ever by a […]

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Final month will determine Bucs’ season

December 11, 2020 general

Friday, 4 a.m. For the Tampa Bay Bucs, December has always been the cruelest month. It’s the month that Jon Gruden’s final Bucs’ team went 0-4 down the stretch (after a 9-3 start) that led to his firing. It’s the month that John McKay’s first Bucs’ team was outscored 177-31 to finish 0-14. It’s that […]

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Perkins couldn’t turn Bucs’ franchise around

December 10, 2020 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Time will not remember him as a great strategist. Or a great motivator. Or a great builder of teams. But Ray Perkins could stare. Man, could he stare. Perkins would fix his eyes on you, as if he were trying to bore a hole through you, and he would funnel his brow […]

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