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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 […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Koetter, Martin, Winston

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

November 5, 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. Ken Whisenhunt once took the Arizona […]

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Could FSU-Florida be a great game once again?

November 5, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Thursday, 6 a.m. There is a little business to take care of first, of course. FSU has this bothersome little rivalry with Clemson. It has to make a decision on a quarterback. It has a season-long of sputtering to stop on offense. Florida has to wrap up the SEC East. It has to get its […]

Tagged as: College football, Florida, FSU, Rivalry

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Winston’s first game-winning drive means hope

November 4, 2015 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. You can judge a quarterback by his touchdown passes. Or by his completion percentage. Or by his quarterback rating. You can judge him by how pretty a spiral he throws. Or how few interceptions he has. Or by the way his teeth glisten in his television commercials. But, really, there is only […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, comeback, Winning Drive, Winston

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Ranking a fistful of Lovie Smith victories

November 3, 2015 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m.   Before you decide where the Bucs’ 23-20 victory over the Falcons ranks among Lovie Smith’s list of victories, you first have to say this: The list isn’t nearly long enough. There have been only five wins in a season and a half, a number that would embarrass most coaches in the […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Smith, Victories, Winston

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Sharing Alexander’s loss, seeing his triumph

November 2, 2015 general

Monday, 6 a.m. You should have seen him, Brod. Of all the games you’ve watched, this might have been his best. He was possessed. He was amazing. As great as Jameis Winston has been this season, on a day like this, you could argue that the Bucs have an even better rookie. Kwon Alexander. Your […]

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For the Bucs, only the victory will matter

November 1, 2015 general

Sunday, 9 p.m. In the end, the second straight collapse did not matter. In the end, the much debated decision to go for it did not matter. In the end, all the yardage piled up by Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan did not matter. What mattered, as Gerald McCoy held on to Ryan’s legs and the […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, McCoy, victory, Winston

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Random Thoughts: Was Elder’s play the best ever?

November 1, 2015 general

Hi, I’m Gary Tyrrell, former member of the Stanford band. And I think Miami’s kickoff return was the best play in the history of college football in which I did not get run over. Thank you. – Still, a nine-minute review? – Did the Redskins just score again? – If it was me, I’d start […]

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Miami’s win stacks up with all the great finishes

November 1, 2015 general

Sunday, 1:05 a.m. It may have been the most dramatic play in college football history. It was wackier than Run, Lindsay, Run. It was crazier than Hail Flutie.Nuttier than the River City Relay. Except for the part about the band, it was sillier than The Play. This was the Miami Miracle. Hail Corn. And they […]

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Lightning didn’t listen to their own warnings

November 1, 2015 general

Sunday, 12:18 a.m. The words all sounded right. But who knows if anyone was listening? Jon Cooper said it. Steven Stamkos said it. Everyone said the warning that the league would come at the Lightning harder this year. Everyone said the journey would be more difficult. That the opponents would be tougher. That the ice would be rougher. […]

Tagged as: Bruins, Cooper, Lightning, Stamkos

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