NFL

Bucs close again, but so what?

December 25, 2017 general

Monday, 3 a.m. In the diminishing life of a loser, the brightest point is when you try find comfort in a close defeat. Why, the other team is good, and it barely won. Why, the other team is going somewhere so, for a change, it didn’t feel as if this one in going nowhere. It’s […]

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Ask Gary: Are Glazers seeking a new coach?

December 23, 2017 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, make a comment […]

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Ask the experts: Tim & Jerry

December 22, 2017 general

Here at GarySheltonsports.com, we have doubled our experts with the addition of former Bucs’ personnel director and former Seahawks general manager Tim Ruskell. He joins his old friend and co-worker Jerry Angelo, a former personnel director for the Bucs and former general manager of the Bears. Each week, Angelo and Ruskell answer your questions regarding the NFL. […]

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What’s-left-of-the-Bucs faces Carolina

December 22, 2017 general

Friday, 2 a.m. For the Tampa Bay Bucs, the question might not be what’s left in the season. It might be “who’s left?” The Bucs, battered and bruised and bullied throughout most of the season, have lost another five players with two games to go. They will travel to Carolina without guard J.R. Sweezy, linebacker […]

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Bucs’ offense faces challenge in Kuechly

December 21, 2017 general

Wednesday, 2 a.m. For a change, the Bucs had life. For a change, they had sizzle. Jameis Winston was very good. Mike Evans was very good. Peyton Barber was very good. Now comes the defense of the Carolina Panthers, ranked fifth in the NFL and smelling blood. Of all of the Bucs’ opponents this year, […]

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Looking back at Bucs’ loss to Falcons

December 20, 2017 general

  Tuesday, 3 a.m. 5 Observations The last thing that a player on the edge of losing his career should do is flirt with the rules. Yet, there was Doug Martin, running afoul again. Peyton Barber isn’t exactly Barry Sanders, but there is an energy when he runs. And if I was Martin, who already […]

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A ref’s slip, a kicker’s slice, and defeat

December 19, 2017 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. For the Tampa Bay Bucs, it isn’t simply about the losing. It’s also about the new, inventive,  creative ways in which there are to lose. Such moments are precious to the 4-10 Bucs, who have dropped games this year by kicking poorly, by rushing poorly, by covering poorly and blocking poorly. And […]

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All hail the NFL’s Rings of Honor

December 18, 2017 general

Monday, 4 a.m. In a way, it is a second-best honor. A Miss Congenialty of the NFL. No, it is not the Hall of Fame. But let’s face it: A Ring of Honor, any team’s Ring of Honor, is still pretty cool. It’s like winning a Golden Globe. It isn’t an Oscar, but it’s not […]

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Random thoughts: Was Taggart the 5th-best hire?

December 17, 2017 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Reggie Bush says he’s done, done, with the NFL. Bush must be on West Coast time. The NFL came to that conclusion a year ago. – Interesting the way Sports Illustrated graded the college coaching hires in the off-season. According to SI, Nebraska got the highest grade at 4.6 by hiring former […]

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Ask Gary: Could Dungy help Bucs’ front office?

December 16, 2017 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, make a comment […]

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