NFL

Ask the expert: Jerry Angelo

June 1, 2017 general

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 questions will be selected. Thursday, 4 a.m. Former NFL running back Brandon Jacobs […]

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Gruden deserves to go before Dungy

May 31, 2017 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. I saw how he changed things. I saw how he moved Derrick Brooks to the right side of the line of scrimmage. I saw how he got his message to Warren Sapp. I saw how he buried the image of the Tampa Bay Bucs as awkward losers. Yeah, I’m a Tony Dungy […]

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Remember the moments they sacrificed

May 29, 2017 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Do not remember the way he died, in a place too far from home, by gunfire from his fellow soldiers. Do not remember the ugliness that followed in the investigation of his death. Do not remember the profiteers who sought to squeeze a nickel from his death. With Pat Tillman, you have […]

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Ask Gary? Why is NBA bigger than a better NHL?

May 27, 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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Martin speaks, but withholds the details

May 26, 2017 general

Friday, 4 a.m. He darted around the first question. He dodged the second one. There in the open field, he juked around the third. With Doug Martin, this counts as progress. After a year when he didn’t evade anyone, he has returned to being  elusive. Martin, the beleaguered running back of the Tampa Bay Bucs, […]

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Another Super Bowl heads to Tampa

May 24, 2017 NFL

Wednesday, 4 a.m. You probably won’t get to the game. A ticket costs a fortune, and watching it at home is free. You won’t be invited the parties, the ones where the guy who once played Leonard’s cousin on the Big Bang Theory is singing. You won’t spot the celebrities. You won’t go to Media […]

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Random thoughts: How about a bad Dad confab?

May 21, 2017 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Can anyone else imagine a Father’s Day panel with LaVar Ball, Richard Williams, Jim Pierce and Marv Marinovich? Why don’t we have a tournament to see who can embarrass their kids the most? – What do you know? Always Dreaming fell asleep. – For his next act, Joe Girardi will perform the […]

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Can Bucs’ Howard turn into the new Jimmie Giles?

May 3, 2017 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Sometime early in his career, perhaps the first time he sets foot in Raymond James Stadium, O.J. Howard is sure to look toward the sky. It’s an impressive stadium, one that Howard surely remembers from his national championship game against Clemson. But it will be quieter this time, and there will be […]

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Bottom line question: Are the Bucs better than a year ago?

April 30, 2017 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. The burning question is this: Are the Bucs a better football team? You can cheer the guys they drafted. You can lament the guys who got away. You can shake your head and ask about the offensive line or an edge rusher or a backup quarterback. But in the end, it comes […]

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Random Thoughts: Did Pace ace his Wonderlic test?

April 30, 2017 general

A question: What did Chicago Bears’ general manager Ryan Pace score on his Wonderlic? –  Just wondering: What did O.J. Howard think of the O.J. Simpson mini-series? –  Didn’t you expect John Lynch would ace the draft? What? He wasn’t supposed to get the intricacies of picking teams? –  Did the Bears catch the Browns […]

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