NFL

Ask Gary: And the champ of college football is …

December 12, 2015 general

(Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, 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 or be funny. Send the […]

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Tampa Bay’s Koetter deserves an award

December 10, 2015 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. If there were such an award as NFL Assistant Coach of the Year, it would probably go to someone whose team has lit up the scoreboard. Arizona’s Harold Goodwin, for instance, whose team leads the league in scoring. Or maybe it would be a coach whose team is unbeaten. Carolina defensive coordinator Sean […]

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

December 10, 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. There are some nice young players […]

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Bucs’ defense needs to play well in stretch drive

December 9, 2015 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. Half of the time, they’re pretty good. Half of the time, they’re not. Half of the time, they rush the passer. Half of the time, they don’t. Half of the time, they tackle and they cover and they fight. The other half, they give migraines and make you pull your hair and […]

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Has Winston entered the NFL’s top 10?

December 8, 2015 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. It is not only the distance he has traveled. It is the speed at which he has arrived. His career is 12 games old — just that — and already, he owns his team. Heck, he owns his town. As of now, this is Winstonville, and he is the governor. His career […]

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Game on line, would you have believed in Evans?

December 7, 2015 general

Monday, 6 a.m. Who would you have picked? Given a huddle of Buccaneers, given the pressure, given the moment, whose number would you have called? And when Mike Evans cried “Me, me, me,” would you have responded by saying “Hee-hee-hee?” In the biggest moment of the Bucs’ biggest game of the season, Winston simply looked […]

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Winston leads the Bucs to another win

December 6, 2015 general

Sunday, 7 p.m. There are passers who look pretty in the pocket and invincible on the stat sheet. The throw as if they are posing for a painting, and the ball leaves their hands in a spiral. They stack up 300-yard games and pose with cheerleaders. Jameis Winston is not one of those. There are […]

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Random Thoughts: What would the Rays pay Price?

December 6, 2015 general

Hi, I’m the linesman in the Clemson-North Carolina game, and does anyone know what those stripes on the field are for? Offsides? – David Price could be making $31 million a year with the Rays, of course. All he would need would be the right six numbers and Lotto to climb to $28 million a […]

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Ask Gary: How widespread will concussions be?

December 5, 2015 general

(Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, 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 or be funny. Send the […]

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Bucs and Falcons are used to playing for it all

December 4, 2015 general

Friday, 6 a.m. They played for a field goal kicker. They played for a running back. Heck, once upon a time, they played for a general manager. Winner gets Rich McKay, and don’t you wonder what Jon Gruden would have done with him if he had won. So yeah, here at the biggest Bucs game […]

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