Bucs start to think about the post-season

December 29, 2020 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. For the first time in an eternity, the Tampa Bay Bucs can talk about the playoffs in terms beyond wishful thinking. For the first time since Derrick Brooks, Jon Gruden, Jeff Garcia and Earnest Graham, the Bucs are preparing for the post-season. For the first time in 13 seasons, the Bucs are […]

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Rays want you to believe in the braintrust

December 29, 2020 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. The point isn’t what they gave away. The point isn’t what they got in return. For the Rays, the issue — once again — is trust. With this team, the major league leaders in trade-today-for-tomorrow deals, that is always the issue. As Blake Snell walks away, the way so many high-priced talents […]

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Looking back on the Bucs’ win over Detroit

December 28, 2020 general

Monday, 4 a.m. 5 Thoughts Upon further review, Tom Brady has been perfect before. Of course he has. Sunday was the third time he has been perfect (against Miami in 2007 and Detroit in 2010). In all, there have been 78 perfect scores in the history of the league, plus four in the post-season. 2. […]

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Bucs show their potential in win over Lions

December 27, 2020 general

Sunday, 4 am. There are far-off lands, filled with magic and wonder. They are the lands of imagination, and we have heard about them since we were children. Narnia. Neverland. Oz. And, around here, the NFL playoffs. For years, we have heard rumors of the post-season, a place of myth and lore. But around here, […]

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Bucs need to be able to handle Detroit

December 26, 2020 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. We will not know for some time if the Bucs are capable of beating a good team. The schedule doesn’t allow for such clues. But today, we find out if the Bucs can beat another bad one. It is time for the Bucs to stop the foolishness. It’s time they won, big […]

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Were the Bucs robbed in the Pro Bowl vote?

December 25, 2020 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Let’s agree on this: No one cares about the Pro Bowl. You wouldn’t watch the Pro Bowl to avoid a rent increase. It’s fake football, less interesting than the fourth preseason game. You’d rather watch another Porky’s sequel. What you do care about, however, is who makes the team. Or, precisely, who […]

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Bucs try to overcome their slow starts

December 24, 2020 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. For most of the season, they have moved uphill…across glass…against the wind. The Bucs have spent most of the 2020 season behind, scrambling in an attempt to catch up. But before that happens, they have been bloodied against the ropes. It seems the other team always jumps ahead, then tries to hang […]

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Pierre-Paul is a Pro Bowler once again

December 23, 2020 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. He was done. With his right hand, he had blown up his career, and all that remained of both was a bloody mess. But Jason-Pierre Paul wasn’t done. He was finished. He had a car wreck, and he had fractured his neck. This time, the odds were too great, weren’t they? And […]

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Looking back on the Bucs’ win over the Falcons

December 22, 2020 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. 5 Thoughts There are a lot of quarterback statistics that are, frankly, overrated. But one that isn’t is fourth-quarter comebacks, and you can tell because only really great quarterbacks are on top of it. Peyton Manning has 43. Tom Brady has 39. Drew Brees has 35. The overrated guys? Roger Staubach is […]

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Bucs wake up, rally to beat Falcons

December 21, 2020 general

Monday, 4 a.m. The first half was about memories, about all those wasted opportunities, about squandered talent, about hopeless game plans. It was Leeman bad. It was Freeman bad. It was Sabby bad and Lars bad and McCants bad. After two quarters, it didn’t appear the Bucs would make the playoffs. Heck, it appeared the […]

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