Ask the expert: Jerry Angelo

October 8, 2016 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 question will be selected. Saturday, 4 a.m. Former Bucs’ quarterback Steve Young said […]

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Mediocre quarterbacks shine against Bucs

October 7, 2016 general

Friday, 4 a.m. The idea in the NFL is to take advantage of a weakness. A team is missing a corner. You exploit it. A team has a running back who is hurting. You leverage it. A team is without its best receiver. You blanket the guys who are left. It is a game of […]

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Interceptions have always plagued the Bucs

October 6, 2016 general

Thursday,  4 a.m. The ball spins so pretty in the air, as it is filled with promise. It hangs there just long enough for you to hope. And for a minute, you think about the possibilities. For a second, you forget about who called the play, or who threw the ball, or who is trying […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, interceptions, Problem, Winston

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Rays see hope despite a forgettable season

October 5, 2016 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Will you begrudge a man his optimism? Will you hold his confidence against him? Matt Silverman, the general manager of the Tampa Bay Rays, sits in the front of room and proclaims the core of his team to be a good one. There are talented players, he dares to say. His team […]

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How many does Koetter have to win to keep his job?

October 4, 2016 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. From the looks of it, it’s going to take Dirk Koetter some time to get the Tampa Bay Bucs going in the right direction. The question is: Does he have it? Koetter has dared to get off to a 1-3 start on a team that changes coaches like some people change shirts. […]

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

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Bucs’ offense spends a day running in place

October 3, 2016 general

Monday, 4 a.m. All things considered, it may have been the ugliest play in the ugly history of the Tampa Bay Bucs. Children should not watch it. It should be rated X, because rating it an O would just be silly. It was third-and-one at the Denver 26, a lean-forward kind of play. Nothing too […]

Tagged as: Broncos, Buc;s, Sims, Winston

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Rays finish their season on a winning note

October 3, 2016 general

Monday, 3 a.m. It ended just fine. It was all those games that came before the end that were the problem. The Tampa Bay Rays closed out their season with a 6-4 extra innings win over the Texas Rangers and a two-game winning streak. But the Rays finished with a 68-94 record, good for the second-worst record […]

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Random Thoughts: Faldo had biggest stroke of day?

October 2, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 5 a.m. When we talk about how many strokes the Americans had over Europe in the Ryder Cup competition, are they counting the one that Nick Faldo almost had while announcing? – After testing positive for cocaine, boxer Tyson Fury posed for a Scarface-type photo with a desk covered with cocaine. Just asking, but didn’t […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Random, Tampa Bay, Thoughts

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Ask Gary: Rays let Maddon go to fame and fortune

October 1, 2016 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 expert: Jerry Angelo

September 30, 2016 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 question will be selected. Friday, 5 a.m. Houston has put the talented J.J. […]

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