Bucs

No offense, but do the Bucs really call this offense?

December 21, 2014 general

Sunday, 7:03 p.m. TAMPA Yippee. They got three. In the upset of upset, in the staggering performance of staggering performances, the Tampa Bay Bucs went out and got themselves a field goal Sunday afternoon. That’ll teach the doubters, all right. They zigged, they zagged, and they got three whole points for Christmas. Just like the […]

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Can you imagine Bucs beating Packers? Me, neither

December 20, 2014 general

Saturday, 1:23 p.m. Most weeks, you think of alternate endings. It’s what we do. You look on both sides of the possible. You imagine a fumble, or an interception, or a blocked punt. You imagine a key injury that could change things. You imagine a lucky break. A rotten call. Something to make the unlikely […]

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To all fields: The fortune of missing on Cutler

December 20, 2014 College Sports in Florida

  In Tampa… What if they had pulled it off? What if, back in 2009, the Tampa Bay Bucs had gotten their man? In that case, Jay Cutler would be a Buc. And, if you could believe it, today would be even more embarrassing. I don’t know about you, but that was the first thing […]

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McCown takes his place among bad Buc QBs

December 18, 2014 general

Thursday, 9:21 a.m. TAMPA Throwin’ Samoan? Meet the Ball’s-on-the-Ground McCown. Bruce Gradkowski? Meet Josh McCownski. Sleepy Josh Freeman? Meet Snoozing Josh McCown. Steve Spurrier? Randy Hedberg? Jerry Goldsteyn. Move over. Chris Simms? Gary Huff? Byron Leftwich? You have company. This, then, is his legacy. In the years to come, we will remember Josh McCown as […]

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Nightmare in Tampa Bay, Part XIV: Bucs bad again

December 17, 2014 general

Wednesday, 8 a.m. The worst of all years was hopeless. In the worst of all years, the Tampa Bay Bucs were lost. They were weak on offense, and inconsistent on defense, and overwhelmed on almost every play. One week was more miserable than the rest, and the quarterback was without answers, and the coach was […]

Tagged as: bad football, Bucs, NFL

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In Tampa Bay, Gruden still the last coach to matter

December 16, 2014 general

Tuesday, 1:53 p.m. His face is frozen in time, his mouth agape in the moment, his eyes narrow with fury. Here, Jon Gruden never gets older. He is captured in mid-exultation, striding forward to pump his fist, extolling his team ever forward. In the statue that stands in the lobby of One Buc Place, he […]

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

December 15, 2014 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. Another day, another meek performance by the Bucs’ offense. […]

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Is McCown the biggest Mariota fan of them all?

December 14, 2014 general

Progress, he said. Progress? The Tampa Bay Bucs are going nowhere, not in their season and not in their improvement. You could call time out for a measurement, and you could hold the football up to the light, and you could have a doctor check for a pulse. None of it would matter. The Bucs […]

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To all fields: David makes his impact without sacks

December 13, 2014 College Sports in Florida

…in Tampa. He missed the Pro Bowl last year. Frankly, he might miss it again this year. On the other hand, Lovie Smith doesn’t need an all-star game to convince him about the abilities of linebacker Lavonte David. To him, David is the best player at his position in the league. It doesn’t matter than […]

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Will the Glazers dabble in free agency again?

December 12, 2014 general

Friday, 11:39 a.m. TAMPA Soon, it will be their game again. Soon, all of the decisions will belong to them. The evaluation will be theirs. The understanding. The poise under pressure. The credit card. Soon, this game will leave the hands of Josh McCown and Gerald McCoy, and of Lavonte David and Mike Evans. Soon, […]

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