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On her way to a laugh, Miko makes a misstep

July 13, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. Three letters, and it all could have been a laugh. Three letters, and we would enjoy watching another team squirm. Three letters, and it would have been a case of a critic from a perch that Roger Goodell couldn’t defend. If Miko Grimes has not retreated to the neighborhood of the small-minded, […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Dolphins, Miko, Racism

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Winston’s growth should begin in fourth quarter

July 7, 2016 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. The clock is ticking. In the huddle, you can hear labored breathing. There is blood on your jersey, and it isn’t yours. In year two, this is where Jameis Winston needs to be better. The game is still close, because most NFL games are. The team’s focus needs to be directed so […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Fourth quarter, Improvement, Winston

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Can the Bucs defense convince you it’s better?

June 22, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. Lavonte David says the team can be the best there ever was. Robert Ayers, on the other hand, says the Bucs’ defense is “a little less terrible” than it was. So who is right? And, as the months go flowing past, how good can these Bucs be? First things first. The Bucs […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, defense, Draft, free agents

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Tampa Bay teams have to show their hearts

June 16, 2016 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. They want your money. They want your allegiance. They want new ballparks and improved ones or they want new cities. They want you to understand when they are not very good, and they want you to look the other way when they are not very smart. They want you to pay full […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Community, Lightning, Rays

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Seferian-Jenkins among Bucs’ all-disappointments?

June 15, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. First things first. Who ticks you off more: Jerramy Stevens or Austin Seferian-Jenkins? Who makes you blood boil at the thought of them in a Tampa Bay Bucs’ uniform? Which waste of talent offends you the most? Who would like you to forget faster? Seferian-Jenkins is the guy who has your attention […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Disappointments, History, Seferian-Jenkins

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Tampa Bay moves farther from The Golden Boys

June 7, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. The Golden Boys are leaving us now, entering into the golden years. Can someone make them turn back? One by one, time has brought them to their knees. It has slowed them down, and it has made them old, and it has watched them go from stardom to contributors to hangers-on. And […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Greats, Lightning, Rays

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David expects the 2016 Buc defense to be legendary

June 3, 2016 general

Friday, 6 a.m. Better than the Monsters of the Midway. Better than the Steel Curtain. Better than the Fearsome Foursome and the No-Name Defense and the Purple People Eaters and the Doomsday Defense. Better than the best of the Bucs or the best of the Ravens or the best of the Raiders. Better than anyone. […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, defense, History, Improvement

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Now the Pro Bowl is in Orlando, will anyone come?

June 3, 2016 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. The best thing you can say about the NFL moving its annual Pro Bowl game — whee! — to Orlando is this: At least it isn’t Jacksonville. So it has that going for it. On the other hand, what was the league thinking when it moved a game no one cares about […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Hillbilly Bears, NFL, Orlando

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

May 27, 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, 6 a.m. FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said he’d […]

Tagged as: Angelo, Buc;s, Expert, Sanders

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Will the Bucs’ offense really be better in 2016?

May 20, 2016 general

Friday, 6 a.m. They will be better. Of course they will be better. Absolutely. They’ll be eaten up by progress. Won’t they? Why, Jameis Winston will improve his quarterback rating. Doug Martin won’t suffer from bad games. Mike Evans won’t drop as many balls. Right? The offensive braintrust of the Tampa Bay Bucs sits at […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Improvement, NFL, Offense

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