Coaches

Free agency has been the first clue to Bucs’ coaches

March 15, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. It is the first sign of hope. It is the first hint of failure. It means that reinforcements are on the way. Or that money is being thrown into the street. It can mean the final piece of a turnaround. It can be Simeon Rice or Hardy Nickerson, Brad Johnson or Joe […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Coaches, free agency, Rice

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Recruiting: Lies, falsehoods and prevarications

February 2, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Tuesday, 6 a.m. Coaches lie. They peer over the table at a young athlete, and they talk of the world as if the player is the golden child he has been waiting for. They swear they will love no other. They flirt with the mommas and exchange firm handshakes with the papas. And as soon […]

Tagged as: Coaches, Jackson, Recruiting, Williams

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

November 19, 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. How come NFL coaches are able […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Coaches, Manning, NFL

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Jerry Angelo’s historic coaches’ ranking

November 13, 2015 general

Friday, 6 a.m. The most important individual for the success of any franchise is its head coach. He is the face of the organization. His influence will have more bearing on the direction of the organization’s than any. To be a head coach is very challenging and demanding. Few can do it, as history shows […]

Tagged as: Belichick, Coaches, Noll, Ranking, Shula

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

August 7, 2015 general

Friday, 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. The Bucs rushed for fewer yards […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Coaches, Manuel, Running game, Suh

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Cooper on his way to being the Lightning’s best coach

May 21, 2015 general

Thursday, 11:10 a.m. As a group, they have been smart, committed, passionate. John Tortorella won a cup. Guy Bouchard got to the doorstep. Terry Crisp made the playoffs with impossible speed. Jacques Demers had to put up with both Takashi Okubo and Art Williams. But above all of them, Jon Cooper is the coach I’d […]

Tagged as: Bouchard, Coaches, Cooper, Crisp, Demers, Lightning, Melrose, Tortorella

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