free agency

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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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

March 11, 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, 10:30 a.m. Were you as amazed as I […]

Tagged as: free agency, Martin, NFL, Ostweiler

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10 simple rules for NFL free agency

February 18, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. In the past, the Bucs have treated free agency like a shopping spree, jamming every player possible into their basket. They would run up and down the aisles, grabbing every  guy possible before the other bad teams in the league could overpay them. They tried to turn other team’s average players int0 […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, free agency, NFL, Nickerson

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How many more will the Bucs add to roster?

March 12, 2015 general

Thursday, 4:06 p.m. The question is not whether they are better today. The question is whether they will be better tomorrow. For the meantime, the Bucs may like where they are a bit better today than they were on Wednesday, but for the most part, Thursday was just a trade. They signed Dallas linebacker Bruce […]

Tagged as: Brees, Bucs, Carter, Clayborn, Conte, Foster, free agency, Goldson, Melton, Morgan, Peterson

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Collins era was a mistake on all fronts

March 11, 2015 general

Wednesday, 8:25 a.m. Being the worst is a distinction all its own. It is unique, and it is remarkable.Think about it. Of all the bad seasons, of all the bad units, of all the bad Bucs, you bring up the rear. You are the worst. You are the biggest mistake. You are the most terrible […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Collins, free agency, Gruden, Harper, Leftwich, McKay, Russell, Steussie

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Bucs are bystanders as free agency begins

March 10, 2015 general

Tuesday, 8:15 p.m. Sorry the Bucs didn’t land Bryan Bulaga? Blame Anthony Collins. Sorry they  didn’t get Trent Cole? Blame Michael Johnson. Sad that the Bucs didn’t find more help this year? Blame last year. Content beyond this point is for members only.

Tagged as: Beluga, Bucs, Colllins, free agency, Glazers., Johnson, NFL

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

March 10, 2015 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. Free agent season is upon us. When you were […]

Tagged as: Brown, free agency, Halas, Harper, Jaworski, Kraft, ownership, Rice, Rooney, Winston

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It’s time for Glazers to make a play for Bucs

March 9, 2015 general

Monday, 6 a.m. For the Tampa Bay Bucs, it is time for a playmaker. It is time for assertiveness. It is time to be aggressive. It is time to pursue in packs. And that’s just the Glazers. The Bucs are in their hands. Yeah, I know. In certain years, the Glazers have broken out the […]

Tagged as: Alllen, Collins, Dominik, free agency, Glazers., Gruden, Johnson, McCown, McKay

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What if the NFL held a free-agent draft?

March 2, 2015 general

Fantasy football is cool…but it isn’t the real draft. Free agency is cool…but it isn’t the draft. The start of a season is cool….but it isn’t the draft. You could even offer up that the playoffs are great, but unless your team is in them, or it’s time for the Super Bowl, the playoffs aren’t […]

Tagged as: Bryant, Bucs, free agency, Ingram, Pierre-Paul, Suh

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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, […]

Tagged as: Bucs, free agency, NFL

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