Lynch

Covering the Super Bowl isn’t all fun and games

January 30, 2017 general

Monday, 4 a.m. You arrived on Sunday, before the teams, before the media guides, before the newspapers from each of the participating cities got there. You scouted out the media room, and you stood in line for your week’s credential. This isn’t the same as your game credential, mind you. Those won’t be ready until […]

Tagged as: General Manager, Lynch, San Francisco, Tampa Bay

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Lynch’s career went too fast, but his moments will last

November 2, 2016 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. It goes so fast. It passes in the wink of an eye. One moment, he is the boyhood quarterback, the one with John Elway’s poster on his wall. The next, he rides the bench as a backup safety for Stanford. The next, he is a rookie, one the Bucs saw as a […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Lynch, Ring of Honor, Safety

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Who is next for the NFL Hall of Fame?

August 9, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. After the busts are unveiled, when the speeches finally stop, when the gold jackets have been passed out, there is a relief that comes with the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Usually, it’s that of business being taken care of. And so it was with this year’s Hall of Fame class. Everyone […]

Tagged as: 2017, Hall of Fame, Lynch, Tomlinson

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Ask Gary: Are relievers paid by the hour?

May 21, 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 […]

Tagged as: Donovan, Lynch, Relievers, Safer

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Looking back: Tales of 29 Super Bowls

February 5, 2016 general

Friday, 6 a.m. I was born underneath a Roman numeral. I grew up at the Super Bowl. As the Patriots won, I went from a young guy to a grumpy one. As the Bills lost, I went from a fresh face to a jaded one. I went through pens, and I went through pads, and […]

Tagged as: Brooks, Elway, Lynch, Roethlisberger, Super Bowl, Warner

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

January 28, 2016 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. For the current NFL playoffs in […]

Tagged as: Angelo, Buc;s, Davis., Lynch, Manning

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Bucs set to honor hard-hitting Lynch

January 21, 2016 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. Great guy, John Lynch. Right up to the point he was trying to free your head from your shoulders. Yessir, that Lynch guy was about as nice a fellow as you would want to meet, considering that he wanted you to wake up sometime Wednesday morning. It didn’t matter who you were: […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Lynch, Raymond James, Ring of Honor

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Random Thoughts: Bucs look familiar to McCown

August 30, 2015 general

Hello. I’m Josh McCown, and I’ll tell you. I recognize these Bucs. – I’ll see your Eight Men Out, and I’ll counter with Pete Rose, Lance Armstrong, Tanya Harding, Marion Jones, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens,  Mark McGwire and O.J. Simpson. Say it ain’t so, my eye. – In the case of Robert Griffin III vs. […]

Tagged as: Freeman, Jordan, Lynch, Randoms, Sumlin, Winston

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Random Thoughts: Pats more depressing than Bucs?

August 9, 2015 general

Hello, I’m Charles Haley, and I’m offering to help the troubled Aldon Smith. Instead of striking another car, I would teach him to tinkle on it. – USA Today says the Bucs are only the ninth most depressing team in the NFL, behind Philadelphia Washington, Cleveland, Oakland, Buffalo, New England and Cincinnati. Personally, I’d trade […]

Tagged as: Barber, Dungy, Elvis, Golden, Hall of Fame, Lynch, Santana, Taggert

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

June 24, 2015 general

Wednesday, 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. I see that Herschel Walker, at […]

Tagged as: Barber, Leadership, Lynch, McCants, Taylor, Thomas, Walker, Winston

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