Mariota

Bucs seek answers from Mariota

March 16, 2015 general

Monday, 6:01 a.m So what do you say to the other guy? What prize do you give to the runner-up? The Bucs will try to figure that out today when Oregon quarterback  Marcus Mariota comes to town. They’ll try to put Jameis Winston on a back-burner, and they’ll try Content beyond this point is for […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Draft, Dungy, Freeman, Mariota, Testaverde, Winston

Read the full article →

To All Fields: Could Winston be a smokescreen?

March 7, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 1:07 p.m. At One Buc Place… Could it be smoke? Could it be misdirection? Or is Jameis, and full speed ahead? As a sportswriter, I have a face that is used to being lied into. I know a wild-goose chase. I can tell bluster from blarney. So it has to be asked. Are the […]

Tagged as: Coburn, college football predictions, Connolly, Mariota, middle infield, Rays, trade, Winston

Read the full article →

Ask Gary: Is Winston the win-now option?

March 6, 2015 general

Friday, 9:40 p.m. (Each week, the readers send in a question, or a couple, and we all talk about the world of sports. Join us and ask a question, make a comment or be funny. Send the questions to GarySheltonsports@gmail.com.) In the playoffs, should the Lightning face either Detroit or Boston, or even Chicago in the finals, […]

Tagged as: boxing, Bucs, Eagles trade, golf, Lightning, Mariota, Rays, Winston

Read the full article →

Bucs, Winston get to know each other

March 4, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Wednesday, 10:10 a.m. It might have gone like this: The tall man enters the room with a grin, and the men in suits stand to greet him. They are warm and friendly when you consider that this is, essentially, a job interview. One of the men has a coffee cup from Florida State. Another has […]

Tagged as: Bo, Bucs, Deion, Licht, Lovie, Mariota, McCown, quarterback, Williams, Winston

Read the full article →

Winston booted one by mentioning baseball

February 24, 2015 College Sports in Florida

There for a minute, Jameis Winston had it all back. His reputation was restored. His image was renewed. His skills were rebooted. It was as if all the controversies at FSU, one by one, were disappearing and all that remained was unbridled potential. What college kid doesn’t shout out a rap lyric? Who hasn’t played […]

Tagged as: commitment, Jackson, Licht, Lovie, Manning, Mariota, Winston

Read the full article →

To All Fields: Smith praises Winston!

February 21, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 6 a.m. At the Combine.. The beauty contest judge likes the contender from Florida State. That doesn’t mean he’s ready to give up the crown, though. It was amazing this week when Bucs’ coach Lovie Smith had a few nice things to say about FSU quarterback Jamies Winston. All over the Twitterverse, fans seemed […]

Tagged as: Bucs, draft. Lovie Smith, Lightning, Mariota, playoffs, Rays, Winston

Read the full article →

Can the Bucs find help with the 34th pick?

February 9, 2015 general

Thursday, 11:58 a.m. Everyone has an opinion about No. 1. The guy in the checkout line at Publix. The guy at the barber shop. The guy bringing the ice tea. This is why Jameis Winston is worth the gamble, one guy says. This is why Marcus Mariota will be able to adjust to the offense, […]

Tagged as: Alstott, Bucs, Draft, Green, Mariota, Rhett, Wilder, Winston

Read the full article →

Bucs have to end their long history of bad QBs

January 8, 2015 Florida State University

Thursday, 6:00 a.m. New England has Brady. Indianapolis had Manning. Buffalo had Kelly. And that’s why it’s so darned important. Everyone had someone. Everyone, pretty much, but the Bucs. Everyone had an arm to love. Everyone had a leader to adore. Everyone had someone to build a team around. Content beyond this point is for […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Mariota, Winston

Read the full article →

FSU can’t keep up with Oregon’s tempo

January 1, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Thursday, 9:10 p.m. Theywerejustthisquick… And so the longest winning streak in America ends in a hurry. The painstakingly slow FSU Seminoles died a quick death Thursday night. The Oregon Ducks could not wait to run their next play, and the one after that, and the one after that. They were in a rush to end […]

Tagged as: FSU! Winston, Mariota

Read the full article →

Next Entries →