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Bucs’ offense is slipping, but winning forgives it

December 13, 2016 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Winning changes everything. It forgives a team’s shortcuts. It consoles an underachieving receiver. It forgives a running back who can’t get going. It pats a quarterback on the back. That’s what winning does: It gives everyone a get-out-of -jail-free card. It fumigates the air. It brightens colors. It increases milage. It makes […]

Tagged as: 5-0, Buc;s, defense, Evans, Koetter, Martin, Offense, Winston

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Do Bucs have a better shot at free agency this year?

March 28, 2016 general

Monday, 6 a.m. When evaluating the players in a team’s shopping cart, you start with this admission. This might not work out, either. That’s the thing you have to keep in mind about free agency. Failure is always an option. It doesn’t matter how much you spend, or how many years you invest, or how […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Free Agent, Martin, NFL

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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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Bucs are betting they signed the good Martin

March 10, 2016 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. A year ago, no one cared which direction Doug Martin might have run. He was yesterday’s flavor, a kid who had hit the league hard but had been spent the two seasons afterward getting hit hard. He was the product of the previous coach, a memory in cleats. He ran between disappointment […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Free Agent, Martin, Running back

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Ask the expert: Jerry Angelo

February 18, 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. Going back to your days as […]

Tagged as: Angelo, Expert, Manziel, Martin, Newton

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Was a bad game enough to help Winston?

February 1, 2016 general

Monday, 6 a.m. Do you like watching Jameis Winston play football? Do  you like seeing the ball zip out of his hands? Do you like seeing him approach a goal line? Do you like to see him even in something as wacky as a Pro Bowl? This was hard to watch. This was like seeing […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Martin, Pro Bowl, Winston

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For Bucs, how many keepers are there?

January 5, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. You are Lovie Smith. You have a fresh hand and not nearly enough aspirin. You are Lovie, and you have won eight games in two seasons. Chip Kelly won 20 in his first two, and 26 in his first three, and he’s gone. But you started with very little, and you added […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Martin, Smith, Winston

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Should a bad game for Martin be a firable offense?

December 28, 2015 general

Monday, 6 a.m. Shoot him. That’s what I say. Blindfold him, line him against the wall and fire. Doug Martin fumbled. Then, recidivist that he is, he fumbled again. So let’s blow him up and throw him away. Let’s forget about the yards. Let’s forget about the touchdowns. Martin has sinned against the empire, and […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Fumbles, Leading rusher, Martin

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Were the Bucs really a better team in 2015?

December 27, 2015 general

Sunday, 6:45 p.m. It was all a dream, right? At one point, I imagined the Bucs were 6-6. I imagined they had clobbered the Eagles. I imagined they had swept the Atlanta Falcons. I saw improvement all around. I blame my medication. Was any of it real? Or was it a mirage, a freak of […]

Tagged as: Bears, Buc;s, Martin, Smith, Winston

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Ask Gary: Who controls the Bucs — Smith or Licht?

December 19, 2015 general

(Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, 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 or be funny. Send the […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Lightning, Martin, Serena

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