NFL picks

Can you imagine Bucs beating Packers? Me, neither

December 20, 2014 general

Saturday, 1:23 p.m. Most weeks, you think of alternate endings. It’s what we do. You look on both sides of the possible. You imagine a fumble, or an interception, or a blocked punt. You imagine a key injury that could change things. You imagine a lucky break. A rotten call. Something to make the unlikely […]

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The case of the vanishing offensive coordinator

December 6, 2014 Tampa Bay Bucs

He left without a cannon firing. For Ted Tedford, there were no first downs, no touchdowns. There were no celebrations, no high-fives on the sideline. The only difference he made was by his absence. Now, he is gone. And we still have no idea if his offense will work with in the NFL. Content beyond […]

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Sure Lovie wants last laugh. He just won’t say it

November 22, 2014 general

When Thor was thrown out of Asgard, it mattered. All those years that Napoleon spent on Elba, it mattered. When Lance Armstrong had his bike taken away from him, it mattered. So, yeah, if you want to guess, Sunday probably means a lot to Lovie Smith. Of course it does. How could it not? Time […]

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