Winston

The Bucs finally made the correct choice

February 10, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. Once upon a time, there was a Heisman Trophy winner named Johnny Manziel. A lot of people thought the Bucs should draft him. They didn’t. Once upon a time, there was a Heisman Trophy winner named Jameis Winston. A lot of people thought the Bucs should draft him. They did. Hooray for […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Manziel, quarterbacks, Winston

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Random thoughts: Manziel to be forgotten

February 7, 2016 general

Congratulations to Tony Dungy, who joins Derrick Brooks and Warren Sapp in the Hall of Fame. Canton just became a nicer place. – So, who do you like to reach the World Series CXII this year? – Have you ever seen a guy work harder not to be a success than Johnny Manziel? As long […]

Tagged as: Hall of fFame, Manuel, Super Bowl, Winston

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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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Can Winston really learn in the Pro Bowl?

January 26, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. Ah, yes. This is the part where Jameis Winston grows up. He is in the Pro Bowl with the finest quarterbacks the leagues has to offer. He can see what sort of training they do. What kind of drills they perform. What kind of standards they set. He can compare the fire […]

Tagged as: Koetter, Pro Bowl, Roster, Winston

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If the Bucs hire Koetter, are they better off?

January 8, 2016 general

Friday, 6 a.m. On the afternoon of October 25, no one thought Dirk Koetter was the solution to the Bucs’ problems. The Bucs had just had a meltdown against the Washington Redskins. The offense, which had come so far under Koetter, had blown a late first-and-goal situation from the five that could have iced the […]

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

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Bucs start over, fire Lovie Smith as coach

January 7, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. The move smacks of desperation. It cries out of impatience. It was sudden, and it was shocking, and it was dramatic. But, in the echo of Lovie Smith’s firing, is any of that really wrong? For the Tampa Bay Bucs, these are desperate times. Shouldn’t the team be impatient? Doesn’t the situation […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Fired, Koetter, Smith, 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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Smith’s losing speech sounds way too familiar

January 4, 2016 general

 Monday 6:00 a.m. For the 32nd time in his time as coach of the Tampa Bay Bucs, Lovie Smith approached the lectern slowly. He talked about disappointment, and he talked about not playing well, and he talked about how he expected to play better, although almost no one else did. It was the 26th time […]

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

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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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Winston needs to be careful with his passion

December 24, 2015 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. It was an early-season game in Buffalo, just as the Bills were taking over the division from the Miami Dolphins. And things weren’t going well for Miami. Dan Marino was irritated. He didn’t have time, and he didn’t have open receivers. And Mark Clayton had just run an incorrect route. And there, […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Koetter, Passion, Winston

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