Winston

Bucs’ flaws get in the way of offensive output

December 18, 2015 general

Friday, 6 a.m. Jameis Winston threw for a career-high 363 yards. The Bucs’ secondary, however, gave most of them back. Doug Martin took over the NFL rushing lead. Penalties offset a lot of his efforts. Mike Evans caught more passes than at any point in his career. But dropped passes by his teammates left the […]

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

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Bottom-line: Does Tampa Bay deserve playoffs?

December 14, 2015 general

Monday, 6 a.m. You want the playoffs. You deserve the playoffs. You need the playoffs. It has been so long now, since the 2007 season. It has been since the 2002 season that the Bucs have won a game in the post-season. And so you miss the fabric of it. The feel of it. The […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, playoffs, Saints, Winston

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Bucs lose a crucial game against Saints

December 13, 2015 general

Sunday, 6:50 p.m. In the middle of December, a football team is supposed to show how much it deserves to be in the NFL playoffs. Sadly, the Bucs did. They are supposed to show the mettle of their defense, and the efficiency of their offense, and show how they match up against the lesser teams […]

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

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Tampa Bay’s Koetter deserves an award

December 10, 2015 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. If there were such an award as NFL Assistant Coach of the Year, it would probably go to someone whose team has lit up the scoreboard. Arizona’s Harold Goodwin, for instance, whose team leads the league in scoring. Or maybe it would be a coach whose team is unbeaten. Carolina defensive coordinator Sean […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Koetter, O-Line, Winston

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

December 10, 2015 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. There are some nice young players […]

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

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Has Winston entered the NFL’s top 10?

December 8, 2015 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. It is not only the distance he has traveled. It is the speed at which he has arrived. His career is 12 games old — just that — and already, he owns his team. Heck, he owns his town. As of now, this is Winstonville, and he is the governor. His career […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, comeback, Manning, Winston

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Game on line, would you have believed in Evans?

December 7, 2015 general

Monday, 6 a.m. Who would you have picked? Given a huddle of Buccaneers, given the pressure, given the moment, whose number would you have called? And when Mike Evans cried “Me, me, me,” would you have responded by saying “Hee-hee-hee?” In the biggest moment of the Bucs’ biggest game of the season, Winston simply looked […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Evans, playoffs, Winston

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Winston leads the Bucs to another win

December 6, 2015 general

Sunday, 7 p.m. There are passers who look pretty in the pocket and invincible on the stat sheet. The throw as if they are posing for a painting, and the ball leaves their hands in a spiral. They stack up 300-yard games and pose with cheerleaders. Jameis Winston is not one of those. There are […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Evans, Falcons, Winston

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Williams helped pave the road for Bucs’ Winston

December 3, 2015 general

Thursday, 6 a.m He heard the insults, mean and hateful, that fell out of  out of the stands like barbed wire. In some ways, perhaps, that has something to do with the cheers that Jameis Winston hears. His team fought him for every nickel, even while he was the lowest paid starting quarterback in the […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Culverhouse, Williams, Winston

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Bucs fall into old bad habits against Colts

November 29, 2015 general

Sunday, 7:25 p.m. Teams on the other side of a turnaround do not lose to 40-year-old backup quarterbacks. The Tampa Bay Bucs did. Teams who are getting it together do not have 12 penalties for 95 yards. The Bucs did. Teams who are on the upswing do not constantly blow pass coverage. The Bucs did. […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Colts, defeat, Winston

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