Published on: 3rd December, 2009
A lot has changed in the six weeks since the Carolina Panthers defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 28-21 in Week Six by a soul ripping final drive of the game. The Bucs have changed quarterbacks (again), fired another coordinator (again), and now have a completely different defensive scheme than the one ...Published on: 29th November, 2009
For awhile, the Bucs went in the time machine and looked like the team of old. They were grinding out a defensive battle with a hard-hitting defense, knocking out the Atlanta Falcons best two offensive playmakers—QB Matt Ryan and RB Michael Turner. The Bucs held Atlanta to 75 yards rushing and ...Published on: 22nd November, 2009
Sooner or later it was going to happen. It's happened to Drew Brees. It's happened to Peyton Manning. It's been happening to Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco, Mark Sanchez, and Matt Stafford. Josh Freeman had a horrible Sunday, accounting for four turnovers (three interceptions) in the Saints' 38-7 demolition of the Tampa ...Published on: 19th November, 2009
A few weeks ago, the thought of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beating the mighty New Orleans Saints was unthinkable, even to the most kool-aid drinking fans. It's amazing what a few weeks can change, isn't it? With significant injuries to their secondary and perhaps losing a little bit of focus, the undefeated ...Published on: 18th November, 2009
This article was originally printed at Stadiumjourney.com , a website dedicated to describing to fans what the experience is like at particular venues of stadiums. It was written by me and is provided to you here at Bleacher Report with the expressed written permission of the site owner. Thanks, JC. Since ...Published on: 15th November, 2009
Fans always believe the referees are out to get their team. My own mother believes there is an international conspiracy of referees against the Buccaneers. Most of the time I write it off as foolish homerism. Then when you see a game like today, when the calls were lopsidedly in favor ...Published on: 14th November, 2009
The Josh Freeman Fun Train heads to Miami for the young quarterback's first taste of life on the road in the NFL. All is fine and dandy when you have the crowd behind you, but how will the rookie handle a hostile atmosphere? If there was any city in the NFL ...Published on: 6th November, 2009
So it's come to this for the fans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Hoping that creamsicle and a less-than-masculine looking winking pirate can bring you luck in ending one of the longest losing streaks in the franchise's sordid history. Yes, Bucco Bruce has risen up from Davey Jones locker. Orange will ...Published on: 29th October, 2009
Since the 1995 NFL Draft, there's been 35 quarterbacks chosen in the first round of the NFL Draft. Many of the League's franchises have done it differently during that time. Some throw their rookies right into the fire in a sink or swim type scenario. Others coddle their quarterbacks, not playing ...Published on: 26th October, 2009
So I gave it a day to collect my thoughts on another Buccaneers debacle - now the entire world (or at least England) knows how bad this team is after the 35-7 drubbing by the New England Patriots. Come now. Could their have been any other result? Truth be told, the ...