It’s been a year and a half since Josh Freeman looked comfortable throwing long routes. The gargantuan passer showcased improved footwork and decent timing, but the nagging inaccuracy from a year ago still pulls his throws off course. It’s preseason, and as fans, we’re privy only to the superficial workings of Mike Sullivan’s offense… but …
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Turnover rates are high in professional sports. Coaches and players are fired and replaced weekly, and a plethora of fresh talent and innovative instruction is tossed into the machine, where it either succeeds or gets gnawed and digested to make room for the next man up. It’s a nasty, unforgiving process. But it’s also exciting. …
There’s never much to glean from the first preseason game. In four weeks, after cuts and injuries whittle down the roster, we’ll be analyzing a different team with different goals and different setbacks. But despite the turnover, every team displays subtle tendencies in the preseason — like tells at the poker table — that forecast …
Peyton Manning to Marvin Harrison; Manning to Reggie Wayne; Manning to…Arrelious Benn? Hey, it’s not out of the realm of possibilities. After 14 seasons as the face of the franchise, the Indianapolis Colts have decided to release the future Hall-of-Fame quarterback. By doing so, Manning immediately becomes one of the biggest attractions on the free …
The NFL combine is now underway and I can already hear Bucs fans clamoring for GM Mark Dominik to draft Alabama running back Trent Richardson, Oklahoma State wide receiver Justin Blackmon, or Louisiana State cornerback Morris Claiborne. The Bucs currently hold the 5th pick in April’s draft, and it is expected that at least one …
Mike Sullivan was a catalyst for Eli Manning’s transformation from an average quarterback into an “ELIte” one. Now let’s see what he can do with Josh Freeman – a bigger, faster, more mobile version of the Super Bowl-winning quarterback. Sullivan, who spent six years as the New York Giants wide receivers coach, and the past …
If you have turned on a radio, watched local news or ESPN, or read a newspaper recently,—yes, some people still do that—then you have undoubtedly seen the news of the Buccaneers latest head coaching hire, Greg Schiano. College football fans might remember his Rutgers team as the one continually ripping away the Big East title …
Fantasy football championships are won with good drafting, some luck, and those one or two roster transactions that give owners the edge that propels them to the top of the standings. Congratulations to everyone who won a league title this year. If you won while having at least one Bucs player on your active roster, …
So ends the season, one of the most disappointing in team history. THE GOOD It’s over. It’s blessedly, mercifully over. Ten straight losses, five straight blowouts, and the end of a sixteen week torture session. Rejoice fans, you get a whole eight months without having to watch Jeremy Trueblood whiff on blocks, Kellen Winslow draw …
The Good General manager Mark Dominik has absolutely nailed some rookie acquisitions over the last couple seasons. Mike Williams in the fourth round has already paid for itself; ditto Preston Parker. Undrafted running back LeGarrette Blount is on his way to being one of the greatest Buccaneer runners ever, and Cody Grimm is proving to …
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