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The Good, Bad, & Ugly – Only two weeks to go

December 18, 2011

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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The Good, Bad, & Ugly – So long, respectability

December 11, 2011

Blain Gabbert? Jarett Dillard? A 41-14 loss to the Jaguars? Really? The Good It took 13 games, 12 plays, and a fourth down conversion, but the Buccaneers finally recorded a first quarter offensive touchdown. Greg Olson’s fourth down call — a playaction option bootleg — was what Tampa fans have been screaming for all season; …

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The Good, Bad, & Ugly – Rock Bottom

December 4, 2011

It’s official. The Buccaneers are the worst team in the division, and after a 38-19 blowout loss to the Panthers, they might be the worst team in the conference. They’re losers of six straight, and outside of a few flashes of competence, are a shell of the near-playoff team we saw a year ago. The …

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The Good, Bad, & Ugly – Malaise in the Music City

November 27, 2011

No excuses. The Titans aren’t the Packers. They aren’t the Saints, or the Texans, or the 49ers. They’re not a Super Bowl contender, an elite offense, or a stifling defense. They’re a team with problems: no offensive playmakers, an underachieving defense, and a crippling inconsistency that threatens their chances at the division crown. They are, …

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The Good, Bad, & Ugly – Trampled by the Cheesehead Stampede

November 21, 2011

It wasn’t a game they were supposed to win. And pundits relax – they didn’t. The Buccaneers fell 35-26 to Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay machine, but Tampa left Lambeau with more than a tally in the loss column; they played with more confidence and passion than they had all year, and delivered a …

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The Good, Bad, & Ugly – Bucs fall to Texans

November 13, 2011

The Good Head coach Raheem Morris promised “changes” in his post-game press conference. Believe it when you see it, but it’s something. The normally level-headed Buccaneer figurehead seemed visibly perturbed by the 37-9 loss to Houston — which was appropriate — but it was a far deviation from his normal, cliched, passive responses to reporters …

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“Filthy Five” – The 5 Worst Draft Picks in Buccaneer History

November 4, 2011

I think, someday soon, we need to agree upon a definition for the term “draft bust.” There needs to be some accepted criteria, because as it stands, it has no meaning. It’s synonymous with some of the biggest flops in NFL history (as it should be), but is also used to categorize successful players who …

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The Good, Bad, & Ugly – Bucs vs. Bears

October 25, 2011

It’s getting ridiculous. All of it. The interceptions, the dropped passes, the offensive predictability… One week, the Buccaneers need a 17-point comeback to overtake the 1-6 Vikings; the next, they’re smashing the Saints and breaking Sean Payton’s legs. They have no identity. The team exists somewhere in between the 48-3 West Coast beatdown and the …

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Quick Look: Bucs vs. Bears

October 19, 2011

BEARS: Play at Wembley for 1st time since American Bowl on 8/3/86. Head coach Lovie Smith was LB coach for TB from 1996-2000…QB Jay Culter won only career start vs. TB (10/5/08 w/ Den.). In career (incl. playoffs), when he has 100+ rating, his teams are 24-0…RB Matt Forte leads NFL with 908 scrimmage yards …

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The Good, Bad, & Ugly – Saints @ Bucs

October 17, 2011

What a difference a week makes. Seven days after the worst loss in team history, the Buccaneers defended Raymond James Stadium against the surging Saints. They sent the fleur-de-lis back to New Orleans with a division loss and a maimed coach, earning the first quality win of the Raheem Morris era. THE GOOD Welcome back, …

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