Photo Credit: Buccaneers.comThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers finally get their opportunity to open the 2017 Regular Season. What should we look for in their matchup with the monsters of the midway, the Chicago Bears? The Numbers Records: Tampa Bay 0-0, Chicago 0-1 Game Time/Network: 1pm EST, FOX, Dick Stockton and Mark Schlereth Spread: Tampa Bay -7 Series: Bears …Read More
Photo Credit: WTB StaffThe NFL Season is upon us and as is the great tradition of all football-centric websites, we give you our NFL Week One picks. So Say We All We all agreed the defending Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots would open the season with a win over Kansas City, the Buffalo Bills would take down …Read More
Nobody enjoys seeing their team lose any game…EVER. But after the Bucs lost their preseason home opener to the Cleveland Browns last Friday night, I began to see quite a few negative posts and comments on social media about how “bad” the team has looked so far. The team is now 1-2 in this preseason …Read More
Photo Credit: Buccaneers.comIt was supposed to be a preview of what the 2017 Tampa Bay Buccaneers were going to be. If that’s it, then Bucs fans want a refund. In a rainy, pitiful performance against the Cleveland Browns, a team that lost 15 games last season, the Bucs basically crapped the bed in a 13-9 preseason week 3 …Read More
Photo Credit: Cliff Welch / Pewter ReportIn what feels an awful lot like a repeat of 2016’s preseason schedule, the Buccaneers host the Cleveland Browns at Raymond James Stadium Saturday night. As Old School, Keith Larson, Christian Perez, and Justin Pawlowski announced on the podcast last night, this week will feature a unification of BucsNation where all the different sects – …Read More
Photo Credit: Cliff Welch / Pewter ReportThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers tasted the sweet nectar of victory for the first time in the 2017 season, defeating the Jacksonville Jaguars 12-8 in a closer than the stats indicated type game. After reviewing the tape, what did I get right in my DLT’s Doubloons article? What did I get wrong? Let’s find out. What I …Read More
Photo Credit: Cliff Welch / Pewter ReportPreseason matters for many things; the final score is not one of them. What does matter is individual player performance. The preseason is like a pre-test hence the prefix “pre.” It does not count, but it is nice to perform well. The Bucs were able to rebound Thursday night from their preseason opener loss with a …Read More
Photo Credit: Buccaneers.comWeek 2 of the preseason is in the books and the Bucs had a workman like effort in a 12-8 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars. There was some good, there was some not so good and we’ll talk about it all right here. Pieces of Eight 1. Okay no. That throw wasn’t what we’re looking …Read More
Photo Credit: Buccaneers.comIt’s a new year and we’re bringing back an old favorite – the After Further Review segment on What The Buc. My Monday column, DLT’s Doubloons, is all fan energized and as emotional as a tween at the latest boy band concert. It’s a heat of the moment article that reflects how I’m feeling shortly …Read More
Those Jerseys sure looked nice, didn’t they? The Bucs were finally able to play an actual football game for the first time in about 8 months. This week was a Bengals experiemtn that ended, ultimately, in failure. Now, a reminder that this was a preseason game and a game that did not count. The Bucs …Read More
