Photo Credit: Cliff Welch / Pewter ReportThe fourth preseason game is like the NFL’s version of the Hunger Games. It’s a fight for survival for some guys. It’s typically the last chance for those “bubble guys” to show the coaching staff what they have to offer the team and give them a reason to keep them around. At this point in …Read More
Photo Credit: Cliff Welch / Pewter ReportThree down and one to go. The starters are done until New Orleans, but there’s still a few positions that will be under the microscope in this final preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. With most of the final 53-man roster pretty much set, I figured I would go ahead and take a stab at …Read More
Photo Credit: Tom E. MitchellHere we are, two preseason games down and two to go. The open-to-public days of training camp are over, which means so are my eye witness point of views as to what’s going on within One Buc. So I wanted to list my observations of certain players and positions at this midway point of the …Read More
If you’re a defensive guy like me, then you were even more disappointed with last season than other Bucs fans. Last year was abysmal to say the least. It was tough to watch. After finishing with the 10th ranked total defense and first in third down percentage allowed in 2016, they finished dead last in …Read More
Photo Credit: Cliff Welch / Pewter ReportFootball is back, ladies and gents! Pigskins are flying, hits will be delivered and your Tampa Bay Buccaneers are taking the field against their cross-state rivals, the Miami Dolphins. Here are a few things to watch out for in tonight’s pre-season opener. Who Plays? The Bucs are banged up even before they play their first …Read More
After only a week and a half or so of training camp, the Bucs have released their first “unofficial” depth chart of the season. With the first preseason game fast approaching, the team was required to do so. And even though there are no big surprises, fans shouldn’t read a whole lot into it. This …Read More
An NFL training camp is an all out war where 90 full grown men are fighting every day to be one of the last 53 men standing. Each day is a battle. Each day there’s a different victor. And the men with the most victories will make the team or at least have the best …Read More
Let’s face it, the 2017 Buccaneers defense was bad – really bad. They finished dead last in the league in Total Defense compared to 10th in 2016. One of the biggest issues was getting off the field on third down. Believe it or not, the Bucs defense finished #1 in third-down percentage (34%) in 2016. …Read More
Well, the time has come Buc Nation. Training camp is upon us and we will finally get to see the new look offensive and defensive lines, the revamped secondary and the explosive rookie running back. But those aren’t the only things for fans to watch during camp this year. The Buccaneers have 89 of their …Read More
Training camp is very near and the Buccaneers are going to be heading to New Orleans to play the Saints before you know it. When the NFL releases it’s schedule for the season, many fans look at their team’s schedule and try to predict wins and losses. I decided to wait on doing that this …Read More
