Photo Credit: Buccaneers.comThe Bucs ended any hope of a turnaround with a dreadful and embarrassing performance in the Big Easy in a loss to the Saints. The season is essentially over. Now what? Pieces of Eight 1) Yes, I did think of retitling this section with a different type of “Pieces of”, because frankly, that’s how they …Read More
Photo Credit: Cliff Welch / Pewter ReportIt’s a fair question, right? Mike Smith doesn’t seem to know the answer. The players don’t seem to know the answer. So what’s going on with them? They have talent there. Maybe not the dominant edge rusher that some teams have like Von Miller in Denver or Khalil Mack in Oakland, but they have guys …Read More
I’m sure that I’ll catch some heat from some of you about this article, so I want to preface it by saying this: I’m a Buccaneers fan for life. Always have been, always will be. Even if this team moved to London, I’d be pewter & red til I’m cold & dead! That being said, …Read More
Photo Credit: Cliff Welch / Pewter ReportThe Bucs free fall continued to 2-5 as this gut-punching season seems to crumble before our eyes. Tampa Bay lost to the division rival Carolina Panthers in the worst of fashions. They were pushed around, dominated on both lines of scrimmage and didn’t seem to have the passion or confidence to compete hard enough to …Read More
Yes, I know that I said the same thing last week about the Bills game. I still say it was. It’s even more so for this week’s game now. The Bucs are 2-4 going into this NFC South matchup against their division rival the Carolina Panthers. It’s just one game, but it counts as more …Read More
The 2017 season was supposed to be the year that this team took that next step towards being contenders. But the way they’ve played in the first 6 games so far has made them look like pretenders. Looking good on paper doesn’t mean a damn thing if you look like shit on the field. And …Read More
Photo Credit: Buccaneers.comIt’s official. It’s not a mirage. It’s not a couple of bad weeks. The Bucs are terrible on defense. They’re also 2-4 and on the way to another season without a playoff appearance. Pieces of Eight 1) Aren’t you tired of the talking? Talk. Talk. Talk. Talk about how crucial it was to keep Mike …Read More
Well, are they? Those of us fans who have been around since the beginning have to be thinking it at this point. A roster with this much talent, an offense in its third season and a defense in its second season that finished strong last year should NOT be suffering losses like that last one …Read More
After the game on Sunday, I began to see quite a few posts on social media about “firing Mike Smith and Dirk Koetter”. Now given the way the team performed in that game, I can kind of see the frustration. The Cardinals only needed 3 minutes to score their first touchdown, then did it again …Read More
Photo Credit: Buccaneers.comThis wasn’t the effort we were expecting. This isn’t the team we were expecting. After another embarrassing loss in the desert, you have to wonder about this Bucs team. Years ago, Sapp and company, learning what it was like to be a contender, were called paper champions. On paper, the Buccaneers should be one of …Read More
