Photo Credit: Tom E. MitchellJameis Winston is a draft bust. It hurts. I know. It hurt when I had to entertain the notion a couple seasons ago. Well, now it’s an ugly and inconvenient truth to us BUCS fans. It’s just a lot harder some of us to admit. The 1st Overall Pick of the 2015 NFL Draft has …Read More
Photo Credit: Buccaneers.comAs we celebrated the historic 100th tailgate of WhatTheBuc, the Buccaneers put together their best performance of the football season, pounding the lowly San Francisco 49ers 27 to 9. It was a complete football game, as all three phases came together for an excellent effort by the boys in Pewter. Pieces of Eight 1) There …Read More
Photo Credit: Buccaneers.comWelp, if you haven’t had your fill of Thanksgiving leftovers, we have two turkeys coming into Raymond James Stadium on Sunday. Tale of the Tape Ranking Buccaneers 49ers Total Offense 458.5 (1st) 356.5 (16th) Points Scored 26.7 (8th) 23.0 (18th) Passing Off 361.0 (1st) 222.9 (23rd) Rushing Off 97.5 (27th) 133.6 (4th) Total Defense 395.9 …Read More
Each Buccaneers game seems to have the same story. Get down early, come back in the 2nd half, fall short of said comeback. That has happened one too many times this season. The Bucs fell to the New York Giants by a score of 38-35. They are now 3-7 and the season is pretty much …Read More
Close, but no cigar. That is something that many Bucs players, coaches and fans will be hearing throughout the week. The Bucs came close, but ultimately ran out of time as they fell to the Atlanta Falcons, 34-29. This game was a tale of two halves for the Bucs. That has been a theme for …Read More
Photo Credit: WTB StaffEDITOR’S NOTE: Steve Shute ran the original “The Crow’s Nest” website for 5 years between 1996-2001. This column is an ongoing ode to those halcyon days of his youth, and a chance to reconnect with generations of Bucs Fanatics. Feel free to post your thoughts – or criticisms – in the “Comments” section below, and …Read More
Photo Credit: Cliff Welch / Pewter ReportThe magical mystery tour is coming to take you away…yes, it’s true. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 2-0 and we now all believe in the Fitzmagic. It’s one thing to do it against the New Orleans Saints average defense, but you do it against the Eagles? Wow. Pieces of Eight 1) Jameis Winston is the …Read More
Photo Credit: Buccaneers.comCan you feel the magic? What magic you ask? FITZMAGIC of course! The Buccaneers came into this game against the Eagles as the underdogs again. Well the underdog Buccaneers beat the top dog Eagles by a score of 27-21. This game had a little bit of everything, explosive plays, sacks, missed kicks, and for the …Read More
Photo Credit: WTB StaffThe Bucs and Eagles restore their hostilities Sunday at Raymond James Stadium. These two teams have been part of some epic games, from the Bucs first ever playoff victory in 1979 to Ronde shutting down the Vet and You Go Joe opening up the Linc to Matt Bryant’s 62-yd FG to Jameis Winston’s 5 touchdown pass …Read More
Photo Credit: BucPower.comWelp, we knew when the schedule came out that the toughest part of the season would be the first three weeks and despite Tampa Bay’s dominant win over the NFC South defending champions, the New Orleans Saints, there’s no time to celebrate as the Super Bowl Champs come to town, the Eagles of Philadelphia. Tale …Read More
