Photo Credit: Buccaneers.comThe 3rd preseason game is always considered the “dress rehearsal” game because this is the game the starters normally play in. The Buccaneers fell to the Lions 33-30 to put their record at 2-1 this preseason. There were a lot of encouraging things in this game and some things that were concerning. All 3 quarterbacks …Read More
Photo Credit: Cliff Welch / Pewter ReportAfter months of waiting, the Buccaneers finally played a real opponent. The Buccaneers traveled to Miami to take on the Dolphins and left with a 26-24 win in the preseason opener. This game was a mix of a lot of different things because there were a lot of questions. How would the QB reps be …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
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
It’s a new day in Tampa Bay! The Buccaneers have a new head coach, promoting Dirk Koetter from offensive coordinator and they also brought in a new defensive coordinator in Mike Smith. Smith has brought in a fresh, new defensive philosophy to replace the old (and some would say outdated) Tampa 2 defense that the Buccaneers …Read More
The Buccaneers got to visit Miami yesterday, and the backups took the spotlight for their most important night of the preseason. It’s nice that Tampa Bay walked out with the win, but it’s the performance of the depth players that took center stage. Let’s take a brief look at how things went so we can …Read More
