Some links for Tampa Bay Bucs info:


Team Web Site: Buccaneers

Fan Forums: The Buccaneer Bulletin Board, Pewter Report

Newspapers: St Petersburg Times, Tampa Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, Sarasota Herald Tribune

Radio: WDAE 620, WQYK 1010, WHBO 1040

TV: CBS-10, FOX-13, ABC-28, NBC-8, Bay News 9


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Some more Buc facts and trivia:


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After two weeks of play the hot topics of conversation have centered on the Pats offense. The debates have centered on the offensive play calling; specifically the pass-run ratio, number of plays from the shotgun, and offensive formation. I thought I would go back to the Bills and Jets games to see if I could find something more specific – you know, to allow myself to come to a semi-intelligent conclusion rather than simply shout “the Pats need to run more!” or “fire/cut (fill in the blank)”. Here’s...

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Barring injury or some other very unlikely event, I see these players as locks to make the roster whether it be due to their past accomplishments or salary cap implications:

Locks - Offense
QB: Tom Brady
RB: Laurence Maroney, Fred Taylor
WR: Randy Moss, Wes Welker
TE: Chris Baker
OL: Matt Light, Dan Koppen, Logan Mankins

Locks - Defense
DL: Richard Seymour, Vince Wilfork, Ty Warren, Mike Wright, Ron Brace, Jarvis Green
ILB: Jerod...

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Recently ESPN ran a column and poll about what team was the most hated. This made me ask myself why exactly do fans "hate" another team and/or their fans?

The other team wins; that prevents their favorite team from winning. The hate is born from envy of those accomplishments. Fans are far more likely to hate an opponent that they fear they will lose to than one they are confident they will defeat.

This sends the fan in to a jealous rage. In order to deal with...

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With minicamps finished and five weeks till the start of training camp, there’s not a whole lot to talk about other than the annual Brett Favre retirement saga. So I decided to take a look at the 2009 NFL schedule to see what games probably will – and won’t – be worth watching.


Week One
Most Hyped: Bills at Patriots – return of Tom Brady; Owens versus Moss
Best: Titans at Steelers – season kicks off with a matchup of 2008’s top two AFC teams
Worst: Rams at...

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