Tampa Bay Bucs

[Bruce Blingstein]

When the playoff contending Bucs, lead by an exciting young top QB and offense are blacked out this season what will the excuse be?

Glazers? Economy?

Trip and Co. go ahead and spin away.  :popcorn

I know the answer.  Tampa fans (as a whole) are awful. 

[flsportsfan83]

The Bucs will finish 7-9 at best

[Southshore26]

When the playoff contending Bucs, lead by an exciting young top QB and offense are blacked out this season what will the excuse be?

Glazers? Economy?

Trip and Co. go ahead and spin away.   :popcorn

I know the answer.  Tampa fans (as a whole) are awful. 

Playoff contending? When?? This season? Not a chance.... check back in a few years.

[Bruce Blingstein]

Well, 10-6 last year with a 2nd year QB and a nasty young receiver and new RB.  I would think they 'could' get better. 

They didnt beat anyone last year (but the Saints) but I dont think its far fetched to think the Bucs are a playoff contender. 

why do you say no chance? that makes no sense.   

[Southshore26]

The schedule is pretty rough.... and honestly I don't think TB is that good of a team yet.

Sep 11 DET @ TB Push could go either way

Sep 18 TB @ MIN Loss

Sep 25 ATL @ TB Loss

Oct 0 3IND @ TB Loss

Oct 09 TB @ SF  Push… TB is horrible on the west coast

Oct 16 NO @ TB Loss

Oct 23 CHI @ TB Loss

Nov 06 TB @ NO Loss

Nov 13 HOU @ TB Loss

Nov 20 TB @ GB Loss

Nov 27 TB @ TEN Push could go either way

Dec 04 CAR @ TB Should win

Dec 11 TB @ JAC Win

Dec 17 DAL @ TB Loss

Dec 24 TB @ CAR Should win

Jan 01 TB @ ATL Loss

[GaUSFBull]

I say we win one of the Falcons games, probably the one at home ... we've beaten the Saints at least once in the last two years, in NO when we were 3-13.  Also think we have a chance against Chicago as well, our corners don't seem to be too bad. 

TB @ SF is not a push, we won there last time we played.  It's a winnable game.

The other pushes mentioned are correct.  No reason TB shouldn't sweep Carolina again.  I look at the schedule, and it's definitely tougher, but the Bucs, with their talent on the DL and Josh Freeman under center should go 8-8 or better.   

[GaUSFBull]

When the playoff contending Bucs, lead by an exciting young top QB and offense are blacked out this season what will the excuse be?

Glazers? Economy?

Trip and Co. go ahead and spin away.   :popcorn

I know the answer.  Tampa fans (as a whole) are awful. 

It's really easy for someone from the dank and dreary Northeast to sit on an ivory tower and take potshots at the Tampa fanbase.  My question to you is, were you here running your mouth pre-Rex Ryan, when the Jets continuously sukked?  If not, I figured; if so, good for you ... it will be my pleasure to see NYJ fall flat on their faces in another playoff failure this season. 

[Bruce Blingstein]

Its not people from the Northeast who take shots at the Tampa fans, its mostly the Tampa sports writers, team owners, season ticket holders, etc.  People in the northeast couldnt give 2 craps about Tampa's awful attendance, in fact majority dont even know about it.  Only transplants do and they are from the NE and mid west.  Them WITH the above mentioned just cant figure it out. 

I go to Bucs games and Im not even a fan.  Its weird. 

[Triple B]

When the playoff contending Bucs, lead by an exciting young top QB and offense are blacked out this season what will the excuse be?

Glazers? Economy?

Trip and Co. go ahead and spin away.   :popcorn

I know the answer.  Tampa fans (as a whole) are awful. 

[Matt]

there are plenty of sports fans in tampa....problem is...there are a huge number of them who are fans of other teams.

i dont know why that is so hard for you to understand.

i like to see the bucs do good and i pull for them but fact is that i would rather sit in a bar and watch the 49ers on TV along with all my other fantasy football players than pay $100 to go see the Bucs play.