http://www.realfootball365.com Tampa Bay Buccaneers Football News, scores, analysis and discussion. NFL Football News. en-us info@realfootball365.com Copyright (C) 2005-2008 www.realfootball365.com http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/13281 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/13281 Adrian Peterson is to the Minnesota Vikings as peanut butter is to jelly. Peterson is the heart and soul of the Minnesota offense; he's the reason the team had jumped back into playoff contention prior to Sunday’s game with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Stop Peterson, and Tampa Bay knew it had a good chance to beat the Vikings. The Buccaneers’ defense did just that, limiting Peterson to 85 yards and ... jeff.dickinson@yahoo.com (Jeff Dickinson) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2008-11-18T04:00:09-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/13250 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/13250 After a long 13-month rehabilitation process, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers appear ready to take a test drive in their Cadillac. Carnell “Cadillac” Williams, the NFL's offensive rookie of the year in 2005, has been out since early in the 2007 season with a torn patellar tendon in his knee. Whenever a team gets its leading rusher back from injury, it’s a good thing. Williams’ return to Tampa Bay is ... jeff.dickinson@yahoo.com (Jeff Dickinson) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2008-11-13T14:59:24-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/13192 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/13192 As the Tampa Bay Buccaneers enjoy their bye week, it's time to reflect on their first half of the season and see how the different aspects of the team have performed thus far. The Bucs are sitting at 6-3, trailing NFC South Division leader Carolina by only a half-game. Where does Tampa Bay need to improve to make a strong playoff run the rest of the season? Look no further than one place – the ... jeff.dickinson@yahoo.com (Jeff Dickinson) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2008-11-07T04:09:28-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/13161 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/13161 This was one of those games that can sneak up and bite a good team. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers weren’t supposed to have any trouble against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. After all, the Chiefs have been one of the worst teams in the NFL this season and have struggled to mount any offensive success. The Bucs, meanwhile, have been playing solidly since Jeff Garcia replaced Brian Griese in the ... jeff.dickinson@yahoo.com (Jeff Dickinson) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2008-11-04T04:07:47-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/13108 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/13108 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a good football team. You don’t get to be 5-3 and in the thick of the playoff hunt at the midway point of the season unless you're better than average. The problem with the Bucs, however, is that they are relying too much on their tough defense and not enough on their offense. Case in point is last week’s 13-9 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Tampa Bay continually had ... jeff.dickinson@yahoo.com (Jeff Dickinson) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2008-10-30T14:59:09-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/13089 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/13089 In the world of sports, it has always been said that an ugly win is better than a pretty loss. If that is indeed the case, then what is an ugly loss worth? It’s worth a lot of head scratching if you’re the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. How a team can lose a game like the Bucs did against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday when it dominates almost every key category in a game leaves one wondering how it ... jeff.dickinson@yahoo.com (Jeff Dickinson) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2008-10-28T14:59:56-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/13060 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/13060 Although they didn’t plan it this way, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in the right place at the right time. Last week, for instance, the Bucs were aided by the absence of Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck in a dominating win over the Seahawks. This week, Tampa Bay gets another fortunate opportunity when the Bucs travel to Dallas to play the Tony Romo-less Cowboys. Without Romo last week against ... jeff.dickinson@yahoo.com (Jeff Dickinson) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2008-10-24T14:59:31-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/13005 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/13005 Sometimes on automobile mirrors there are stickers that read: “Warning. Objects in mirror are closer than they appear.” The Tampa Bay Buccaneers needed one of those explanation stickers after their 20-10 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night. The sticker should have read: “Warning. Final score not indicative of Tampa Bay’s total domination of Seahawks.” Commentary: The final score ... jeff.dickinson@yahoo.com (Jeff Dickinson) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2008-10-20T14:59:38-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/12978 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/12978 Things are clicking in all phases of the game for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers right now, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. After a quarterback “situation” earlier in the season, it now appears as if the Bucs have settled on their man. Tampa Bay’s defense is also one of the best in the league, clamping down on Carolina last week and only allowing the Panthers three points in a 24-point ... jeff.dickinson@yahoo.com (Jeff Dickinson) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2008-10-17T04:12:19-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/12944 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/12944 This was supposed to be a football battle for NFC South supremacy. The Carolina Panthers entered Sunday’s game at Tampa with a 4-1 record and a perch at the top of the NFC South standings. The Buccaneers were 3-2, one game back, with a chance to tie the Panthers with a win. Carolina came in riding a two-game winning streak and had outscored its last two opponents by a 58-9 margin. Someone ... jeff.dickinson@yahoo.com (Jeff Dickinson) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2008-10-14T04:01:25-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/12907 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/12907 Tampa Bay quarterback Brian Griese’s injured throwing shoulder and elbow from last week’s loss in Denver haven’t healed enough to allow him to throw a football. As a result, it is looking like former starter Jeff Garcia will get the nod for Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers. Fans can only hope that the quarterback change provides a spark for the previously inconsistent Buccaneer ... jeff.dickinson@yahoo.com (Jeff Dickinson) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2008-10-10T04:14:58-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/12869 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/12869 After being in a Denver uniform for the first five years of his career, there is no doubt that Brian Griese wanted to help the Tampa Bay Buccaneers go on the road and stick it to the Broncos last Sunday. At one time, Griese was in line to be the heir apparent to John Elway. He ended up being bounced out of town and hasn’t exactly had a stellar career since then. Griese, whose team was on the ... jeff.dickinson@yahoo.com (Jeff Dickinson) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2008-10-07T04:19:30-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/12798 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/12798 In this day and age of instant gratification, most football fans want to be able to brag that their team’s quarterback is the Man. They want a QB who goes out every week and throws for 300-plus yards, multiple touchdowns, doesn't turn the ball over and comes out with a victory. That's not the case in Tampa Bay, which is succeeding with the unspectacular Brian Griese at the helm. Commentary: ... jeff.dickinson@yahoo.com (Jeff Dickinson) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2008-10-02T04:19:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/11875 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/11875 Rookies in the NFL get their first chance to show how tough they are by going against their teammates. Buccaneers rookies Aqib Talib and Cory Boyd got an early start on beating up on their teammates by supposedly getting in a brawl at the rookie symposium Wednesday. Talib was the team's first-round pick, and Boyd was taken in the seventh. Pro Football Talk quotes a source saying "Talib and ... ncoolong@gmail.com (Neal Coolong) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2008-07-03T09:27:01-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/11840 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/11840 Pro Football Reference's ongoing series ranking the best players by franchise extends into the NFC West. According to PFR's Approximate Value method, Buccaneers LB Derrick Brooks is the best player in the history of the four teams in the NFC West - Tampa Bay, New Orleans, Atlanta and Carolina. Brooks earned a score of 134 to top the list. Saints LB Ricky Jackson was the second highest with 106, ... ncoolong@gmail.com (Neal Coolong) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2008-07-01T11:36:00-05:00