Posts Tagged ‘tampa bay buccaneers’
Monday, April 22nd, 2013
About a decade ago, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had the stingiest defense in the National Football League. Led by Derrick Brooks, Dwight Smith, Warren Sapp, Simeon Rice, Ronde Barber, Dexter Jackson and John Lynch, the Buccaneers won Super Bowl XXXVII by beating the Oakland Raiders 48-21.
Over the last decade however, the Buccaneers defense has regressed significantly. Two years ago, the Buccaneers gave up a league high 494 points and then last year, the Buccaneers made slight progress, but still gave up 394 points, the ninth most in the NFL.
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Tags: cincinnati bengals, darrelle revis, derrick brooks, dexter jackson, dwight smith, james harrison, john lynch, new york jets, pittsburgh steelers, ronde barber, simeon rice, tampa bay buccaneers, warren sapp
Posted in NFL |
Saturday, December 1st, 2012
The Canada Cup of Curling will be having its playoffs this weekend from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Two Alberta teams are still in the mix–Calgary’s Kevin Koe and Edmonton’s Heather Nedohin.
Koe (4-2) will be playing an early morning tie-breaker against Manitoba’s Mike McEwen (Saturday, TSN, 7:00 a.m.) with the winner playing Glenn Howard in the men’s semi-final (Saturday, TSN, 5:30 p.m.). The winner of the semi-final will then play Jeff Stoughton of Winnipeg in Sunday’s final (TSN, 1:30 p.m.).
On the women’s side, Nedohin will face Team Jones (without Jennifer Jones who gave birth two weeks ago) in the semi-final, and then Stefanie Lawton of Saskatchewan in Sunday’s championship final (TSN, 8:30 a.m.).
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Tags: andrew luck, bryce brown, dallas cowboys, denver broncos, detroit lions, doug martin, glenn howard, heather nedohin, indianapolis colts, jeff stoughton, kevin koe, lindsay vonn, miami dolphins, mike mcewen, new england patriots, peyton manning, philadelphia eagles, stacey cook, stefanie lawton, tampa bay buccaneers, unversity of alabama, unversity of georgia
Posted in Amateur Sports, Curling, NFL, University Sports |
Sunday, November 25th, 2012
Jay Cutler (Mike Shadle, Wikimedia Commons)
Watch out world. I’m smokin’ hot! Last week I went 13-1 with my only loss coming in the Carolina and Tampa Bay game and went 3-0 on American Thanksgiving. That mean I’m 101-61-1 on the season.
Here are my Sunday Week 12 picks:
11am
Chicago over Minnesota–Jay Cutler is the difference for the Bears. Their offense drastically improves from last week.
Cincinnati over Oakland–The Bengals defense has been excellent the last two weeks. Last week Geno Atkins had two forced fumbles and a sack in limiting Kansas City to six points.
Pittsburgh over Cleveland–The Steelers aren’t that bad without Big Ben. Byron Leftwich showed some positive signs against the Ravens last week.
Indianapolis over Buffalo–Andrew Luck is really coming into his own as the Colts win a high scoring affair.
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Tags: andrew luck, byron leftwich, chad henne, chicago bears, cincinnati bengals, drew brees, geno atkins, green bay packers, indianapolis colts, jacksonville jaguars, jay cutler, miami dolphins, new orleans saints, pittsburgh steelers, saint louis rams, san diego chargers, tampa bay buccaneers
Posted in NFL |
Monday, November 5th, 2012
Andrew Luck (Mark Susina, Wikimedia Commons)
Indianapolis Colts’ quarterback Andrew Luck is now in the record books. Sunday, Luck broke the NFL record for most passing yards by a rookie quarterback in a single game as the Indianapolis Colts defeated the Miami Dolphins 23-20.
Luck threw for 433 yards and broke Cam Newton’s record for most passing yards in a game. Newton set the NFL rookie record last year by throwing 432 yards in a 30-23 Carolina loss to Green Bay last season. Indianapolis improves to 5-3, while Miami drops to 4-4.
In other NFL action, Isaac Redman ran for 147 yards as the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the New York Giants 24-20. The Giants had a short week of practice because of Hurricane Sandy and the storm was strong enough to cause severe flooding in Eli Manning’s New Jersey home. The Steelers improve to 5-3, while the Giants drop to 6-3.
Meanwhile, Doug Martin is starting to become quite possibly the best running back in the NFL. He was outstanding Sunday as he set Buccaneers records for most rushing yards in a game (251) and most rushing touchdowns in a game (four) as Tampa Bay beat Oakland 42-32.
Tags: andrew luck, cam newton, carolina panthers, doug martin, eli manning, green bay packers, indianapolis colts, isaac redman, miami dolphins, new york giants, oakland raiders, pittsburgh steelers, tampa bay buccaneers
Posted in NFL |
Sunday, November 4th, 2012
Michael Vick (Wikimedia Commons)
I am now 69-50 on the season after San Diego’s impressive defensive performance Thursday night where they completely shut down the Chiefs offense. Both Demorrio Williams and Shaun Phillips recorded fourth quarter touchdowns on a 58 yard interception return and a fumble in the end zone in a 31-13 victory.
Here are the rest of my Week 9 picks:
11am
Miami over Indianapolis–The Dolphins defense against the Jets last week was excellent and will win a second straight road game even though Dolphins starting quarterback Ryan Tannehill has a sore ankle.
Houston over Buffalo–The Texans are better on offense and defense. Could be over by noon.
Baltimore over Cleveland–The Ravens might have got spanked by the Texans in their last game, but have had two weeks off since to figure out what went wrong.
Denver over Cincinnati–Peyton Manning is looking great. He is now third in passing yards (behind Brady and Brees) with 2301 (more…)
Tags: demorrio williams, denver broncos, miami dolphins, michael vick, peyton manning, philadelphia eagles, robert griffin iii, ronde barber, ryan tannehill, san diego chargers, shaun phillips, tampa bay buccaneers, washington redskins
Posted in NFL |
Sunday, October 28th, 2012
Dwight Freeney (Jeffrey Beall, Wikimedia Commons)
I am 59-46 on the season now after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers surprisingly ran all over the Minnesota Vikings Thursday night in a 36-17 upset. Doug Martin had 135 yards rushing, another 79 yards receiving and two touchdowns.
Here are the rest of my week eight picks:
11am
Pittsburgh over Washington–In a close battle, the Steelers defense is experienced enough to stop RG3, just like they did Michael Vick earlier in the season.
Detroit over Seattle–The Seahawks are just not a great road team.
Chicago over Carolina–Julius Peppers continues to look impressive at 32.
New England over Saint Louis–The Rams are moving in one direction, and the Patriots the other.
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Tags: chicago bears, doug martin, dwight freeney, indianapolis colts, julius peppers, new orleans saints, oakland raiders, tampa bay buccaneers
Posted in NFL |
Saturday, September 22nd, 2012
One of the most intriguing stories heading into the weekend, is how the Calgary Stampeders’ running game will respond to Saskatchewan Roughriders’ head coach Cory Chamblin’s guarantee this week that the Riders will limit Jon Cornish to under 100 yards.
I really liked the Stampeders’ response actually. Both Cornish and John Hufnagel (Calgary’s head coach and general manager) both responded with the statement that all they are concerned about is winning football games and they could care less about statistics.
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Tags: andre ethier, b.j. upton, baltimore ravens, brandon morrow, british columbia lions, buck pierce, Calgary Stampeders, cory chamblin, dallas cowboys, denver broncos, Edmonton Eskimos, houston texans, john hufnagel, jon cornish, los angeles dodgers, matt moore, new england patriots, Saskatchewan Roughriders, st. louis cardinals, tampa bay buccaneers, tampa bay rays, toronto blue jays, vincent jackson, winnipeg blue bombers
Posted in CFL, MLB, NFL |
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
One of the best defensive players in the Canadian Football League is going to see how things emerge in the National Football League.
On Thursday, Solomon Elimimian of the British Columbia Lions, one of the top linebackers in football over the last two years, signed a contract with the Minnesota Vikings.
Elimimian was second in the CFL last year with 98 tackles, seven behind Jerrell Freeman of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. But Elimimian was more impressive than Freeman, as the Lions defense gave up 97 fewer points than the last place Roughriders this past season.
If Elimimian makes the Vikings, he will be the latest CFL product under the tutelage of the great Wally Buono to have NFL success. He’ll join defensive specialist Cameron Wake of the Miami Dolphins, and quarterbacks Doug Flutie and Jeff Garcia.
Elimimian will also join former Lions wide receiver Emmanuel Arceneaux, who joined Minnesota last summer. Elimimian was the CFL’s Most Outstanding Rookie in 2010 and then won a Grey Cup with the Lions in 2011. The University of Hawaii product was also a CFL all-star this past season.
In other NFL news, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have named Greg Schiano head coach. Schiano most recently coached the University of Rutgers.
Tags: british columbia lions, cameron wake, doug flutie, emmanuel arcenaux, greg schiano, jeff garcia, jerrell freeman, miami dolphins, minnesota vikings, Saskatchewan Roughriders, solomon elimimian, tampa bay buccaneers, wally buono
Posted in CFL, NFL |
Thursday, January 5th, 2012
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have fired head coach Raheem Morris this week.
This firing should come as absolutely no surprise to anyone that follows the NFL. The Buccaneers started the season, fine at 4-2, but then their defense completely fell apart, and this led to ten straight losses, the majority of them coming in blowout fashion.
Since the Buccaneers went to England and lost 24-18 to the Chicago Bears on October 23, they failed to win a football game–losing nine straight since returning to the United States. Just how bad was their defense? In seven of their last eight losses, they gave up 30+ points, and 40+ points to the offensive juggernaut Jacksonville Jaguars (complete sarcasm), upstart Carolina Panthers and the Atlanta Falcons.
In Tampa Bay’s 45-24 loss to Atlanta last week, the Falcons actually had a 42-0 lead with six minutes left in the second quarter.
Quite simply this isn’t even close to the Tampa Bay defense that was stellar when they won the Super Bowl in the 2002. In 2011, they game up an NFL worst 494 points. In their Super Bowl run, they only allowed 196 total points.
Tags: raheem morris, tampa bay buccaneers
Posted in NFL |
Saturday, December 17th, 2011
Taylor Hall (Wikimedia Commons)
It might be too early to call a particular game a must win. But on Saturday night at the Shark Tank in San Jose, it could just be a must win for the struggling Edmonton Oilers (CBC, 8pm).
After a hot October where the Oilers at one time led the Western Conference, it has been a tough grind. Since November 5, the Oilers have been 6-13, and have fallen from first to twelfth.
Luckily though, there is still 51 games left for the Oilers to turn things around, but there could be no more important game to their 2011-12 schedule than tonight. The Oilers currently find themselves four points back of the San Jose Sharks and Phoenix Coyotes for a playoff spot in the West. So at the end of the night, they could be as close to two points back, or possibly as far as six points out.
Even though the Oilers lost 4-2 to Phoenix Thursday, a very positive sign was the play of Taylor Hall, who scored both Oiler goals. It was his first game back after missing three weeks with a shoulder injury.
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Tags: baltimore ravens, calgary flames, chicago bears, Chicago Blackhawks, dallas cowboys, denver broncos, detroit lions, Edmonton Oilers, felix jones, henrik sedin, joe flacco, jonathan toews, marshawn lynch, new england patriots, new york giants, oakland raiders, phil kessel, rob grankowski, san diego chargers, San Jose Sharks, seattle seahawks, tampa bay buccaneers, Taylor Hall, tim tebow, toronto maple leafs, Vancouver Canucks, washington redskins
Posted in Home, NFL, NHL |
Monday, November 28th, 2011
According to TSN, the Toronto Argonauts have replaced Jim Barker with Scott Milanovich, the offensive co-ordinator of the Montreal Alouettes, as head coach.
But this does not mean that Jim Barker is leaving the Argonauts’ organization, as he is expected to stay on as the team’s general manager.
Last year, the Argonauts finished last in the Eastern Division at 6-12, after making the playoffs the season before.
Milanovich has been one of the most brightest minds from the co-ordinator position in the Canadian Football League. Over the last five years, he has been the Alouettes’ quarterbacks coach, offensive co-ordinator and assistant head coach. Over that time the Alouettes won back-to-back Grey Cups in 2009 and 2010, and Milanovich was key in the progression of Anthony Calvillo, in the latter stages of his professional career as an elite quarterback.
Milanovich, who quarterbacked the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1996, also spent a brief time with the Calgary Stampeders in 2003.
Tags: anthony calvillo, Calgary Stampeders, montreal alouettes, scott milanovich, tampa bay buccaneers, toronto argonauts
Posted in CFL |
Friday, November 4th, 2011
Nikolai Khabibulin (Dan Nicholas, Wikimedia Commons)
From every angle possible, it is a great time to be an Edmonton Oilers fan. The kids are producing. The veterans are producing. The entire team is buying into Tom Renney’s defensive-minded system and Nikolai Khabibulin has been completely spectacular.
On Saturday night, the Oilers (8-2-2), visit the Phoenix Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena (CBC, 8pm). Edmonton is currently tied with the Chicago Blackhawks for first place in the Western Conference. They have also only given up 18 goals all season long, five fewer than second place Dallas at 23 goals. The recent play of Khabibulin led Brad May of Rogers Sportsnet to say last night that Khabibulin right now “is the best goaltender in the NHL.”
The Coyotes meanwhile are trying to get to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the third year in a row. The last two seasons they have lost to the Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference Quarterfinals. So far in 2011-12, they are 6-4-2, and tied with the Nashville Predators, Colorado Avalanche, San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings for fifth place in the Western Conference.
The Coyotes’ top player this season is Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta native Ray Whitney, who leads Phoenix with five goals, seven assists.
Here are the other events I’ll be watching this weekend:
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Tags: adam scott, aj mccarron, alabama crimson tide, baltimore ravens, ben roethlisberger, billy cundiff, boston bruins, brad may, british columbia lions, buffalo bills, burke dales, Calgary Stampeders, Chicago Blackhawks, colorado avalanche, dallas cowboys, dallas stars, demarco murray, detroit red wings, Edmonton Oilers, eli manning, fredrik jacobson, green bay packers, greg jennings, jarrett lee, johnny sears jr., jovon johnson, kansas city chiefs, legarrette blount, lesean mccoy, los angeles kings, louis oosthuizen, louisiana state tigers, montreal alouettes, nashville predators, new england patriots, new orleans saints, new york giants, new york jets, nikolai khabibulin, philadelphia eagles, phoenix coyotes, pittsburgh steelers, ray whitney, rueben randle, san diego charers, san diego chargers, San Jose Sharks, seattle seahawks, spencer ware, steven jyles, tampa bay buccaneers, tiger woods, tom brady, tom renney, toronto maple leafs, trent richardson, Tyler Seguin, winnipeg blue bombers
Posted in Amateur Sports, CFL, NFL, NHL, PGA, University Sports |
Monday, October 17th, 2011
Frank Gore (Wikimedia Commons)
You can now make the claim that the San Francisco 49ers are an elite team in the National Football League.
On Sunday, Frank Gore rushed for 141 yards on 15 carries with a touchdown in a 25-19 win over the Lions. The 204 yards rushing the 49ers accumulated as a team was very impressive against a stingy Lions’ defensive line. Both teams are now 5-1.
San Francisco’s victory was overshadowed a little bit by a minor altercation between 49ers’ head coach Jim Harbaugh and Lions’ head coach Jim Schwartz afterwards. Schwartz took exception to Harbaugh’s handshake, slap on the back and apparent obscenity that came his way. The incident will now be analyzed by the NFL.
Another team that impressed me significantly on Sunday were the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Buccaneers, who only a week ago got spanked by the 49ers 48-3, defeated the New Orleans Saints 26-20 to move into first place in the NFC South. Josh Freeman had 303 yards passing and Earnest Graham had 109 yards rushing. The Saints meanwhile fall to 4-2.
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Tags: ahmad bradshaw, baltimore ravens, buffalo bills, detroit lions, earnest graham, frank gore, houston texans, jim harbaugh, jim schwartz, josh freeman, new orleans saints, new york giants, pernell mcphee, san francisco 49ers, tampa bay buccaneers
Posted in NFL |
Friday, April 29th, 2011
Danny Watkins (Chris Trotman, Getty Images)
Ok. I don’t blame if you didn’t watch the NFL Draft. With an interesting evening in the NHL and NBA, the NFL Draft definitely played the third fiddle.
I wasn’t all that interested to see who was going to go number one (the Carolina Panthers drafted Heisman Trophy winning QB Cam Newton out of Auburn first overall), but where Kelowna firefighter Danny Watkins out of Baylor would end up. Watkins, 26, was one of the oldest players in the draft.
Watkins didn’t play high school football, and went to Baylor after spending five years in the Kelowna Fire Department, starting at the age of 17.
While furthering his career while studying fire science at Butte College in Sacramento, a classmate recommended he try football. At 6’4″, 310 pounds, he would instantly become a fantastic offensive lineman and would soon end up at Baylor.
A first round draft pick of the British Columbia Lions last year, Watkins decided to play his final year at Baylor and test the NFL waters. The Philadelphia Eagles drafted Watkins, an offensive guard in the first round, 23rd overall, last night.
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Tags: british columbia lions, cam newton, carolina panthers, cleveland browns, danny watkins, detroit lions, jon gruden, nick fairley, phil taylor, philadelphia eagles, tampa bay buccaneers
Posted in CFL, NFL |
About a decade ago, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had the stingiest defense in the National Football League. Led by Derrick Brooks, Dwight Smith, Warren Sapp, Simeon Rice, Ronde Barber, Dexter Jackson and John Lynch, the Buccaneers won Super Bowl XXXVII by beating the Oakland Raiders 48-21.
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