Photo Credit: Buccaneers.comThe magical mystery tour is coming to take you away…yes, it’s true. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 2-0 and we now all believe in the Fitzmagic. It’s one thing to do it against the New Orleans Saints average defense, but you do it against the Eagles? Wow. Pieces of Eight 1) Jameis Winston is the …Read More
Photo Credit: Buccaneers.comCan you feel the magic? What magic you ask? FITZMAGIC of course! The Buccaneers came into this game against the Eagles as the underdogs again. Well the underdog Buccaneers beat the top dog Eagles by a score of 27-21. This game had a little bit of everything, explosive plays, sacks, missed kicks, and for the …Read More
Photo Credit: WTB StaffThe Bucs and Eagles restore their hostilities Sunday at Raymond James Stadium. These two teams have been part of some epic games, from the Bucs first ever playoff victory in 1979 to Ronde shutting down the Vet and You Go Joe opening up the Linc to Matt Bryant’s 62-yd FG to Jameis Winston’s 5 touchdown pass …Read More
No doubt by now you have seen the chatter about this season. Week 1 woke a few people up as our Bucs traveled to New Orleans and, despite a 3% chance, walked out with a win. Being a Bucs fan has not been easy. Being a Bucs fan that spends money coming to games and seeking …Read More
The Week 1 invasion of the port in New Orleans was a success. The Buccaneers were able to enter the Mercedes-Benz Superdome a ten point underdog and exit with a division road win after beating the Saints 48-40 in an offensive shootout. Last week’s “Playaz 2 Watch” were Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas and defensive …Read More
Photo Credit: WTB StaffWeek 1 Picks Record: 10-5-1 SU, 10-5-1 ATS, 11-4-1 O/U Season Record: 10-5-1 SU, 10-5-1 ATS, 11-4-1 O/U I’m not going to pat myself on my back TOO hard, but I did pretty well last week. It started with a disastrous pick in the Eagles/Falcons game (although, Matt Ryan and the Dirty Birds came within …Read More
Photo Credit: BucPower.comWelp, we knew when the schedule came out that the toughest part of the season would be the first three weeks and despite Tampa Bay’s dominant win over the NFC South defending champions, the New Orleans Saints, there’s no time to celebrate as the Super Bowl Champs come to town, the Eagles of Philadelphia. Tale …Read More
A wise person will tell you, that defense wins Championships. That’s been proven to be correct, but the offense is where the fun is! For a long time in soccer, teams adopted “the best kind of defense is offense” mentality. If we have the ball and are attacking you, then you are not scoring against …Read More
Photo Credit: WTB StaffEDITOR’S NOTE: Steve Shute ran the original “The Crow’s Nest” website for 5 years between 1996-2001. This column is an ongoing ode to those halcyon days of his youth, and a chance to reconnect with generations of Bucs Fanatics. Feel free to post your thoughts – or criticisms – in the “Comments” section below, and …Read More
Respect is never given, respect is earned. Nobody knows that better than the 2018 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. A lesson they learned last season after going from potential playoff contenders at the beginning of the season to 5-11 pretenders at the end of it. After going 9-7 in 2016, the Bucs were crowned as “offseason champs” …Read More
