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Buccaneers-Cowboys: Dallas Teaches Young Bucs Some Tough Lessons, 45-27

Posted: 13th September 2009 by JC De La Torre in NFL
When the Bucs look back at this one against the mighty Dallas Cowboys, they'll focus on four plays. Take away those four plays and the Bucs hold Tony Romo to 121 yds and six points. Unfortunately for a young team in a battle with possibly one of the NFL's best teams, defensive lapses are going to happen. It was up to Romo to take advantage of those mistakes and he most certainly ...

Cowboys-Buccaneers: Surprise May Be in Store for Big D

Posted: 11th September 2009 by JC De La Torre in NFL
The Dallas Cowboys head to Tampa Bay to take on the new-look Buccaneers and kick off their 2009 season. Both teams shared a disappointing conclusion to the '08 season, collapsing down the stretch to miss the playoffs. For the Cowboys, the distraction of Terrell Owens is gone from the locker room, but so is his production. The Buccaneers went through a major overhaul in the offseason, firing their ...

2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Season Preview: A Magical Mystery Tour

Posted: 10th September 2009 by JC De La Torre in NFL
So much has changed in Tampa Bay in one off-season it's mind boggling. Gone is future Hall of Famer Derrick Brooks. Gone is the maniacal coach Jon Gruden, who led the franchise to a Super Bowl title and three division championships. Gone is shrewd GM Bruce Allen who navigated the Bucs out of salary cap hell and into a surplus that envied around the league. Gone are cagey veterans ...

Reeling Rays Are Struggling To Find Something To Play for

Posted: 10th September 2009 by JC De La Torre in MLB
Last week I wrote an article, citing the some of the good things for the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2009 season. In that article, I thanked the Rays management for bringing another winning season to the Fruit Dome in St. Petersburg. It appears I may have been a bit premature with my congratulations. The Rays have gone 2-9 since the infamous white flag trade of Scott Kazmir. While I knew ...