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Bucs want to ride Doug Martin to victory against Chicago

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Going into their final game of the year, there are few surprises remaining for the Tampa Bay Bucs. They will try to run the ball. They will try to start fast. They will try to play good defense. Whether the Chicago Bears cooperate, we will see. Bucs’ coach Lovie Smith talked about trailing early in a game as “having a mountain to climb.” “It’s been like that, I think,” Smith said. “It’s about that start. No reason why we shouldn’t…

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Bucs’ Gerald McCoy, Doug Martin added to NFC Pro Bowl Squad

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Gerald McCoy had a season in which he constantly fought through injuries. In the end, he did it well enough to make his fourth consecutive Pro Bowl. Doug Martin had a season of rediscovery, one where he finally overcame the injuries that had slowed him in previous seasons. He, too, made the Pro Bowl. Those were the two Bucs who played well enough to reach Hawaii. Teammates Lavonte David and Logan Mankins were named as alternates. A first-round selection in…

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Bucs fall to Rams despite huge night by offensive stars

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Jameis Winston threw for more yards than he has ever thrown in the NFL. Doug Martin took over the NFL rushing lead. Mike Evans caught the most passes of any game in his career. And the Bucs lost. Badly. They outgained the Rams by 190 yards, and they had 30 first downs. And still, Tampa Bay lost a 31-23 game in what might have been the Rams’ final game in St. Louis. That’s how bad the Bucs’ pass defense was…

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Can Bucs’ Jameis Winston outplay Rams’ Todd Gurley?

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The all-red uniforms of the Tampa Bay Bucs. The all-yellow uniforms of the St. Louis Rams. The all-green turf of the Edward Jones Dome. For goodness sakes, this isn’t a football game. It’s a traffic light. Evidently, the NFL believed that bright colors would distract fans from disappointing football. The Bucs are 6-7 on the season and the Rams are 5-8. And instead of representing excellence as they once did — the Rams on offense, the Bucs on defense —…

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Bucs’ game plan omitted Doug Martin, Mike Evans in loss

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Not enough Doug Martin. Not enough Mike Evans. Not enough points or plays or third-down conversions. Looking back, that was the key for the Tampa Bay Bucs against New Orleans. Not enough. That was the thing about the Bucs’ 24-17 defeat at the hands of the New Orleans Saints. The Bucs simply couldn’t get enough offense going to make anyone happy. There was running back Martin, who touched the ball only 11 times despite a 7.4 average. There was wide…

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Bucs’ Lovie Smith says that despite loss, his team is still in it

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The NFL playoffs look further away than ever for the Tampa Bay Bucs, but coach Lovie Smith says he isn’t surrendering. One day after a disappointing loss to New Orleans dropped the Bucs to 6-7 on the season and two games out of the playoff race, Smith said there is still a chance. “The same goals we had are still there,” Smith said. “Nothing has been decided, so we are still talking about the same thing. We have three games…

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Are Bucs – don’t laugh – really playoff contenders?

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Are the Tampa Bay Bucs playoff contenders? Really? The Bucs are 5-5, and at the moment, a .500 record seems like flying high. Especially with last year’s 2-14 record. Even with this year’s 1-3 start. But the question remains of just how good the Bucs can be after their dominating 45-17 victory over Philadelphia Sunday. The Bucs are now ranked as the No. 12 team in the ESPN power rankings, an interesting number since 12 teams make the NFL playoffs. “It’s…

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