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Jameis Winston struggles as Browns rout Bucs in preseason

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The inevitable low has followed the high. The unquestioned dip has followed the rise. Jameis Winston was mortal again Saturday night. Winston followed his arrival game against Cincinnati by plunging to his worst game with the Tampa Bay Bucs, a flat performance against the Cleveland Browns in a 31-7 walloping. For Winston, this is life as a rookie. The highs may not last long. The lows, hopefully, will not either. But most rookies on insufficient teams struggle. So, too, did…

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Eagles’ Tim Tebow gets off to good start in preseason victory

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For a night, Tim Tebow was back in the pocket. Who knows? Perhaps it will last longer. Tebow had a good night in the Philadelphia Eagles’ preseason game Sunday night, completing six of 12 passes for 69 yards. He also ran four times for 15 yards and a touchdown. Whether that is enough to move Tebow up from fourth on the depth chart remains to be seen, but it was a good start. Tebow, 28, hit five of his first…

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Bucs’ Jameis Winston looks like he has a long way to go to be a QB

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Rats. Reality. For all of you who wanted to believe this NFL thing was going to be an easy thing for Bucs’ rookie Jameis Winston, for all of you who thought he would show up and be great, well, it’s going to be as difficult for him as it is for most rookies who do not enter with pre-made football teams. Winston hit only nine of 19 passes for 131 yards and an interception in his preseason debut Saturday night…

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Bucs need for Jameis Winston to make plays, not worry about mistakes

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Perhaps there are Bucs’ fans who have been getting nervous over reports that Jameis Winston has thrown interceptions during practice. Tampa Bay coach Lovie Smith, however, says that Winston just has to make his plays. “We want him to just execute the plays,” Smith said. โ€œSometimes there is more risk involved to it. Youโ€™re not going to play quarterback if you are not willing to let it go. Sometimes you have to let it go into tight pockets, tight windows,…

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Tampa Bay Bucs announced dates to their training camp

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What you want to know is whether any Tampa Bay Bucs’ alumni are going to show up in the dunk tank. Greg Schiano? Josh Freeman? Anthony Collins? Raheem Morris? Darrelle Revis? Josh McCown? The Tampa Bay Bucs announced the dates of their 2015 training camp Tuesday, featuring 11 days of practice that will be open to the public. For the seventh straight year, the Bucs will hold their training camp at One Buc Place. New this year will be an…

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