Comments on: “State Of The NFC South” Ignores Bucs

By: 76buc76

76buc76 — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 02:49:16 +0000

We all get to laugh at the NFL schedule.Nothing is more comical then the NFL bigwig’s.Trying to predict who will be worth giving national airtime.Like all those Eagle games late in the season(LoL).A couple Raider and Panther prime timer’s LoL.Cowboy’s getting more prime time games than the Skin’s LoLThey need to start a flex schedule for the monday nighter.The chosen ones will allway’s get more attention and they are 1. the entire NFC East (or as the NFL call’s it div 1),Bears,Packers,Steelers and the Jets.You would think the Pat’s,Niner’s,Raven’s and Bronco’s would garner more attention.But no we get the Jets,Eagles and Cowboy’s news over and over again

By: SeanyMac in SC

SeanyMac in SC — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 02:42:33 +0000

To hell with national media. I would much rather have the insightful articles that Joe provides over these “fly by and uninformed” national media guys. You are never going to get more detailed info than Joe can provide. IMO.

From a national point of view, a team finishing last place in the division got all the attention they earned.

I can recall the Thursday night game against the Vikings where the broadcast crew from the NFL Network hardly even acknowledged the Bucs were going to be on the field. Then, at half time, I found it quite satisfying that the the very same crew clearly had their analysis of the Bucs very wrong and were back pedaling the rest of the game.

Yes I also loath Scam Newton! He is a whinnying baby when things do not go his way. He pulls the towel over his head and pouts and says they need a suggestion box to get better. I loved the fact we beat them twice this past season. Good luck with Mike Shula and that salary cap mess your in.

Joe…..feed me more!

By: Mr Lucky

Mr Lucky — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:21:39 +0000

Of course the national media will overlook the Bucs I mean what personalities do the Bucs have?

No Sapp, No Rice, No Brooks

The Panthers, a worst team than the Bucs has a PERSONALITY in Cam Newton. Cam has highlights.

The Bucs QB, Josh Freeman is a non-personality. I mean what highlights do you have of Freeman, other than the INT’s and a MJ Moonwalk imitation right?

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 22:00:39 +0000

Honestly, we all know this: The NFL is the one league where market size doesn’t matter. It’s all about $. Ask New Orleans and Indianapolis, two of the smallest markets and both much smaller than ours, if they aren’t getting enough media attention. Bottom line is that they are relevant in a big way, and NFL fans outside those cities want to watch them. If the Bucs break out, they’ll get all they deserve. Until then, we are Jacksonville, Cleveland, Kansas City, and Buffalo, Cincinnati, etc. Stop complaining because there is no conspiracy here. If the NFL or media sees value, i.e. dollars, in our team or its progress, it will be reported.

By: 4everBucsFan

4everBucsFan — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:45:02 +0000

This is a touchy subject for me. I see it all the time, in print, on tv, in interviews. This is not a new occurrence , this has actually been going on for quite some time and it is not only being perpetuated by the NFL. The NFL, MLB, and the media are playing a significant role, on how the Nation perceives Tampa Bay. It mostly started because of attendance issues but it has now morphed into a national tongue whipping. Remember when Coach Schiano was hired? They all said he’s just a college coach and he won’t survive the NFL. I haven’t heard anything like that about Chip Kelly. Remember when Schiano disrupted the kneel down play and it turned out to be perfectly legal. Most of the media couldn’t let it go. They gave Schiano a national beat down and all year at the end of every game someone would joke about the kneel down. Then there was this supposed biased player poll about Schiano. Then their was the shift on a field goal try. Every talking head out there called Schiano dirty and then we find out it was a perfectly legal play by the competition committee, but the media still couldn’t let it go for weeks after that. Every time you turn around there is some slight being made at Tampa Bay. Have you noticed all the snubs lately? Wait till we start winning some games and we still have black-outs. It will get worse.

By: bucbucbuc

bucbucbuc — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:58:23 +0000

I’m pretty sure Doug Martin alone will earn us some primetime this season, apart from the standard Thursday night game. The league took notice last year, and he is on his way to becoming somewhat of a household name.

By: Tbuc

Tbuc — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:55:06 +0000

Why should the national media care, when the fans in Tampa don’t care?

By: Brandon

Brandon — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:51:52 +0000

I would rather be completely ignored than have stories fabricated or unjust opinions spewed from a total ignorance of the team. Florio of PFT knows nothing of the Bucs yet he still TRIES to make a go of it despite not spending two seconds actually researching and trying to uncover information about the team.

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:43:31 +0000

Iff we had a quarterback instead of Quick Draw McGraw maybe the NFL Network might worry about the Bucs. Not even Muscle Hamster got air time!

By: Curmudgeon

Curmudgeon — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:11:57 +0000

When the Bucs go 11-5 or 12-4 and beat up on the rest of the league, they’ll have to pay attention… but yeah, there is an undeniable bias against the Bucs in the national media. When they win, the story is always framed as how the opponent played poorly and screwed up, and never about how TB played their asses off.

By: Cannuckbuc

Cannuckbuc — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:59:03 +0000

Hey guys
What really p#%s me off is that the panthers get more media this is f#%&ing crazy!

By: Macabee

Macabee — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:58:46 +0000

Correct me if I’m wrong on this, but I think the way the schedule is arranged on NFL Network thursday night football, every team gets at least one national viewing. However, the national media only wants high performing teams to maximize viewership – and quite frankly, that’s the way it should be!