When #7 went down in week 12 against Washington Coach Gruden called upon Bruce Gradkowski, the same man he called upon to replace Chris Simms in 2006. However, after going only 9 for 19 for 106 yards, Gruden looked elsewhere when Jeff Garcia was unable to go in week 13.

Enter Luke McCown. 29 completions, 313 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 win later Bucs' fans were left to question one thing: Why was McCown not given a shot last season?

Yet one could spend days recollecting...

dannywest

If you are looking for a prediction on today's Tampa Bay v. Washington game you will not find it here. No, for after predicting the Bucs to defeat the Jaguars, the Lions, and the Colts, all games which they lost, it has been decided that not only do I have no expertise in deciding the outcome of a game, but also that it was my cocky outlook on the game that cost Tampa Bay the win. So no, there will be no more predictions from this guy.

Regardless whether the Bucs beat the Skins or...

dannywest

The best team in Florida is certainly not the 0-7 Miami Dolphins. Which leaves us with two teams, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-3) and the Jacksonville Jaguars (4-2); and while it may not be easy to determine whether one team is better than another without seeing them faceoff, we have the good fortune to not need worry about that.

This weekend the Bucs will host the Jags, yet I ask, is there such thing as homefield advantage when the two team's stadiums are just hours apart? I think...

dannywest

Playing on the road; playing without their two star runningbacks, without their star fullback the Buccaneers look to be victorious and extend their record to 5-2, tallying more wins than all of last season.

But the task ahead of them won't be easy. The Lions have a dynamic quarterback in Jon Kitna, a man who has thrown for 1,333 yards and 8 touchdowns. The Lions also bring to the table some outstanding talent in their wide recievers with Roy Williams, Shaun McDonald, Mike Furrey, and...

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Earnest Graham is not a rookie, but you probably didn't hear about him until this year. Graham, however, is a four year veteran, been around longer than the Bucs' feature back, Carnell Williams.

But for the first three years of Graham's NFL career he had only rushed for 215 yards and never once found the endzone. But on September 23rd Graham ended his three year scoreless drought in emphatic fashion rushing for 75 yards and 2 touchdowns.

On that day he was a 3rd string...

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