Tag Archives: BetweenTheHashes

Uncategorized

Record Watch: Mike Evans

Advertisements

Nothing in life is certain outside of Tom Brady winning Lombardi’s, and Mike Evans scoring touchdowns. Sunday could see history being made again by the 8th year wideout. 

In what will be his 115th career game, Evans has the possibility to tie former Buc Mike Alstott as the franchise’s touchdown leader with 71. The Bucs who will be depleted at the receiver corps with Antonio Brown out, Chris Godwin is questionable, and the possibility of Scotty Miller returning from the IR list.

Evans, who has had prior success against Washington. While playing with a hyperextended knee suffered just six days prior to last season’s Wildcard Playoff Game, catching six passes for 119 yards, proving why he is the Bucs workhorse.

With a visit to the end zone on Sunday, Evans would join 4 Hall of Fame players in NFL history to have 8,500+ yards and 70+ touchdowns within their first 115 games. The other four players to have crossed this path have been Marvin Harrison, Randy Moss, Calvin Johnson, and Jerry Rice.

Stay tuned to Bucs Life Media as we keep a close eye on this record.

*Statistical Information was provided by Andrew Holman | Tampa Bay Buccaneers Public Relations.

Buccaneers

Gameday Prediction: Bucs Quest For Repeat Begins Against Cowboys

Advertisements

The quest to go Back-to-Back officially begins

The Bucs title defense begins tonight when they open their season against the Dallas Cowboys in front of a sold-out crowd at Raymond James Stadium. This will be the first time both teams have played in front of a stadium full of fans since the 2019 season, as the pandemic kept most fans from attending games last season.

Fortunately for the Bucs faithful, quarterback Tom Brady is undefeated against “America’s Team” as he sits with a 5-0 record with 1,354 passing yards, 10 touchdowns, and only two interceptions. Not too shabby for the 43-year old veteran who is entering his 22nd season in the league. Unfortunately, Dak Prescott will be returning to action since an ankle injury derailed his 2020 season and will have to do so without Pro Bowl guard Zach Martin, which means the Bucs championship defense will look to feast on the opportunity.

Below are a few predictions for this Week 1 matchup

Bucs will defeat Cowboys despite series record

It’s no secret that Dallas has the Bucs’ number when it comes to the series record(15-4) while outscoring the Bucs 305-265. When both teams last met during the 2018 season, Dallas managed to escape with a 27-20 win after early miscues from the visiting Bucs.

That indeed won’t be the case tonight as Brady will look to keep that goose egg intact. Look for Brady to have a huge game, passing for over 300-yards and at minimum 3 touchdowns. At the same time, expect wideouts Chris Godwin and Mike Evans to have monster games as both should be on the receiving end of at least 100-yard games with a touchdown on the stat sheet. The sleeper to also pay attention to is veteran wideout, Antonio Brown, as his speed could help open things up for the offense. When it is all said and done, expect the Bucs to walk away with a 30-10 victory to begin the season 1-0.

The defense will feast on Dak Prescott

As mentioned earlier, the Cowboys will be without Pro Bowl guard Zach Martin, as he has been placed on the COVID list for the team’s Week 1 matchup. This should be great news when it comes to Tampa’s pass rush. Expect big things from the reigning Super Bowl Champion defense as they are predicted to sack Prescott at least 4 times — Barrett with 2 and Suh and White with 1 — along with capturing at least 2 turnovers via interceptions by Carlton Davis III and Antoine Winfield. Expect the Bucs defense to hold Dak and the offense to under 200-yards passing while keeping running back Ezekiel Elliott to just under 50 yards rushing.

This is a very bold prediction, but how can you bet against the defending Super Bowl Champions, who are carrying an 8-game win streak dating back to Week 14 of last season.

What are your score predictions for the Week 1 matchup? Let us know in the comments using #BucsLife or #BetweenTheHashes. Also, tune in to the debut of Between The Hashes Pre-Game Show at 6 pm, streaming exclusively on both Bucs Life Media and Between The Hashes Facebook Pages.

Opinion Editorial

[Opinion Editorial]: Keep The Same Energy For Trask As Some Still Show Towards Winston?

Advertisements

Fans sure do love them some Jameis

Jameis Winston, yet again, found a way to set social media on fire last night with his performance against the Jacksonville Jaguars, throwing for 2 touchdowns early in the game. If there’s one thing Winston has been successful at since leaving Tampa last season and signing with the division rival Saints, it is living “rent-free” in many Bucs fan’s heads. 

Whether you’re a fan of the man who gave us five years or not, many fans seem to have an opinion on the young man, who was drafted in 2015 over Marcus Mariota with the first-overall pick.

Jameis Winston throws a pass to WR Chris Godwin against the New Orleans Saints in November 2019 (Photo Credit: J.T. ‘BucDad’ Bowers/Bucs Life Media)
Many fans can’t seem to get over it. It’s like a bad breakup. Some of those fans just seem to live off of his name; almost like they’re begging for the “ex” to take them back. And I, for one, get it because of how critical I was of him throughout those five years he was here. Did I analyze all 2,548 attempts or his 1,563 completions? In some shape or form, I did. But not to the degree of some. Was I analyzing all 121 touchdowns or 88 interceptions? Again, in some way or another. In ways, I was very critical of his decisions when it came to his “superman” mentality while possibly being too critical. Truth be told, I’m one of the fans that simply remind New Orleans Saints’ fans that his first-and-last throws as a Buccaneer were a touchdown for the opposing team via one of his 88 interceptions.

Will Trask receive the same energy from Bucs fans?

Photo credit: J.T. ‘BucDad’Bowers/Bucs Life Media
On Saturday, Bucs rookie Kyle Trask had a rough outing in the preseason loss to the Tennessee Titans, throwing 2 interceptions. A social media post made by myself had some fans talking. Although the situations are different, the long-term still is similar to the one Winston is stepping into. One that had Winston poised to be the future of the franchise.
Click here to see comments (via BucDad Oneof’one Facebook)

With that being said, the same energy that everyone continues to waste on our former quarterback needs to be shown towards Trask. Kyle Trask, who has a great opportunity to learn under the greatest of all-time and surefire Hall of Famer Tom Brady, deserves the same praise and the same criticism that we have carried for Winston. Granted, Trask isn’t entering the season as a starter, much less expected to be any competition to unseat Blaine Gabbert as the back-up. What is similar to the Winston story, is that Trask is expected to take the wheel once Brady decides to call it quits. If he ever does.

Truthfully, we should have higher expectations of Trask due to who he has the opportunity to learn from. So, if we’re going to continue to waste energy on a division rival, then why not give the same energy to the guy who is actually on our roster? This can’t be just a Florida/Florida State thing.

Uncategorized

NFL Cracks Down On Taunting: Who is the rule targeting?

Advertisements

The NFL is cracking down on taunting just one season after allowing players to participate in touchdown celebrations. With the new rule in place, let’s take a look as to what lead members of the NFL’s competition committee to a decision to crack down on what they’re calling “taunting”.

In a report posted earlier this week by Yahoo Sports contributor Charles Robinson, he cites that the members of the committee agreed to crack down largely in thanks to Kansas City Chiefs wideout Tyreek Hill for back-flips in the endzone and throwing up “deuces” to the opposing team’s defenders on his way to the endzone. 

According to two league sources familiar with the committee’s conversations, those gestures sparked conversations last season after the wideout performed flips when entering the endzone during the Chiefs’ Week 12 matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, followed by another one in Week 13 vs the Denver Broncos, which was nationally televised.

According to one of those sources he stated, “[The backflips], when you’re watching that and the gesturing, it’s not a part of a touchdown celebration.” He then followed it up by speaking in regards to the incident during Super Bowl LV involving Hill and Bucs’ safety Antoine Winfield Jr. — which resulted in a penalty followed by a monetary fine. “It’s obviously taunting. It’s purposely being disrespectful, and you saw in the Super Bowl where it came back. A guy retaliates because he saw that it was being disrespectful, and then now he’s getting him back.”

During the post-game press conference, Winfield Jr. admitted to it being “taunting” as a form of retaliation for Hill’s antics during both team’s Week 12 matchup previously mentioned. “The taunting, man, it’s something I had to do,” Winfield told reporters. “When we played them earlier [in the season], Hill went off on us. He backflipped right in front of my face and gave me the peace sign. So it was only right that I gave him the peace sign right back to him. It felt amazing to be able to do that.”

So was it Hill’s antics that made the committee begin working on something, or did Winfield Jr.’s retaliation ultimately force their hand? Considering Hill was never penalized nor fined, but the latter, which was donated to charity, it’s hard to argue that maybe the Super Bowl incident made the committee look into even the playing field.

If Winfield Jr. never returned the favor eight weeks after the humiliation, would the committee had cracked down, or would it had continued to be swept under the rug? Regardless, it was only fitting that the gesture was returned on the very field that the shenanigans had started on by the very player whom it was directed at.