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From everyone connected with the Bucs UK and BUCPOWER.COM, I would like to wish all of our many American cousins a very happy 4th of July today!
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 Everything you wanted to know about the Bucs' victory in Super Bowl XXXVII in San Diego. Game reports, pictures, statistics and comments. Click here for the menu | |
The JP Peterson ShowDuring the Buc season, BUCPOWER.COM has a regular slot on JP Peterson's Happy Hour show on the CBS affiliated station, 1010 Sports. 1010 Sports can be listened to from this country and features some of the best sports discussion out there. Click here for a link to the 1010 Sports website | |
Myself and JD amongst others have signed up for a fantastic free on-line paper, The Sporting News Daily. It arrives each day around 1pm UK time and has between 40-50 pages of all the overnight American sports news. And I cannot stress the word "free" enough!
Click here for details on how to get this on-line paper | |
Front Office FootballSimply the best American Football simulation game out there. No graphical gameplay, just drafting, trading, contract negotiating and even play-calling and strategy if you want it. Click here for more details on this superb game | |
The spiritual home of the Bucs UK on trips to Tampa is Selmon's restaurant. Situated less than a mile from Raymond James Stadium, it is a tribute to the Buccaneers' Hall of Fame defensive end with pictures and jerseys from his NFL career.
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Something to prove at training campIt won't just be rookies with an axe to grind at the end of this month when camp opens. Anwar Richardson looks at six Bucs from Ronde Barber to Maurice Stovall who will be under the spotlight for different reasons this year. Click here for more on this story |
GM Mark Dominik answers backBased on some of the moronic message board comments, the Bucs should just go out and spend $40M tomorrow on anyone left unsigned as a free agent. And that includes Derrick Brooks! Unreal - OK so I think re-signing Barrett Ruud would be a start but financial prudence is a smart tactic for any team right now. Click here for more on this story |
Getting to know Doug Williams30 years ago and Doug was about to enter his sophomore season in the NFL having led the Bucs to five wins as a rookie. And of course in 1979, he led the amazing turnaround charge to the NFC Championship game. Time today to see what makes Doug tick these days in his new role in the front office. Click here for more on this story |
NFL beat writer lays into the GlazersIt's been an occasional subject on Tampa sports talk stations - the apparent lack of spending on the Bucs. It's a subject one or two message boards constantly harp on about. Now the NFL's new beat writer, Jason La Canfora, starts quoting numbers on the owners of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Manchester United. Click here for more on this story |
Surprise at first but not any moreRemember back in 2007 when the Bucs were in Carolina and Luke Petitgout went out injured. The Bucs' starting left tackle became Donald Penn. Not a start to his name at the time and a former waiver wire signing. Two years on, and no-one is in any doubt about his ability to play tackle now. Click here for more on this story |
Bucs realise Winslow is the real dealMost Buc fans have mixed thoughts about the arrival of Kellen Winslow Jr in the spring trade with the Browns. But for offensive and defensive team-mates alike, the respect for his on-field abilities is unanimous. Click here for more on this story |
Another view - let Josh start nowThe success that rookies Joe Flacco and Matt Ryan had in their first seasons have led some people to believe that tearing up the rookie QB handbook is the best way forward. Michael Lombardi argues here that the Bucs would be best suited to let Josh Freeman start from opening day in Tampa. Click here for more on this story |
Derrick Brooks still waiting for a callWarren Sapp was again being outspoken this week (similar story - Pope rumoured to be Catholic) on the subject of his former team-mate Derrick Brooks still being amongst the ranks of the NFL unemployed. But on this topic, sad as it may seem, you have to accept reality - time to hang them up Derrick and begin your countdown to induction at Canton. Click here for more on this story |
The state of the BuccaneersFor those of you not in the UK, Mike is a gridiron journalistic legend on this side of the Atlantic and has been presenting on the NFL here for over a decade. Now he turns his Coast-to-Coast column for NFL UK towards the Buccaneers and looks at the state of the franchise from where he sits. Click here for more on this story |
Denis Crawford meets Pat SummerallEveryone knows Pat for his NFL game commentary work with John Madden. Many people know he was a kicker for the New York Giants in the legendary 1958 championship game with the Baltimore Colts. Now Denis Crawford reveals his connections with the Bucs. Click here for more on this story |
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BUC STORY ARCHIVE Click on the links below for recent articles |
| Ready for a back-to-basics camp with Raheem Morris? |
| Martin Fennelly - Buccaneers don't need Plaxico |
| How about Josh Freeman starting from Day One? |
| Charley Hannah - former Buc gets recognition |
| Shooting practice - paint ball is the new game |
| Jimmy Wilkerson - finally a starter |
| Raheem promises a very tough camp |
| Martin Fennelly - get Barrett Ruud a new deal |
| Notes from Thursday in Tampa |
| 2009 - this is Sabby's big shot |
| Notes from Wednesday's workouts |
| Barrett Ruud shows up at minicamp |
| No clear cut starter yet at quarterback |
| Click here for other stories going back the last six months |
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Introducing 140+ Buc video galleries This is it - what I have been working to have ready for the past month. Thanks to a great idea from Dave Peterson, BUCPOWER is pleased to introduce video galleries by player in the same way as we have picture galleries. Over 140 different players with over 200 clips of some of the best plays in the 32-year history of the franchise. And it's not complete - we will be adding clips to this feature in the same way as we constantly add pictures to the player gallery pages. Click here for more on this story |
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The best ever Buc in each number Welcome to another of our famous BUCPOWER.COM countdowns. We are going to go back to a feature we originally ran some years back and look at each number from 1 through 99 to profile each Buccaneer player who has worn that number and determine the best in each one. 
62 Ian BecklesOK now remember this is an award for the best Buc in that number ON the field. Because if you count the last few years off the field on the moronic morning show on WDAE620 as part of the Dumb and Dumber combination, then any of the other seven players on the list would take the honour. Click here for the feature article Click here to look back at the previous numbers featured 
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The Bucs UK Merchandise Catalogue At last - the 24 different items of Bucs UK and BUCPOWER merchandise now available on-line. From T-shirts to polo shirts, badges to caps, sweatshirts to jackets - for the first time it is all on-line. Click here for the merchandise section |
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The immortal winless 1976 Buccaneers Their place in Tampa Bay sports history is secure. And as the years have gone by, more and more fans now embrace the winless team that first took the field under the Buccaneer name 33 years ago. When I first put together features on the expansion Bucs, I was amazed as the popular reception it got from fans and the players alike. Now I can take it a massive stage further with profile pages on the 149 players involved in that first year team from overnight camp invitees, to gamebooks and stats from all the regular and pre-season encounters. Over 200 hundred pictures from that first season, video clips, interviews and flashback features. Welcome to the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Click here for the new-look expansion feature 
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The Bucs in London 2009Everything you wanted to know at this stage about the Buccaneers' trip to London next year for the game against New England. Early ticket arrangements, how we will deal with applications, deals for club members etc. Click here for some of the comments from our media friends Click here for an editorial on the announcement COUNTDOWN: TO KICK-OFF: 
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Training camp detailsAny of you guys intending to be in Tampa in August? OK so this week in the UK has given you perfect preparation for the hot weather if you are, but you will have the chance to visit the new One Buc Place facility and watch some of Buccaneer training camp. Click here for more on this story |
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