Sports Day Tampa Bay

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer your mailbag questions on the Rob Gronkowski, Ronald Jones, Leonard Fournette, Giovani Bernard, the Bucs secondary and defense, Richard Sherman, the NFL's taunting rules, possible Rays playoff opponents, their pitching staff, Kevin Kiermaier taking the Blue Jays scouting card, Mike Norvell's future at Florida State and the Florida Gators brand.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick break down the running back situation for the Buccaneers as Leonard Fournette seems poised to become RB1 and where is Giovani Bernard in the rotation. Plus the Bucs defense is struggling against the pass, Jameis Winston struggles in Saints loss to Panthers, reviewing the weekend in college football including Florida-Alabama, Florida State's 0-3 start and the Rays have Shane Baz on the mound for his Major League debut on Monday night.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Tampa Bay Times Writer Joey Knight break down the Bucs 48-25 win over the Falcons as the offense scores 30 points for the 9th straight game, an NFL record, and Mike Edwards has two Pick-6's for the defense. Mike Evans and Rob Gronkowski both caught 2 touchdowns from Tom Brady who threw 5 in the game with no interceptions. Ronald Jones missed a blitz pickup so how much more of him will we see moving forward?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick preview Sunday's Buccaneers-Falcons game in which the Bucs are the heavy favorite but it is a divisional game and Tampa Bay must clean up the turnovers and penalties. Plus the Rays beat the Tigers and lower their magic number to 8 to win the division and 7 to make the playoffs with 15 games to go.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker to preview Florida-Alabama, why isn't Anthony Richardson starting at QB for the Gators, what happened at Florida State last weekend and what the future holds for Coach Mike Norvell, USC fires Clay Helton so who will be their next coach and what to make of Auburn-Penn State this weekend.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud on the Bucs as they returned to practice on Tuesday ahead of Sunday's game vs. the Falcons. He has updates on Ronald Jones, Sean Murphy-Bunting and more. Then Rays Radio Host Neil Solondz joins us to discuss the Rays pitching staff including their recent struggles and how they might setup for the playoffs, Wander Franco's injury, Nelson Cruz's impact and more.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer your mailbag questions about the Bucs 31-29 win over the Cowboys, should there be concern over the running backs and secondary, why OJ Howard didn't play in the 2nd half, will Urban Meyer succeed as an NFL Coach, is this new Jameis Winston here to stay, are Clemson and Ohio State already about of the College Football Playoff, what concerns should we have about the Rays pitching staff, who wins between Florida State and USF and who gets a new stadium first, the Rays or USF.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Bruce Arians comments after their Opening Night win including why Ronald Jones didn't return after his fumble saying he couldn't come back mentally from it plus it sounds like Sean Murphy-Bunting will be out a while with a dislocated elbow. Plus a wind day in the NFL including Jameis Winston throwing 5 touchdowns, Cardinals stomp the Titans and the Saint beat up the Packers. In College Football USF has some positives to take from their loss to Florida while Florida State lost to FCS Jacksonville State on the last play, plus the Rays lose two of three to Detroit while the bullpen is struggling to get lefty hitters out.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Tampa Bay Times Writer Joey Knight break down the Bucs 31-29 win in the NFL Kickoff Game as Tom Brady leads them down the field as time expired for the game-winning field goal. Dak Prescott balled for the Cowboys and exploited the depth of the secondary that saw Sean Murphy-Bunting leave with a dislocated elbow. The offense played well but suffered from drops and we didn't see a lot of Giovani Bernard.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud previews tonight's NFL Season Opener at Raymond James Stadium as you'll hear from Bucs QB Tom Brady and LB Devin White on tonight's game and the season ahead.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud sits down with Buccaneers Defensive Coordinator Todd Bowles to discuss last year's defense, turning the page this year and just how good Devin White is. Plus Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker joins us to recap College Football Week 1 and look ahead to USF-Florida, is the ACC in trouble this year and was last Thursday the worst day in USF Football history.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on a crazy Rays-Red Sox game that saw Tampa Bay win after trailing 7-1 and collecting 19 hits including a little league inside the park Grand Slam for Nelson Cruz. Plus the weekend that was in College Football including the return of McKenzie Milton in Tallahassee after nearly 3 years, 2 quarterbacks in Gainesville plus some really good defenses showing out so far.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud sits down with Buccaneers Offensive Coordinator Bryon Leftwich to discuss winning the Super Bowl last year, his relationship with Tom Brady, how the offense evolved last year, not getting interviews for head coaching jobs and more. Plus Rick broke the news that Tom Brady had COVID in February shortly after the Bucs Super Bowl Boat Parade.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Tampa Bay Times Bucs Writer Joey Knight on the death of former Buccaneers 1st Round Draft Pick Keith McCants at the age of 53 by an apparent drug overdose. Plus USF started their season at NC State and switched quarterbacks before the end of the 1st half.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football Wrtier Matt Baker to preview College Football Week 1 including Florida-FAU, USF-NC State, Florida State-Notre Dame, Clemson-Georgia and so much more as fans will be back in the stands.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times Rays Writer Marc Topkin to discuss the Rays potent offense which has led them to a record that is 35-games over .500, how the pitching staff might playout in the playoffs and the best storylines from the season. Plus Bucs make some cuts including Ryan Griffin and the Patriots cut Cam Newton.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer your mailbag questions about Bucs cuts, is Joe Tryon-Shoyinka a starter, are special teams still weak, who is best postseason matchup for Rays, are Rays World Championship or Bust and memories of Football Opening Days.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Bucs impressive performance by the offense in Saturday's final preseason game, Bruce Arians is worried about COVID testing and the Rays continue to pound the Orioles as they now have the best scoring offense in baseball.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Bucs final preseason game in Houston with the starters expected to play the first half. Plus Wander Franco is as good as advertised and your reaction to our discussion of the greatest St. Pete athletes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Tom Verducci's SI piece on if what the Rays do with their pitching staff is bad for baseball and who is the greatest athlete from St. Pete.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.