Sports Day Tampa Bay

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones on the Tom Brady-Aaron Rodgers quarterback matchup this weekend in the NFC Championship Game but can Rodgers be in the GOAT conversation with only 1 Super Bowl win. Plus would a Buccaneers Super Bowl win rate as the greatest year of any Tampa Bay team of all time plus who will win the AFC. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones on Tom Brady's legacy in Tampa Bay after he's led the Buccaneers to the NFC Championship by beating Drew Brees and the Saints. Plus should Sean Payton have switched to Jameis Winston in the game to give them a better chance of winning and baseball has lost another Hall of Famer in Don Sutton. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud on the news he broke on Monday about Vita Vea's possible return to the Buccaneers defensive line this Sunday in Green Bay for the NFC Championship after he broke his leg back on October 8th. Plus Antonio Brown had an MRI on Monday so his status is up in the air and the Lightning have 2 players on the COVID list. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Buccaneers beat the Saints 30-20 to advance to the NFC Championship on Sunday in Green Bay for the first time since 2003. The Bucs defense led the way forcing 4 turnovers including 3 picks of Drew Brees as they avenged 2 regular season losses. Meanwhile the offense was balanced as Leonard Fournette and Ronald Jones ran the ball well and Tom Brady managed the passing game. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Joey Knight breakdown Tom Brady vs Drew Brees Take 3 on Sunday in the playoffs as the winner moves onto the NFC Championship Game. The Saints have won 5 in a row over the Buccaneers but does that matter as Tom Brady has the offense rolling and Devin White returns for the defense that Bruce Arians says must play better. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones on if the Saints are in the Buccaneers heads leading into their Divisional Playoff Matchup this weekend as New Orleans has won 5 straight in the series. Plus with Aaron Rodgers set to host Jeopardy, what are the best TV game shows. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones on the Tampa Bay Lightning opening their Stanley Cup defense tonight vs. the Blackhawks at Amalie Arena without fans in the building. How will they deal with the loss of Nikita Kucherov this year and who might step up. Plus is this Alabama team the best one of all-time and NostraThomas takes a victory lap on the Steelers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Alabama winning another National Championship under Nick Saban as they blowout Ohio State 52-24 and the Bucs are preparing for their Divisional Round playoff matchup vs. the Saints as they get Devin White back from the Reserve/COVID list but backup Kevin Minter goes on it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud on the Bucs first playoff win since Super Bowl 37 in January 2003 as they beat Washington 31-23 behind an offense that is rolling, despite a few drops, and saw Leonard Fournette have his best game as a Buccaneer. The defense struggled some against a mobile quarterback in Taylor Heineicke and Bruce Arians says they're performance wouldn't be good enough. Then Matt Baker joins us from Miami to preview the College Football Championship between Alabama and Ohio State and the...

Rick Stroud and Joey Knight preview the Buccaneers first playoff game in 13 years as they travel to Washington for a Saturday night matchup. What can they expect from Mike Evans, can they protect Tom Brady from Chase Young and Washington's defensive line and without Devin White can they make life difficult for Alex Smith. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones discuss the Eagles tanking their final game against the Redskins and does it hurt the game. Plus Devonta Smith wins the Heisman Trophy but was it the right choice and it's time to find Peyton Manning a new job. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick and Tom make the case for the Buccaneers to win and lose this Saturday in Washington in the first playoff game in 13 seasons and if they do lose can this season be viewed as a success. Plus the Hall of Fame finalists are out and both John Lynch and Ronde Barber are on it so will either get in. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Mike Evans potential return to practice on Thursday ahead of Saturday Night's Bucs-Washington playoff game that will be played without fans in the stands. Plus did the NFL do the Buccaneers wrong by playing them on Saturday as Devin White is unavailable, who go the better of the Brady-Belichick comparisons this year, the Lightning open training camp as Steven Stamkos looks good and we love the winter time in Florida. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and...

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Bucs beating the Falcons but possibly losing Mike Evans for the Bucs first playoff game in 13 season after he hyperextends his knees in the end zone. The Buccaneers will face Washington on Saturday night so Devin White will not be available as he'll still be in quarantine per NFL protocols. Antonio Brown had 11 catches to reach a financial bonus and kept the red-hot offense sizzling as Tom Brady finishes the regular season with 40 TD passes, the most...

Rick Stroud with a Buccaneers-Falcons preview as a win gets the Bucs the #5 seed to face the NFC East winner in the first round. Plus Ronald Jones and Mike Evans are going for 1,000 yards on the season and Rick answers your mailbag questions about the Bucs, Lightning schedule and your reaction to the Blake Snell trade. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker to discuss D'Eriq King's injury he sustained in a Bowl Game the other night, why players opt out of Bowl Games, a preview of the College Football Playoff Semifinals and are NFL's trying to hire Florida's Dan Mullen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones on just how far the Bucs can go in the playoffs now that they've clinched a spot for the first time since 2007. Plus what are you New Year's Eve plans and stories from the past. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones on the Rays trading Blake Snell and the over-reaction from the national media who don't cover the team but think they are bad for baseball despite the fact the Rays are better than most of the teams they cover. Plus the Lightning have to play this season without Nikita Kucherov and had to trade Braydon Coburn and Cedric Paquette to become salary cap compliant. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Joey Knight on the Buccaneers clinching their first playoff berth since 2007 with a 47-7 thumping of the Lions on Saturday. They can lock up the 5th seed with a win on Sunday vs. the Falcons as they have to decide whether to rest anyone prior to the playoffs. Plus former USF quarterback Jordan McCloud enters the transfer portal and the Lightning trade Braydon Coburn and Cedric Paquette to clear salary cap space. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud answers your mailbag questions on Christmas about Bruce Arians and his staff, what's with the Bucs slow starts, how good is Tristan Wirfs, what has happened to the Bucs secondary, why didn't the Bucs get more Pro Bowl selections, should the College Football Playoff field be expanded and will Ji-Man Choi make further strides forward to becoming an every day first baseman. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.