Buccaneers’ Fans Are Living A Charmed Life

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I think that when we look back  at this current run the Buccaneers are on (2020 – present) we will be amazed at what they’ve accomplished.
As a fan of this team since 1979, I’ve witnessed enough “downs” to really appreciate the “ups” we are experiencing now.
It’s why I chuckle when I hear some fans say that we’re winning ugly or how we easily could be 0 and 3. News flash….that WAS where we always seemed to be for most of my 40 plus years of following this team.
Ever the optimist, I always looked at my team with hope only to have reality set in by Halloween. I would wait for the draft and proclaim that this is the class that would turn our fortunes around. From Vinny to Jameis and every other QB drafted, traded for or  signed in FA, they all had varying degrees of success but never made the playoffs.
In 40 years, there have been 3 golden eras of Bucs football:
1. 1979 to 83 (NFC Championship game)
2. 1997 to 2005 (2002 Super Bowl)
3. 2020 – present (2020 Super Bowl)
In between you can see how tough it has been. Don’t take this current ride for granted folks because if you look around the league, you see how tough it’s been for some teams to even come CLOSE to what the Bucs have done.
The Miami Dolphins last won a playoff game 25 years ago. I’ve had 3 wives since then!
Enjoy the ride, appreciate every win and give the team all the support you can.
In November I’ll be traveling to Tampa for their three game homestand which I’ve affectionately dubbed “the Tampa Trifecta!” By then I hope we have the South Division nearly wrapped up. Now my hope has turned to expectation and I prefer the latter, how about you?
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Greg D'Cruz
Of all the NFL teams that I could follow, why did I choose the Tampa Bay Buccaneers? It was 1979, I was an impressionable 12-year-old living in Canada. At that time, getting any NFL coverage was tough enough but that was reserved for the elite teams like the Cowboys, Steelers etc. I watched one game at 1 PM and one game at 4 PM. That was it. No Redzone, no night games on Sunday Each Christmas my family would drive from Montreal to visit my aunt in Jacksonville. I remember seeing the Bucs playing on TV against the Falcons when I was there. I saw something that day that changed my fandom forever. There was a QB wearing number 12, in an orange jersey and he wasn’t white! As a minority myself, seeing a non-white QB was something that immediately I was drawn to. I knew that this was the team, and this was the guy who I would follow. The years between 1979 and 1997 were obviously difficult but my fandom never wavered. If anything, it made me stronger as a person. I’ve often joked that I’ve had 3 wives but only ONE football team. I was asked if I wanted to write the occasional article for Bucs Report. Talking and writing about the Bucs is a full-time hobby so of course my answer was YES. I’m 56, retired and living in Costa Rica now. I sport 4 Buc tattoos and have been fortunate to make many visits to Tampa to watch the Bucs. I’ve made countless friends and even more memories. I look forward to chatting and interacting with the many Buccaneer fans throughout the world. Go Bucs Greg D’Cruz