Thomas Bassinger, Tampa Bay Times

Thomas Bassinger

Tampa Bay Times

Tampa, FL, United States

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Past articles by Thomas:

The Buccaneers tease new uniforms for 2020

The latest clue: The team posted a video to Twitter on Wednesday. → Read More

NFL playoffs: What the Bucs should take away from the Titans’ surprising run

“If only we had Derrick Henry” would be the wrong conclusion. → Read More

The XFL experiment: How do you build a team that Tampa Bay wants to watch?

A look at the Vipers’ plan to connect with the community and maintain fan interest. → Read More

Carson Palmer predicted a 'massive’ 2020 for Jameis Winston. Should we trust him?

Hint: He made a similar claim last year. It didn’t come true. → Read More

The XFL has announced rules that the NFL will someday steal

Hello, nine-point touchdowns and overtime shootouts. Goodbye, kneel downs and ties. → Read More

Madden NFL 20 warned us about the Buccaneers

The video game has accurately predicted Tampa Bay’s record for five straight seasons. → Read More

The Buccaneers’ 2020 salary cap situation isn’t what it seems

Tampa Bay will enter the offseason with about $90 million in cap space, the third-largest amount. It’s going to dry up quickly. → Read More

Jameis Winston: What will the Bucs do? Here are their options.

Franchise tag? Transition tag? Freeze tag? Short-term contract? No contract? We break down every realistic possibility. → Read More

Bucs-Falcons: There’s no denying it. We know who Jameis Winston is.

Among the things we learned this season: Tampa Bay has a defense, but it still doesn’t have a kicker. → Read More

XFL Q&A: Why former Oklahoma State quarterback Taylor Cornelius is an ‘iceman’

The Tampa Bay Vipers signal-caller talks camp competition, Marc Trestman’s coaching style and Mike Gundy’s hair. → Read More

The Bucs uniforms are the worst in the NFL. Let’s fix them.

It’s time to take action and end our long local nightmare. → Read More

Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2020 NFC South champions? Here’s how it could happen.

The balance of power in the division could be on the verge of shifting. → Read More

Fantasy football look ahead: Free agents to add before Week 9

Sam Darnold and Kenny Stills lead this week’s list of players you should stash now. → Read More

Buccaneers-Rams, Week 4: What we learned from Tampa Bay’s upset

Thomas Bassinger: It was closer than it should have been, but the Bucs showed us resolve we haven’t seen in years. → Read More

Fantasy football: Bye weeks have arrived. Here are the players you want to add before Week 5.

Don’t wait until Tuesday night to scan the waiver wire. Consider stashing Kirk Cousins, Darrel Williams or Golden Tate now. → Read More

Buccaneers-Rams: Why Cooper Kupp, not Todd Gurley, is Los Angeles’ true threat

In this preview: What Aqib Talib thinks of Jameis Winston, the bright spot in Tampa Bay’s pass defense and why Bruce Arians should quit stomping that mud hole. → Read More

The Giants stole the Buccaneers’ souls. Can they come back to life?

History shows that the pain of such losses tends to linger. → Read More

Buccaneers-Giants AfterMath: Blame Bruce Arians, not the kicker

The Bucs didn’t lose Sunday because of the kick they missed. They lost because of the kick they made. → Read More

Buccaneers-Giants, Week 4: What we learned

Thomas Bassinger: On fourth and short, go for it. → Read More

Buccaneers-Giants, Week 3: What we learned

Thomas Bassinger: On fourth and short, go for it. → Read More