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I removed a reference to the 2006 Miami Dolphins' losing streak. It's definitely a significant losing streak, but it never reached the 14 games that the Buccaneers achieved in 1976. GuySperanza ( talk) 14:39, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
I'm going to rephrase the following sentence: "....and the 1944 Brooklyn Tigers, Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers, all 0-10." As written, it implies the Cardinals and Steelers operated seperately, each going winless. But they actually merged as a single entity for the 1944 season, and most references I've seen refer to them as "Card-Pitt". Elsquared ( talk) 04:46, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
Reviewer: Wizardman 14:04, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
The article is pretty good, but I did notice a lot of issues:
I'll put the article on hold, and give you a week to fix all this. Wizardman 02:57, 27 November 2009 (UTC)
I didn't see where this article was getting reviewed, so I missed the chance to address the concerns of the reviewer. I'll be renominating the article; in the meantime, I've started addressing the issues that were raised and have responded to some of them above. GuySperanza ( talk) 20:32, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
Here's where I stand on these suggestions as of 1-12-10:
As of 1-19, complete and awaiting further review.
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Reviewer: Nosleep ( Talk · Contribs) 05:51, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
Since Wizardman is a better reviewer than I am, and since this is my fifth GA review in the last two weeks, and since this is a rather large article, I'm not planning to fine-tooth every word and phrase. We'll see how it goes, but I'm going to base my evaluation on Wizardman's, and the progress since then. Nosleep ( Talk · Contribs) 08:16, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
Here's how I might revise the lead. The first paragraph is good as is. What do you think of this for the rest:
The expansion draft was largely made up of aging veterans, giving the Buccaneers little basis for success. They were last in the league in points scored, touchdowns, and rushing touchdowns.[2] They were outscored 412–125, allowed 6.7 yards per play, and allowed an average of 183 rushing yards per game.[3] After a 19-point 4th-quarter performance brought them within striking distance of a victory in week 9 against the Kansas City Chiefs, they were blown out of every game the rest of the season.
By the time the season ended, only four starters from the first game were still on the roster, and 17 players were on injured reserve. The injury problems were at least partly the result of the teams having only been given hours to prepare for the expansion draft, with no medical information provided on the players.[5] The defense was hit particularly hard by injuries. Having been on the field for upward of 90 plays per game, they played the equivalent of two seasons in one.[6][7]
The 2008 NFL Network program "10 Worst Teams of All Time" (produced prior to the 2008 Detroit Lions season) recognized the 1976 Buccaneers as the worst NFL team ever. Subsequent expansion teams were given a more generous allotment of draft picks and expansion draft opportunities, in part to avoid a repeat of the Buccaneers' difficulties.[8]
Four shortish paragraphs, in the lead anyway, give a better aesthetic a blob of text. I'd also remove the sentence about conflicts between McKay and Steve Spurrier, as it doesn't seem to be addressed later in the article (certainly not to the depth that a mention in the lead would seem to merit). Nosleep ( Talk · Contribs) 07:56, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
To what does McKay's only promise was that he would deliver a championship ahead of Pittsburgh's 41-year timetable. refer?
I'm not wild about the bulleted list of McKay's little malapropisms, but I'll defer to Wizardman's review and the fact that he didn't object to it. However, as Wizardman noted, all quotations need conspicuous citations. I have appended {{ fact}} to those that lack them. I don't think the quotes from the assistant coach and from Ira Gordon are really applicable to that section (it is, after all, headed "McKay quotes"). Nosleep ( Talk · Contribs) 08:31, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
I have appended {{ fact}} to all quotes lacking citations – they all need conspicuous citations. If they are cited by the citation that next appears in the article, then duplicate it. Nosleep ( Talk · Contribs) 19:43, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
‘Five Quarters’ Wore Down Stout Buccaneer Defense, Sarasota Journal , Sept. 20, 1976.
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So the 2017 Cleveland Browns have become the third team to break the Buccaneers' intra-season losing streak. I think we should consider waiting until the end of the 2017 season before mentioning it in the article, just so by then it will be sure their streak is either a 15 or 16 game losing streak. — R. J. Circus – contribs - talk – 00:54, 25 December 2017 (UTC)
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I removed a reference to the 2006 Miami Dolphins' losing streak. It's definitely a significant losing streak, but it never reached the 14 games that the Buccaneers achieved in 1976. GuySperanza ( talk) 14:39, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
I'm going to rephrase the following sentence: "....and the 1944 Brooklyn Tigers, Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers, all 0-10." As written, it implies the Cardinals and Steelers operated seperately, each going winless. But they actually merged as a single entity for the 1944 season, and most references I've seen refer to them as "Card-Pitt". Elsquared ( talk) 04:46, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
Reviewer: Wizardman 14:04, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
The article is pretty good, but I did notice a lot of issues:
I'll put the article on hold, and give you a week to fix all this. Wizardman 02:57, 27 November 2009 (UTC)
I didn't see where this article was getting reviewed, so I missed the chance to address the concerns of the reviewer. I'll be renominating the article; in the meantime, I've started addressing the issues that were raised and have responded to some of them above. GuySperanza ( talk) 20:32, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
Here's where I stand on these suggestions as of 1-12-10:
As of 1-19, complete and awaiting further review.
GuySperanza (
talk)
17:04, 20 January 2010 (UTC)
Reviewer: Nosleep ( Talk · Contribs) 05:51, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
Since Wizardman is a better reviewer than I am, and since this is my fifth GA review in the last two weeks, and since this is a rather large article, I'm not planning to fine-tooth every word and phrase. We'll see how it goes, but I'm going to base my evaluation on Wizardman's, and the progress since then. Nosleep ( Talk · Contribs) 08:16, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
Here's how I might revise the lead. The first paragraph is good as is. What do you think of this for the rest:
The expansion draft was largely made up of aging veterans, giving the Buccaneers little basis for success. They were last in the league in points scored, touchdowns, and rushing touchdowns.[2] They were outscored 412–125, allowed 6.7 yards per play, and allowed an average of 183 rushing yards per game.[3] After a 19-point 4th-quarter performance brought them within striking distance of a victory in week 9 against the Kansas City Chiefs, they were blown out of every game the rest of the season.
By the time the season ended, only four starters from the first game were still on the roster, and 17 players were on injured reserve. The injury problems were at least partly the result of the teams having only been given hours to prepare for the expansion draft, with no medical information provided on the players.[5] The defense was hit particularly hard by injuries. Having been on the field for upward of 90 plays per game, they played the equivalent of two seasons in one.[6][7]
The 2008 NFL Network program "10 Worst Teams of All Time" (produced prior to the 2008 Detroit Lions season) recognized the 1976 Buccaneers as the worst NFL team ever. Subsequent expansion teams were given a more generous allotment of draft picks and expansion draft opportunities, in part to avoid a repeat of the Buccaneers' difficulties.[8]
Four shortish paragraphs, in the lead anyway, give a better aesthetic a blob of text. I'd also remove the sentence about conflicts between McKay and Steve Spurrier, as it doesn't seem to be addressed later in the article (certainly not to the depth that a mention in the lead would seem to merit). Nosleep ( Talk · Contribs) 07:56, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
To what does McKay's only promise was that he would deliver a championship ahead of Pittsburgh's 41-year timetable. refer?
I'm not wild about the bulleted list of McKay's little malapropisms, but I'll defer to Wizardman's review and the fact that he didn't object to it. However, as Wizardman noted, all quotations need conspicuous citations. I have appended {{ fact}} to those that lack them. I don't think the quotes from the assistant coach and from Ira Gordon are really applicable to that section (it is, after all, headed "McKay quotes"). Nosleep ( Talk · Contribs) 08:31, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
I have appended {{ fact}} to all quotes lacking citations – they all need conspicuous citations. If they are cited by the citation that next appears in the article, then duplicate it. Nosleep ( Talk · Contribs) 19:43, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
‘Five Quarters’ Wore Down Stout Buccaneer Defense, Sarasota Journal , Sept. 20, 1976.
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So the 2017 Cleveland Browns have become the third team to break the Buccaneers' intra-season losing streak. I think we should consider waiting until the end of the 2017 season before mentioning it in the article, just so by then it will be sure their streak is either a 15 or 16 game losing streak. — R. J. Circus – contribs - talk – 00:54, 25 December 2017 (UTC)