The Official Buccaneers Blogger?

I've just completed an application to be considered as the official Tampa Bay Buccaneers blogger. My application is now lost among thousands of entries, I'm sure. But I ask you, how many of them are as dedicated as I am? Living in Patriots country and wearing a Buccaneer logo watch? A preacher at that, with a pirate flag adorning my wrist? Showing up all over New England in my Buc jerseys (Bucco-Bruce to Pewter, Selmon to Cadillac, and my own personalized jersey)? How many Bucs blogger wannabees wore Buc colors to Gillette Stadium among 60,000 Patriot fans last December and managed to walk out with pride even though the Bucs stumbled that day? Which blogger out there routinely uses Buccaneer stories and football metaphors in sermons?

So, friends of mine, sound off in the comments here for me. Tell these folks that your pastor is nuts when it comes to the Bucs (and perhaps just in general). Tell them how scared you were when you observed me watching a Bucs game. Tell them how dashingly handsome I am in pewter. Tell them I'll unlock the DaVinci Code for them. Tell them I know more about the word 'but' than anyone else. Tell them that I am 'The Gridiron Guru'! Tell them I write and sing songs! Everything from Peter, Paul and Mary to Kiss! I've written a song about Oprah Winfrey!

Tell them I've got autographed pictures of John McKay, Ricky Bell, and that I once stepped through the front door of fullback Johnny Davis' townhome in Tampa in 1979 and watched him play the organ. Tell them I've visited Lee Roy Selmon's bust in Canton. Tell them I vacation every summer in Black Mountain, NC (hometown of Super Bowl 37 QB Brad Johnson). Tell them I'll be watching the World Bowl and cheering for Jason Nerys and Jared Allen, allocated to NFL Europe by the Bucs. Say it! Say it! AAAARRRRRRRR!

Hey Tampa Bay Online... I'm your guy.