Buccaneers sound off as they search for some respect Packers' comments bother Tampa Bay players

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: January 2, 1998| Author: D. ORLANDO LEDBETTER | Copyright information

As the week wore on, you could literally see the smoke flowing out of One Buccaneer Place.

Those swashbuckling Tampa Bay Buccaneers were steaming hot at the Green Bay Packers.

Yeah, they were tossing that respect card on the table. The Packers have been dissing them, and they're not going to take it anymore. "Earn Some Respect" day is Sunday, when the upstarts line up and try to take down the defending Super Bowl champions at Lambeau Field. For Packers fans, this theme should s...

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