Power Rankings
December 5th, 2009Joe brings you his weekly look at what members of the national media rank the Bucs.
Mike Sando of BSPN.com believes the Bucs can be better. He has the Bucs ranked No. 30.
The pressure’s on Raheem Morris to improve late-game decision-making.
Pete Prisco of CBSSports.com isn’t as kind with the Bucs ranked No. 31.
Who will Raheem Morris fire this week? Is it another loss, another firing? It’s time the blame goes to the man at the top.
Adrian Hasenmayer is in the same boat as Prisco with the Bucs ranked No. 31.
Rookie QB Josh Freeman came very close last week to evening his record to 2-2 as a starter before his Bucs couldn’t stop the Falcons in the final seconds. Poor Raheem Morris could have come off looking a little smarter for firing his defensive coordinator and offensive coordinator just 10 games into his first season as captain of the ship
Josh Alper of Fanhouse.com also believes the Bucs are the second-worst team in the league at No. 31.
The defensive performance against the Falcons made it clear that Raheem Morris wasn’t totally nuts when he stripped defensive coordinator Jim Bates of his duties. Josh Freeman’s nearly mistake-free performance showed he wasn’t totally nuts to hand the offense to a rookie. A 10th loss in 11 games proves that sanity doesn’t always equal success.
December 6th, 2009 at 9:50 am
With Clayton out of the lineup, the Bucs ranking should improve by at least a couple places. Clayton is like running a race with ankle weights. Clayton must have helped coach the Gators last night because they dropped every other pass. His blocking skills have diminished too.