Bucs, Giants Out; Packers Make Playoffs
January 2nd, 2011
Joe hates to even acknowledge this, but the Packers have gotten past the Bears this afternoon and made the playoffs. The Bucs (10-6) and Giants (10-6) are going home empty.
Still sick about losing to the Lions two weeks ago, Joe’s teetering back and forth between feeling great about the Bucs and their great strides this season and agonizing about what could have been with a win against Detroit.
The Bucs would be heading to Seattle or St. Louis next week.
Oh, well. Nothing a few evening cocktails can’t soothe.
January 2nd, 2011 at 8:15 pm
This has been a GREAT season. I enjoyed watching it more than any season in the past, except perhaps the Super Bowl season. These are a lovable bunch of young players and they should give us much to cheer for in the years to come. Let’s just hope there’s football next year so we can strike while the iron is hot.
January 2nd, 2011 at 8:15 pm
im so glad we got freeman over cutler wow what a pile of trash that guy is
January 2nd, 2011 at 8:17 pm
GREAT SEASON
we wouldn’t necessarily have been in with a win over the lions Joe, as NO would have had something to play for today and brees may have lead a fourth quarter comeback
January 2nd, 2011 at 8:18 pm
I feel your pain AND elation, Joe. Remember, stay hydrated on hangover Monday.
January 2nd, 2011 at 8:19 pm
Yeah justin, living in Colorado, I was trying to tell all the Bucs fans that we DON’T want Cutler back during that whole fiasco, but nobody wanted to listen to me. They all said we needed a “franchise” QB and Cutler is that guy. I’ll say it again now, a couple years after… Cutler is NOT a franchise QB, never was, never will be. We are SO much better off with Freeman!
January 2nd, 2011 at 8:21 pm
James…NO gave it their all. They pulled him half way through the 4th quarter. They were not coming back. I do get your point though, one event could change the outcome of many events. No need to go all shoulda woulda coulda. I am still rejoicing in the win and a 10 – 6 season.
January 2nd, 2011 at 8:25 pm
From 3-13 to 10-6…. best turnaround in Buccaneers history. And a lot to look forward to in young players. Freeman, Blount, Williams, Benn, Briscoe, McCoy, Price, Watson, Biggers, Lewis, Grimm, Larsen, etc.
January 2nd, 2011 at 8:26 pm
Well at least, both the Giants and Packers won and we didn’t slide behind NY in the draft…
January 2nd, 2011 at 8:28 pm
@justin f: I know right, it takes him an hour to drop back….
January 2nd, 2011 at 8:29 pm
as 6th seed behind saints we would play Eagles not st. louis/seattle…
January 2nd, 2011 at 8:29 pm
as 6th seed behind saints we would play Eagles not st. louis/seattle…
January 2nd, 2011 at 8:33 pm
NOW GET THAT CBA DONE AND LETS HAVE A GREAT OFFSEASON
January 2nd, 2011 at 8:33 pm
It sucks to miss the playoffs, but these guys need to remain hungry. To have been so successful and to have to watch the Rams/Seahawks in the playoffs would piss me off and make me want to win 11 or 12 next year. I’m sure Freeman will feel the same way.
January 2nd, 2011 at 8:34 pm
Well for the third year in a row my season is over,dont look at any team in the playoffs if bucs not in,but for the first time since superbowl cant wait till next year,congrats to team ,coaches, owner.GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 2nd, 2011 at 8:45 pm
All I can say is enjoy your inevitable first round playoff losses Chicago and St.Louis. I can’t believe St. Louis is probably going to the playoffs. And one more week of hearing the Sam Bradford hype. I get it. He had a good season for a rookie QB. He also failed to lead his team to a winning record in the worst division in the history of pro football. Maybe he’s just a tad overhyped at this point. It will be a travesty if he wins rookie of the year by failing to lead his team to a winning record. If the Seahawks mess around and win the game and go to the playoffs well….I just don’t even know what to say about that. Blount Object needs to be ROY. He is a top 5 back type talent. He could easily lead the league in rushing behind a better run blocking line and with a full season of starting. I sure hope the Bucs find a way to acquire a real pro bowl caliber dominant run blocking O-lineman in the offseason. The self appointed king of left tackles Donald Penn isnt enough for me.
January 2nd, 2011 at 8:46 pm
It’s just too darn bad that RaheeEEEEEEem told his boys that the race was only to 10. What a terrible coach job… they needed 11!
January 2nd, 2011 at 8:50 pm
This really sucks we beat the lame ass rams and Stomped a mudhole in Seattle’s ass and those losers get a chance @ dancing with the stars. Blount better be rookie of the year or someone has to die
January 2nd, 2011 at 8:51 pm
🙂
January 2nd, 2011 at 8:52 pm
buc u why dont u go root for the jags u moron
January 2nd, 2011 at 8:53 pm
It’s gonna be sickening seeing either team (Rams or Seahawks) in the playoffs this year. But I actually hope the Rams kick the Seahawks @ss tonight! The Rams are a decent team and I wouldn’t hate them so much if they made it. But the Seahawks are just dreadfully awful and if even if they beat the Rams they still don’t deserve to go. Watch them play. They’re not anywhere close to a playoff team and they’re lucky they have 7 wins. I would hate seeing a team in the playoffs that we completely destroyed 1 week ago and who had 3 wins less than us.
January 2nd, 2011 at 9:04 pm
2010 :BUCS TIXS- $300 TOTAL 3 GAMES(JUST 2 TIXS A GAME)- PROBABLY ABOVE AVG UPPER DECK
2010 :WATCHING BLACKED OUT GAMES ONLINE- TAKE WHAT I CAN GET EVEN THOUGH IT’S NOT HD 🙂
2010:NEEDING TWO TEAMS TO LOSE TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS( GB & NYG)- PRAYER
2010 :IR(CAN FILL HALF A DEF WITH IR STARTERS ALMOST), 2ND YEAR QB, ROOKIE WR, ROOKIE RB(NO BUCS TRAINING CAMP), AND 10-6 RECORD AND NOT MAKING PLAYOFFS – UNIMAGINABLE= PRICELESS
IF THERE ARE ANY TRUE BUCS FANS(AKA KNOWLEDGEABLE FOOTBALL FANS), THEN YOU WILL REALIZE THAT THIS SEASON WAS JUST A TRUE TREAT TO WHAT WE ARE ABOUT TO SEE. SO THANK RAH AND DOM FOR WHAT KIND OF PRODUCT THAT THEY BUT ON THE FIELD.
January 2nd, 2011 at 9:08 pm
I love Blount and Williams both, but Bradford will win Offensive ROY and it is deserved. QB is a tougher position the RB and if the Rams win tonight the Rams turnaround will be + 7games, just like ours..Besides remember the last OROY we had? Hasn’t done much since..Last great rookie WR we had..turned into a blocking icon.. It would have been nice to make the playoffs and get the first playoff game jitters out of the way for all involved, but it was a great year. Didn’t expect them to make the playoffs at the beginning of the year so hard to be disappointed..
January 2nd, 2011 at 9:10 pm
IT WAS A GREAT SEASON AND I SEE BIG THINGS IN THE FUTURE FOR OUR BELOVED BUCS. AND BARRETT RUUD YOU STILL SUCK. THEY BETTER NOT RESIGN HIS SORRY ASS. WHAT A WASTE OF A LINEBACKER..
January 2nd, 2011 at 9:19 pm
Blount got over 1000 yards and didnt even start 12 games. he became the starter around…week 7. pretty nice if you ask me. rookie of the year maybe?
if that mouse lookin asshole sam bradford gets it, well that just shows the NFL is full of a bunch of pansies. And we basicly didn’t make the playoffs because of a ref. (the pass interference call against K2 against the lions with his TD catch). thanks refs. really screwed us.
January 2nd, 2011 at 9:26 pm
I’m just glad stone hands Michael Clayton’s good game today didn’t hurt us one bit…
Great season for the YOUNGEST team in the NFL!!!…Plus the job Rah did with these defensive no names was impressive…
Can’t wait to draft an edge rusher and a stud LB…Ruud is always in the right spot, but he’s also usually being taken for a ride by RB’s, FB’s, and the OL..
Is it April yet?…
January 2nd, 2011 at 9:28 pm
Barrett Ruud sucks but he’s not an AWFUL linebacker. I still think we should upgrade but keep Ruud around as a backup on the smallest deal possible. They need to be careful on what they do. If we get a LB out of the draft, he could suck bad his first year and possibly do worse than Ruud.
Or we could just get one out of free agency if there are some good options out there.
January 2nd, 2011 at 9:30 pm
re: Buc You Says
It’s just too darn bad that RaheeEEEEEEem told his boys that the race was only to 10. What a terrible coach job… they needed 11!
YOU SEE BUCS FANS THERE ARE ONLY A FEW RESPNOSES LIKE THIS.
MY THOUGHTS:
A: NOT A BUCS FAN ( MOST LIKELY)
B: HAD TROUBLE LATCHING ON AS ON INFANT( YOUR PROBLEM NOT THE BUCS)
C:TAKING HIS ANGER OUT ON THIS BLOG( DUE TO HIS WIFE)
D:JOE 86’ED HIM AT THE BAR.
SO, JOE NEXT TIME LET HIM DRINK UNTIL HE PASSES OUT SO HE DON’T GO HOME AND DOESN’T GET ALONG WTH HIS WIFE AND MAKE STUPID COMMENTS ON THIS SITE. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR MOMMY.
January 2nd, 2011 at 9:31 pm
Josh Freeman: 95.9 QB rating for the year. That’s good for #6 in the NFL.
Better than “Matty Ice” (11)
Better than Mark Sanchize (28)
Better than Jay Cutler (14)
Cannot say enough good things about what the kid did this year.
January 2nd, 2011 at 9:32 pm
ROY for Bradford isn’t deserved. I don’t care how much the turnaround was. He’s in arguably the piss poorest division ever in the NFL and couldn’t lead his team to a winning record. The Rams go 9-7 and fine, you can give it to him. Im sorry but 8-8 should not be winning any QB’s any awards.
January 2nd, 2011 at 9:34 pm
Not to mention they haven’t even beaten the Seahawks yet. Would he still deserve ROY leading his team to a LOSING record?????
January 2nd, 2011 at 9:41 pm
I’m actually starting to wonder if they should change the playoff format. Maybe do it like the NBA does. Rank the teams who have the best records in each conference.
January 2nd, 2011 at 9:59 pm
Patrick, Ruud isn’t going to sign for “the smallest deal possible” and he isn’t going to sign on with a team to be a backup.
January 2nd, 2011 at 10:02 pm
I am more proud of this team than I was for the Super Bowl team. The future is so bright for this team, here’s hoping they can meet thier potential. With Freeman in charge, I expect a very motivated team next year cause I’m sure he’ll keep alot of guys in the building this offseason working out and watching film. This will be the longest offseason ever.
January 2nd, 2011 at 10:11 pm
Great season by a bunch of guys that bought in to race to ten,little did we know 10 wasn’t enough to make the playoffs. How many buc fans thought they would win 10 games this year? I know I didn’t. Great job by the whole organization. Let’s get this CBA done(owners& players).Buc’s will have a 3rd place schedule next year but with the draft,free agents and other options, bring it on.We finally have a QB and an explosive offence. GO Bucs!
January 2nd, 2011 at 10:45 pm
This was not a good year. This was a great year. The 2nd best in the last 10 years. Some persons comments are indicative of a lack of football knowledge or just a dumb ass. “BUC YOU” however doesn’t even qualify as a dumb ass, he’s probably just some out of work drifter using a computer at the library. He probably cant find fare to get back to West Virginia.
January 2nd, 2011 at 11:02 pm
Just a dumb question here. What would happen if the Seahawks beat St. Louis but refused their playoff spot? Because quite frankly if they had any class they wouldn’t even have the balls to take the field in the playoffs with a losing record. It would be one thing for the Rams to get in with a .500 record but I just don’t see how the NFL can let a losing team into the playoffs while two 10-6 teams sit home. This situation makes the BCS look fair by comparison.
January 2nd, 2011 at 11:23 pm
Well, Gitar…First, Hell would freeze over. Then monkeys would fly out of my butt. Shortly after that, Sarah Palin would wow us with her Doctoral Thesis on the cultural history of Uzbekistan.
January 2nd, 2011 at 11:45 pm
The Bucs would be ranked the sorriest of the 10-6 teams based on their strength of schedule… or lack there of rather. Wait, they already are. Guess strength of victory DOES matter afterall. Besides, these two teams are playing for a division title while raheeEEEEEEm finished 3rd in his own division. Third place. Up one for last. Kudos!
Charlie Whitehurst is beastly BTW.
January 3rd, 2011 at 1:00 am
gitarlvr, you’re dumb…
January 3rd, 2011 at 1:01 am
Great season! Next year is gonna be fun to watch!
January 3rd, 2011 at 2:55 am
Cram it HGO. Wasnt the first thing I said was that it was dumb question? I was just expressing my frustration at the fact the Bucs sit home while the freaking seahawks are in the playoffs. How the Seahawks can be anything but embarrased to make the playoff with that record is beyond me.
January 3rd, 2011 at 5:48 am
I think Buc U’s just here as an antagonist to get reactions and hits on Joes site. Tis all. If we all learn to act like he doesnt exist he’ll simply waste away.
January 3rd, 2011 at 5:55 am
I actually think Chcago may surprise in the PO and that Penn is a BEAST and way passed self appointed. He deserves the Pro Bowl and everyone knows it. NFL Network named him a PB snub and a couple others.
January 3rd, 2011 at 7:32 am
I agree Rican, Penn is a beast. I am not sure why some on here rip on him.