“We Can Stop The Run. Period!”
October 15th, 2012Notorious Bucs critic Ian Beckles, who played guard for the Bucs from 1990 to 1996, seems to have become a complete believer in the New Schiano Order’s brand of defense.
Beckles’ words kissed the feet of Schiano during the Ron and Ian Show on WDAE-AM 620 today.
“I don’t know what [Schiano’s] done to turn these guys around so fast after what we saw last year. We can stop the run. Period!” Beckles said.
Beckles went on to rave about the Bucs’ success against an old school, run-committed offense like Kansas City’s, and about Mason Foster, who replaced Beckles’ favorite punching bag, Barrett Ruud.
“Mason Foster is attacking. He’s five times more physical than he was last year. That’s coaching,” Beckles said.
Joe agrees that the Bucs’ run-stuffing transformation has been extraordinary. Hell, the sheer metamorphosis of Roy Miller should get Schiano an ESPY nomination.
October 15th, 2012 at 10:47 am
Tampa has been competitive, and has never quit, since Schiano has come here.
October 15th, 2012 at 10:49 am
Miller was turning it around the end of last year too, while everyone else was taking an early vacation.
October 15th, 2012 at 10:50 am
I like what i saw from Biggers yesterday! I think he has only been getting better every year. He may not make the picks like Talib does, but he blankets Wr’s much better consistently.
October 15th, 2012 at 10:54 am
This season is proving that coaching is just as important as talent. You can have one or the other in the NFL and you’ll always be mediocre at best, but if you have both that’s a recipe for success. Schiano has brought REAL coaching to the Bucs and as they gain more experience, as well as talent, they are going to be competitive for many years to come.
October 15th, 2012 at 10:54 am
Yeah it’s really incredible. I was still on the fence about the run d but after shutting down KC, we know it’s legit. I think the pass d is better than the stats would lead you to believe. For the D to do a complete 180 like this is impressive. I think adding the two rookies on tha side of the ball along wit coaching helped a ton. We haven’t had a good safety since John Lynch. Tankard had potential but he couldnt stop getting high. Just think, we had Cody Grimm and Sean Jones playing the safeties last year. They were terrible period. And now we have Barron and Barber, huge upgrades over those two. Lavonte David is a tackling machine and Foster has other players around him he can count on so he can focus on his game. Our two starting dt’s are relatively healthy and Bennet is playing lights out.
But with all that said I think we can agree coaching has turned the attitude of this team around. Plus every game I watch the coaching seems to be improving, slowly but surely. I like where we are headed, now we just need to figure out the offense.
October 15th, 2012 at 11:11 am
agreed ..Foster has been a beast , LB’s are completely different this year…Kudo’s to Coach Shiano….TFL’s are what is even more impressive !
Ruud would of tackled the guy 7 yards down field all the time..these guys just blow the play up. Beasting it.
October 15th, 2012 at 11:37 am
I loved the fact Gannon was keeping count of how many times our D popped the helmet off of a KC ballhandler when they hammered them, I think the total was 7
October 15th, 2012 at 11:38 am
Foster and David are trying to add some pineapple to their diet. We’ve not seen LB tandem like this since Brooks and Quarles
October 15th, 2012 at 11:39 am
I wonder if Ronde will come back for another year?
October 15th, 2012 at 11:42 am
If Tenard Jackson would of not been a pot head he would of been a great combination with Mark Barron.
October 15th, 2012 at 11:43 am
Ruud had a terrible D-line in front of him. Ruud would have shined behind this D-line. What I think is incredible is that the Glaziers picked Chip Kelly BEFORE “settling” on Schiano. Even before seeing the product on the field I would have taken Schiano over Kelly.
October 15th, 2012 at 11:49 am
I want to show some love to Gary Gibson! Guy was disruptive in the backfield and made some nice tackles for losses.
October 15th, 2012 at 11:55 am
I Believe In this defense an offense I just hope sooner than later I can flip to NFL network an watch highlights and stories about the bucs it’s always cowboys, pats, eagles, packers, falcons *sigh maybe once we beat falcons or something idk
October 15th, 2012 at 12:02 pm
Again, let’s not rush to judgement here before hearing what Miguel has to say about this.
October 15th, 2012 at 12:03 pm
It’s fun to watch the Buccaneer defense again. I was worried about the run defense when Clayborn went down but they still look good. Not allowing a pass play longer than 19 is pretty impressive too. In the secondary the Bucs were quick to the ball and tackled well all day.
October 15th, 2012 at 12:07 pm
@ Erick
Agreed; Gibson does deserve praise for his play yesterday. Daniel Te’o-Nesheim looked solid in the run D, too.
October 15th, 2012 at 12:34 pm
The Saints is another team with a horrible run defense and a weak pass defense, but with a great pass offense. Freeman “should” have a good game against them, and this is the game Biggers and Wright will really get challenged and we will see how well Mark Barron can cover Jimmy Graham.
We will see how well this team really improved, and prove that it wasn’t a fluke.
October 15th, 2012 at 12:39 pm
We absolutely have to find a way to make sure we lock up Bennett for the long term. we have the potential to have a Giants-like defensive line and need to jump at the opportunity to do so. I think the fact that we have Bowers and Clayborne on the cheap will help allow that to happen…hopefully.
I know its still WAY early to be looking towards April, but i’m thinking regardless of whether Talib is back or not (and i’m thinking he will be) we need to be drafting a CB in the first round. Looking forward to the day when we’ll be picking low enough in the first round where we can just select the best available player. PERIOD.
October 15th, 2012 at 1:02 pm
Impress with # 50 …..D fense is back. can’t wait for Bower suits up in a few weeks.
October 15th, 2012 at 1:14 pm
Beckles admitted he didn’t go to the game (HE can’t break down ANYTHING from the internet feed) smh…..lol……
October 15th, 2012 at 1:25 pm
If David and Foster get some pineapple in their diet, they would be wise to share with the DL. The front 7 is really getting the job done. Hey, need to mention Barron too.
I saw a stat yesterday that the Bucs led the NFL in TFL, tackles for loss.
Amazing turnaround indeed.
October 15th, 2012 at 1:48 pm
@ Big Rob: No need to make excuses for Ruud. While the line play has been much better lately, Ruud always preferred to allow the runners to get to him instead of attacking them before they made any progress.
That could have been something he was asked to do, but the fact that he could not win a starting job competing with 2 rookies in 2 consecutive years tells me he was always overrated here in Tampa.
Mason Foster is like the antithesis of Ruud. He has not been holding back to deliver a THUMP to opposing RBs unlike Ruud.
October 15th, 2012 at 1:51 pm
Gibson was a beast out there, I’m very impressed with this addition, also Gerald McCoy was killing his man every play, what a stud he has turned out to be, I’m sure all those that cried over Detroit grabbing Suh, that pick NOW doesn’t seem that much better if at all! Baron is looking like he’s a stud, can play in the box just like Lynch at times, we are so lucky we chose him over Clayborne, Lavonte David is a D Brooks clone, he looks just like Derrick did his rookie year! Ronde is a complete stud, always the consament pro and playmaker! And to think we’re gonna get DaQuan Bowers back, who was coming into his own at the end of last year, I believe will be the best lineman we’ll ultimately have just fires me up, this could be the making of a very good defense for a very long time, please stay injury free!!