“I Have Great Confidence This Team Will Stick Together”
September 22nd, 2013
Before today’s game on the Buccaneers Radio Network, rockstar general manager Mark Dominik said he kept a watchful eye on the Bucs while media sharks are circling and Dominik said the “locker room” is “a good tight group.”
Commander Greg Schiano, after the heinous loss to the Patriots, said he knows his team can and will block out the media noise as they work to bust out from an 0-3 record.
“I have great confidence this team will stick together,” Schiano said.
Joe’s got a watchful eye on what the Bucs look like on the field.
What was the best run defense in the NFL was gashed late in the game by LeGarrette Blount and Brandan Bolden. For Joe, that was a red flag, it was as if the Bucs lost their will. Just like Schiano, Joe will have to go to the tape.
September 22nd, 2013 at 5:55 pm
Joe, I agree with you in that I’m not calling for Schiano’s head, however, we both agree something must be done. Why did the Glazers hire Schiano? We all know he was the second choice after Chip Kelly…yes..but why? He wasn’t a proven winner. He knew how to scout talent but he could not translate that into w’s.
Thankfully we’re not the Browns fan base, but I along with the fan base am pretty fed up with this nonsense. The Glazers better take notice and hope Mike Tomlin is available after the season. This is pathetic. Now your articles are comparing Raheem Morris, an absolute great guy, but terrible coach, to this drill sargent.
This team deserves better. These fans deserve better. Tampa deserves better.
September 22nd, 2013 at 5:56 pm
Time to have a fire sale and build up some draft picks for next year.
September 22nd, 2013 at 5:57 pm
I have great confidence we’ll be picking somewhere around 3rd or 4th next draft.
September 22nd, 2013 at 5:57 pm
They didn’t loose their will. They knew the game was over and saw players starting to get hurt which happens when you are tired. What’s the point of shutting down every run with 4 min to go down 20 points? And knowing if you get the stop, the offense will only move it 8-20yards then punt because the game is out of reach?
Want proof they didn’t loose their will?
McCoy left limping then came back the next play because the pats were going for it on fourth down… Then was limping even harder. Your right joe they totally lost their will. 2011 D is back!
September 22nd, 2013 at 5:58 pm
We best find out what the problem is fast, and fix it.
This team seems ready for Implosion this year.
September 22nd, 2013 at 5:58 pm
Can you blame the D? They bust there butts for 3 games only to watch the Freeman led Offense crap away the game. It must be disheartening.
September 22nd, 2013 at 5:58 pm
TEDDY BRIDGEWATER!!!!!!
#SUCKFORTEDDY2014
September 22nd, 2013 at 6:00 pm
Can’t blame the D, when the offense can’t even stay on the field for more than 3 plays a drive!
September 22nd, 2013 at 6:00 pm
Those late runs, it looked like the effort was down, but the defensive players, esp. the linemen, who didn’t have much in the way of a rotation, were possibly simply gassed.
September 22nd, 2013 at 6:03 pm
JOHNNY MANZIEL!!!!!
#FAILFORMANZIEL2014
September 22nd, 2013 at 6:04 pm
Bye bye schiano
September 22nd, 2013 at 6:07 pm
Or that got gashed because they had been on the field for over 30 plus mins in the game.
The Defense is going to be like how Sapp and Brooks were complaining about the offense.
Schiano has the Defense looking good and that’s with people still complaining that he’s using to much zone. Let him put his prints on the Offense with his type of QB.
September 22nd, 2013 at 6:07 pm
Or that got gashed because they had been on the field for over 30 plus mins in the game.
The Defense is going to be like how Sapp and Brooks were complaining about the offense.
Schiano has the Defense looking good and that’s with people still complaining that he’s using to much zone. Let him put his prints on the Offense with his type of QB.
September 22nd, 2013 at 6:08 pm
I just hope our next QB is someone who has had experience and actually won in college. Don’t Freemanize us again DOM!!
September 22nd, 2013 at 6:08 pm
Blount, Talib, and yes, Winslow have all had great games against us.
I am still trying to sip the Schiano Kool aid, but this game made it tough to do so.
One more loss, and like someone else here said, things are gonna go crazy, at One Buc Place.
On Paper, we have 8 pro bowlers, and we even had Nicks back today.
WHY do we keep on losing, and losing so badly, like we did today.
WTF is wrong with our Team ?
September 22nd, 2013 at 6:12 pm
I loved Blount and hated we got rid of him. Funny how he’s good enough for a Super Bowl contender, but not the Bucs. He’s laughing his ass off tonight.
September 22nd, 2013 at 6:12 pm
This guy is paying Revis 1 million dollars a game and is still playing him in zone. This guy is delusional.
September 22nd, 2013 at 6:14 pm
@Apple Roof Cleaning Tampa
– It’s simple. We have the talent as you pointed out. Hell, we have more talent right now than almost every team in the league. It boils down to one simple answer: Our “coaches” don’t know how to coach.
No one covered this yet, but I will. What’s up with John McNulty. Think about his coaching career: Rutgers – failed. (Rutgers never had great QBs under his helm).
Cardinals – Kevin Kolb situation. Need I say more?
Buccaneers – Freeman has somehow defied the laws of physics and regressed even more.
Can we at least oust him? Oh that’s right…Our staff is littered with failed coaches. I forgot about Wannstedt among others…
September 22nd, 2013 at 6:15 pm
We have seen what players look like when they check out on their coach before. It happened to Raheem and the second half today was eerily familiar.
They weren’t happy, hearts not in it, especially Freeman in the late goings. Receivers were just awful today including VJax.
I hate to say it but Schiano needs to pull a Tom Coughlin, and find a way to get the players back with him. He needs to change something with himself or he will have the change made for him.
September 22nd, 2013 at 6:18 pm
The Glazers must be really upset. They spent all this money, and this is the return they are seeing on the investment. The thin ice is getting very close to cracking.
Bring back Chucky while he is still available.
September 22nd, 2013 at 6:21 pm
it ain’t coaching at this point……before the 53 has any credibilty…..execute…block…tackle…execute…and shut your F’n mouths !!!!
September 22nd, 2013 at 6:27 pm
Anyone else find this team eerily familiar to the 49ers several years back?
1. Very good defense with a hard-headed coach.
2. Lots of talent that underperformed.
3. Up and down QB play from a seemingly gifted guy.
My fear is that we won’t find a Harbough next year.
Starting the crazy scenario of bringing Gruden back! ha
September 22nd, 2013 at 6:28 pm
Hold up, people.
The offensive line finally gave Freeman time to do his thing. Nicks made a HUGE difference.
Penalties were down finally as well. Wish we had those refs every game. At least the calls felt fair.
What was the result?
Believe it or not Freeman was on target more. The only problem is the number of drop increased.
So two things were fixed this game…penalties and oline.
It seems that destiny is conspiring against Freeman. I stll support him though.
September 22nd, 2013 at 6:38 pm
“that was a red flag, it was as if the Bucs lost their will.”
Lol? More like it was cause the defense was gassed because the offense couldn’t maintain a drive if their life depended on it.
September 22nd, 2013 at 6:45 pm
Miracle is correct, but we may have a great coach on the staff already. Bryan Cox excelled with the LB’s last year. This year, promoted to the front 7, he has excelled again.
Players already respect him, and he wouldn’t have them running sprints or doing push ups.
If they don’t use him, they will lose him. Some team will hire him as a DC next year. I say, make Cox the interim HC. If he fails, bring in Gruden.
Jay Gruden.
September 22nd, 2013 at 6:45 pm
I don’t know what the answer is, but it isn’t this. This is crap. Yeah the defense was tired, but they knew the weren’t going to win early in the 4’th quarter and they seemed to check out. Maybe not all, but a fair amount. Jonthan Banks may have talent but he can’t stop rookie receivers either. The Bucs secondary does not attack the pass. They prefer to allow the catch and then make a sure tackle.
I agree with the 49’rs comment when Singletary was the coach. They wouldn’t play for him and this is starting to brew. I’m really starting to think Schiano AIN’T the guy. I liked him and he seemed to have things moving the right way, but when it’s game time, his team can’t perform and he really sucks as a Coach
September 22nd, 2013 at 6:46 pm
With a much improved defense, all those weapons on offense, penalties cut way down and “supposedly” 1 of the best offensive lines in the league and the Bucs managed just 3 points…
I guess whoever said this past offseason, “as Freeman goes so do the Bucs” knew what they were talking about!
September 22nd, 2013 at 6:48 pm
Miracle,
Look up Shaw at Stanford. A winning college coach with genuine NFL experience. Can’t think of his first name. If Carolina gets this guy first, we’re in trouble.
September 22nd, 2013 at 6:50 pm
The players laid down when they lost faith in Raheem and staff and they laid down today at the end. I believe the Glazers hired Schiano to build a contender which doesn’t look possible this year. Despite a better start today everyone failed. The man that was hired to pull this group together is failing miserably. It wasn’t fair to Raheem when the players quit and it may not be fair to Schiano, but he’s got to go if he can’t get these guys to game plan and play better. I can’t believe the Glazers aren’t already working on his replacement.
September 22nd, 2013 at 6:50 pm
I’m having a hard time finding a starting QB who has performed worse than Josh Freeman through the first 3 games of the season.
September 22nd, 2013 at 6:51 pm
Mike Glennon will fix everything. He’ll play a little crappy, and commit a load of turnovers, but will move the offense and give new life and hope to the defense and to the fans.
We 100 percent know what we have (or, more importantly, don’t have) in Freeman.
Just start Glennon and move on.
People who try to find some ridiculous reason to keep starting Freeman clearly have some sort of undiagnosed anxiety disorder. They are afraid to leave a comfortable place, even though they know the new place will be better.
September 22nd, 2013 at 6:51 pm
How in the hell can people get on here and bitch about the defense quitting when the offense didn’t even shop up to quit.
September 22nd, 2013 at 6:52 pm
*show up to quit
September 22nd, 2013 at 6:57 pm
This man cant coach, but gotdamn, he knows what to say. Thats how he conned – er, won over the Glazers into hiring him!
Forget the pressers, one on ones. These coaches and players are trained to speak in cliches.
Judge him for his actions. For his W-L. SCHIANO’s GOTTA GO!
September 22nd, 2013 at 7:04 pm
It is coaching. The Bucs coach in 4 of 19 games has managed to GIVE the other team points in the final 90 seconds of a half. 4 times. All losses. That’s a bad coach.
September 22nd, 2013 at 7:05 pm
Look on the bright side – nobody was late for a team meeting this week!
September 22nd, 2013 at 7:10 pm
My undiagnosed anxiety disorder clearly got the best of me this week. What’s worse is I stayed sober all day. What a big mistake that was. I just can’t defend it anymore, any of it.
Even the 49’rs suck today. Carolina shuts out NY. WTF???
September 22nd, 2013 at 7:12 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20O5gtEM_Zo
WATCH THAT GUYS. We don’t see any of that anymore.
September 22nd, 2013 at 7:13 pm
We have all heard for 5 years now how Freeman is our Franchise QB, how about we get a winner instead. How much longer do we have to hear the radio clowns tell us we know nothing when in fact they are just a fish in a bowl swimming in circles
September 22nd, 2013 at 7:14 pm
@COUCH FAN
THIS JUST IN: BREAKING NEWS, TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS HAVE MADE A TRADE. THEY DECIDE IT WAS TIME TO TRADE COUCH FAN TO CLEVELAND, HE’S A CANCER AND WOULD FIT IN PERFECT WITH THE BROWNS FAN BASE
September 22nd, 2013 at 7:14 pm
Apparently the sharp practices never transferred.
As for Schiano it’s simple – the man was mediocre at Rutgers.
Rutgers.
To think he could succeed in the NFL was, and is, totally insane. It was never gonna work, and it isn’t going to.
September 22nd, 2013 at 7:20 pm
Time for another brutally honest assessment, friends…we’ve won a single game…that’s one for those of you too hammered drinking the disgust out of your systems…over the past + 1/2 season. That win we all celebrated against Atlanta meant nothing to the Birds. They had their sights set on the NFC Championship Game. This team is in an uncontrollable downward spiral that reminds me a lot of KC. A talent roster…admittedly with holes…that hated playing for their HC. Not to mention a GM everyone felt had to go. Look what Andy Reid has been able to do! Too, I can’t believe ownership isn’t watching football today and seeing Joe Philben’s team go 3-0. We interviewed that guy and passed. Pagano goes into SF and his team plays with passion. Doug Marrone’s Bills playing the Jets and scoring late on the road to tie. The Browns winning w/o a QB and RB. what do we do? lay down like dogs!!! When the Jags play with more fight than we do, I think it’s time to blow it up. Schiano has lost this team, lost this town. The talk was good…but his credentials…not so much. Not for the NFL.
September 22nd, 2013 at 7:20 pm
“What was the best run defense in the NFL was gashed late in the game by LeGarrette Blount and Brandan Bolden.” That’s what happens when you feed Blount.
I have to say, I’m happy for LeGarrette Blount. I hoped he would go somewhere that I would get to watch him play. Yeah, whatever I’m a fair weather fan. I learned to objectively appreciate opposing players in the Sombrero as a kid watching inept Bucs teams play Walter Payton, Barry Sanders, etc.
Granted Blount is just racking up yards in garbage time, but playing for the Pats, that makes for a lot of carries. I liked David solo tackling him in the backfield, though. Not that that never happens to Blount.
September 22nd, 2013 at 7:21 pm
@Buc4lyfe
START GLENNON!! GO BUCS!!!
September 22nd, 2013 at 7:33 pm
@Eric
As for Freeman, it’s simple – the man was mediocre at Kansas State.
Kansas State.
To think he could succeed in the NFL was, and is, totally insane. It was never gonna work, and it isn’t going to.
September 22nd, 2013 at 7:34 pm
bye greggy
September 22nd, 2013 at 7:36 pm
@Patrick
Thats awesome but you can see the difference in the ENTIRE TEAM’S DEMEANOR not just freeman that looks like he wants to cry. it wont matter who is at qb if the players wont play for you, just ask raheem morris and here we are again questioning the teams heart, freemans worth ethic which was never questioned before schiano got here. freeman’s won us more games than schiano has thats for sure….but schiano has his guy so since freemanites are making excuses for him, lets see what kind of excuses we get when glennon gets his turn
September 22nd, 2013 at 7:38 pm
This team is hamstrung by Josh Freeman.
GLENNON = WINNIN’
September 22nd, 2013 at 7:40 pm
Did anyone watch that great come from behind Dolphin win?
Imagine a Florida NFL team that’s 3-0!
Sure ain’t gonna happen in Tampa anytime soon.
September 22nd, 2013 at 7:43 pm
that photo at the top of this post says it all, you cant yell at grown men at this level, this is the professional level not college kids trying to learn the game at a new level. BUT OUR COACH IS TRYING TO LEARN AT A NEW LEVEL, he’s not doing a good job of that. think buc wives are happy with this dude, schiano needs to walk the plank blindfolded because he cant see how he’s causing the problem. people throwing out stupid stats talk like freeman had a bad season last year, 4000+ yards and you sent your best receiver to the pro bowl. cant say they are struggling because freeman is inaccurate.
but i am curious….first two games of the season he runs 3 times and leaves it up to the defense, this week he goes for it on 4th and like 14? we could have had 4 field goal tries. but hey lol freeman only led us to three points so its all his fault the coach goes for it on 4th down…kickers miss kicks and thats the way it goes but that was just stupid to do against the patriots
September 22nd, 2013 at 7:43 pm
Hey at least Josh didn’t get sacked as many times as Eli!
September 22nd, 2013 at 7:47 pm
Anyone think it may be BS about schiano family emergency. There could be a mutiny and management chose team over schiano
September 22nd, 2013 at 7:48 pm
With so many QB’s making that leap from college to the pros and doing well. I fully expect the Bucs to draft a rookie QB next season that will take over this team and make them a contender again. Yes I said it a rookie. As for now I hope the HC comes to his senses and realizes that the MAJORITY of the fan base wants Freeman benched this season. That means now too. Not after the bye week.
September 22nd, 2013 at 7:48 pm
We just got Freemanized
September 22nd, 2013 at 7:55 pm
Wow I said the Falcons and Saints were beatable this year. Of course I was talking about our team though. Not the Dolphins with their 2nd yr QB.
September 22nd, 2013 at 7:55 pm
Pillow – “That win we all celebrated against Atlanta meant nothing to the Birds.”
Thank You! I bit my tongue cause of my loyalty to JBF, but Joe would always mention how Shiano righted the ship at the end of the season…..They couldnt have given a bigger sht! It was totally meaningless!
as far as Couch-on-the-front-lawn-of-his-trailer-lot Fan, why cant he ever put together a good string of points to back up his stance? “START GLENNON!! GO BUCS!!!” damn Couch… youre a real thinker….
September 22nd, 2013 at 8:00 pm
I’m not sure Schiano’s heart is in it.
For a fiery guy he seems to gloss over the mistakes and his interview today was just filled with cliches. (gotta look t the tape, etc)
Lots of new teams for the ACC. Maybe he could step up in competition and go there.
He sounds homesick.
September 22nd, 2013 at 8:00 pm
Freeman’s play backs up my stance more than words ever could. START GLENNON!! GO BUCS!!
September 22nd, 2013 at 8:02 pm
Freeman is the worst QB in the league for completion percentage; however the Buc friendly media and the coach INSIST he’s the best chance for the team to win.
September 22nd, 2013 at 8:04 pm
fine people freeman sucks ok FREEMAN SUCKS
SCHIANO SUCKS MORE, HE’S NOT AN NFL COACH
mark dominick should fire him today….any coach that has revis on their team but makes him play zone and play off of ROOKIE wideouts, is to stu-stu- stupid to coach
ROOKIE WIDEOUTS VS. REVIS & ROOKIE CORNER….is there really anything to think about, they’ve been shut down two weeks in a row but they go up against the most expensive backfield in the game and have breakout games lol. any other sensible head coach would have kept ronde and moved him back to slot corner but he basically got shown the door for leonard johnson. im confused that the only criticizm in here is at freeman
September 22nd, 2013 at 8:04 pm
I’ve never seen an 0-16 season because in 1976 they only played 14 games. But as I look at the schedule, this puppy has the look and smell of a crapper. This could get ugly in a hurry.
September 22nd, 2013 at 8:06 pm
Freeman is looking over his shoulder at Glennon. Sullivan is looking over his shoulder at McNulty. Defense is sound enough to compete. A top ten offense from last year is imploding. The sidelines are speaking.
September 22nd, 2013 at 8:07 pm
I’m ok if Schiano goes as long as Freeman goes with him.
September 22nd, 2013 at 8:11 pm
for good reason ADAM L.
damn annoying bucs fans theres 21 other starters on the team and they only have problems with one person on the team? if the problem was only the quarterback why not play the other veteran orlovsky? stupid to keep quoting completion % as if everyone one of his passes were off the mark…no blame on vjack for 3rd down drops? no blame to the idiot who is splitting doug martin out wide every week, the smallest guy on the field, the guy that came into the game tied for 3rd in the league for drops? just dumb to look at this team and say freeman is the blame, everyone in the nfl says he’s the best chance to win but our fans know more
September 22nd, 2013 at 8:17 pm
really josh?
the glazers paid all this money for a probowl safety and darrelle revis to be a SOUND defense? are you ok? you can have all the resources and weapons in the world but if you dont know how to maximize your assets then you get 0-3.
September 22nd, 2013 at 8:18 pm
Or if you have a good defense and an inept QB you also get 0-3
September 22nd, 2013 at 8:26 pm
Yes yes I blame TWO people Freeman and Sully.
September 22nd, 2013 at 8:39 pm
Buc1987,
You’re shoveling against the tide. How long did it take for you to flip on Freeman? Shouldn’t take that long to flip on Schiano. Look at Couch Fan. He’s already to nix Schiano if Freeman is part of the deal. For someone who flips like a pancake at a 4th of July breakfast, this should be easy for you.
September 22nd, 2013 at 8:39 pm
This team hates the coach. They tried the first 2 weeks but they laid down today in NE just like the 2008 team did the final 4 games to get a new coach. I would be shocked if this team wins 1 game. They will gladly take a season “off” to get a new coach and the 1st overall pick for a QB.
September 22nd, 2013 at 8:41 pm
buc4lyfe:
“mark dominick should fire him today….any coach that has revis on their team but makes him play zone and play off of ROOKIE wideouts, is to stu-stu- stupid to coach
ROOKIE WIDEOUTS VS. REVIS & ROOKIE CORNER….is there really anything to think about, they’ve been shut down two weeks in a row but they go up against the most expensive backfield in the game and have breakout games lol. any other sensible head coach would have kept ronde and moved him back to slot corner but he basically got shown the door for leonard johnson. im confused that the only criticizm in here is at freeman”
youre only making TOO much sense. these guys stunted brains cant comprehend reason. but I hear you tho.
September 22nd, 2013 at 8:41 pm
Bryan Hoyer 3rd string back up looked like an all pro.
its time to sit freeman.
fyi – san fran only has 1 more win than the bucs.
freeman was not a winner in college and he is not a winner in the pros.
dont see how you can expect coaches to win, when their leader is not a winner.
why do you think he lost team captain. He is not a good leader.
September 22nd, 2013 at 8:57 pm
Splengo…ha..that’s not my decision. Like Joe said since the Glazers took over every coach was given atleast 3 seasons. It is what is. I’ll turn on Schiano if he does not turn to Glennon soon.
September 22nd, 2013 at 9:04 pm
And another thing like I said when it comes to the HC it’s not my decision. My last name is not Glazer or Dominik. My last name is not Schiano either, but he does have a decision to make regarding the QB. That comes first.
September 22nd, 2013 at 9:05 pm
Buc4lyfe,
freeman has more ints after 3 games than he does touch downs. That is a problem. He also has the lowesr completion percentage in the nfl, that is a problem.
our defense was top 10 going into today.
fyi tom brady had more rushing yards and attempts than freeman, that is a problem.
September 22nd, 2013 at 9:15 pm
I don’t think it’s coaching as much as it is execution. Our third down efficiency…we were 5/14 and they were 6/15. Our net yards were 323 theirs was 358. Our avg gain per play was 4.9 yards and theirs was 5.0. Time of possession was 27:00 for us to 33:00 for them. It’s not like they totally dominated us but they executed when they had to and we could NOT sustain any drives. When we got near the red zone we just died. 2 fourth down attempts and zero conversions. Their receivers made plays and ours didn’t. Their QB came through when he had to and ours didn’t. I didn’t think the defense had a very good game overall but they got no energy from the offense.
Patrick is obviously way out of line saying the defense was gassed. No reason for them to be. The offense had some good drives but just couldn’t finish anything off. I just think the defense played average today. Nice to get 3 sacks but to give up that many rushing yards is not good when you are trying to make the Pats one dimensional.
At any rate, I’m sure Schiano isn’t going anywhere so quit wasting your breath. You’ve been screaming for Dom’s job for how many years and he’s still around. It may very well be that the problem is Mike Sullivan. I’m not seeing an imaginative offense at all. Schiano is a defensive guy and I do see major improvement in the defense from 2011 but offensively we seem to be regressing. The bad news is that the offense just does not have any continuity with Freeman. Like him or hate him….it’s just not working. If it’s like this at the bye I’m sure we’ll see Glennon and we’ll have to see if he’s got the makings of an NFL QB before the draft. If he doesn’t then I say do what the Redskins did to get RGIII and go all in to get Bridgewater. We’ve got nearly all the pieces and we’ve seen today what a good QB can do with receivers that no one has heard of. This team needs a QB that they believe in and will play their hearts out for. If we get a new QB that opens the door for a new OC as well.
September 22nd, 2013 at 9:34 pm
Just to make my point about having a good OC….San Fran looked like they were something special with that pistol offense and Kaepernick running loose but the defenses adjust to that and if you don’t do something to keep them off balance then you are toast. Kaepernick 13/27 for 150 yards and a pick with a fumble too in a 27-7 loss at home to the Colts. Last week his stats were worse than that against Seattle. We all know that Kaepernick is good but that game plan wasn’t very creative. Still…it was light years more creative than ours.
September 22nd, 2013 at 9:35 pm
Couch: “I’m ok if Schiano goes as long as Freeman goes with him.”
Wow. Another view I can agree with. I agree that Freeman has played subpar, and I’ve been trying to get across that Schiano is mostly to blame. not only for Freemans decline, but for the teams wreckless ways in general.
I could compromise by saying, lets see what Glennons got, but Let Sully be the interim HC and see what he can get out of him..
After all, Sully was responsible for the 9th best offense in 2012, a 4000+yd passer, a Top 5 and Top 10 receiver, and a Top 5 RB.
September 22nd, 2013 at 9:35 pm
I am the eternal optimist. When it comes to the Bucs I drive my family crazy with my fanaticism. It kills me but this season is over. The fish rots from the head down. The GM, head coach and QB are all bums. There is no plan B. We are screwed for years. I’m heart broken.
September 22nd, 2013 at 10:20 pm
@will b,
take the barrell out of your mouth… its only a game brotha. fu(k it.
September 22nd, 2013 at 10:24 pm
Schiano, tho I am not convinced its time for him to go, should get heat. He’s the leader of a under-achieving squad that cannot even luck themselves into a win. Joe, the best analysis Iv’e seen on this team to this point was by you on one of your most recent articles. The Buc’s don’t, or maybe can’t, adjust to the game being played. I just watched the Jets overcome 19 penalties to beat a divisional rival. Granted, it’s against the Bill’s, but its tough to win divisional games, period. Especially when you help out the opposing team with nearly 200yds. The point is, you adapt, adjust, and overcome. I won’t beat a dead horse with Freeman. He’s doing the same things he’s done from the beginning, staring down receivers, not working through his progressions, not reading defenses at the line of scrimmage, etc etc etc. What surprises me more is the fact that Mike Sullivan can’t adjust his offense, even after halftime. Schiano will shoulder most of the heat because he is the Head Coach, but I think Sully is responsible for most of the offensive issues. The play calling is predictable to the point of boredom and when its not it leaves you wondering “what the hell were they thinking there?”. As for the D, while they were not dominant, they did their job pretty well considering the time out on the field, vs. a HOF QB, and a HOF coach. Not to mention they had almost 2 weeks to game plan. I’ll put it this way, Tom Brady doesn’t throw picks in the endzone, and we got one off him, making another goal line stand without allowing any points 2 weeks in a row, and sacked him twice. Too bad we have to give the ball back to our offense. Things Id like to see for 2014 (Yep its that time already):New OC, Viable QB (Hint: We dont have one on our team) , Viable#3 Wr (Another win by Joe: Ogletree? Really?) , Viable TE (We don’t really have one of these either. Crabtree is lower tier NFL TE, even on the occasion he is healthy)
September 22nd, 2013 at 11:48 pm
^^^^the truth! so refreshing! good write JoeK! intuitive sht!
September 22nd, 2013 at 11:50 pm
wellllll, we may disagree on the Sully thing… but I still see where youre coming from