Falcons 27, Buccaneers 17
November 9th, 2014
No surprises today. The Bucs moved the ball better against a garbage Atlanta defense but still lost because they couldn’t play consistent special teams, avoid costly mistakes, or slow down Matt Ryan and friends.
Your beloved Buccaneers are 1-8 and 0-5 at home this season.
At least the Jets stunned the Steelers and helped the Bucs’ draft position. The next time Joe goes to Publix and is asked, “paper or plastic?” you can rest assured Joe’s going paper.
Rookie Charles Sims’ third-quarter fumble was costly, as were penalties and bad hands by rookie tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins.
Joe will talk about some bizarre play-calling later.
Joe’s unsure what’s happening on the Bucs’ defensive line. It’s simply not progressing. The Falcons have a miserable offensive line with a third-string center and five linemen on injured reserve, and the Bucs couldn’t get much done.
Tampa Bay blitzed more today but it seemed every blitz was met with a quick pitch-and-catch by Matt Ryan.
Greg Schiano was 1-8 last year, and so is Lovie Smith.
Stick with Joe through the afternoon for plenty out of this painful Bucs loss.
November 9th, 2014 at 5:20 pm
Schiano is a better coach.
November 9th, 2014 at 5:20 pm
How did McCown give us a better chance to win today?
2 TDs 2 Ints
More Ints on the season than TD’s.
Mike Glennon’s brother was right Lovie is a POS.
Fire Lovie
November 9th, 2014 at 5:20 pm
Why is this team so fuccing bad? Why?
November 9th, 2014 at 5:20 pm
This team just flat out sucks!
November 9th, 2014 at 5:20 pm
Just a team that is not good in any facet, not mediocre in any facet, one of the 5 worst units in the NFL on offense, defense and special teams. This team is unquestionably worse than last year, we had a mediocre defense and a horrible offense. This year it’s a really bad offense and a pathetic defense. 2 wins is the ceiling this year. Disgusting.
November 9th, 2014 at 5:20 pm
Painful to watch.
November 9th, 2014 at 5:21 pm
Team “Mama” coming strong with the comments
November 9th, 2014 at 5:21 pm
This team is on Love
I don’t want to hear on person defend this peace of crap
November 9th, 2014 at 5:21 pm
Sorry people but McCown sucks ass. Two interceptions on consecutive drives at the end of the game when we’re only down 10 says it all.
And the rest of the team is garbage too.
November 9th, 2014 at 5:21 pm
FIRE LOVIE!!!! He stinks out loud.
November 9th, 2014 at 5:21 pm
I see McClown gave us QUITE the spark….LMFFAO. I dub thee SPARKY. Truly LETHARGIC on both sides of the ball. Totally undisciplined..
November 9th, 2014 at 5:23 pm
I feel for our fans walking out of the stadium the walk of shame.. I did the walk of shame last time with the vikings.. Joe I will remember no plastic next time at the store, paper only..
November 9th, 2014 at 5:23 pm
Before McCoy gets rambling this afternoon….here is my STFU to him!
November 9th, 2014 at 5:23 pm
Lol, lmao, rotf
Sims, mcclown, lovely
Lol lmao rotf
I see the $100mil ice cream man came up big again this week.
MVP LVD 14 tackles 10 solo sign him for $200mil
November 9th, 2014 at 5:24 pm
I second the paper bag joe….
November 9th, 2014 at 5:24 pm
I’m not even in pain anymore. I can’t expect to win from here on out. I win would be joyous but a loss is just about expected. I enjoy watching football, and most importantly I want to see my team play to the caliber of an NFL team. Today was a step closer IMO. These refs were horrendous against the Bucs all game. No calls for the Falcons, and phantoms calls against the Bucs. In the end the Bucs as a whole didn’t play well enough to win a game, but today, against the Falcons, the refs beat the Bucs.
November 9th, 2014 at 5:24 pm
As for all of you who thought Sims was the savior….think again….just another rookie making rookie mistakes.
What you have on this team, is a culture of losing, team leaders McCoy and David have been raised in that losing culture.
Sad state of affairs for this franchise.
November 9th, 2014 at 5:25 pm
McCoy, David, Jackson, Evans and Rainey are good. ASJ is lookin’ better. The rest of the roster should be dumped.
November 9th, 2014 at 5:25 pm
All the anti-Glennon Jockies are getting a hard on for McClown now. Lmao. Okay, I will admit he played *better*. Still wasn’t nearly good enough to win. Another multiple INT game too, I think he has thrown an INT in at least every start now. What a great QB.
Can’t wait for the draft, or maybe I can out of fear of Liar’s and Lapdog’s idiot decision making.
November 9th, 2014 at 5:26 pm
I said it once and I’ll say again lovie Smith is not into it anymore. He burned out after he left Chicago, biggest problem today pendlties witch means poor coaching.I’m telling ya he ain’t into it.
November 9th, 2014 at 5:26 pm
Would hate to see what this game would’ve looked like with that stiff Glennon back there today.
This team is 2-3 years from being a playoff contender. Draft a QB in the first round but there are so many holes to be filled. OL,DL,DB
November 9th, 2014 at 5:26 pm
Hey Hey Hey we’re the Yuccaneers, Ho Ho Ho we’re the Yuccaneers, Offense Defense, they both were missing today, made the Yucs walk the plank, and threw em in Tampa Bay. Hey!
November 9th, 2014 at 5:28 pm
In 20 years I can’t remember us ever being this bad
Thank you Lovie
November 9th, 2014 at 5:29 pm
The refs did not beat us, if Hester doesn’t drop a 3rd and goal from the 20 and the Falcons don’t drop the pick 6 this game is a 3 score loss. The reffing was poor but welcome to the new NFL, it is what it is. Team wasn’t good enough to beat another bottom 6 team, it’s as simple as that.
November 9th, 2014 at 5:29 pm
LMAO
Sims>martin
Mcclown>glennon
Lovely>schiano
Mccoy>david
ROTF
November 9th, 2014 at 5:31 pm
I enjoyed the game.
Banks is really improving, quicker than Barber did. By next year, he might well be a top CB.
Neither QB is very good, but McCown is better than Glennon. Scary thought.
Refs made a BUNCH of bad calls, including the McCown pick (second from last). Jackson (?) had stepped out of bounds and was first to touch the ball, making it an incomplete pass by rule.
Here’s the real irony. ALL of you want to lose for that first pick, yet…even though you want to lose you are whining over it.
All the Glazers need do is insist on a first round QB for lovie to keep his job. I still think he is the man to turn things around.
We all knew it couldn’t happen in one season. May as well get a qb if we’re losing anyway.
November 9th, 2014 at 5:32 pm
Can we put glennon back in now or are we still in the playoff hunt. Lmao laughing so hard was barely able to type that.
November 9th, 2014 at 5:34 pm
Mike Evans, doe…
November 9th, 2014 at 5:34 pm
Can someone please explain to me how they can blow a play dead 3 steps after it was snapped? Did you tv viewers hear an earlier whistle or did it really happen how it looked and sounded?
I mean, I know we didn’t deserve to win by come on that had to be the most lousy officiating all game not even including them trying to screw us 3 plays on our final drive. II just want to go back to losing because we’re bad. Not losing to Falcons AND zebras.
November 9th, 2014 at 5:35 pm
Lovie who is the QB of the future of 2015?
November 9th, 2014 at 5:37 pm
Played better? Still could not put the team on his back when he needed to and threw the picks. Also held the ball and took sacks. Again only 17 points. Most of all, LOSS. QB made no difference. Loss.
November 9th, 2014 at 5:38 pm
What a painful game to watch. The booth reviews at the end made the game drag on. The phantom calls against Johnson and Banks were just plain unacceptable. You didnt think the nfl was going to let Leonard Johnson make a clutch stop did you?
November 9th, 2014 at 5:38 pm
nice overtime to the saints niners game still going
November 9th, 2014 at 5:40 pm
Worse than Raheem and Schiano combined.
FIRE LOVIE!
November 9th, 2014 at 5:41 pm
Was this an Atlanta home game?
The interception at the end should have been an incomplete pass but Josh shouldn’t have thrown it in the 1st place. Joe and whomever else will probably blame this loss on McCown but the refs didn’t do the Bucs any favors. Play calling for the Bucs in the 2nd half was terrible, just TERRIBLE. There was some horrible officiating and with the way this game was called the Bucs did not have room to make mistakes. Defense played well but could have had 2 interceptions but did not catch them. And do the Bucs have any other WR other than Evans and Jackson?
November 9th, 2014 at 5:43 pm
I feel like the absolute lack of urgency in those final 5 minutes told a lot of the story. Maybe they are in playing for the draft mode. Gotta say that there were more than a couple terrible calls by the officials but that’s not why we lost. Just a poor showing all around by our guys
November 9th, 2014 at 5:44 pm
Next home game we all wear paper bags
November 9th, 2014 at 5:46 pm
Saints just lost, all we needed was a few wins this year to be a contender..Oh lovie ball..
November 9th, 2014 at 5:46 pm
lost to another horrible team. what else is new. lol
November 9th, 2014 at 5:48 pm
FIRE KEVIN O’DEA NOW!
November 9th, 2014 at 5:57 pm
I agree BUCNOLE, O-Dea needs to be gone at the end of the season and Frazier needs to be demoted, promoted or something just bring in another defensive coordinator.
November 9th, 2014 at 5:57 pm
Lovie is an azz face. Blank stares into the replay tv. So tired of him already. Awful game manager. Horrible
November 9th, 2014 at 5:57 pm
Lovie is an azz face. Blank stares into the replay tv. So tired of him already. Awful game manager. Horrible
November 9th, 2014 at 5:58 pm
^^^ Moniker says it all. SMDH.
November 9th, 2014 at 5:59 pm
3 home games left, Bengals and Packers will eat us alive but I like our chances against the Saints. On the road R-E-D-skins, Lions, Panthers, Bears oh my! I predict 3-13 season, Schiano will have a better record thasn Lovie.
November 9th, 2014 at 6:01 pm
Leonard Johnson actually played pretty good today but someone forgot to tell the refs. And really, is the Atlanta offensive line that good i mean really? Just the product of being a bad football team i guess. Atlanta Falcon O-line doesn’t need to hold, for real!
November 9th, 2014 at 6:03 pm
“Greg Schiano was 1-8 last year, and so is Lovie Smith.” says joe.
The General was in his 2nd year.
In Lovie I TRUST!!!
November 9th, 2014 at 6:03 pm
How about gerald McCoy though. Wow outstanding performance well worth the money. 1 whole tackle. #impressive
November 9th, 2014 at 6:07 pm
Did you ever expect to mis Schiano so much?? We would be contending right now if he were still here! Smith is a waisted pick of a coach!
November 9th, 2014 at 6:08 pm
Had free tickets, didn’t want to waste my gas with this garbage.
November 9th, 2014 at 6:11 pm
It’s to the point now where I’m hoping we lose, just so we can get a better draft pick and fire this entire coaching staff.
November 9th, 2014 at 6:14 pm
How about the best opening drive I have witnessed it about three years and lovie pulls the ole wild cat with a little used receiver. Way to smother that momentum. Ugh.
November 9th, 2014 at 6:18 pm
Schiano finished last year at 4-4. Lovie follows that with 1-8. No way Schiano starts off the seaso at 1-8. If Schiano coached this year we wouldl have a better o-line, a better defense, better special teams and a better record. And because the fans and local sports analyst had a hate-on for Schiano, he now gets to collect 3mm a year for 3 yrs—how cool is that.
November 9th, 2014 at 6:23 pm
Well said trubuc! I thought it was just me.. It’s every freaking week were every time we make a first down or a third down stop,,, oops there’s a flag! I’m freaking sick of it. JOE is it agains your protocol to criticize refs?? If not I think you need to write a story on this. Don’t want you to get fined tho.
November 9th, 2014 at 6:28 pm
Thanks for the updates, Joe, since I don’t even listen to these games anymore.
November 9th, 2014 at 7:04 pm
1 common denominator… WIMPY OWNERSHIP!
November 9th, 2014 at 8:38 pm
BLAME THE GLAZERS!!!!
November 9th, 2014 at 8:53 pm
Bucaneer Bonzai has it right. If we had had Verner healthy and fair refs we would have taken the dirty birds who were climbing our tall receivers before the ball arrived with no call from the refs. And every time there was a pause in the game there was an older ref right there smiling and talking with the Falcons’ Coach. Then the phantom calls. It was the worst referees I have seen. Josh played his heart out and was clearly superior to Glennon. On the play where Cousins was trying to rescue a teammate from being piled on and hurt the refs should have already blown their whistle. All cousins did was push backwards a guy trying to throw a block on him after the play should have been dead. It’s a personal foul to she’d a blocker with your hands and knock him on his Kesster? Ridiculous! Lovie had to play Butler and Dixon at CB who are lousy CBs. If Verner is going to be out next week he needs to move Tandy to CB, where he played at WVa. and he is a fast, big, excellent DB. He also is a much better tackler too, and should see the field more.
November 10th, 2014 at 12:59 am
Time to cut Cullen loose? It’s not like the d-line would be worse.