Bucs = “F”
December 4th, 2014
Joe understands why many Bucs fans just want to jump in the Gulf after watching the Bucs.
The offense is such a shambles, about the only way they can cleanse themselves properly is to submerge themselves in saltwater.
Even when the defense plays well and gives the Bucs a chance to win, the offense comes across as downright scared of scoring.
How else to explain how the team goes backwards when taking over after a pick from an opponent’s nine-yard line — actually losing yards and settling for a field goal.
Either the offense is scared and gets rattled or the red zone is laced with the MRSA.
Now that the season is 75 percent finished, good guy Alex Marvez of FoxSports.com decided to grade each team in the NFL “Down the Stretch.” Marvez was harsh on the Bucs, handing the team the dreaded grade of “F.”
“It has been a disastrous debut season for Lovie Smith as Tampa Bay’s head coach. Tampa Bay still has questions at the quarterback position and a defense that has struggled to learn Smith’s trademark Tampa-2 scheme.”
Well, Joe isn’t sure you can rag on the defense. As Joe detailed yesterday, since the bye week, the Bucs have one of the NFL’s better defenses. Granted, prior to the bye, the defense was a complete and total jailbreak replete with sirens and flashing red lights.
Has the offense earned the dreaded “F” grade? No question. Has the defense earned the dreaded “F” grade? No way.
December 4th, 2014 at 6:20 am
i’d give the defense a c now and the offense a f
December 4th, 2014 at 7:53 am
Lovie’s trademark Tampa 2?
That’s a hoot. The man is hardly an innovator.
December 4th, 2014 at 8:02 am
This team is worst than last years team. We aren’t getting better we’re getting worst. If we had a bad team that would be an improvement over whatever this team is. This team is a joke and with Lovie as coach I don’t see much reason for optimism.
December 4th, 2014 at 8:50 am
L&L = F
December 4th, 2014 at 9:11 am
Let’s grade the defense after they play a few high-powered offenses like Detroit and the Saints…
December 4th, 2014 at 9:13 am
We’re very clearly getting better on defense. The offense is inexcusably bad though.
December 4th, 2014 at 9:27 am
Here is a list of all the coaches involved in the offense,
I would like to see the grade for each of them.
Head Coach
Offensive Coordinator
Quarterbacks Coach
Tight Ends Coach
Wide Receivers Coach
Running Backs Coach
Offensive Quality Control
Offensive Line Coach
Assistant Offensive Line Coach
December 4th, 2014 at 9:28 am
The head coach and, play calling, and offense except for a few players are an F and going down hill.
The defense has definitely improved from a F to at least a B or higher.
I believe that Green Bay will be more of a test than the Saints and if we hold the Packers to a low score, next year we will be the defense we were to be this year. I just wonder how much Frazier has had to do with it since either Lovie has been concentrating on offense or it is in freefall.
December 4th, 2014 at 10:25 am
Phil Says:
December 4th, 2014 at 8:02 am
This team is worst than last years team. We aren’t getting better we’re getting worst. If we had a bad team that would be an improvement over whatever this team is. This team is a joke and with Lovie as coach I don’t see much reason for optimism.
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Man you are a hoot, the defense is playing a lot better. The offense is in shambles but lets see what changes they make in the off-season. This team has been in every game besides the two blow-outs. There is so much pessimism on these boards that I would hate to know most of you in real life.
December 4th, 2014 at 11:17 am
When you have hyped hopes and expect a competitive contender before the season even begins, these results are a definite bummer. Time heals all wounds. I give the offense a D- and the improving defense a B.
December 4th, 2014 at 11:29 am
“We don’t expect our fans to be patient.” -Jason Licht
December 4th, 2014 at 11:30 am
Defense a C- (would have been higher if they could have held leads late and won in New Orleans, and vs the Rams and Vikes) Special teams and offense both get Fs. Coaching staff as a whole gets a D-, bad decisions all around but a lot of the blame is simply a lack of talent that nets Licht a big fat F as well…..
December 4th, 2014 at 11:48 am
2-10 with their only 2 wins being against:
Redskins, who soon after benched their Starting QB for not being able to perform well and the Steelers who were also beat by the Jets…
Yeah, an F is the right grade!