Buccaneers 29, Bears 7
September 17th, 2017
Photo courtesy of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Once upon a time, Raheem Morris boldly stated, “Stats are for losers.”
Today, Joe suspects Dirk Koetter will say, “Rust is for losers.” The expected rust on your Buccaneers was just a mirage. The malaise and fogginess instead was all over the Bears.
Your Bucs have won five in a row at home!!
So how freaking good are these Bucs?
The defense picked up today where it left off in the second half of last season, which should scare the crop out of the NFL.
Two first-half picks of embarrassing Mike Glennon set the tone and the Bucs played pitch and catch all day long in the passing game.
Kwon Alexander, before his hamstring acted up, was a ball-hawking animal as the Bears drove for an early score that didn’t happen. Free agent nickel cornerback Robert McClain put the icing on the sweet victory cake.
America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, took what the defense gave him all day long in the rout of a Bears club that was one play from upsetting the Falcons last Sunday.
It shouldn’t have been that easy for the Bucs, but it was.
Damn, it’s hard not to be overly excited. So just go there, Bucs fans. The greater Tampa Bay area waited too long for this game– and suffered too much. Savor it.
Stick with Joe for all kinds of postgame coverage, including Ira Kaufman’s 10 takeaways and locker room nuggets from the Stadium on Dale Mabry Highway.
September 17th, 2017 at 3:58 pm
Beat a team they should be beat, easily. Great start to the season!!!
September 17th, 2017 at 3:59 pm
Savor it
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Salude
September 17th, 2017 at 4:03 pm
Great win but JW’s accuracy was so so. Missed a lot of open throws. Really the only knock on a strong win.
By far and away the most talented team since the Super Bowl run.
September 17th, 2017 at 4:04 pm
Great to start the season off with a home win. Our tackles still scare me
September 17th, 2017 at 4:05 pm
Matts17 I’m going to chalk those up to rust, but we shall see.
September 17th, 2017 at 4:07 pm
Congrats nosbos you were 100 perfect wrong
September 17th, 2017 at 4:09 pm
This win reminded me of the great Bucs teams of the early aughts. The offense was efficient, the special teams were money (how about our new punter and kicker?) and the defense would give up the dink and dunk but punish the receivers all day long.
Quibbles – JW missed too many easy throws, and there could have been another TD or 2 in the red zone.
September 17th, 2017 at 4:12 pm
So who gets the game ball? Spawn, Kwon, LVD or Beckwith.
I’m going with 2 balls to Kwon and Spawn. Kwons int sealed the game and Spawns play broke Glennon spirit.
Side note: baker a no-show on the stat sheet.
September 17th, 2017 at 4:13 pm
Wrong about the aints??? Who give a s@$! sometime @$$ fan db55. Win is a win fella.
September 17th, 2017 at 4:17 pm
Sarcasm bro but tell me how you really feel. Jeez (btw talking about the Bucs and your passion all week).
September 17th, 2017 at 4:17 pm
What the saints do?
September 17th, 2017 at 4:18 pm
Would be yo @$$ all on Swaggy nut s@c after a convincing win. Like I said numerous times it would be. Some of y’all need to make better due wit ya time.
September 17th, 2017 at 4:19 pm
Could careless about what the aints did. They in our div. Them losing is a + right???
September 17th, 2017 at 4:21 pm
Oh boy ya acting like lil biatch es today. Swag was a no-show what you want? Omg the def amazing no flaws at all. 17-0 SB bound. Don’t bother posting anymore.
September 17th, 2017 at 4:21 pm
I told everyone here mccaffery not a pro RB. Check his stat line today.
September 17th, 2017 at 4:23 pm
So you spent all day waiting to tell me I was wrong about aints and pats. Have a cookie dude. You earned it.
September 17th, 2017 at 4:23 pm
NJ BucsFan,
Agree on the tackle play. Next draft, first round, best avail player at DE, DT, RB or OT. If it’s OT, then maybe move Smith to the right side. Dot will need to be replaced soon simply due to age. Father time is undefeated. Bucs had a good game overall.
BUC CAN EERS
GO BUCS!!!
September 17th, 2017 at 4:23 pm
Yea man. You brought up the saints. Idk why you tripping. I was trying to give you props but my sarcasm too strong. I’ll dumb it down jeez my bad. #lakelandschools
September 17th, 2017 at 4:25 pm
#Midol
September 17th, 2017 at 4:26 pm
MVP
Licht beer and scouting dept
Kendall Bechwith
September 17th, 2017 at 4:47 pm
DB55 Says:
September 17th, 2017 at 4:07 pm
Congrats nosbos you were 100 perfect wrong
………..
NOS stated that this game shouldn’t even be close and he was right. Most of us thought it would be.
September 17th, 2017 at 4:55 pm
Yes people! It was sarcasm! Nosbos was yelling all week that the Bucs would spank the bears. AND HE WAS RIGHT!!! I thought my sarcasm would be obvious but wtf do I know!
September 17th, 2017 at 5:10 pm
Hats off to MacClain and his pick six! And kendell Beckwith is so good already
that we need to find a way to keep him on the field,Filling in for Kwon without a hitch at Mike, and playing well at his regular position gets Licht two high fives.
For a big LB Beckwith is surprisingly good in coverage.
September 17th, 2017 at 5:34 pm
This should send all members of the Mike Glennon Mob into exile somewhere in South Dakota….
September 17th, 2017 at 5:42 pm
DB we cool bro, I been on Barcardi rum all day fam. My bad homie.
September 17th, 2017 at 7:22 pm
I was wondering. All luv son.
September 17th, 2017 at 9:30 pm
Happy for the win, but we still need work.
Not an MGMer but if his receivers wouldn’t have dropped so many All’s, he would have ended up with close to 400 yards.
Yeah he still had all the turnovers but our pass rush and coverage were not that good.
We also had a ton of help with timely penalties from Chicago.
But hey I ain’t complaining, just an observation.
Go Bucs.