Practice Vs. Games
November 23rd, 2019
Lauds practices.
Joe remembers one of the stories from former Bucs commander Greg Schiano when he was asked whether good practices lead to good games.
Schiano — and Joe is paraphrasing here — said that’s certainly a coach’s goal but it doesn’t always work like that. He remembered a story from Bear Bryant that a team could look hot as blazes in practice and warm-ups, and then look like crap in a game.
Schiano said if a guy like Bear Bryant couldn’t figure it out, he wasn’t going to try. Now we will see if one of Bryant’s proteges can figure it out.
Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians, who once worked with Bryant you may have heard, recently said he is starting to change his mind about sports psychology because the Bucs have such good practices yet that doesn’t often carry over to games.
So Joe will be interested in seeing how the Bucs play in Artie’s Arc Sunday after what Arians said following Friday’s practice.
Asked if his team has bounced back in practice this week after getting owned by the Saints on Sunday, Arians really talked up his club.
“Outstanding – it was really another good week,” Arians said. “I can’t ask for any more effort on the practice field or in the classroom – it just needs to show up on Sunday.”
Joe thinks it is fair to assess Bucs fans are sick and tired about hearing how talented the Bucs are and how hard they work and how awesome they practice, only to shat on themselves in games.
Last Sunday, Joe swears the Bucs looked like they just rolled out of the rack for much of the first half. They just looked awful. Like they were sleepwalking.
If the Bucs look and play like hot garbage tomorrow in Atlanta, is it too late to call Dr. Melfi?
November 23rd, 2019 at 10:03 am
Hire me. I’ll fix this issue.
November 23rd, 2019 at 10:08 am
Yet zero progress with this team, and they continue to not be prepared for games.
November 23rd, 2019 at 10:15 am
BA sold the Glazers and this fan base a load of total BS
If they finish 5-11 or even 6-10 at this point it would be a miracle. That would take a .500 finish to happen.
I ask, is this a .500 team? Nope….
Time to blow this $hitshow up and start over.
Peace, out
November 23rd, 2019 at 10:15 am
Its the difference between real and pretend.
November 23rd, 2019 at 10:15 am
Can’t just work hard and want it. You have to work harder and want it MORE than the other guy. They definitely didn’t want it more than the Saints last Sunday.
November 23rd, 2019 at 10:34 am
“Outstanding”
“Fantastic”
“All Fixed”
Yadda yadda yadda
November 23rd, 2019 at 10:35 am
They seem to play well while facing a Buccaneer defense, so does everyone else. So when the play someone different it all falls apart. What does this tell you?
November 23rd, 2019 at 10:37 am
Dewey
That our Offense and Defense are poorly coached and not talented.
November 23rd, 2019 at 10:39 am
And quite frankly…I don’t think our punter is good either…what’s his average ? like 35 yds?
November 23rd, 2019 at 10:41 am
Joe—something smells in Bucland.Have heard you say many times that the coaches are acting strange.Players do well one week and don’t get in the game the next week.There has to be unusual things happening behind the glaziers curtain of secrets.
November 23rd, 2019 at 10:42 am
Talented losers
November 23rd, 2019 at 10:43 am
“BAs offensive scheme doesn’t work in the modern NFL
Why is it so hard to understand
Not 1 team runs this ancient offense. Why is that?
The Bucs are the only smart team
JW plays his best football statistically vs ATL in the last 4 years
No QB consistently torched ATL statistically than JW3
Tomorrow JW will still play inconsistently with 3 turnovers under BA/BL offense
What happened to JW of the last 4 years?
JW just suddenly became totally bad?
JW skillset and mechanics is deteriorating under BA/BL and getting worse
as the defensive coordinators get a better grasp of completely shutting down Leftovers tendencies
JW still has not played his worst game this year”
Kobe Faker
November 23rd, 2019 at 10:49 am
In practice you’re going against your own losing culture. Practice looks good amongst losers.
Game day is another thing all together when you’re playing against professional winners.
November 23rd, 2019 at 11:11 am
Joe says,
Last Sunday, Joe swears the Bucs looked like they just rolled out of the rack for much of the first half.
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This is Jameis in a nutshell since his first season.
November 23rd, 2019 at 11:18 am
I remember the hoopla created when Arians and bowles were named coaches. Even I..drank some of the Kool-Aid. Arians talked an overflowing toilet bowl of sh** sayin how he was going to Win now. Welcome to Buclife Mr. Arians. You got one more year before we use the rest of the rope we got left over from Lovie/Schiano and Koetter. Turn it around or Hang’em high baby!
November 23rd, 2019 at 11:19 am
Like he said, if Bear couldn’t figure it out then who can..
November 23rd, 2019 at 11:23 am
Growing up around the sport I can tell you that when two players constantly practice against each other, one will learn the others habits and use them to his advantage… Receivers against corners for example… Then in game they try those same techniques on a player who doesn’t have the same habits as the guy he practiced with so looking good against the guy he got familiar with and bad against someone he is not… It actually creates bad habits and inconsistent outings..
November 23rd, 2019 at 11:58 am
Bill Belicheat went 5-11 in his first season in New England. Some players on the roster were lazy and out of shape. He said he couldn’t win with 40 good players when the other team has 53.
November 23rd, 2019 at 11:59 am
I think we may be on to something. Maybe they shouldn’t practice. They have tried everything else, maybe for the Buc’s practice is the problem. BA can say we had a great week, excellent week, dynamic week playing golf and going to the beach. Who know’s we might win.
November 23rd, 2019 at 1:22 pm
I don’t think any coach should ever say practice was “great!” …you always have to minimize it because there is always room for improvement in any human endeavor. So, if it is absolutely near perfect you would only say it was “good”, and if it was only “good”, you might say “nothing to write home about”.
November 23rd, 2019 at 1:26 pm
The Bucs look good at practice. Big effing deal if they go marshmallow in real games.
November 23rd, 2019 at 1:31 pm
Sounds like we need different players that play good in games.
This team needs to be blown up and rebuilt from the ground up with a new GM and a younger coach that could see it improve over the long haul.
November 23rd, 2019 at 2:02 pm
Arians hasn’t even been here a year and I’m tired of his bs. Licht, Winston, Arians, the whole lot of them need to go. I have 0 faith in ownership, the front office, or coaching. It’s nearly as bad as when Ray Perkins was prowling the sidelines and Culverhouse was fleecing fans. I have a lot of patience though and karma dictates that things will improve eventually. “Sigh”.
November 23rd, 2019 at 2:43 pm
jmarkbuc Says:
“I don’t think our punter is good either…what’s his average ? like 35 yds?”
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Anger is having having a great year again. Averaging over 45 yards and dropping many inside the 20. I don’t get why Gump just had to have a new punter.
November 23rd, 2019 at 3:24 pm
30 coaches (largest staff in the league) and we are 3-7! Sounds like too many chiefs not enough Indians….🙄
November 23rd, 2019 at 7:01 pm
“I don’t get why Gump just had to have a new punter.”
b/c everyone around here wanted to run him off, claiming HE was the reason all our kickers sucked
November 23rd, 2019 at 9:05 pm
The best golf coach I ever had told me something that has always stuck with me.
He decried the famous saying, “Practice makes perfect”
NO he would say..it should be, “Perfect practice makes perfect”.
November 24th, 2019 at 8:21 am
Unbelievable I’m almost certain they dropped angler cuz of his price tag. Not saying I agree with it but I think it was up there for punters
November 24th, 2019 at 9:07 am
unbelievable Says:
“… everyone around here wanted to run him off, claiming HE was the reason all our kickers sucked.”
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Oh, yeah, I forgot. Thanks.
November 24th, 2019 at 9:12 am
#1bucfan Says:
“… they dropped angler cuz of his price tag. Not saying I agree with it but I think it was up there for punters.”
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How much are they making, now? Gump gave a guaranteed $4M to the new guy, I’m pretty sure. Might have been more than one year.
November 24th, 2019 at 9:21 am
I think#1 is right..
It was a $$ thing. All I know is Pinion has some lames a$$ kicks, and doesn’t pin anybody deep in their own end.
In his defense, many drives end in an INT or fumble so he doesn’t have as many opportunities as some.
November 24th, 2019 at 9:28 am
Hell, if it really came down to the holder duties, they could have coached up Ryan Griffin. He’s not doing anything else, and I’ve always thought it made more sense to have a QB holding, as a fake kick threat.
November 24th, 2019 at 10:25 am
Jmarkbuc Says:
“I think#1 is right.. It was a $$ thing. All I know is Pinion has some lames a$$ kicks, and doesn’t pin anybody deep in their own end.”
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I’m not really complaining. He’s decent as far as I’m concerned, but yeah, he doesn’t have Anger’s distance. He’s got value for his kickoffs, too.