“Lenny” Leads The Way
January 17th, 2021
For those counting, it was 107 yards from scrimmage tonight from Leonard Fournette, the Bucs’ production leader by a mile in a game where yards were hard to come by against a stingy Saints defense.
And the crazy thing is “Lenny,” as his teammates call him, left some yards on the field at times because of his apparent unwillingness to run through and/or over people.
Still, Joe greatly appreciates the cool Fournette brought to the game and his reliability on third down in the passing game. He led the Bucs with five receptions and his running was sound in the first half when the Bucs needed him most. On the ground, Fournette rumbled to 63 yards on 17 carries.
Do the Bucs win this game without Fournette? Maybe not. Ronald Jones isn’t the receiver or blocker Fournette is and RoJo’s injured quad might not have held up with a full workload on the ground.
Tonight was exactly why Joe screamed for the Bucs to load up at running back in free agency. Fournette brought experience and talent, and they both showed up tonight.
Bravo, Jason Licht.
January 17th, 2021 at 10:11 pm
the rojo and lenny show is good to go
January 17th, 2021 at 10:11 pm
Protect that rock!
January 17th, 2021 at 10:12 pm
We won because we ran the ball and we played Man Defense tonight!
January 17th, 2021 at 10:13 pm
I’m hoping this gets him a huge contract…..Thanks Leonard……and thanks to your LSU buddy, Devin.
January 17th, 2021 at 10:13 pm
Both backs looked good. Jones is a much better runner, but they need them both. They run the ball, they win.
Now everyone needs to go lock down!!. I don’t hear anything about Covid this week!!!
January 17th, 2021 at 10:13 pm
Lenny is hot garbage. He broke ZERO tackles. He is just a guy that will give you the yards that were there. If Rojo had those giant holes he would have had 200 yards combined. Lenny got tripped up by a finger that Rojo would’ve scored on. I got banned from Facebook for posting on Buccaholics that he was trash. He’s just a dude. Not much better than Peyton Barber. Rojo is 10x better.
January 17th, 2021 at 10:13 pm
The coaching staff trust Fornette a lot more now than earlier in the year. I’m hoping to see the ROJO Fournette duo on the field again next season.
January 17th, 2021 at 10:14 pm
Bulls did just what I’ve been preaching all week, bring pressure and play tight coverage. Can’t beat Drew with a zone.
January 17th, 2021 at 10:14 pm
He is gonna be hawngry next week. God I can not wait to see this game.
January 17th, 2021 at 10:14 pm
Lenny, ROJO, the D and an amazing catch by TYLER JOHNSON won the game!! Get ready Rodgers the Bucs are hunting!!!
January 17th, 2021 at 10:15 pm
Those LSU guys showed tonight, cause Devin White was running like a RB, how many yards did he have, how many stiff arms did he have?
January 17th, 2021 at 10:15 pm
Some really good runs after contact by both guys. Good running, good defense, no turnovers … that is championship football.
Would be nice if Godwin or Gronk showed up. Has anyone seen them?
January 17th, 2021 at 10:16 pm
Lenny carried the load tonight, but Rojo in the second half was having a game. If he was healthy they wouldn’t been able to stop him. Great game!
January 17th, 2021 at 10:18 pm
I have a certain affinity for people named after Leonard’s …. LFG!!
January 17th, 2021 at 10:21 pm
Hopefully Rojo a bit more fresh next week. Looked a bit gimpy after the long run. Shame it was called back
January 17th, 2021 at 10:21 pm
Joe. Any story coming about the A plus play of the O line? Did Cam Jordan suit up tonight or was he wandering the French Quarter hoping that no one would recognize him? Asking for a friend.
January 17th, 2021 at 10:23 pm
Our RBs are coming through….HELL OF A SIGNING IN THE OFFSEASON!!
January 17th, 2021 at 10:25 pm
oh what a night
January 17th, 2021 at 10:26 pm
Gotta give it to stinnie. Him and rest of online was awesome. Loved on the runs seeing an olinrman come flying in and launching himself at someone lol
January 17th, 2021 at 10:26 pm
Starts up front, always does. Props to the O line, and Stinnie gets a gold star.
January 17th, 2021 at 10:28 pm
RoJo was tough tonight
January 17th, 2021 at 10:29 pm
Donovan Smith. Leonard Fournette. Ronald Jones. Mike Evans, as usual. Great games, all.
But Devin White, Sean Murphy-Bunting and Antoine Winfield, Jr.? Wow. Wow. Wow.
January 17th, 2021 at 10:32 pm
I love the win, but don’t think the defense played vs the Saints will be as effective against Green Bay. It’s obvious, Brees’ injuries have limited his down field throws. Rogers is mobile and accurate and you know he wants to avenge the beatdown he got from the Bucs earlier this season. I just hope Bowles can draw up a defensive game plan that is as effective as the one they installed against the Saints. The cold weather and home field advantage of the Packers are certainly not in the Bucs favor, but if Brady, who was not at his best tonight, can get rolling next week, I think they can pull it out and advance to the Big Dance.
January 17th, 2021 at 10:33 pm
LSU Buccaneers. What a night. The running game was as fun to watch as when they had Alstott and Dunn.
January 17th, 2021 at 10:37 pm
Got to run the ball in GB!!…& don’t get away from it!!!
January 18th, 2021 at 12:21 am
PSL Bob Says:
January 17th, 2021 at 10:32 pm
I love the win, but don’t think the defense played vs the Saints will be as effective against Green Bay.
I agree. I think the fans will want press coverage every down or almost every down as we did against the Saints. However, Brees is taking a lot more three step drops when compared to Rodgers. If Rodgers is taking 7 step drops, we cannot just always play press coverage because we will get beat down field more.
The good thing though is that because of 7 step drops, we will have a better chance for our rush to get to Rodgers.
Plus, I really think that New Orleans defense is better than Green Bays. New Orleans plays 7 guys on defense that are 1st round draft choices. Green Bay does not have that same talent. I have to think our explosive offense will look even better against Green Bay even if our defense does not look as good.
January 18th, 2021 at 2:23 am
BL and Bowles worked magic tonight
Stop whining girls…
GO BUCS
January 18th, 2021 at 12:35 pm
WHITE is Beast that won’t get stopped.
Not Bradys best game, he needs his A game next Sunday