Home Field Advantage And Postseason Bye In Rams’ Control
September 26th, 2021
So the Bucs are in a pickle. And Joe isn’t even talking about Ross Cockrell or Dee Delaney or the invisible pass rush.
(When your nose tackle is getting the most pressure on quarterbacks, someone or some people need to go back to the whiteboard.)
If the Bucs plan on having a bye to open the playoffs, they must first finish with the best record in the NFC. Now they are behind the undfeated Rams, Cardinals and Panthers.
The Rams have a tiebreaker over the Bucs. In what many considered a preview of the NFC title game in January, we saw how the Rams clobbered the Bucs today. That team doesn’t look like it will lose very many games.
So now the Bucs must finish with a better record than the Rams. If they don’t, there is no bye.
Given how the Bucs played 20 games last year and have an early bye this year (not a good predictor of playoff success), the Bucs will really need that bye with so many players in their 30s (and 40s).
September 26th, 2021 at 7:33 pm
A lot of football left…Go Bucs!
September 26th, 2021 at 7:33 pm
Bucs aren’t getting lucky like they did last season. Our defense is exposed
September 26th, 2021 at 7:34 pm
I agree
Let’s not crown em just yet….
GO BUCS
September 26th, 2021 at 7:36 pm
Rams earned it; clearly wanted it more and were better prepared
September 26th, 2021 at 7:36 pm
Over reacting. 17 game season. 3rd game.
Relax.
September 26th, 2021 at 7:37 pm
A little humility early on isn’t a bad thing. I don’t mind the Rams being over-confident. How did that woek for the Aints last year? Am already looking forward to meeting these Bums again.
September 26th, 2021 at 7:37 pm
No pass rush
September 26th, 2021 at 7:38 pm
All hail the 1st place Carolina Panthers!
September 26th, 2021 at 7:38 pm
The one or two thing im most surprise is where was the blitz. And running game.
September 26th, 2021 at 7:40 pm
I was at the game and there were surprisingly many Bucs fans there. It was crazy if only they would’ve won
September 26th, 2021 at 7:41 pm
No running game…defense is trash
September 26th, 2021 at 7:41 pm
right, but bucs schedule is soft and rams schedule very difficult.
September 26th, 2021 at 7:42 pm
Why is White and David not blitzing more? It’s almost like we are just not showing our defense hand all season. Just waiting for the playoffs I guess to turn it on.
September 26th, 2021 at 7:43 pm
We were physically overmatched and that worries me the most. Our secondary is what it is and it should have been addressed in the draft. The pass rush was never elite but It was good. Now it’s nonexistent. Signing Sherman is a must not just for his skill set but his mind. Hopefully he can help the secondary gel till we get Bunting and Dean healthy. I would much rather have Sherman in the red zone against a Savy team like the rams or the saints. It certainly looks like we believed our own hype a little too much. The bye week in the playoffs is certainly not out of reach. The rams will have a division gauntlet to handle themselves.
September 26th, 2021 at 7:45 pm
Guess we’ll wait until the playoffs to beat playoffs teams again this year in prime time games. Patriots look like garbage but if we play them the way we played today that’s another L.
If high percentage of passes are being completed against us by a rookie qb and below average receivers then it’s time to start looking at coaching as we did before. This defense looks old.
September 26th, 2021 at 7:45 pm
“Home Field Advantage And Postseason Bye In Rams’ Control.”
After three games?
With over three months and 14 games to play?
Talk about negativity …
At this point of the season nobody is in control of anything.
September 26th, 2021 at 7:47 pm
Dude. It’s one game. Stafford is it gonna get hurt I guarantee you that Stop wishing we’re going to be like the ‘ 72 dolphins.
September 26th, 2021 at 7:54 pm
I just can’t help but to think of that line from the water boy, “oh no we suck again”.
Was there Any part of this team that is playing right?
Honestly, the offensive line has been suspect from go this year. And they couldn’t stop a child today.
Everybody knows the defense has been suspect. And I Don’t mean just the secondary! And why haven’t we had any Real pressure on any qb this year? The rest of the offense fell apart.
What in the hell is going on???
OH NO! WE SUCK AGAIN!
GO BUCS
September 26th, 2021 at 8:02 pm
Doesn’t matter. We aren’t winning the Super Bowl with this defense. The regression is astounding. And no it’s not just the CBs. It’s the whole unit. The young guys look like they took a step back. The vets look old and slow. There is no pressure on the QB anymore. The opponents top receivers are consistently wide open. This is a mess.
September 26th, 2021 at 8:03 pm
It’s only Game 3. Does anyone really expect that Rams to win from here on out? It’s too early in the season to project who is in control of a playoff bye or home field advantage.
September 26th, 2021 at 8:07 pm
If season ends tonight then yeah, i agree with the article but, all teams have 14 more games to be played and there are a lot of variables involve. For tonighT, my ratings are Offense B, Special teams C, Our Great Defense F. Coaches F
September 26th, 2021 at 8:21 pm
163,
Come on.
Offense B? I DON’T THINK SO! More like C to C- !
Not good fellas. Not good.
Who in the hell are these Buccaneers? What the TRUCK???
They actually did it! They Actually bought into they’re own b.s. believing they walked on water.
Shock and Awe! I’m sad. Why are the coaches letting this happen?
September 26th, 2021 at 8:22 pm
Haha a bye really. This team looks old and slow. They are beat to hell with injuries and it’s only week 3. They don’t have a lot of drive and that’s probably cause this team just won a Super Bowl and in their home stadium which has never been done. Kinda hard to top that.
September 26th, 2021 at 8:23 pm
Bucs, first off should not put a jet=lagged team on the field. They flew out there yesterday and the team wasn’t in mental condition to play the Rams.
The whole defense really sucked, though.
September 26th, 2021 at 8:26 pm
The only thing we lost today was the so much talked about 20-0 (undefeated) season. Other than that, I still believe we’ll be ok.
September 26th, 2021 at 8:31 pm
Lol it’s week 3 pump the brakes.
September 26th, 2021 at 8:51 pm
Oh sweet Jesus Joe. We still have 14 more weeks of the season, which means the season is maybe 15% over. Granted, we stunk today, but hopefully there are a couple moves in the coming days and better days ahead.
September 26th, 2021 at 8:52 pm
Bruh it’s 3 weeks and the Rams are in the most competitive division. Bucs schedule is pretty favorable going forward. Let’s just chill.
September 26th, 2021 at 9:04 pm
it should be one game at a time and stop assuming we will be in the playoffs
September 26th, 2021 at 9:06 pm
Jerry Says:
September 26th, 2021 at 8:02 pm
Doesn’t matter. We aren’t winning the Super Bowl with this defense. The regression is astounding. And no it’s not just the CBs. It’s the whole unit. The young guys look like they took a step back. The vets look old and slow. There is no pressure on the QB anymore. The opponents top receivers are consistently wide open. This is a mess.
I agree with this completely.
September 26th, 2021 at 9:14 pm
The Rams are going to have much tougher sledding in the NFC West than we will in the NFC South. Still a whole lotta football to go.
September 26th, 2021 at 9:27 pm
Put the purse on the table and take a deep breath Josie. Cockrell played pretty damn well and the season has just begun. How’d home field work out for those teams last season anyway? Better team won today. Gota be the better team when the game’s played not the off-season. At least we wont have to see undefeated nonsense anymore. Go Bucs
September 26th, 2021 at 10:45 pm
It is Week 3. This article is ridiculous.
September 26th, 2021 at 11:03 pm
We’re in game 3 of a 17 week season. Chill out people.
September 27th, 2021 at 12:42 am
rams is a regular season team. let them savor this win and think they are on top of the hill