Leonard Fournette’s Awesome Day
November 30th, 2021
Winner.
Wanna read a crazy stat?
Prior to the Bucs-Colts game Sunday in Indianapolis, the Colts defense had allowed five rushing touchdowns in 11 games.
Playoff Lenny had three when the game was finished. That’s how dominant Playoff Lenny was. It was his first four-touchdown game with the Bucs, three of which came on the ground.
Playoff Lenny has grown as both an NFL back and a person. He’s now becoming something of a team leader. He rallied his teammates in the locker room at halftime when he sensed they were down, and then he told Tom Brady that either he or Brady would win the game.
It was Playoff Lenny.
After the game, Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians suggested he wanted Playoff Lenny to go down at the Colts-2 so the Bucs could kick a game-winning field goal on the final play of the game (WTH???). That wasn’t in Playoff Lenny’s winning mindset but he later said he’s a team guy.
“If coach wanted that, I would have done it,” Playoff Lenny said. “We didn’t talk about it at all. It was great just capping off the game like that [on a 28-yard house call] with a punch and it got scary at the end. Like I said, it’s a team sport, we came together, and we made it happen.”
And then Playoff Lenny made sure he gave Ronald Jones props.
“We had a game plan. I think Coach B (Byron Leftwich) did an excellent job of rotating the backs. Was a lot fresher at the end, RoJo (Ronald Jones II) came in, did his job and as a unit, it was all about winning. No matter what it takes, no matter the part the play, as long as we get it done and execute, that’s all that matters.”
Does this guy seem like a cancer to you? That’s the whiff the Jags tried to push to cover their arses when they released him in the summer of 2020. Joe even asked Playoff Lenny this past training camp if the Jags tried to blackball him within the league’s backchannels. Playoff Lenny didn’t deny it.
Joe is still stoked about that win! And one reason is the way Playoff Lenny balled out.
Leonard Fournette motivating the Bucs on and off the field 😤
“I told the team you gotta have the will and the want. You gotta [be] willing to risk everything and you gotta wanna win.” pic.twitter.com/KyCMQibnhn
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) November 30, 2021
November 30th, 2021 at 12:04 pm
Fournette is playing at an awesome level. Nice to have RoJo too.
November 30th, 2021 at 12:05 pm
[Joe is not cool about hijacking comments. A story about the subject you asked about is scheduled for midnight. — Joe.]
November 30th, 2021 at 12:08 pm
And the kick is blocked, recovered by the Colts, he could go all the way… no thank you. score the TD and handle your business.
November 30th, 2021 at 12:12 pm
Exactly!
November 30th, 2021 at 12:17 pm
@dewey: Exactly! That just happened last night, on a PAT.
November 30th, 2021 at 12:18 pm
Sorry, you beat me to the “publish” button.
November 30th, 2021 at 12:31 pm
Strange how the Jaguars thought he was a bust.
November 30th, 2021 at 12:35 pm
With 20 seconds left….you take the 7 points….and do you job on the kickoff…..
I wonder if Pinion didn’t kick so many touchbacks how teams would return against us…I think we saw..
As for Lenny…..he was fantastic…..and don’t forget Rojo’s contribution….7 carries for 37 yards 5.3 ypc…..not too shabby.
November 30th, 2021 at 12:46 pm
If the Bucs were ahead, even by one, go OOB at the 1.
Otherwise, never don’t score. Ever.
A chip shot is no gimme.
November 30th, 2021 at 12:48 pm
GIANTS GAME.
9/22/19
Jameis Winston drives the Bucs all the way down the field in under 2:00 for a 34 yard FG.
Matt Gay shanks it. Bucss lose 32-31. Bucs fall to 1-2 and never recover.
November 30th, 2021 at 12:52 pm
Yup. Joe asked Arians after the game if he considered going for six instead. He said, no.
Whoops.
November 30th, 2021 at 1:24 pm
Fournette has become a real Beast, just like he was back at LSU.
Now, he has also become a Team Leader as well!
We are lucky to have him.
November 30th, 2021 at 1:31 pm
Lenny just wants to win. How many players get fed up with the losing ways of the Jags and get traded or discarded? I dont think he is just talking to preach to the choir. He looks like he really feels this way. Im not saying he is as dialed in as TB12, but he is noticeably becoming a driving force on this team with each passing week.
November 30th, 2021 at 1:43 pm
“Prior to the Bucs-Colts game Sunday in Indianapolis, the Colts defense had allowed five rushing touchdowns in 11 games.
Playoff Lenny had three when the game was finished.”
And RoJo had one! So we almost doubled Indy numbers!!!
It says a lot about our Oline too
November 30th, 2021 at 2:15 pm
Yes the OLINE DESERVES PROPS
November 30th, 2021 at 2:57 pm
Absolutely LOVE IT! Feed ’em!
Not for nothing but coaching factors into attitude as well. The job BA has done simply cannot be overstated.
November 30th, 2021 at 3:07 pm
When Fournette wasn’t dealing with ankle sprains, or playing Alabama, he was a highlight reel at LSU.
He set some SEC records, which says a lot.
November 30th, 2021 at 3:35 pm
so the question looming joe, is, are the bucs going to pay lenny? I know its dumb w the cap to pay a running back, but hes still young, maybe a 2 or 3 year deal?
November 30th, 2021 at 3:41 pm
Let’s see. Making a FG on the last play of the game vs. the Colts driving the length of the field with no time outs and 20 seconds remaining to tie the game and send it to OT. I’ll take the latter every time. Pinion often puts it through the end zone forcing the ball to come out to the 25 yard line. The big return was a fluke that rarely happens against our special teams (who weren’t too special on this particular occasion).
November 30th, 2021 at 4:04 pm
Brady will hand off consistently when faced with light fronts. LF is a great security blanket for him. In Ben’s opinion, they should run more. Lineman love to run block, and Brady’s career failures have been linked to the lack of a productive run game. As y’all know, the offense isn’t the problem on this team. They’ll go as far as this defense takes them
November 30th, 2021 at 4:41 pm
Ya think Lenny loves Tommy Boy who rescued him and stuck with him after all his early dropped balls? The GOAT on the field and GM iff.
November 30th, 2021 at 6:53 pm
When it’s contract time for him, I hope they give him one. Not a Zeke Elliot type contract, something reasonable. He’s running like he did in LSU, the running that made him a 1st round pick, and he likes being here.
November 30th, 2021 at 7:41 pm
I’m impressed with Fournette and he has really grown on me. He’s a good, all around back and deserves a new contract. I hope some sorry team doesn’t offer him ridiculous money so that we can keep him, but regardless I appreciate all that he has done for us. Yet another great move by Licht and an impressive job by Arians helping to get this kids head right. Sean McVay over Bucco Bruce?!! The nerve of some people. Lol, get that sh!t the f outta here! 😛
November 30th, 2021 at 9:45 pm
Playoff Penny has grown personally, and professionally. He worked hard on his pass catching this season, with noticeable improvement. During last season’s playoff run he cried about his touches. BA told him to accept his role, or get cut, but Tom Brady told him not to worry, he had a much greater prise in mind. Lenny sniffled a bit, looked at Tom, and said “OK”. Sure enough, Brady wiped those frustration tears away with a SB ring. My admiration for both men has grown immeasurably. We are blessed to have players of this caliber on our team.
Go Bucs!
November 30th, 2021 at 10:18 pm
Mad props to our O Line coach as well! Truly got that line plug and play ready like last year. Though our 3rd stringer struggled some he still held his own especially run blocking. Pass blocking is great again. That’s a huge plus in our quest for another SB .
November 30th, 2021 at 10:50 pm
Mentioned this yesterday but you can see the growth in him and the difference from the beginning of last year to now, in terms of his mindset, attitude, etc. Gotta give some big props to Arians, Leftwich and Brady for helping him with that.