Fighting The Gravity Of A Losing Culture
November 7th, 2022
Leading by example.
Former Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo had an excellent observation about the Bucs trying to turn things around.
Remember when the Bucs drafted Mr. Entertainment, America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston? One reason was Winston had been such a winner wherever he played, that by sheer animal magnetism the Bucs thought he would right the Bucs’ pirate ship in the deepest throes of the Lost Decade.
However, the Bucs’ losing culture was so deeply embedded into One Buc Palace that it even swallowed up Jameis. In five seasons, Jameis guided the Bucs to one winning season (his second) and no playoffs.
Not until the ultimate winner Tom Brady came along did things change. Radically.
But this year, things were beginning to spiral out of control and last night the Bucs were on the verge of losing their sixth game in seven contests. That’s exactly what the Bucs of the Lost Decade would do.
The difference now is the team is loaded with talent. Joe is starting to believe Bucco Bruce Arians was such a damn good coach that the loss of him is the reason for the dropoff.
Romo said in a game wrap-up last night for CBS that the old losing culture of the Bucs was beginning to seep back into One Buc Palace.
People say winning is contagious. Well, so is losing, and it becomes habitual. Romo sensed that was happening in Tampa.
He said the way the Bucs won last night might have a lasting effect on the younger Bucs, who were not on the Super Bowl-winning team.
Romo believed the way the Bucs won was a sign to the younger players that this is the way things are done in Tampa Bay. This is the standard. Will you live up to the standard in crunch time?
See Romo’s take in the CBS video below.
"When you start to make it happen in crunch time … you show your team and all these young guys: 'This is what we do.'"
– @tonyromo to Jim Nantz on the @Buccaneers gritty win pic.twitter.com/FtFm3bIKG8
— NFL on CBS š (@NFLonCBS) November 7, 2022
November 7th, 2022 at 12:08 am
Was nice to get the win. Also for a team that has had to punt so often, good thing we have an outstanding punter.
November 7th, 2022 at 12:09 am
Oh PLEASE!… Its not the culture… Its the losing coaches that are no longer carried by Arians talents….
November 7th, 2022 at 12:12 am
āYup! YEP! Y’all.
Now about the Buc fans who supported the franchise during the dark years. … In spite of the bandwagon followers who have already abandoned all hope and fled what they think is the sinking ship, we will play them one game at a time. We saw some heart and some “wanna” finally! Even after Tom is gone we will not go completely back into the toilet.
Go Bucs! Thanks for playing some #@%!*& football this week! š
November 7th, 2022 at 12:16 am
Romo is such a great broadcaster especially compared to that weasle Colinsworth
November 7th, 2022 at 12:16 am
I ask questions about the coaches as much as anyone, but did Byron drop all those passes? Did Todd injure all those players? Is Jason really that bad now that some rookies look as good as the veterans?
It’s a weird year in the nfl.
Keep fighting. Be thankful we have brady.
November 7th, 2022 at 12:28 am
Leftwich is on a mission to destroy the winning culture, and he’s damn near succeeded.
November 7th, 2022 at 12:39 am
sasquatch Says:
November 7th, 2022 at 12:28 am
Leftwich is on a mission to destroy the winning culture, and heās damn near succeeded.
^^^^^^^
Fake news. He’s not a good coach, but it’s not sabotage.
November 7th, 2022 at 12:44 am
To hear romo a perennial loser talk about a losing culture we know what the problem is and itās the coach
November 7th, 2022 at 1:06 am
We all seen what happened when Brady had enough and started calling his own plays .
November 7th, 2022 at 1:13 am
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November 7th, 2022 at 1:18 am
Fire Jenna Laine!
November 7th, 2022 at 2:40 am
I thought we were about to lose another one but Brady in the end calling his own plays is what brought us back, while Lefty stood there in his normal trance showing no emotion, zombie like. Congratulations to Tom Brady on his 100K yards.
November 7th, 2022 at 3:28 am
WHAT A GAME !..AN OLD FASHIONED DEFENSIVE SLUGFEST !..THOSE DAMN RAMS HAVE HAD OUR NUMBER FOR WAY TOO LONG ! FINALLY ! , THE GOAT STEPS UP, MAKES THE TEAM BELIEVE AGAIN THAT 44 SECONDS IS ALL HE NEEDS FROM NEAR MIDFIELD TO WORK HIS MAGIC ! ! !..IM SO PROUD OF THE TEAM FOR SCRATCHING & CLAWING FOR AN ENTIRE 4 QUARTERS TO EECK OUT THE WIN IN FRONT OF OUR HOME FANS ON WORLDWIDE TV ! ! !..AS LONG AS WE HAVE TOM BRADY, DON’T EVER COUNT US OUT ! (AS LONG AS IT’S A ONE SCORE GAME, ESPECIALLY ! )CONGRATULATIONS TOM ON YOUR MILESTONE RECORD OF OVER 100,OOO YARDS PASSING !..THE MOST AWESOME CLUTCH FOOTBALL PLAYER OF ALL-TIME ! ! !..CADE OTTON NOW DESERVES THE NICKNAME “BABY GRONK” !IT’S ON TO GERMANY FELLA’S..LET’S BE THE TEAM THAT WIN’S THE 1ST NFL TEAM TO WIN THE 1ST GAME EVER THERE ! ! !..GO BUC’S ! ! !
November 7th, 2022 at 4:11 am
The team is “loaded with talent”? If the talent isn’t coached and led properly, it doesn’t matter, it remains a losing culture.
This game was no masterpiece, but for those who called Brady washed and done, he amply proved that he is one of the only things still capable of greatness. Again. This week, he had a little help for a change.
November 7th, 2022 at 6:51 am
As Mike Tanier of Football Outsiders once wrote, “Never underestimate how bad coaching can drag down a team.”
November 7th, 2022 at 7:19 am
Bucco Bruce Arians? We lost Marpet, Jensen and Cappa. We lost JPP, Whitehead, Suh, Gronkowski. Shaq Barrett torn his Achilles and turned 30. We barely have any playmakers in a lot of units. A lot of useless overpaid WRs and only rookie TEs. Licht did a lousy job.
November 7th, 2022 at 7:35 am
I guess Joe also believes in Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, and the Easter Bunny as well.
The things that swallowed up Jay-Miss was his lack of maturity and his inability to not turn the ball over. Eight years later he’s a 3rd string back up.
November 7th, 2022 at 8:10 am
Oh really? Is Bruce Arians the guy who brought the winning spirit of the last 2 years? You are blessed to have Tom Brady. Next year Tom Brady will play for the Dolphins and the Super Bowl for them may be possible again.
I think the Dolphins wanted Brady in 2022 because of the 50th anniversary of the perfect season in 1972.
November 7th, 2022 at 8:41 am
Without a doubt, the loss of Arians is the reason for the drop off. But what is his role now? Does he even half one? Or is it just a title and a paycheck to say thank you for your service.
November 7th, 2022 at 8:42 am
Just let Brady call his own plays. Just by watching I could almost tell which playcall is Brady’s and which is BL. Brady is all about situational football to win the game not about stats. That’s why he’s a winner. I saw him being giddy in games just to hand the ball off 20 times per drive because it’s working. Whatever it takes to win, instead of being cute on design.
November 7th, 2022 at 9:55 am
Winning
November 7th, 2022 at 9:57 am
Brady can’t call ALL THE PLAYS. That’s naive to assume and impossible to do.
However Brady could and should call as many plays as he can handle within a game.
Fire Leftrwich
November 7th, 2022 at 10:09 am
Leftnut tried to lose the game. He sent in a personnel group that didn’t know the play which forced Brady to call the TO. He had the D on their heels. The man is clueless to situational football.
November 7th, 2022 at 11:14 am
A healthy Ryan Jensen would work wonders about now.
November 7th, 2022 at 1:17 pm
I really hope we look back in january , and say that the Rams game was our turning point ….Romo is right ,the younger players now see how its done , you play All 60 minutes, you don’t slack off, you don’t give up when ther’s still time on the clock, you confidence to fight back as long as Brady is qb ..
November 7th, 2022 at 4:37 pm
Let’s face it. The free agents Licht brought in have been hurt and horrible.
Julio Jones – always injured
Akeim Hicks – always injured
Russell Gage – always injured
Kyle Rudolf – washed
Keanu Neal – washed
The only decent free agent pickup so far has been Logan Ryan. And he’s out hurt.
Shaq Mason was a trade and been good.
Then you add in poor drafts the past two years. Only 4 starters from that group (JTS, Hainsey, Otton, Camarda). One is a punter and the others are serviceable at best.
The talent level has really dropped off.