Rachaad White Comes To The Rescue
December 8th, 2024
Came through when needed.
NFL coaches always talk about the next man up when players go down. Today, one could argue that was running back Rachaad White.
White, with Bucky Irving shelved early with an injured back, had to shoulder the load. And he came through. White had 109 yards from scrimmage with 90 yards rushing and 19 through the air.
White scored two touchdowns, one on the ground and one receiving, the NFL game in which he caught and ran for a TD in the same game.
The Bucs offense was sluggish through much of the game. White did his best to spark it when, late in the third quarter, he ran left and blasted Raiders rookie corner Decamerion Richardson with a ferocious stiff-arm very much like he did in the Bucs’ win at Munich two years ago over the Seahawks.
Joe was stoked!
White’s tough three-yard run through traffic up the middle gave the Bucs a 21-13 lead with 8:47 left in regulation.
After the game, he didn’t seem interested in talking about the Bucs regaining first place in the NFC South with four games left.
“It feels good just to get a win and be on a winning streak,” White said. “We’re just focused on who we have next.”
After White’s touchdown run, the Raiders never seemed to bounce back. Playing with backup quarterback dismal Desmond Ridder after Aidan O’Connell was carted off, the Raiders never could recover from White’s second score.
So today there were all sorts of players with the opportunity to break the glass ceiling with the next man up marching orders.
It was White who did just that.
December 8th, 2024 at 5:22 pm
So it seems we have our run game corrected! Finally! Perhaps next draft we can go defense mostly. Wow they are seriously depleted!
December 8th, 2024 at 5:25 pm
We need to go DB for most of the draft!!!!!! Maybe a true #3 WR in the mid round, cause the drop off after Evans/Godwin is SAD!
December 8th, 2024 at 5:26 pm
SNORT!!
December 8th, 2024 at 5:26 pm
White was fantastic today! Great job.
December 8th, 2024 at 5:28 pm
The 3rd round pick had two TDs. Shepherd was tough all day too.
December 8th, 2024 at 5:35 pm
With a new OC and some new road graders up front white is a lot better at RB and man he’s dangerous in the passing game as we all know. Now for it’s time for the anti white crowed to go to sleep and stop saying to bench him for Tucker. I like Tucker but he’s no white. Bucky and white are studs and Tucker and back them up end of story
December 8th, 2024 at 5:42 pm
Great job today Rashaad 💪🏾
December 8th, 2024 at 5:44 pm
Great job today Rashaad
December 8th, 2024 at 5:44 pm
DB and LB
December 8th, 2024 at 5:47 pm
Some of us are not surprised 🙄
December 8th, 2024 at 6:04 pm
That stuff arm was nasty!
December 8th, 2024 at 6:12 pm
Rashaad has upped his game because Bucky is so good.
December 8th, 2024 at 6:32 pm
Angry run candidate!
December 8th, 2024 at 7:32 pm
Great game Rashaad!
In the 4th Baby Gronk became the OTTENATOR and ripped down the Raider secondary!! I’m buying that man beast’s jersey.
Go Bucs!
December 8th, 2024 at 9:32 pm
It’s almost like our running backs have actually been productive all season long outside of 1-2 games… despite certain peoples agendas to push a false narrative claiming otherwise.
December 8th, 2024 at 9:52 pm
Very impressed with White lately
December 8th, 2024 at 10:09 pm
Think White has learned something from playing with Bucky. Online hasn’t hurt either. Great game Rachaad. Next thing you know, the Joe’s will come off their White is a bad RB shtick.
December 8th, 2024 at 11:04 pm
A good game with White pounding the ball and then Tucker coming in with the big run. Maybe Coen will put Tucker in an I behind White LFG! Unplug the Chargers!
December 8th, 2024 at 11:14 pm
White looked great today. Amazing what happens when you get good blocking – and you don’t have an ultra predictable run game and defenses can’t just sit on the calls.
Only bad thing was that worthless scrub Tucker coming in and running through a wide open huge hole and getting yards that White deserved.