Caught!
November 8th, 2015
No wonder Lovie Smith was so in love with Jeff Demps last spring. Speed cost him again today.
Speed is not the Bucs’ thing. It’s a recurring issue that’s very likely cost Tampa Bay games — two this year, including one today.
Here’s video of Mike Evans getting caught today from behind with just green grass between him and the end zone. And then there’s Charles Sims getting run down in the second half.
Doug Martin’s near miss in Washington a couple of weeks ago was a backbreaker.
Hell, Greg Schiano might still be head coach if Vincent Jackson didn’t get embarrassed on this 95-yard reception. (The Bucs couldn’t punch it in the end zone after this play.)
There’s a reason Lovie Smith is a huge scouting combine guy and believes in the underwear Olympics and loves fast players.
Winning and losing is a razor thin line in the NFL, and raw speed often is the difference.
November 8th, 2015 at 10:07 pm
You mean that the “Dunkaneers” project that lovie brought to the Buds is not working?????
November 8th, 2015 at 10:13 pm
The snail Bucs. The can’t win a foot race Bucs. The slow cooked Bucs. What else is new.
November 8th, 2015 at 10:28 pm
When was the last time the bucs actually had a speed guy?? I remember Phillip Bucannon had speed but he was a CB. On offense bucs have never had a speed guy, maybe they should sign Dri archer to a who got cut recently to a minimun deal and throw him some screens to see what he can do in the open field.
November 8th, 2015 at 10:46 pm
the only speed guys we usually have are LBs and occasionally a safety. I’ve never seen us with a speedy RB or WR.
November 8th, 2015 at 10:47 pm
@Captain Crunch last speed guy was probably Galloway
November 8th, 2015 at 10:51 pm
@ CC have you forgotten Joey Gallaway? That dude had some wheels even for an old guy.
November 8th, 2015 at 10:53 pm
We had Joey Galloway…..
Now….the fact that these guys are getting caught from behind is Lovie’s fault.
Get rid of Lovie and we’ll have new-found speed….
November 8th, 2015 at 10:55 pm
@Captain Crunch, plenty. Dye, Parrish, Holliday, Murphy, Demps.
As an effective player, though, probably Joey Galloway. Its been a while.
November 8th, 2015 at 10:55 pm
Joey Galloway. Thomas Jones. Antonio Bryant. Etc..
November 8th, 2015 at 10:57 pm
So why’d he turn down Devin Hester?
November 8th, 2015 at 11:35 pm
Wasn’t Charles Sims suppose to be a 4.3 guy coming out of WVU?
Mike Evans snd Vincient Jackson run at the speed of mud
November 9th, 2015 at 12:30 am
We had Joey on the back end of his career. Antonio Bryant was not a speedster.
November 9th, 2015 at 1:28 am
Heres my two cents
Team is coming together, but we need cb’s, d linemen, and at least 2 wr’s and and another te, wrs like a julian edelman, maybe this kid from clemson can become that type of player and a game breaker with speed. trade for harvin
November 9th, 2015 at 2:13 am
We’ve had plenty of fast guys on offense but 97% of them suck. Galloway was the last great. Dex Jackson was a bust, Murphy is a 4.3 guy, most people we had Michael Bennett at RB from Minnesota who was a 4.2guy.
November 9th, 2015 at 2:17 am
dropped passes…DUMB PENALTIES….another Bucs loss
lovie need to be gone at end of season…
it’s as simple as that.
November 9th, 2015 at 3:26 am
Losing sucks that’s for sure. clean up the penalties, get more receiver help and a pass rush and I think we’re on our way. Jameis looks like the real deal and this draft was pretty darn good. 4 starters and they all look like they’ll stick. Tampa 2 won’t work without pressure. Don’t blame lovie,it’s the d line fault right now. Qb pressure is a must if the Tampa 2 is to work. We need to get a top flite defensive end. Period.
November 9th, 2015 at 3:51 am
Joey Galloway, warrick dunn, Michael Bennett(old Minnesota rb) Streeter but he never started Antonio Bryant ran a 4.4. Cadillac Williams ran a 4.4
November 9th, 2015 at 3:53 am
Lovie did try to sign Hester but ATL paid him more
November 9th, 2015 at 7:41 am
Doesn’t matter how fast you are if you don’t catch the ball in the first place.
November 9th, 2015 at 10:24 am
Tampabaybucfan Says:
November 8th, 2015 at 10:53 pm
We had Joey Galloway…..
Now….the fact that these guys are getting caught from behind is Lovie’s fault.
Get rid of Lovie and we’ll have new-found speed….
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