Solving The Start Fast Riddle
November 7th, 2016
A massive focus for Dirk Koetter entering this season was starting fast in games.
Every coach loves starting fast, but Koetter emphasized it on various levels.
It was the locker room theme leading up to opening day, complete with “Start Fast” digital signage.
The Bucs scored on their first drive (field goal) on opening day en route to beating Atlanta, but they didn’t do that again until toppling Carolina in Week 5.
They fell behind by two scores early in San Francisco, before blowing out the 49ers. But in their last two games, against the mighty Raiders and Falcons, the Bucs scored first and lost. America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, even threw a first-quarter touchdown pass for the first time this season on Thursday.
So at the midway point of the 2016 campaign, the Bucs have scored first in half their games, including the last two.
That doesn’t mean much when you lose, but perhaps Koetter has turned a corner in getting the Bucs ready for the opening whistle?
Yeah, Joe’s grasping for positives after a disappointing 3-5 start.
November 7th, 2016 at 11:20 am
Lets deal with what is or what is to come vs. what was.
November 7th, 2016 at 11:22 am
I see maybe 2 wins in the remainder of the schedule. And that first possible W is coming up this weekend and fading fast with each stupid decision. Not to mention these free agents and big contract guys are fleecing the team while the ownership raises the rent.
There’s gonna be a lot of navy blue in that stadium this weekend.
November 7th, 2016 at 11:44 am
Bucs just signed Wr Josh Huff to practice squad. There is Ur speed boys
November 7th, 2016 at 11:57 am
Huff is fast and a decent special teamer….his hands are questionable at best. Maybe he can be coached up like Evan has been.
November 7th, 2016 at 12:45 pm
Oakland and Atlanta won the toss and deferred so we had the ball 1st.. and scored 1st. Q1 in each game were pretty good. Fell apart after that….
November 7th, 2016 at 1:05 pm
the problem is the bucs are completely lacking in variety in the gameplan thanks to these injuries. a good coaching staff might let Koetter succeed trying something the first couple of drives, but after that they will figure out what we are doing to get our only dangerous WR open, what type of screen we are trying to set up for humphries, and whether they need to worry about the latest RB the bucs have signed off of the street.
bucs would be much more capable of starting fast and finishing strong if they could do what they had the luxury of doing in ATL: starting the game by getting the defense to focus on 2 playmaking RBs and then hit our freakish mismatch TE up the seam before moving on to feel out their CBs with balls to Mike Evans
November 7th, 2016 at 11:51 pm
Pick6 you are absolutely spot on !