TheKang
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Still some hope for my 500 dollar over under 6 win bet
Publix Enemy #1: The 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Thread: Bow down to the Famous One.
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Still some hope for my 500 dollar over under 6 win bet
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On the positive side, Howard Jones got 2 sacks off the waiver wire. Let's hope he's this year's Jaquies Smith and we can take a DB in the first round of the draft
Hopefully banks will be back soon and Verner gets out of lovie's doghouse cuz the deadhead bunch are fukkin trash. I wanna grab a pass rusher or LT in the 1st round but we may need to grab a dB if we don't sign anybody.Lovie piss me the hell off when he called for the kneel down with :30 plus seconds left at the end of the 2nd half. Glad we won today butif we have to deal with Tim Jennings AND Mike Jenkins one more week....
Bucs won, Gators won and my fantasy team finally won. Good weekend 
Good luck on that bet, 6 wins could be possible but that shyt is gonna be rough.
I got us beating WSH and NO again, I think we can take one from either PHI or NYG. We might be able to get one on the Colts as well cuz their defense is extra trash as well.
TheKang
Habitual, Line Steppa
They already blew one i had penciled in...I'm a Winston/fsu Stan in the 813 and took the bet with a giants fan whom I despise! I need the oline to mature asap, and Lovie to grow a pair and up his agressivenessKingsnBucs1987 post: 15662229 said:
Jameis has been making some bad decesions, don't put too much on his plate until next yearStill don't like lovie, but I think bucs fans should be excitedthe team should probably be 3-2
The OL is improving, the offense does have potential but Lovie gotta loosen the chains
I do think the bucs should be playing better defense but I'm not a bucs fan so maybe I overrate their defense
Doug Martin, cornerbacks among winners and losers for Buccaneers vs. Jaguars
By Sander Philipse @Sanderrp on Oct 11, 2015, 4:48p 139
Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Jacksonville Jaguars in a surprisingly high-scoring affair. Here are the winners and losers for the Bucs coming out of that game.
Winners
Doug Martin's a beast
Doug Martin had his best game since his rookie season, rushing for 123 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries, and adding three catches for 35 yards and another touchdown. He was explosive, managed to make people miss and again looked like his rookie self putting up his second consecutive 100+-yard game. This is the Muscle Hamster the Bucs can design an offense around.
Charles Sims had a pretty good game, too. He's finally looking like he may be worth that 2014 third-round pick, putting up 85 yards on four catches and 51 rushing yards on 12 carries. Martin and Sims are still in a timeshare, and when both of them have big games they're tough to stop.
It should be noted that the Bucs did all of that missing three starters on their offensive line in Logan Mankins, Evan Smith and Demar Dotson, against one of the best run defenses in the NFL. Just a very impressive performance all around.
Baaaaarth
Three field goals, three hits. Three extra points, three hits. Kickoffs were a bit of an issue, as he allowed three returns for an average of 31 yards per return. But it wasn't disastrous, and the Bucs can at least confidently settle for field goals now.
Jameis Winston was a controlled game manager
The Bucs didn't ask Jameis Winston to do a ton, but what they asked him to do he did very well. He dropped back only 23 times, completing 13 of 19 passes for 209 yards, one touchdown, two sacks and no turnovers. He had one ugly play where he almost fumbled away the ball -- but his knee was ruled down. Other than that he completed a few key third downs, found his running backs both on checkdowns and designed plays when necessary, and gave Vincent Jackson and Mike Evans some opportunities to make big plays -- though neither could come down with those. He still left the pocket a little too quickly at times and wasn't perfect, but it was a solid overall performance.
Rainey for punt returner
Three punt returns for 85 yards, including a nice 58-yarder to set the Bucs up in the red zone. Rainey's done well on punt returns this year, aside from two muffed (but recovered) punts early on. That makes using a pick on the now cut Kaelin Clay look even worse, of course.
Howard Jones, what?
Two sacks in a debut is pretty good, although it should be noted that neither was exactly the result of his beating linemen: they came on stunts where he came more or less unblocked. It's still good and speaks to his athleticism, though, and he certainly seemed to flash on a few other plays at the end of the game. A promising performance for a team that still needs more pass rushers.
The fans
A home win for the first time since 2013. Celebrate!
Losers
Lovie Smith needs to be more aggressive
Lovie Smith gave up multiple opportunities to go for it on fourth down, leading to two short punts that gave them fewer than 30 yards in field position and a short field goal on fourth-and-one. The worst offense, though, was running a give-up play with three timeouts and 40 seconds needing just 30 yards to get into field goal range right before the half. Those decisions could have come back to bite the Bucs, and they're a little confusing because Lovie Smith has historically been slightly more aggressive than the average NFL coach. Does he not trust Jameis Winston to take care of the ball at this point?
Big plays and big mistakes on defense
One interception, one fumble recovered for a touchdown, six sacks and seven tackles for loss. That's a pretty good collection of big plays on defense, and more than they've had in any game so far this year. But the defensive performance was only barely good enough, as the Bucs kept getting beat on big plays throughout the game. Tim Jennings and Mike Jenkins simply couldn't hold up in man coverage, and the Bucs were lucky that Blake Bortles missed a few deep throws and a wide open receiver on his one interception.
The worst offense came inside the two-minute warning, though: needing only to stop a fourth-and-18 to end the game after two sacks by Gerald McCoy, Bradley McDougald and Tim Jennings allowed Allen Hurns to go for 58-yards down to the goal-line. The Jaguars didn't get the subsequent onside kick, but that could have been one of those plays we talk about for years for all the wrong reasons.
The Bucs defense did enough to win, but only barely.
Doug Martin, cornerbacks among winners and losers for Buccaneers vs. Jaguars
By Sander Philipse @Sanderrp on Oct 11, 2015, 4:48p 139
Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Jacksonville Jaguars in a surprisingly high-scoring affair. Here are the winners and losers for the Bucs coming out of that game.
Winners
Doug Martin's a beast
Doug Martin had his best game since his rookie season, rushing for 123 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries, and adding three catches for 35 yards and another touchdown. He was explosive, managed to make people miss and again looked like his rookie self putting up his second consecutive 100+-yard game. This is the Muscle Hamster the Bucs can design an offense around.
Charles Sims had a pretty good game, too. He's finally looking like he may be worth that 2014 third-round pick, putting up 85 yards on four catches and 51 rushing yards on 12 carries. Martin and Sims are still in a timeshare, and when both of them have big games they're tough to stop.
It should be noted that the Bucs did all of that missing three starters on their offensive line in Logan Mankins, Evan Smith and Demar Dotson, against one of the best run defenses in the NFL. Just a very impressive performance all around.
Baaaaarth
Three field goals, three hits. Three extra points, three hits. Kickoffs were a bit of an issue, as he allowed three returns for an average of 31 yards per return. But it wasn't disastrous, and the Bucs can at least confidently settle for field goals now.
Jameis Winston was a controlled game manager
The Bucs didn't ask Jameis Winston to do a ton, but what they asked him to do he did very well. He dropped back only 23 times, completing 13 of 19 passes for 209 yards, one touchdown, two sacks and no turnovers. He had one ugly play where he almost fumbled away the ball -- but his knee was ruled down. Other than that he completed a few key third downs, found his running backs both on checkdowns and designed plays when necessary, and gave Vincent Jackson and Mike Evans some opportunities to make big plays -- though neither could come down with those. He still left the pocket a little too quickly at times and wasn't perfect, but it was a solid overall performance.
Rainey for punt returner
Three punt returns for 85 yards, including a nice 58-yarder to set the Bucs up in the red zone. Rainey's done well on punt returns this year, aside from two muffed (but recovered) punts early on. That makes using a pick on the now cut Kaelin Clay look even worse, of course.
Howard Jones, what?
Two sacks in a debut is pretty good, although it should be noted that neither was exactly the result of his beating linemen: they came on stunts where he came more or less unblocked. It's still good and speaks to his athleticism, though, and he certainly seemed to flash on a few other plays at the end of the game. A promising performance for a team that still needs more pass rushers.
The fans
A home win for the first time since 2013. Celebrate!
Losers
Lovie Smith needs to be more aggressive
Lovie Smith gave up multiple opportunities to go for it on fourth down, leading to two short punts that gave them fewer than 30 yards in field position and a short field goal on fourth-and-one. The worst offense, though, was running a give-up play with three timeouts and 40 seconds needing just 30 yards to get into field goal range right before the half. Those decisions could have come back to bite the Bucs, and they're a little confusing because Lovie Smith has historically been slightly more aggressive than the average NFL coach. Does he not trust Jameis Winston to take care of the ball at this point?
Big plays and big mistakes on defense
One interception, one fumble recovered for a touchdown, six sacks and seven tackles for loss. That's a pretty good collection of big plays on defense, and more than they've had in any game so far this year. But the defensive performance was only barely good enough, as the Bucs kept getting beat on big plays throughout the game. Tim Jennings and Mike Jenkins simply couldn't hold up in man coverage, and the Bucs were lucky that Blake Bortles missed a few deep throws and a wide open receiver on his one interception.
The worst offense came inside the two-minute warning, though: needing only to stop a fourth-and-18 to end the game after two sacks by Gerald McCoy, Bradley McDougald and Tim Jennings allowed Allen Hurns to go for 58-yards down to the goal-line. The Jaguars didn't get the subsequent onside kick, but that could have been one of those plays we talk about for years for all the wrong reasons.
The Bucs defense did enough to win, but only barely.
Doug Martin, cornerbacks among winners and losers for Buccaneers vs. Jaguars
Man they don't need to put too much on his plate until they get that horrible line fixed.
I think once Jenkins comes back, Winston will be better. He loves his TEs as a safety blanket.
Defense still looks like shyt. Idc what the rankings say. They still give up way too many big plays.
Lovie needs to be more aggressive still in closing moments. Let Jameis take a few shots, hell run a screen in short situations on 4th in no man's land. No reason for short punts at the end of the half
Lovie needs to be more aggressive still in closing moments. Let Jameis take a few shots, hell run a screen in short situations on 4th in no man's land. No reason for short punts at the end of the half
holidayinn21
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offense is cooking
O-Line has been impressive and giving Jameis time to do work and giving Doug some nice ass running lanes
how jameis looking?
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Being in a recommendation system.
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