Rapid Reactions: Bucs lose to the Saints 23-13

[Cheb]

Starting the thread a bit early, but it's over at this point, down 16 with under 2 minutes to play.

Four turnovers, and offense didn't do shit until down 20 points in the fourth quarter. Playoffs still a possibility, but does it really matter? If the Bucs lose to the Panthers, they stay home come playoff time, and that'd be deserved.

HOWEVER, one could argue that the Bucs needed a slice of humble pie, and this season we play our worst when we start buying our own hype. Maybe the best way to reset our mentality for the playoffs is getting our asses kicked in a game that may not even matter, smash the Panthers next week, then enter the playoffs as hungry underdogs?

Whatever. Onto next week.

Edit: Corrected the final score to be accurate after the garbage time touchdown.

[Snake]

This team is a very well polished turd. The class of the turds.

[Phantom]

*23-15

[Cheb]

*23-15

*23-13

[Selmon Rules]

Team sucked as a whole today. Even kicker sucked

No redeeming qualities today

[Phantom]

*23-13

[Snake]

1-6 against teams with winning records

[IronDog]

I see the Saints are still cheap shot artists. That was a criminally bad hit on Mayfield.

[Jonny]

Coaches lost this game for us first and foremost.

Bad series of turnovers didn't help.

I have to admire and admit, Baker has a clutch gene in him. It will help us in the playoffs, but not if we are out coached out of the oblivion from beginning till end.

[Sdbucs]

Awful game but if Palmer doesn’t fumble we actually might have come back

[Grahamburn]

Flush it. Perform next week.

[13F11B]

The team was not ready to play. That is bad since they HAD everything to play for this week. The coaches, players, concession stand sales people, custodial staff, and cheerleaders all let the fans down today. This team DID not show up. This team DOES not deserve to be in the playoffs. I predict they will lose next week and the Saints will win. The Buccaneers will be stuck at home and Bowles will be fired.

[Noles1724]

Oof

[Miller4Prez64]

Playing this bad with what we had at stake is a terrible feeling and terrible way to end 2023. Sure, we still control our destiny but I really hate that it’s coming down to having to beat the worst team in the league to get in. Win and we back in, lose and I’m reliving the end of 2008 and we are the laughingstock of the league to end the season.

[13F11B]

FUCK

[acmillis]

If we beat the Panthers (who were shut out today) we win the division.
If ATL beats NO, we win even if we lose.
As I said before, it won’t matter as we will definitely be getting out shit kicked in if we make the playoffs.
MJW is busy in the kitchen cooking up the worlds largest batch of crow for the hopium addicts.

[Miller4Prez64]

If we beat the Panthers (who were shut out today) we win the division.
If ATL beats NO, we win even if we lose.
As I said before, it won’t matter as we will definitely be getting out shit kicked in if we make the playoffs.
MJW is busy in the kitchen cooking up the worlds largest batch of crow for the hopium addicts.

If we lose and Atlanta wins, Atlanta wins the South. It’s win or go home unless we tie and Atlanta wins.

[Xandtar]

Win, and everyone is 0-0 in the playoffs and we start at home.

Lose, and we finish second in the NFC South, the winner of Saints-Falcons is in the playoffs and everyone gets fired.

This game needs to be forgotten because though Carolina's been losing, they would love to knock us out of the playoffs in their final game. We have one game left and we cannot assume anything.

[Bootz]

Gotta say this was a bit depressing. I never turn a game off early but I had to today.

[Nobody]

This is not a mentally strong team.

This is not a physically strong team.

This is not a mentally weak team.

This is not a physically weak team.

This is a mentally and physically unstable team.

A complete Rorschach Test internally and externally.

[13F11B]

This is not a mentally strong team.

This is not a physically strong team.

This is not a mentally weak team.

This is not a physically weak team.

This is a mentally and physically unstable team.

A complete Rorschach Test internally and externally.

It is a team that pisses me off the same amount it makes me happy.

[Navybuc]

We need a new head coach. I don’t see why in hell we should keep Bowles after this season. The guy is a terrible HC and it was on full display today. I wish we had a guy like Daboll. Now those guys play hard for that guy. They have complete garbage on that team and they compete in and week out.

[BuccaNOLEer]

Same old bullshit. Baker went back to being his usual worthless self. Biggest game of the year and Bowles failed to get his team motivated to play. Forget the final score. We were down 20-0 going into the 4th.

Time to tear down and rebuild

[wesmon]

1-6 against teams with winning records

This is the most telling stat.

[acmillis]

I didn’t see the game, so can’t comment on the specifics, however, if losing this game and next means not signing Baker to a contract… L O S E lose lose lose

[Babeinbucland]

If we beat the Panthers (who were shut out today) we win the division.
If ATL beats NO, we win even if we lose.
As I said before, it won’t matter as we will definitely be getting out shit kicked in if we make the playoffs.
MJW is busy in the kitchen cooking up the worlds largest batch of crow for the hopium addicts.

It appears that if ATL beats NO and we lose the ATL goes to the playoffs?

[acmillis]

If we beat the Panthers (who were shut out today) we win the division.
If ATL beats NO, we win even if we lose.
As I said before, it won’t matter as we will definitely be getting out shit kicked in if we make the playoffs.
MJW is busy in the kitchen cooking up the worlds largest batch of crow for the hopium addicts.

It appears that if ATL beats NO and we lose the ATL goes to the playoffs?

Yes, I was wrong!

[Babeinbucland]

This is not a mentally strong team.

This is not a physically strong team.

This is not a mentally weak team.

This is not a physically weak team.

This is a mentally and physically unstable team.

A complete Rorschach Test internally and externally.

So basically our team is a narcissist

[Babeinbucland]

This is not a mentally strong team.

This is not a physically strong team.

This is not a mentally weak team.

This is not a physically weak team.

This is a mentally and physically unstable team.

A complete Rorschach Test internally and externally.

It is a team that pisses me off the same amount it makes me happy.

And that is trauma bonding in a nutshell lol

[Noles1724]

Gotta say this was a bit depressing. I never turn a game off early but I had to today.

I only made it to 2qrt last night, I feel ya

[acmillis]

Again, I didn’t see the game, but looking at our third down offfense and then the TOP yikes!

[Babeinbucland]

Again, I didn’t see the game

Just one more thing in your life to be grateful for

[13F11B]

Listening to Baker's presser it sounded like he said he had broken ribs, but then walked it back.

[acmillis]

Listening to Baker's presser it sounded like he said he had broken ribs, but then walked it back.

Sooo, I xcuses then?
#thatsmyqb… but hopefully not for long.

[13F11B]

Listening to Baker's presser it sounded like he said he had broken ribs, but then walked it back.

Sooo, I xcuses then?
#thatsmyqb… but hopefully not for long.

It would be a bad excuse... it did not happen until the 2 point conversion that wasn't.