Bucs at Colts gameday thread

[Nobody]

What the hell is Lavonte doing there? If that’s a zone D, where’s the help?

It was a 2 Zone killer.

Arrow under Out under Corner.

It wasn't SMB or David. It was 2 Zone poison. Reich beat Bowles.

[air-buc-pirate]

Guaranteed the first tackler will miss.

[Digital_Damage]

what a shit show this defense is LOL

[Digital_Damage]

Bowles during the playoffs was a complete anomaly.

[IronDog]

I wish we came to play every game.

[CantonJester]

Yeah LOL at the thought they were going to kick the FG there.

[Cheb]

And the Colts start with the ball at half.

Fuck.

[Primeminister]

Just checking in. Are we losing due to penalties, missed tackles or just plain getting beat?

[accidentw8ing2happen]

I wish we came to play every game.

More than a month of football and the only team they could beat was the Giants.

[Doooshnzl]

Wow! Zero respect for this D.

[air-buc-pirate]

Just checking in. Are we losing due to penalties, missed tackles or just plain getting beat?

Just getting our B Holes pounded.

[Tnbandwagoner]

Dear Todd Bowles: F—-k you, you incompetent shit.

[IronDog]

Just checking in. Are we losing due to penalties, missed tackles or just plain getting beat?

Don't appear to have come to play. More of a spectator type of deal.

[CantonJester]

Just checking in. Are we losing due to penalties, missed tackles or just plain getting beat?

Getting beat like a rented mule.

[Cheb]

what a shit show this defense is LOL

We had a street free agent covering a four-time Pro Bowler on a critical money down.

Should we really be surprised at the result of the play?

[Primeminister]

what a shit show this defense is LOL

We had a street free agent covering a four-time Pro Bowler on a critical money down.

Should we really be surprised at the result of the play?

Was that because of a injury or simply a bad call by Bowles?

[Primeminister]

Okay sounds like they’re simply whipping our asses. What can we do to turn this around? Looks like the consensus is the defense is playing like shit. What changes can the defense make here?

[Tnbandwagoner]

We had a street free agent covering a four-time Pro Bowler on a critical money down.

Should we really be surprised at the result of the play?

Was that because of a injury or simply a bad call by Bowles?

Take a guess.

[Primeminister]

Was that because of a injury or simply a bad call by Bowles?

Take a guess.

MFer

[mdb1958]

Well going by pick a score, ya'll are hoping for a close down to the wire win.

Just like you picked it, so really no need to be upset by poor play. Your numbers expect it.

[Cheb]

We had a street free agent covering a four-time Pro Bowler on a critical money down.

Should we really be surprised at the result of the play?

Was that because of a injury or simply a bad call by Bowles?

Both.

Dean got injured today, so that doesn't help. Devin White is also out, and we are down to our third-string guard. We are again relying on Ross Cockrell and Pierre Desir in the secondary.

As far as a bad call, we don't really play the matchup game in the secondary, even when everyone is healthy. Then again, when you have few chess pieces to match up, one could argue that it largely doesn't matter.

Still, Ty Hilton versus Pierre Desir is an offensive win 9 times outta 10. Can't be mad at that. Good on the Colts for being smart.

[Digital_Damage]

We had a street free agent covering a four-time Pro Bowler on a critical money down.

Should we really be surprised at the result of the play?

Was that because of a injury or simply a bad call by Bowles?

Why even ask the question?

[BucsNBrew831]

Okay sounds like they’re simply whipping our asses. What can we do to turn this around? Looks like the consensus is the defense is playing like shit. What changes can the defense make here?

None.. we are banged up, Desir Delaney should not be on the field we are being asked to make chicken salad out of chicken shit, our backups are not good enough, our frontline talent can get the job done but dean and Davis need to be on the field.

[13F11B]

If the Buccaneers have a chance to win they have to a turnover to start the second half. I have given up on forcing the opponent to punt. This defense has no chance to stop an opponent on downs.

[Doooshnzl]

Not quite the “victory” formation I was hoping for to end the half…

[Primeminister]

Was that because of a injury or simply a bad call by Bowles?

Both.

Dean got injured today, so that doesn't help. Devin White is also out, and we are down to our third-string guard. We are again relying on Ross Cockrell and Pierre Desir in the secondary.

As far as a bad call, we don't really play the matchup game in the secondary, even when everyone is healthy. Then again, when you have few chess pieces to match up, one could argue that it largely doesn't matter.

Still, Ty Hilton versus Pierre Desir is an offensive win 9 times outta 10. Can't be mad at that. Good on the Colts for being smart.

Didn’t know Devin White was out. Goddamn. Plus Dean got hurt? Injury bug is killing us this year. I’m impressed we are 7-3 with this mash squad. Did the injury look bad?

I’m looking at the highlights now and seeing an interception and a fumble. Looks like the offense isn’t clicking as well.

[Cheb]

If the Buccaneers have a chance to win they have to a turnover to start the second half. I have given up on forcing the opponent to punt. This defense has no chance to stop an opponent on downs.

The defense CAN, and they just recently had been playing great.

The Colts didn't get a first down until 12 minutes left in the second quarter. Since that time however, we've allowed 13 of them.

We've been falling apart even since SMB got smoked for that 60+ yard TD.

[Digital_Damage]

Okay sounds like they’re simply whipping our asses. What can we do to turn this around? Looks like the consensus is the defense is playing like shit. What changes can the defense make here?

None.. we are banged up, Desir Delaney should not be on the field we are being asked to make chicken salad out of chicken shit, our backups are not good enough, our frontline talent can get the job done but dean and Davis need to be on the field.

Prove it... Bowles is constantly out classed.

He is a one trick pony that sacrifices chickens to the blitz gods.

[Primeminister]

Okay sounds like they’re simply whipping our asses. What can we do to turn this around? Looks like the consensus is the defense is playing like shit. What changes can the defense make here?

None.. we are banged up, Desir Delaney should not be on the field we are being asked to make chicken salad out of chicken shit, our backups are not good enough, our frontline talent can get the job done but dean and Davis need to be on the field.

I can’t believe I’m going to say this, but we probably need to draft a DB next year.

[Primeminister]

If the Buccaneers have a chance to win they have to a turnover to start the second half. I have given up on forcing the opponent to punt. This defense has no chance to stop an opponent on downs.

The defense CAN, and they just recently had been playing great.

The Colts didn't get a first down until 12 minutes left in the second quarter. Since that time however, we've allowed 13 of them.

We've been falling apart even since SMB got smoked for that 60+ yard TD.

It’s good to hear that the defense was holding up in the 1st Q. That means the colts made some adjustment that is killing us. We need to adjust now to stop the bleeding.

[Digital_Damage]

None.. we are banged up, Desir Delaney should not be on the field we are being asked to make chicken salad out of chicken shit, our backups are not good enough, our frontline talent can get the job done but dean and Davis need to be on the field.

I can’t believe I’m going to say this, but we probably need to draft a DB next year.

We are going to have so many holes that DB will be our least worry.

[Nobody]

Okay sounds like they’re simply whipping our asses. What can we do to turn this around? Looks like the consensus is the defense is playing like shit. What changes can the defense make here?

Quick summation.

3rd and 6 on our first drive and Mike is running a Crossing Route which was an easy catch-and-run for a 1st and he...doesn't_look_back_for_the_football which goes right through where his hands would be if his head was around; Punt.

Winfield jumped a Dig from 1 Man Blitz Max Protect and SMB was expecting help inside/over the top and the Post went for a long 6.

Miller forced a hip flip on a condensed 9 route from an Off Bail CB (looked like 3 Zone) who blindly put an elbow in Miller's chest to reroute 40 yards downfield. Completely disrupts the route and CB picks it. Its the easiest Illegal Contact call you'll ever see but arbitrary NFL defensive backfield officiating is arbitrary and they somehow miss it. Brady was pissed but pissed gets you nothing.

Reich is repeatedly thumping Bowles with play calls that are attacking exactly Bowle's play call and they're getting huge conversions/chunks/TDs because of it.

White/Stinnie/Dean all go out early.

++++++++++++++++

Oh and the team just has a complete Jay Cutler IDGaF vibe to it.

Outside of that...good stuff.

[King Bootz]

Fam and I are leaving the country on the way back home. Seeing as there's a lot of coach talk, we must be losing in a big.

[Digital_Damage]

The defense CAN, and they just recently had been playing great.

The Colts didn't get a first down until 12 minutes left in the second quarter. Since that time however, we've allowed 13 of them.

We've been falling apart even since SMB got smoked for that 60+ yard TD.

It’s good to hear that the defense was holding up in the 1st Q. That means the colts made some adjustment that is killing us. We need to adjust now to stop the bleeding.

Not in Bowles acumen

[wesmon]

I'm more puzzled by what happened to our offense. We still have lots of weapons and we should be putting up points. Yes we are missing a guard but that should not shut us down