Week Nine: Buccaneers (3-4) @ Raiders (3-4)

[canadabuccaneer]

Glad to get the win but our pass defense is pathetic. And as bad as Wright has played this year, his replacement will be either Lewis or MacDonald
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[bucsfan333]

[Caaddy24]

[Soul Glo]

[indifference]

Now that the madness is finally over, I will just say....

This game wasn't suppose to be this close. I felt like we dominated offensively the way coach Schiano wanted but play-calling hindered for us to seal the game. Sherdian was WAY too passive with a 20 point lead or how ever big our 3 possession lead was. After Martin broke and scored it for us to get 35, I noticed our coverage was prevent most of the time. Allowed them back into the game. Guys were wide open, running free, and it allowed Palmer and their offense to gain confidence. I mean, lets face it, in the first half our D played pretty damn well when they were asked to tighten up. It was the same thing that happened against the Giants. Sherdian eased up on his play-calling. After we praised him for calling a great game vs Minnesota he goes out and does this to us in the 4th QTR.

Offensively now THIS is what I envisioned. Teams scared to get beat by the deep ball allowing Martin to just break-off huge runs and show the world he is legit back.

Good job by the coaching staff; 2 back to back road games wins.

[deuces22wild]

All I have to say is I won the civil war. That and my dad is pissed
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[Calibucsfan]

We should of traded for Jenkins...

CB has become such a high priority now, as if it wasn't before.


CB then FS...(Ronde wont play forever)
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[Diesel00]

[RoeKG]

So who would've really guessed that right now, 4 weeks after the bye, that we'd be looking at the offense outright winning games instead of holding us back?

So happy that Freeman and Sullivan have gotten it together and I can't even wait for this offense with Nicks and Joseph in the lineup.

The run defense is really amazing but we need a pass rush in the worst way.

EDIT:

I also want to take a moment to be thankful to be a fan of a team that is on the up and up. A lot of teams out there have been disappointing in some way or another, and we already have as many wins as last year. We might even finish with a winning record. Thank goodness for Schiano and the coaches and players he brought in.
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[deuces22wild]

[eggybucsfan31]

Watching E.J. Biggers attempt to play cornerback is almost as bad as Carl Lewis signing the national anthem.
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[mfw096]

Great game by Doug Martin

He killed me in fantasy though...


Anyways this team is on fire on offense and I'm loving it!
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Doug Martin 1454yds 49rec 472yds 12Tds

[Lil' Shorty]

The offense is finally doing what it had the potential to, and with 3 backup linemen too. Martin is absolutely dominant and there is absolutely no ceiling for this kid. He has gotten better and better as the season has gone on! Id love to see him rush for 1,500+ and 12+ TDs. I know Luck and RG3 are QBs and all but if he did that then he has to be in the talk for Rookie of the Year.

Cut Blount on Monday. Never felt this way until today. The dude is trash and despite our horrible pass D he almost single handily lost us the game with that fumble. Maybe you put some of that on Freeman with the exchange but i dont care. Martin never had a problem all day or all season for that matter. DJ Ware and Michael Smith will be fine backups.

We have the #1 Rush D and the #32 Pass D. Any new DC should be able to keep the run D good but Sheridan needs to be fired at the end of the year. We do have a poor secondary but being that bad in pass D, regardless of how good your rush D is is inexcusable. Bye bye Bill.
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[REDandPEWTER]

[RoeKG]