I usually wait until later in the week to make my prediction on the upcoming Bucs game. This week and for the next three weeks atleast, why bother. The upcoming schedule see The NY Football Giants visiting this coming Sunday, a trip to DC for a game with the Washington Crackheads and then a trip to Philadelphia for a matchup with the Felons.
I watched last night's post game presser and the Monday morning briefing from Junior this am. The arrogance of this head coach oozes through. Sure, the hoodie in New England is arrogant, but he has a tad more on his resume than Junior. He throws out the stat that defensive players missed 24 tackles and then he calls the players out. He threw Gaines Adams under the bus. I believe Adams is a bust myself, but he played better last year. Could the defense be playing poorer this season because there has been a significant loss in coaching ability? Hmmmm? After all Junior, the buck stops on your desk. If this is how you manage the team, in my opinion even if Jon Gruden had been retained as head coach, and you would have been the so named defensive coordinator, we'd be in the same position. The final touch of arrogance is shown in how you simply walk away from the podium at the end of your press conferences. No acknowledgement to the media, no goodbye, no thanks, no anymore questions, no nothing. Even during the biggest beatdowns of of the Gruden era, he was atleast respectful to the media who raked him over the coals and was cordial, you sir are not. Gruden won a Super Bowl, and I know you believe you won a Super Bowl (and have said as much) as well, because you were a quality control coach on that squad, but you had no part of the decision making processes which created that World Championship. Quality control coaches are people who help out the equipment folks and fetch coffee. Get over yourself Junior.
Now for the review of the this coming weekend's beatdown.
I normally breakdown each position versus position, but this week I'll sum it up this way.
Giants running backs Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw and the roadgrader offensive line of the Giants. Eli Manning and receivers Steve Smith and Mario Manningham versus the Bucs secondary. Enough said.
This week, Jacobs scores 2, Bradshaw 1 and Manningham 1
Bucs score 1 touchdown from Jeramy Stevens
Bucs lose 34-13.
When is it time to throw in the towel?
Junior fell into a huge man crush with Kansas State quarterback Josh Freeman that he traded up in the first round to select the man who looks like a combination of Tito Jackson and Linc from the old Mod Squad. Freeman didn't show me much in preseason. Actually, Josh Johnson, drafted last year, showed me more talent. But, the wise folks over at One Buc Place invested millions of dollars in Josh Freeman and he will be the golden boy soon enough. The question is when? I say throw in him now. Starting quarterback, Byron Sandwich has attempted nearly 100 passes in the past 2 games, and does the coaching staff really believe that Gary Coleman's younger brother is actually going to lead this team to a victory in the next three weeks? If they do, they should be drug tested. This season is lost, this team was never going to win more than 4 games, why not trot Tito out and let him face the music if he's the future? I've heard the argument that, we can't let him face the NFC East opponents as a rookie. BULLSHIT! Eli Manning was a rookie for the Giants and he had to face the Cowboys, Crackheads and Felons two times a year. Oh, then we face the Patriots in London in week 7, the Pats defense is nothing special. Throw this kid out there this week and let him play this year and see what the Bucs have. Mark Sanchez of this years draft is doing pretty well, oops, he has a defense.
Ray Jay will be so empty by the NY Jets game on December 13th, the Glazers will probably allow folks to bring their own food.