Comments on: Blount Named Short-Yardage, Goal-Line RB

By: DONZILLA

DONZILLA — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:16:44 +0000

What is up with the “Goal Line Back” crap? Why would a coach limit his offense by even naming one? Why not just run what got you down there in the 1st place? You don’t need just a yard to score. Why not run a play to get 5 yards from the 2? It’s still a touchdown AND your team has run it before SO excution will be better. Why lump all your players up and run against a 5 man front with 4 backers behind them? Spread the defense THEN run the ball. Typical Bucs backwords thinking.

By: Hawaiian Buc

Hawaiian Buc — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:52:51 +0000

I am not a coach so this is probably just ignorant fan talk, but I have always felt that we lack creativity in our play calling, especially in the running game. What I mean by that is that it seems that 99% of our runs are right up the middle. We rarely run a run play to the outside and I can’t even remember seeing us pitch the ball (always a handoff). Every single game before our first play I say to myself “run up the middle”, and I swear it is always correct. I keep thinking one of these days we are going to run a flee flicker or something to throw off the defense (who has to be expecting run up the middle), but not yet. Obviously we are not the most talented offense in the league right now, so you would think we would try to counter that with a little more creative play calling, but we seem to be pretty vanilla.

By: BamBamBuc

BamBamBuc — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 02:17:32 +0000

Actually, I’m not impressed with Pressley. I have reviewed the game a couple times to watch specific things (like Donald Penn getting beat time and again), and one thing I saw was Pressley whiffing on blocks or leading into the “scrum” instead of to an opening.

By: bob

bob — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 01:18:42 +0000

well something has to happen thats for sure. but lets not forget that it starts up front. we will need a good run game against the bengals if we expect to have any offensive success. they have good DB play to start the year

By: Spirit of '76

Spirit of '76 — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:17:19 +0000

I thought he (Blount) and Pressley did a lot of damage for their few appearances. Maybe we can be a power run team?

By: eric

eric — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:16:27 +0000

I heard Cinci called to cancel the game, once they found out Blount is playing AND receiving core values training.

By: Apple Roof Cleaning

Apple Roof Cleaning — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:00:22 +0000

Blount runs with attitude, and Power. I think our offensive line is realizing that if they open any daylight for Blount, he is gonna hurt people. I was at the game, and through binoculars, I could SEE the Steelers faces when they had to tackle Blount. Their expressions were like “Where the hell did this beast come from” I could see our team taking on a whole new identity when Blount was on the field. Trueblood and Don Penn are mean individuals, and so is Blount. I could see they loved to block for Blount, as if to say to the Steelers “Now, meet OUR Power Back”. Plus they know Blount will cold cock THEM if they take the day off! WE want to be a power running team, and have a true Power Back in Blount, so WHY only in short yardage, when the box will be stacked to the max ?

By: Mr. Lucky

Mr. Lucky — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 22:09:07 +0000

Eric the bucs get near the goal line a LOT. Last week we got near the goal line several times – well the defense did…

By: eric

eric — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 21:40:28 +0000

Now if we can just get near the goal line.

By: BigMacAttack

BigMacAttack — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 21:38:29 +0000

TB(blowme)O is reporting that the NFL is going after Mr O’brien for his unauthorized event. It sounds like TB(blow me) actually blew the whistle on him. Rick Stroud blew the whistle on Aqib when he went to the game against Cleveland. Anyway, it sounds like “Obrien, to Ryan, to Goldberg” is about to get a little lighter in his pocket book.

Right or wrong, frivolous or with merit, anyone can sue anybody, for any reason, and you have to defend it. It will cost you money and you will lose, even if you win. When you ask yourself “Hmmm, do I need to call a lawyer?”, you’re already F@@ked. Obrien did get some decent publicity from it, so maybe he can just charge it to his advertising budget.

By: Jonny

Jonny — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 21:15:08 +0000

Good? No, great call. Joe do you have any stats for how many failed attempts we had last season in converting 3rd and 2 or less? I am sure Caddy, Ward and Graham got stuffed MANY times in those situations. The least I expect from Blount is a high success rate on short yardage situations.

What it could also mean is the impact of play action pass on 3rd and short. If Blount starts being very successful in converting many 3rd and 1s like Alstott used to, Olson could seldom have Freeman execute a PA pass and for a change it might work.

By: Mike Williams for MVP

Mike Williams for MVP — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 21:11:32 +0000

@The_Buc_Realist

But its not the tight ends and the fullback that are getting penalties negating runs of 5 + yards. I agree we need true fullback and a good blocking/receiving TE not just one of each. But IMO i think it still starts at opening whole on the inside with the o-line, and its not the TE’s and FB’s getting the penalties.