Third Quarter Horrors

November 27th, 2009
Sammie Stroughter is responsible for the Bucs lone touchdown in the third quarter this season, and that came on a kickoff return.

Sammie Stroughter is responsible for the Bucs lone touchdown in the third quarter this season, and that came on a kickoff return.

Joe has always felt this “halftime adjustments” is largely nonsense.

To hear some analysts talk, coaches take naps during games and only monkey with gameplans at halftime. In fact, coaches are making adjustments after every series if not in the middle of series.

So when Joe read the following missive from eye-RAH! Kaufman of the Tampa Tribune via TBO.com’s Bucs Twitter page, it made Joe rethink “halftime adjustments.”

Not only have the Bucs been outscored 68-10 in the 3Q, but their only TD in that quarter came on rookie Sammie Stroughter’s 97-yd KOR.

Imagine: Through 10 games the Bucs have not scored an offensive touchdown in the third quarter — not one! “Pathetic” doesn’t begin to describe how horrible that is!

No wonder the Bucs didn’t want it leaked out that offensive coordinator Greg Olson got a contract extension.

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