“Our Worst Tackling Game In A Long Time”
August 31st, 2013Details. Details. Details. They’re the hallmark of the New Schiano Order.
Greg Schiano stands out among NFL coaches for how much the Bucs work on the fundamentals of tackling daily. Tha’s a damn good thing, Joe believes, and it likely was a significant factor in the Bucs’ No. 1 rush defense last season.
Tackling, however, didn’t show up against the Redskins on Thursday, as most Bucs fans have now seen following last night’s initial local TV broadcast of the game. The fundamentals breakdown troubled Joe. Even if you’re a second- or third-teamer, you should be able to tackle, future beer truck drivers included.
Schiano called the effort “our worst tackling game in a long time,” in the Buccaneers Radio Network audio below. Schiano also goes into some of his impressions of Thursday — positive and negative. And Schiano raves about the competition within the Bucs, which he says will make today’s final cut difficult.
As for the tackling, Joe thinks that’s the least of the Bucs’ worries. This was a sound tackling team last season, and Joe suspects it should be at least that good again. Hopefully, the Bucs will find someone to make up for Michael Bennett’s numerous tackles for loss.
August 31st, 2013 at 12:01 pm
Bennett’s long gone Joe, move on already.
August 31st, 2013 at 12:33 pm
This team will begin to come around after the final cuts. In guessing we will see at least 3 guys off the waiver wire too.
August 31st, 2013 at 12:36 pm
“our worst tackling game in a long time” ..that’s an understatement. The defense played like they didn’t even want to be there. For that I put the blame on Schiano.
August 31st, 2013 at 12:52 pm
When are the cuts?
August 31st, 2013 at 1:27 pm
@buc1987,yeah idiot,because schianno was the one out there tackling.
August 31st, 2013 at 1:56 pm
GRIF4FREESUX my dyslexia always reads GIRLS4FREESEX
August 31st, 2013 at 2:05 pm
“The defense played like they didn’t even want to be there. For that I put the blame on Schiano.”
= LIKE THEY HAD NO FIRE, NO INTENSITY. Much like most of the preseason games have been, but only worse.
GRIF4FREESUX….I don’t know what part of that you didn’t understand. Then again you don’t understand much do you?
GRIF4FREESUX Says:
August 30th, 2013 at 11:11 pm
“I would much rather have josh johnson back and starting 4 us over freeman.”
August 31st, 2013 at 2:46 pm
“We didn’t block well, but we made up for it by not tackling.”
August 31st, 2013 at 3:18 pm
Maybe a reason for the piss poor tackling was due to the new NFL rules on tackling?
August 31st, 2013 at 3:42 pm
@Chef, I just spit out some wine…..dude, that was a good one….dont care who you are!!! ROFLMFAO…..
August 31st, 2013 at 9:23 pm
@chef paul,nothin free baby!