Stock Down!
October 28th, 2014
Sunday was painful. Joe honestly cannot remember at any time he went to an NFL game and wished he wasn’t there. Except last year when Joe got roped by friends to go to a Jags-Lambs game. Sober no less! Joe even had to drive.
One point in the first half Sunday was like watching a couple of old ladies hitting themselves with handbags in an argument over stitching or some such thing.
It was really painful to watch, not to mention the allergy medicine Joe took nearly put him to sleep. It was like driving with a terrible hangover, sans the pounding head.
The Bucs are 1-6 and a victory seems far, far away. So it comes as no surprise that Nick Kostos, executive producer of “Schein on Sports,” heard on Mad Dog Radio, one of the family of sports channels heard exclusively on SiriusXM Radio, in his weekly NFL column for Bleacher Report, has the Bucs listed as “Stock Down.”
It’s comical to think that some (including the moron writing this) believed the 2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers could qualify for the postseason. The 1-6 Buccaneers have been downright dreadful, especially on defense, as they’re allowing nearly 32 points per game. When a defense predicated on the Cover 2 scheme cannot rush the opposing passer (the Bucs have recorded only 10 sacks), it has no chance of being effective.
The hand-picked quarterback of coach Lovie Smith and general manager Jason Licht, Josh McCown, was abysmal in three starts, leading to second-year passer Mike Glennon being installed as the starter. While Glennon has been better than McCown, the Bucs are just a bad football team all the way around.
Sunday’s loss to the Vikings encapsulated what’s been a horrid season, with a late-game collapse followed by an inexplicable turnover when it mattered the most. The 2014 campaign, which was once filled with so much promise, now appears to be a lost season for Smith and the Buccaneers.
How bad are the Bucs? Former local sports radio personality Bobby Fenton Twittered last night that if the Bucs traded any player currently on the roster except for Gerald McCoy, Lavonte David, Mike Evans and Austin Seferian-Jenkins, he wouldn’t lose a wink of sleep.
Joe thinks that’a a pretty fair assessment. Sad, but true.
October 28th, 2014 at 8:02 am
In addition to McCoy, David, Evans, and ASJ, I think Demar Dotson has been pretty good, Verner has been solid, and I think Omameh might be good in a year or two, and Charles Sims might be a good RB after he comes back from injury.
But outside of that, I have no love for any of these guys. I’m hoping for some trades today.
October 28th, 2014 at 8:09 am
We can keep our kicker….for now…..and from what I’ve seen, Louis Murphy (nobody would give us anything for either of them anyway)
I agree with adding Dotson to the list….
October 28th, 2014 at 8:13 am
Add Dotson, Sims, Verner, Banks and That’s pretty much it. Time to take out the trash
October 28th, 2014 at 8:20 am
Except for the tease in Pittsburg….the whole season has been lifeless….fixed and dialted
October 28th, 2014 at 8:22 am
We need a major clean up to make it a real talented team in two years more. Get anything you can for whoever is available. We need talent on this team. Badly!!!
October 28th, 2014 at 8:24 am
Someone, please tell me, what has Sims done to earn any consideration?
Just another case of giving a player props before they are earned. I would think you people would have learned a lesson by now.
October 28th, 2014 at 8:24 am
Joe, some of us knew that the roster was bad, I even put my money where my mouth was and planned a 3 week Europe vacation that I just got back from. Greatest decision ever!
October 28th, 2014 at 8:26 am
Fire this staff before they trade away good players that don’t fit their crappy scheme and damages our team more. Just before he was hired, all the talk was, “Lovie inheriting a talented team” Now he makes crap scheme, players look bad, and every schmuck is onboard with giving away our players.
October 28th, 2014 at 8:30 am
The Buc Realist Says
Joe, some of us knew that the roster was bad, I even put my money where my mouth was and planned a 3 week Europe vacation that I just got back from. Greatest decision ever!
I have to agree. It was the best decision ever. Three weeks of peace for us all.
October 28th, 2014 at 8:32 am
Could be worse… You could be a Steeler fan and have nightmares that your team got beaten by the Bucs!!! Still can’t see how we won that game?????
October 28th, 2014 at 8:33 am
Besides the trenchmob, I want to also start the Todd Bowles Mob. Lovie was a terrible hire I’m sure we all acknowledge that now. So don’t let him destroy the roster over a couple years, fire him and go get a real defensive genius in Todd Bowles, who plays to his talent, plays aggressively, and is adaptable to the changing NFL landscape.
October 28th, 2014 at 8:38 am
I’m not feeling the Lovie,but at some point we have to keep a coach around for a minute. No coach worth a damn will touch us with the revolving door we got going on.
October 28th, 2014 at 8:39 am
It doesn’t look good on Lovie and Licht when everyone is talking fire sale after seven games, considering the roster was re-tooled with players hand picked by Lovie. Loosing early in the season while the team is learning a new system is one thing. Losing to a subpar Vikings team against a rookie QB at home, with two weeks to prepare, is inexcusable.
Unfortunately, Lovie will be here for a while longer. I don’t see him getting fired after one season. Lovie needs an offensive coordinator and Licht should be the main decision maker on the roster, not Lovie. It still doesnt fix the aweful defense, which is completely on Lovie, but it should give the team a better chance. Lovie’s track record for personal decisions speaks for itself.
October 28th, 2014 at 8:39 am
I wouldn’t lose sleep without ASJ either. He’s made so many mental mistakes and bet he will be injury prone his entire career. He was always hurt in college.
October 28th, 2014 at 8:56 am
Did you guys pay attention to Lovie’s Chicago time? He had 4 OCs in 9 years. Firing or replacing an OC is standard procedure to buy Lovie more time.
Yes it looks bad firing Lovie right away, but not admitting your mistake and then compounding it by giving him another year to make this roster even worse is also not a good thing. Sometimes you gotta swallow your pride.
October 28th, 2014 at 9:02 am
I’d keep Dotson and his above average play on his tiny contract. Considering what he makes and how well he plays, Dotson should be able to fetch a 2nd rounder.
October 28th, 2014 at 9:11 am
We haven’t had a good team since the Garcia era in 2007, and that one was not as good as the 2005 team, the Chris Simms era. Since then it has been sorry, sorry football. You can change coaches, GMs, QBs, OLs, DTs, DEs it wont matter. It will be hopeless until the team buys into and understands Lovie’s brand of football. Which according to Major Wright took him two years to master. So, see you in 2016.
October 28th, 2014 at 9:13 am
Jesus people, Lovies not going anywhere, LET IT GO already!!
October 28th, 2014 at 9:19 am
I wouldn’t lose a wink of sleep if they traded the whole roster. I would sleep better if those at the very top were swapped out (owners) for people who actually give a flying f$ck. These glazer boys either don’t care or are completely clueless about running a football team. I suspect both.
October 28th, 2014 at 9:37 am
“One point in the first half Sunday was like watching a couple of old ladies hitting themselves with handbags in an argument over stitching or some such thing.”
That’s too harsh Joe. Most old ladies hit way harder than the Bucs D.
October 28th, 2014 at 9:49 am
“One point in the first half Sunday was like watching a couple of old ladies hitting themselves with handbags in an argument over stitching or some such thing.” says Joe. That is a funny picture.
It was more like watching ice melt….
October 28th, 2014 at 10:11 am
bucrightoff Says:
October 28th, 2014 at 8:56 am
Did you guys pay attention to Lovie’s Chicago time? He had 4 OCs in 9 years. Firing or replacing an OC is standard procedure to buy Lovie more time.
Yes it looks bad firing Lovie right away, but not admitting your mistake and then compounding it by giving him another year to make this roster even worse is also not a good thing. Sometimes you gotta swallow your pride.
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100% Right. I can predict the future right now. He is going to fire Leslie Fraser. He is going to do the play calling himself on defense. He will do this when he has the best chance to win a game.
I think he will fire Fraser after the Cleveland game. (if they lose).
Then step in thinking that his has the best chance to win with the remainder of the schedule.
The guy just flat out sucks.
October 28th, 2014 at 10:35 am
Bingo !!!!!!!
“Yes it looks bad firing Lovie right away, but not admitting your mistake and then compounding it by giving him another year to make this roster even worse is also not a good thing. Sometimes you gotta swallow your pride”
jo mama
October 28th, 2014 at 10:55 am
Classic line joe. Couple of old ladies hitting each other with handbags about sums it all up. Thanks for that one
October 28th, 2014 at 11:01 am
I was against this Lovie retro hire from day one, although I did get somewhat caught up in fan enthusiasm and made a couple positive comments. Then reality set in and set in hard. The Bucs needed an offense first head coach hire, as many voices put forth. Until the Bucs hire one, this team won’t sniff the playoffs much less the big one. I aint got no love for Lovie.
October 28th, 2014 at 11:08 am
So he went from Lovie to Kinda Likey to Dislikey and is now bordering on Hatey.
October 28th, 2014 at 11:31 am
Maybe Jeff Tedford….realized what a blunder he made joining forces with Lovie….fill in the blanks
October 28th, 2014 at 12:43 pm
It doesn’t matter what players you have if Lovie is the coach. If they bring Lovie back for another year all the Bucs fans will be wearing Jets shirts.
J-ust
E-ndure
T-he
S-uffering
October 28th, 2014 at 1:05 pm
well that depends….in shape asj and evans or the off season whales that came into camp
October 28th, 2014 at 1:10 pm
Heh, I love all the armchair crap we get to do while the team rolls around in its own feces. I’ve checked out on caring about this season, honestly. I’d like to know what the hell they’re going to do this offseason to fix their mistakes. Or if they even know how to?
October 28th, 2014 at 2:33 pm
Stock Down! ….um… more like delisted from the exchange.
October 28th, 2014 at 3:43 pm
Lovie = Enron