Another Victim Of The Run Defense
October 25th, 2020
Pro Bowl Raiders running back Josh Jacobs just came off a bye week and cranked out the worst rushing game of his career — and not a soul paying attention to the NFL was a tiny bit surprised.
The Bucs run defense is simply one of the best the NFL has seen in quite a while.
No Vita Vea. No problem.
Rakeem Nuñez-Roches and newcomer Steve McLendon locked it down today at nose tackle. And every Bucs fan knows the rest of the characters that have locked down running backs since the start of the 2019 season.
Jacobs had 10 carries for 17 yards. As Joe noted, that’s by far the worst day of Jacobs’ career.
Warren Sapp may have snickered at the Bucs run defense recently, but Joe will dare say Sapp might not realize just how dominant it is and how that affects opponents’ offenses.
The Bucs are now at 15 consecutive games without allowing a 100-yard rusher. Next week at the Giants should make it 16, the equivalent of a full season.
October 25th, 2020 at 8:16 pm
Let’s keep stacking Ws
GO BUCS
October 25th, 2020 at 8:18 pm
All those retards that talked all that crap about Licht have miraculously vanished.
October 25th, 2020 at 8:19 pm
I unfortunately had to start Aaron Jones last week. He got 15 yards rushing.
At least he got me that one TD as I blew my opponent out by 42 points.
My buddy this morning said he was gonna start Josh Jacobs.
I giggled, and said ” Yeah you should. I wish I was playing you if you do”
October 25th, 2020 at 8:19 pm
What Sapp said is, so what if you have a top run defense. I agree. Didn’t Schiano also have the leagues top rush defenses with McCoy in the middle doing the clogging? The point is if you can stop the run but can’t stop the pass, who cares – the difference now is that the Bucs can sometimes stop the pass – back in the Schiano days they they could not and teams just threw on them all day long. Now, once teams get on dimensional, the Bucs are bending but not breaking and getting an occasional turnover – and Brady has been deadly at turning those turnovers into points.
October 25th, 2020 at 8:19 pm
There is just about only one thing I would have bet on for this game and that is that Bucs would stop the run….
I wish we would play-action more on first downs…..when we do, it works well……teams are keying on our 1st down runs……
We get stopped cold….especially in the red-zone……..Byron, play-action….
October 25th, 2020 at 8:19 pm
There you are LUV!!!
Tag, youre it
October 25th, 2020 at 8:20 pm
Steve McLendon.
October 25th, 2020 at 8:21 pm
How about this McClendon cat !!! Dude rolled right on in here and balled out. That’s a really nice pick up by the Bucs mgmt….
October 25th, 2020 at 8:24 pm
The game was never in doubt to me. This TEAM is different. I said earlier today that there will be beatings. Objective complete. Took the booty from that other pirate clan. Went into the death star and took it! Man this feels great.
Go Bucs
October 25th, 2020 at 8:27 pm
Tampa Bay Buc Fan.
Not sure but aren’t the Buc’s one of the top 3 teams in the NFL in the red zone and I think that includes percentage of touch towns in the Red Zone.
October 25th, 2020 at 8:28 pm
Where that dude that SITS DOWN TO PEEEEEE
NDONGY
October 25th, 2020 at 8:28 pm
BL knows what he’s doing…
Brady missed GRONK on 2 play action calls….1 being the first play of the game….
BL just put up 40+ and folks still not happy
STFU
BL IS WORKING MAGIC
GO BUCS
October 25th, 2020 at 8:29 pm
Right on, to point out our interior line. Another dominate performance.
Under the radar Id like to point out Shaq Barret. Quietly had a really good game. Couple great plays in run support. Thought we might see more pressure with their OL beat up. But Shaq still created some havoc and made a great play on Carrs arm. He didnt convert a turnover on that play but did get the QB. Keep doing that and we will get the big turnover next week!!
GO BUCS!!
October 25th, 2020 at 8:29 pm
Geno711
BINGO
BL IS WORKING MAGIC
GO BUCS
October 25th, 2020 at 8:30 pm
What’s up LUV. Yo this time last year your post included draft choices or trade options. Great to see your not lately
Go Bucs
October 25th, 2020 at 8:31 pm
McClendon was a PERFECT pick up!! That dude can just anchor down and gets better stretch than any DT I think I’ve ever seen!! So much so that he can look at both sides and see where the runner is going!!! Incredible pick up by THE MAN Jason Licht!! Although the Brown pick up has soiled me on Licht quite a bit!!
October 25th, 2020 at 8:32 pm
Sapp was ranting in the offseason how the DTs have to rush the passer, which clearly meant he has no idea how this defense works.
October 25th, 2020 at 8:34 pm
Y’all can’t read. That isn’t LUV. That is LV. Big difference.
October 25th, 2020 at 8:38 pm
Gruden is an amazing offensive mind. They had two weeks to prep for the Bucs’ Defense. The D still looked solid.
Looking forward to seeing what they do next week.
October 25th, 2020 at 8:42 pm
Brandon lol thanks
Go Bucs
October 25th, 2020 at 8:44 pm
McClendon was killing it. Those dreads were all over today.
October 25th, 2020 at 9:05 pm
SlyPirate Says:
October 25th, 2020 at 8:38 pm
Gruden is an amazing offensive mind. They had two weeks to prep for the Bucs’ Defense. The D still looked solid.
Looking forward to seeing what they do next week.
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Which team you talking about? Gruden’s team got clobbered. You a troll? Haven’t seen you on here until very recently.
October 25th, 2020 at 9:06 pm
geno711 Says:
October 25th, 2020 at 8:27 pm
Tampa Bay Buc Fan.
Not sure but aren’t the Buc’s one of the top 3 teams in the NFL in the red zone and I think that includes percentage of touch towns in the Red Zone.
Yes we are and we are successful in spite of the 1st down runs being stuffed…..
October 25th, 2020 at 9:39 pm
Raiders are another victim of Tom Brady
October 25th, 2020 at 10:49 pm
Gruuudennn almost had another Brady like tuck moment with Carr when Suh seemed to stop him from passing and it was ruled a fumble and he took it back 50 the other way. I thought Suh prevented any forward movement of the arm but hey is was close. You know know Gruuudennn was day No Not Again!
October 26th, 2020 at 6:57 am
Tampabaybucfan Says:
October 25th, 2020 at 9:06 pm
geno711 Says:
October 25th, 2020 at 8:27 pm
Tampa Bay Buc Fan.
Not sure but aren’t the Buc’s one of the top 3 teams in the NFL in the red zone and I think that includes percentage of touch towns in the Red Zone.
Yes we are and we are successful in spite of the 1st down runs being stuffed…..
Well you are different than most Buc’s fans that wanted a more consistent running game. This is a passing league so you primarily have to be good there. But did you ever think that committing to the run a little more helps sets up the pass game?
The other team is playing and trying to make plays. You act like every play is going to get positive yards.
This season we have rushed on 1st down 93 times for 393 yards a 4.1 average. Hardly, a team that i getting stuffed every time or even a majority of time.
Teams still try to rush against the Bucs run defense on 1st down. They have attempted 70 rushes for 205 rush yards. 2.9 yards per carry.
October 26th, 2020 at 9:25 am
Sapp had his time and he’s wrong on the value of run defenses. 53 consecutive games without allowing a 100 yard rusher is the record (Garbage Eagles), but 15 in a row is a good start.
October 26th, 2020 at 9:40 am
This is a defense lead team and that’s ok with me . Brady is Brad Johnson and that’s all we need him to be.