Is This The Year The Streak Ends?
April 6th, 2021
Can he do it?
Yeah, seemingly every year, fans are looking for a streak to end.
The Bucs buried their streak last season and boy was it a doozy. The Bucs won their first playoff game since beating the Raiders in the Super Bowl. This year, the streak is a bit more trivial.
The Bucs have one of the longest streaks in the NFL without a 1,000-yard rusher. In fact, only three teams have a longer drought. Not since the great Muscle Hamster himself, Doug Martin in 2015, have the Bucs had a 1,000-yard rusher.
Oh, the Bucs looked like they had one last year. Ronald Jones seemed “this close” to getting 1,000 yards on the ground. But someone had to make his bonus.
Joe is willing to bet, barring injuries, that streak ends this year. RoJo was 22 yards from hitting 1,000, and remember, the Bucs will have 17 games this fall.
Or could Playoff Lenny be the man?
Either way, Joe is confident this streak dies in 2021.
Longest time without a 1,000-yard rusher…#Lions – 2013 (Bush)#Eagles – 2014 (McCoy)#49ers – 2014 (Gore)#Jets – 2015 (Ivory)#Buccaneers – 2015 (Martin)#Dolphins – 2016 (Ajayi)#Falcons – 2016 (Freeman)#Patriots – 2016 (Blount)#Cardinals – 2016 (Johnson)
— NFL Stats (@NFL_Stats) April 5, 2021
April 6th, 2021 at 9:12 am
I for one am OK with us not having a 1000 yard rusher. If we split carries and have a committee and we win great. If it keeps running backs fresh for the playoffs even better.
April 6th, 2021 at 9:13 am
Psshh! While we’re all riding this current high we’re on with our Bucs team, let’s just put out into the either that this year we not only break the streak but have 2, 1,000 yard backs…nothing wrong with overly wishful thinking!
April 6th, 2021 at 9:15 am
Only winning games matters. Don’t emphasize individual stats too much.
April 6th, 2021 at 9:15 am
I would not be at all surprised if Jones gashes for 1300+ this season, causing a huge “should the Bucs pay the man” controversy next offseason.
And I won’t be surprised if he becomes a better receiving target.
That’s what competition does.
Jones is a much better runner than many casual fans give him credit for. The dude was seriously slowed down for several games, and still almost broke 1,000.
April 6th, 2021 at 9:18 am
Who you callin’ casual?
April 6th, 2021 at 9:39 am
BOTH
April 6th, 2021 at 9:42 am
@Casual Observer: “If the Foo s#!ts, wear it…”
April 6th, 2021 at 9:43 am
ROJO was robbed. AB got his catches though.
April 6th, 2021 at 9:44 am
17 games!
April 6th, 2021 at 9:45 am
59/game average!
April 6th, 2021 at 9:48 am
It will be interesting as ROJO enters a contract year, does he remember that he was prevented from getting 1k for a guy who joined the team late and has made waaayyyyy more money than he has. Hope he stays, but wouldn’t be surprised to see him move on and continue to be successful.
April 6th, 2021 at 9:56 am
I still can’t get over Jones’ mysterious injury that kept him out of the Washington game, last minute, after he didn’t get his 1k. He sure didn’t look too upset about not playing while on that exercise bike. I’d have been “throwing my helmet” pissed. If not downright crying on the sideline.
April 6th, 2021 at 10:35 am
And here I thought you were going to stick with Molly Hamster, which is maybe the one funny moniker you’ve come up with in some time.
April 6th, 2021 at 10:54 am
1. The bar of excellence really should be 1300 yards now. That’s just over 75 yards per game.
2. With as good as they’re running game is, or has been, I’m pretty shocked that it’s been five years for the Falcons
3. Equally shocked that it has been so long for the Eagles
4. Absolutely no reason, barring injury, that RoJo and Lenny can’t reach 1000 each. That’s a little more than 60 yards each per game. 275-300 yards in the air 120+ on the ground… That’s the balanced offense that dominated
April 6th, 2021 at 11:02 am
dont sleep on vaughn…
GO BUCS!!!!
April 6th, 2021 at 11:43 am
Cobraboy, LOL!!! Been a long time since I heard that line!!!
April 6th, 2021 at 12:01 pm
Still need an explosive WR or RB on the roster, and while everyone likes the novelty of Scotty Miller , both RoJo and Scotty are going to have to step up and become something consistently that they have only flashed every now and then
April 6th, 2021 at 12:52 pm
After his playoff success, Lenny will likely take over as the featured back. Rojo will be coming off the bench.
Lenny is a better blocker and pass catcher. Rojo is the change of pace. It works well for both of them.
April 6th, 2021 at 1:23 pm
In 2002, Michael Pittman actually had 900+ rushing yards too. Maybe there’s something about that 900 number……….
April 6th, 2021 at 1:24 pm
The Bucs could not possibly care less. If they did care, they would have given Jones 3-4 carries at the end of the final regular season game instead of force feeding Brown to get him to his incentives. Obviously we can see what was more important. Jones was robbed but then again… Stats are for losers.
April 6th, 2021 at 1:59 pm
Never understood the “stats are for losers” aphorism when losing is a stat unto itself. Losers, by nature, have accumulated a list of failures. And the counting of that list is a stat. Most would think a 1-15 team is filled with losers.
What makes them losers? The 15 loses which is a stat.
Sorry Brandon. Today is Language Reclamation Day. Thought I’d start with this age old oxymoron.
If it makes a difference, I agree with your take on Rojo.
April 6th, 2021 at 3:49 pm
Both
April 6th, 2021 at 5:57 pm
I’d rather have 3 Bucs with 10 or more sacks than a 1,000 yard rusher, if we’re talking stats. Wins are what matter, and sacks equate more to wins, IMHO.
April 6th, 2021 at 9:16 pm
Stop thinking small guys. Let’s shoot for being the 8th team to field TWO 1,000 yard rushers.
It’s not that out of the question especially since we now have 17 games.
Tht last team to do it was Baltimore in ’19 and one of their rushers was the QB.
The Falcons did it in 2006 with Warrick Dunn and again a QB Michael Vick
In 2009 The Panthers did it more traditionally with two great RB’s in J. Steward and D Williams.
BOTH of our RB’s are capable of 1,000 yards…both should be in the RB by committee this year and one thing is for sure. Unlike Michael Vick and Lamar Jackson…Brady will NOT be taking any running attempts from our RB’s LOL
It’s truly a golden ooportunity.