Bruce Arians Talks Diminished Caution
November 24th, 2021
Bucco Bruce Arians
Joe was terrified watching Richard Sherman play cornerback for the Bucs and those fears didn’t allay much when Dee Delaney and fragrant Pierre Desir replaced him.
Joe’s Bucs life was very different seeing Murphy-Bunting returning to the starting lineup on Monday night. It was like going from eating a crappy hamburger at Checkers or antibiotic-infused chicken at PDQ to a fine meal at a Big Storm Brewery tap room.
Bucco Bruce Arians spoke about a hard difference on his official team radio show last night.
“Having Sean back we were able to play a little more man-to-man,” Arians said.
Translation: Todd Bowles lost his fear factor and the played less of the zone coverage they’re not very good at playing.
It was a joy to watch, and it was refreshing to hear a Bucs coach share a kernel of why and how the Bucs changed things up.
November 24th, 2021 at 8:29 am
SMB played way better than Pete expected for 1st game back. He was really aggressive & not afraid of Antonio Wingfield Jr knocking his other bones out of their sockets
November 24th, 2021 at 8:40 am
Bunting clearly made a huge difference. Something that has always gone unnoticed is how good of a tackler Bunting is. He came up and stuck several key tackles that forced 3rd down plays…….We havent been making those plays and we have been gagging up 1st downs.
Looked to me like Buntings presence spread to the rest of the defense too. Our safeties had their best game rallying to the football. Even Dean played big with a few really difficult tackles, not his strong suit. Our LBs looked much more confident and were flashing all over the field………..When your NT is collecting INTs its safe to say your defense is terrorizing!!!
GO BUCS!!!!
November 24th, 2021 at 8:42 am
And if Indy gonna try and run the ball on us we will destroy them.
November 24th, 2021 at 8:57 am
Interesting, was it the addition of SMB or that Bowles chose to play man coverage? If zone wasn’t working SMB or not why not go to man more anyway?
November 24th, 2021 at 9:06 am
Zone helps to cover up lack of skill/speed among individual players
November 24th, 2021 at 10:03 am
Beej, I get that but it wasn’t working.
November 24th, 2021 at 10:34 am
This team will become unstoppable again when Davis returns
November 24th, 2021 at 11:23 am
Getting the band back together at the right time. SB Bound!!!
November 24th, 2021 at 12:59 pm
1- checkers burgers are delicious
2- PDQ tenders are awesome
3- Delaney is a much better CB than people are giving him credit for. For the most part he played pretty damn well, especially when playing tight coverage.
4- but overall you are correct JOE! Having SMB back (and soon CD!!) means better tighter coverage overall, which means a little more time for the pass rush, which all means D White being freed up to wreak havoc !!
Here’s to no more injuries this year! 🍺
November 24th, 2021 at 4:22 pm
Everybody goes to Checkers for the fries #facts
November 24th, 2021 at 4:45 pm
Fast food is crap to eat. Unless you prefer a pot belly and cardio vascular disease. Lean steak, fish,chicken, fresh veggies, fruit, nuts and seeds for me. And lots of exercise daily.
November 24th, 2021 at 4:51 pm
Fast food is not healthy. Lean steak, fish chicken salads, fresh veggies and fruit, with nuts and seeds toppings for me. Lean and mean, BMI of 20.1 senior citizen who pumps iron and kicks ass.
November 24th, 2021 at 4:53 pm
And BMI of 20.1
November 24th, 2021 at 7:36 pm
While zone covers for lack of speed. Man on Man can be easier for replacement players to learn and implement.
November 24th, 2021 at 8:51 pm
Listnfrmafar Says:
November 24th, 2021 at 10:03 am
Beej, I get that but it wasn’t working
Hence, Trevor Semian and Taylor Heineke looking like all-pros