“There’s A Lot Of Nothing Runs In There”
November 25th, 2022
Many Bucs fans are unaware that Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll got skewered in Seattle for being outcoached 12 days ago against the Bucs.
And that “outcoaching” started before kickoff.
Carroll didn’t expect the Bucs to run the ball much so he deactivated 345-pound, run-stuffing defensive tackle Bryan Mone in favor of a pass-rushing lineman.
As Bucs fans saw, Tampa Bay called run after run and Tom Brady was nearly perfect, so the offense was dominant.
“They have not been doing that. They had not stayed with the running game enough,” Carroll said. “They had 44 carries and there’s almost 25 or 26 carries that’s 3 yards or less. There’s a lot of nothing runs in there. But because they had converted, they could come back and do it again. More than they were for us going in, they were determined to run the football because they had it become so visible and so topical that guys were affected by that, and they did a great job … Honestly, I don’t like giving other guys credit, but you’ve gotta give him credit. They were able to get it done.”
It’s always a great feeling when your team is on the great side a coaching performance.
Carroll is correct when he says the Bucs’ run game had plenty of meh tries. But that’s a big part of a rushing attack: sticking to it, no negative runs and breaking some explosive tries while setting up high percentage third-down conversions.
So while Joe would like to see more consistency in the run game, it did all it needed to do to secure a victory. Tom Brady and his loaded receiving corps only need a modest run game to be successful.
November 25th, 2022 at 10:43 am
Seems like Pete out coached himself, before the game ever started.
November 25th, 2022 at 10:46 am
Maybe the Seahawks had one too many Bitburgers after their early arrival.
November 25th, 2022 at 10:48 am
If BL, Lenny, and Rachaad get on the same page, this O will be monstrous these last 7 games. The D is getting back to full health, and the ST, too, starring Camarda and Succop.
November 25th, 2022 at 10:52 am
JMarc@ I agree, all BL did was he what always does. Once it worked any moron knows to keep doing it. Maybe one of the 50 coaches noticed the Dlineman was inactive, who knows? I doubt BL said if they start this guy we go with plan A if not plan B.
November 25th, 2022 at 10:54 am
Oral, so you think the fossil can pull it off???
November 25th, 2022 at 11:42 am
Someone please do a wellness check on Goatfarmer, he/she hasn’t complained about Bowles, Leftwich, or Goedeke in the comments (yet).
November 25th, 2022 at 11:43 am
Leftwich still be what he be. Wonder if Lennys arm is still sore from that interception he threw
November 25th, 2022 at 11:46 am
NEFan. Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! I couldn’t have aid it better myself. Maybe Oral will figure it out one day
November 25th, 2022 at 11:52 am
Regardless, you know the Bucs are going to run on 1st down, so you probably should have activated your run stuffer for that down alone.
November 25th, 2022 at 12:03 pm
A win over a west coast team that had to travel 10 time zones does not leave me impressed. I bet the Bucs struggle against Cleveland like Carolina and Pittsburgh!
November 25th, 2022 at 12:10 pm
We did a lot of counters in that game, is that normal?
November 25th, 2022 at 12:33 pm
Pete could apply that comment to the Bucs’ OC. When you look inside his head, there’s a lot of nothing in there.
November 25th, 2022 at 12:57 pm
Only the Rams throw more on first down than the bucs. Pete was just playing the law of averages. He had to know the bucs would try to run on his putrid run defense though. Like he said, he didn’t believe they’d stick with it. Browns have a similarly weak run defense, not quite as bad. I expect BL to try the same thing. Cleveland has a much better pass defense.
November 25th, 2022 at 1:07 pm
Joe in Michigan – how’s that washed up over the hill splash-signed quarterback doing for the Bucs? You obviously know your football. It’s cute that you apparently admire poor coaching and blocking performance.
November 25th, 2022 at 1:50 pm
Missing On Luke and hainsey really hurts
November 25th, 2022 at 2:23 pm
Tough game this week. Some fans are rooting for the team. Other “fans” are trying to tear them apart, making up second-grade nicknames for players on the team, and taking solace in generating miserable feelings regardless of the article. Sad. Go Bucs!
November 25th, 2022 at 2:36 pm
Haha good job Joe in Mish, you got your goat!
November 25th, 2022 at 3:30 pm
“Nothing runs”. I like that. I’m gonna steal it.
November 25th, 2022 at 3:48 pm
Joel Olmstead – Seattle’s flight was on 30 minutes longer they said. Round globe you know 🌎
November 25th, 2022 at 7:05 pm
LOL, we did not get outcoached, Leftwich did what he do, and it worked, so he did it some mo.
November 25th, 2022 at 7:32 pm
Lefty out-smarted Pete Carroll. Who woulda thought?
Lefty playing chess, caught Pete Carroll playing checkers, lol
November 25th, 2022 at 7:45 pm
Pete Carroll at the 2nd quarter; “Uh Oh”
November 25th, 2022 at 9:39 pm
Carroll assumed that Leftwich would change his failing ways and not keep insisting on establishing the non-run over and over. Carroll was wrong. Carroll overestimated the flexibility and depth of the thought processes of our great coaches.
November 25th, 2022 at 11:04 pm
Our coaches are the best! Our playcalling is the best!!!
Our schemes are the best!
We tried hard against Pittsburgh and Carolina, yay Bucs.
Bowels and Leftwurch are the best!!
My team is the best even when they lose to vastly inferior teams!
We are awesome and anyone that thinks otherwise probably actually knows something about football. Yay!
November 26th, 2022 at 1:30 am
Goatfarmer, seriously, man. You need a better pastime. Sports trolling just isn’t doing it.
November 26th, 2022 at 2:01 am
Out coached?
Wow now that is a truly absurd idea.
November 26th, 2022 at 3:00 am
Actually, it has a lot to do with it.–Joe
November 26th, 2022 at 7:12 am
Joes in Michigan says: As a Wolverine and WV Mountaineer fan, let me remind you that today is Saturday and tomorrow is Sunday. We Mountaineer fans KNOW we’re geting our arse kicked today. And Big Blue goes to the “Horseshoe” Gonna be a sad day. Having said all this, It’s Cleveland!!!!! Just like Buffalo!!!! Raise your and if you don’t think it will be cold in Cleveland. Oh one more thing. Biden got 80 million votes!!!! Jacoby Bisquit was Tom’s back-up in New England. That’s where Boston is. it’s colder than a well digger’s arse
November 26th, 2022 at 7:21 am
Do y’all remember the scene from the movie Water Boy???? Todd just point across the field at the Brown’s players and say “kick they’re arse? There! that was simple
November 26th, 2022 at 7:22 am
By the way Byron, Those 1 yd. runs could be 8 yd. passes. I would hope you already know that
November 26th, 2022 at 10:15 am
Those run game stats and most of those ‘nothing runs’ can be attributed to Fournette.
And those are kind of an indictment of Lenny’s performance/production for the 1st half of this season… Or lack thereof, I should say.
I bet our run game stats are better from here on out…