“It’s Really Going To Be Who’s Tougher”
December 29th, 2022
Inside linebackers coach Larry Foote, a former linebacker himself, painted a picture of his troops drooling to get on the field Sunday against the Panthers.
Carolina is expected to try and run, run, run down the Bucs’ throat, and Foote emphatically said today at One Buc Palace that this type of game is a linebacker’s dream.
It makes sense that the Panthers will hammer their ground game. It worked incredibly well Sunday against Detroit on a cold, windy day in Charlotte. But that’s not the norm for the Panthers. A week earlier they barely broke 20 yards rushing against Pittsburgh.
However, when Sam Darnold is your quarterback, you have to try and win on the ground.
Foote said manhood will be on the line, “It’s really going to be who’s tougher.”
Joe thinks the Bucs defense will hold up very well. There’s a lot of pride out there among Will Gholston and other run stuffers up front, in addition to the fire in Devin White and Lavonte David, and a bunch of willing tacklers in the secondary.
It’s the Bucs offense that scares the hell out of Joe.
December 29th, 2022 at 3:16 pm
If the D-Line is winning at the Line of Scrimmage…..then the Bucs actually have a fighting chance kicking a billion field goals cause God Knows this team cannot score touchdowns for some reason.
December 29th, 2022 at 3:27 pm
Suh!!!
Oh. Wait.
Nevermind.
December 29th, 2022 at 3:29 pm
This is a pride game. Let’s see how much pride this team has.
GO BUCS!!! (Got my optimism groove back, can ya dig it? )
December 29th, 2022 at 3:32 pm
i know i’m a homer, but…
i think everyone is over estimating this carolina group…they’re gonna choke under pressure – you forget, they’re not that good either…especially on the road…
i think we come to play this sunday…and i think we score points…lol…
i always think we’re gonna score points lol…
i’m seeing 34-17…or 37-17 bucs…
i think we score 3 offensive tds, a defensive td and 2 to 3 field goals…
i think we finally play a more complete game and yes we rack up some points before we go into an imaginary bye week before dallas arrives in town…
yeah i know, this is all homer talk…but at this point one’s gotta believe bowles lets the offense do it’s thing at least a little bit more
December 29th, 2022 at 3:32 pm
Darnold will be looking like a HOF against this team.
December 29th, 2022 at 3:36 pm
Lose this game, just blow it all up.
December 29th, 2022 at 3:37 pm
I make no predictions on this Buc Team. Nothing comes easy for them. They will have to scrape and ruke up to beat the Panthers.I see this as being a 3 to 7 point game going either way.
December 29th, 2022 at 4:01 pm
What Hodad said. Nothing more to add.
December 29th, 2022 at 4:05 pm
It’s leftwich that scares the hell out of Ace.
December 29th, 2022 at 4:05 pm
going to need more than 3 points in the first 3 quarters to beat this team. Go dungyball!!
December 29th, 2022 at 4:08 pm
I’m sure Carolina will do their best to pin the linebackers inside. Whenever they’ve given up big runs, that’s been the case. Stay in your gaps guys, and don’t over pursue. A bunch of 4-5 yards runs is better than a breakaway. If we see a lot of the back of White’s jersey, we’re in trouble. The run game compose most of the Panthers offense. Force Darnold to beat you, and they should be fine. As for the offense, just get to 20-24.
December 29th, 2022 at 4:09 pm
Bucs will lose and miss the playoffs ..Sorry coach better get fired.Dont mess with a hook noses money.Cannanites!
December 29th, 2022 at 4:09 pm
Composes
December 29th, 2022 at 4:12 pm
Joe’s- I just can’t wrap my mind around how this offense can be so bad. Isn’t Tom Brady helping with the game plan? There’s no way he’s just rolling over to Leftwich. I just don’t get it. I understand the oline isn’t great but it’s not abysmal. How much of this do we blame on Brady?
Maybe just maybe the 11 days or whatever it was off is coming back to bite them idk my brain hurts trying to figure it out.
December 29th, 2022 at 4:15 pm
I can’t seem to get any intel on whether Indignobo (sp?) will play DL this game, and they activated LB JJ Russell, too. Are they trying to add some meat to our front 7?
December 29th, 2022 at 4:18 pm
Also there’s no way Bruce Arians wasn’t involved in every single aspect of the game plan last year. All of this “I do nothing, it’s all Byron” was a tease and almost irresponsible of Arians to praise him that much. I understand he’s trying to get his guy a head coaching job but Bruce should also be getting honored as Conman of the year at the game on Sunday. What waste of a year and if Brady leaves because of this shipwreck I don’t blame him.
December 29th, 2022 at 4:38 pm
i keep thinking the old juggernaut bucs of 2020 or 2021 are going to take the field each week and blow a team off the field…
if it doesn’t happen this week, i will accept the facts…
actually there is a good chance i could be fast asleep, slumped over in my seat somewhere between halftime and the 3rd quarter
December 29th, 2022 at 4:45 pm
@ WiscoJoe
This is truly a “lost season” for sure.
Here we thought the coaches Bruce Arians left behind….you know the ones he’s praised for the last 2 seasons would just carry on where he left off.
Obviously…….now on display the whole season we all see that BOTH of them had different mindsets and ways of doing things.
Todd Bowles is failing to lead and inspire his team
Byron Leftwich is failing to adapt to defenses and be creative on offense.
Because of all this dysfunction…….Brady and whole team has lost confidence in them and as a team as a whole.
We’re not see a group of men playing together as one unit……nope
December 29th, 2022 at 4:50 pm
Soft Bowels make soft players. Stubborn Bowels make frustrated skill players and quarterback. We have watched 15 games of the same flaccid offense. The defense isn’t the 1999 or 2002 Bucs. It needs at least 27 points Sunday from the offense. Hahaha.
Not happening.
December 29th, 2022 at 4:50 pm
@ TheBucsAnthem
It’s a damn shame especially when these coaches don’t have a great track record to begin with when Arians isn’t around.
December 29th, 2022 at 5:10 pm
So they will throw throw throw. LOL.
December 29th, 2022 at 5:16 pm
Toughness has been an issue for us….but mainly on offense……all 4 AFC Central teams beat us (tough division)
Our defense needs to have Neal & Winfield helping to stop runs……our Dline is soft but our LBs are fast and can tackle.
It’s time for the offense to help…..need shorter routes to the WRs…..they seem to be healthy……optimistic but that’s me……
December 29th, 2022 at 5:17 pm
Toughness has been an issue for us….but mainly on offense……all 4 AFC Central teams beat us (tough division)
Our defense needs to have Neal & Winfield helping to stop runs……our Dline is soft but our LBs are fast and can tackle.
It’s time for the offense to help…..need shorter routes to the WRs…..they seem to be healthy……optimistic but that’s me……
December 29th, 2022 at 5:41 pm
One of the most disappointing things about our defense in last year and a half or so
has been inability to stop the run with any consistency
We used to have a saying in my section at Ray Jay NOBODY RUNS ON THE BUCS
It would be nice to be able to say that again !
Let’s hope we go out there Sunday and punch em in the F iNG mouth!!
Get this train rolling again
Go Bucs
December 29th, 2022 at 5:44 pm
Winfield, Neal, LVD, Nelson, Hicks, White when is not rustling players down like pigs on his farm.
December 29th, 2022 at 8:08 pm
The Bucs have been playing opossum all year long. The entire league thinks the offense is weak. Time to unleash the hounds and win it all. Nobody will see it coming.
December 29th, 2022 at 8:09 pm
The Bucs have been playing opossum all year long. The entire league thinks the offense is weak. Time to unleash the hounds and win it all.
December 29th, 2022 at 9:35 pm
Problem is the Bucs are soft and the coaches are morons. Best case in point, up in Cleveland Bowels choked away the game but the leaders of the D were on the sideline when the Browns scored the tying TD. Soft players and soft mentality = 7-10.
December 29th, 2022 at 11:56 pm
GO BUCS!