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Dirk Koetter doesn’t want to hear more about stats
Joe got passionate Bucs offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter all fired up weeks ago with an analytics question. Koetter unloaded on the stat geeks and his rant went national.
Today, Koetter was asked more stats-related questions, and they seemed to wear him down. [read more]
Might Vincent Jackson have played his last snap with Bucs?
Unsettling words from Bucs’ candid offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter. Could it be that Vincent Jackson’s knee injury is a career-ender? [read more]
Jameis explains
The leadership tentacles of America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, are growing.
Jameis explained part of that process to Joe today. [read more]
Vincent Jackson will end his season on injured reserve with a knee injury. [read more]
No only do the Bucs get a 14-1 Carolina team needing a victory Sunday to lock up the No. 1 overall seed in the NFC, they’ll face a team on the road that’s better than ever. [read more]
Loserville, aka Mr. McCown’s neighborhood, is no place for America’s Quarterback.
Jameis has now talked about that twice in the past three days. [read more]
Strong rookie numbers.
Virtually anyone who clicked on this here corner of the Interwebs during the 13 months knows Joe was all-in early on the Bucs acquiring America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston. [read more]
Bucs fans have watched America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, avoid a lot of sacks, extend many plays and be a strong decision-maker and playmaker since Week 4. Heck, Jameis has 13 interceptions this year, despite being down three key receiving targets most of the season. [read more]
Among top coordinators.
Joe is on record stating that whatever the cost, the Bucs must ensure offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter doesn’t escape, barring leaving for a head coaching job. [read more]
Employed again
Joe must congratulate leaky, sleepy Josh Freeman for being one driven guy.
The 27-year-old former Bucs franchise quarterback earned about $40 million in his career. There’s no evidence he blew his money, and yet Freeman keeps scratching and clawing his way to return to league that has rejected him for two years. [read more]
Completion percentage not trivial.
As Joe wrote yesterday, Bucs coach Lovie Smith is quick to embrace analytics and statistics… so long as they don’t make him look bad. [read more]
When the Bucs are on defense, the red zone would be more apt to called “green zone” for opposing offenses.
For when offenses enter the red zone against the Bucs defense — Lovie Smith’s defense — it has become a virtual free pass to score. [read more]
Lovie Smith let loose with an all-time knee-slapper yesterday.
Look, Joe has written countless times in recent weeks Bucs coach Lovie Smith returns next year.
Six wins is six wins, and Lovie got that mark, tripling last year’s total and perfectly overseeing the most important franchise transaction in decades: drafting America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston. Lovie could not have handled Jameis any better. [read more]
Perhaps all the Bucs’ woes are simply in their heads?
A mentally tougher team likely would be 9-6 now instead of 6-9. [read more]
There is one absolute reason Lovie Smith will return next season. It is because Lovie has done a masterful job developing and managing America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston.
And that great job should not end now. [read more]
Joe doesn’t think the following is outrageous, but some will not believe the following. [read more]
Lovie likes stats, so long as they don’t paint a negative picture.
Get a chance to ask questions of Bucs coach Lovie Smith, and he will have you know he is a new-age coach. He embraces football analytics. [read more]
Lovie — and the numbers — speak.
Numbers don’t lie when it comes to how much a player gets on the field compared to his teammates at the same position. [read more]
The GM sounds off
The Bucs have a couple of superstars on defense, but Jason Licht says only one of them is the best of the best. [read more]
How brutal has it been for Bucs fans the past five years? Losing is expected. Thanksgiving draft talk is the norm. Hope is fleeting if not hopeless. [read more]
Bucs cannot let OC Dirk Koetter escape.
Right now the most important employee of Team Glazer after rising star AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht (he of the grand slam) is offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter. [read more]
OLB Danny Lansanah didn’t register one play yesterday.
The following sentence is both a damning sword and an uplifting thought: The Bucs terribly missed rookie middle linebacker Kwon Alexander. [read more]
