Shaquille O'Neal look-alike Chidi Ahanotu is in Hillsborough County Jail

Former Bucs DE Chidi Ahanotu returned to Hillsborough County Jail today.  Chidi’s jail record (linked above) reports he’s unemployed and living on Harbour Island. 

Ahanotu, 37, has been hit with stalking charges before by his ex-fiance. And the St. Pete Times reports he violated a domestic violence injunction recently. The Times report says he’s been telephoning his ex-fiance, a no-no in the eyes of the law.

Last week, Chidi did some analyst work for 1470 AM ESPN Tampa Bay.  He sat in on a Saturday afternoon show breaking down many football games.

Get some help, Chidi.

Apparently a salivating Bears defense awaits the return of Brian Griese. Chicagoans are happy Garcia's on the bench, says a Chicago Tribune columnist..

Here’s a good indication of how Tampa Bay’s sports media is a bunch of softball tossers: It takes a Chicago Tribune colunmist to fire the hardest the shots at Chucky for benching Garcia and starting Griese, especially vs. the Bears.

Among the hard hits:

Brown and his defensive teammates wisely avoided giving Tampa Bay players anything to pin on their bulletin board. But you didn’t have to hear the Bears say what any reasonably aware NFL observer can see.

Griese, though efficient, represents the type of stationary quarterback the Bears defense loves to attack. Garcia, as last season reminded the league, possesses mobility that keeps plays alive against pass rushes as fierce as that of the Bears.

Even Griese noted how much more varied and aggressive the Bears defense has looked this season, a factor Gruden apparently ignored when picking the statue over the scrambler.

“The way they’re playing defense right now doesn’t resemble quite what they played last year or the past two years for that matter,” Griese said during a conference call with Chicago media.

Joe can’t ever root for the Bucs to lose. But he’s really hoping Griese performs so poorly Gruden is forced to back to Garcia. For the good of this team. And for a shot to play in a Super Bowl at home in 2009.

Looks like Michael Clayton will get yet another chance to redeem himself. For now, we won't show his face until he looks like an asset to the Bucs.

Left off the active roster in Week 1, invisible in Week 2 and now playing the savior role in Week 3, Joe introduces you to Michael Clayton. Remember him? He was a good wide receiver back in 2004. Seems like only, uh, four years ago.

Clayton and Antonio Bryant, The Dropsy Twins, will start Sunday against the Bears, according to various media reports coming out of today’s practice.

Joey Galloway sprained his foot against Atlanta on Sunday, and no timetable has been set for his return. Joe’s guess is he sits out the Bears game.  On his radio show Monday night, Galloway showed no signs of optimism about the injury.

You can just imagine the Bears’ defense drooling over the thought of facing a second-rate pocket passer (Son of Bob) with a real knack for throwing big-play interceptions. Now combine that with Clayton and Bryant on the flanks, and you’ve got a defense who will make Griese and Gruden beat them through the air.  This could be a Dilfer-throwback performance.

Son of Bob can hand the ball off. Anything other than that scares Joe to death.

Rick Brown of the Lakeland Ledger has often come up with good reads this season. But there’s one subject that Brown is so far off base on it’s not even funny: Son of Bob, aka Brian Griese.

Brown waxes poetic about Griese again today, as if the guy is Carson Palmer or something. Either Brown has never witnessed Son of Bob quarterback before, or he devotes so much time to covering the Bucs he has tunnel vision.

Or possibly he has a debt to settle with the Griese family?

Today, Brown wrote about the Garcia-Griese quarterback controversy that Chucky has dug for himself. The column is so outrageous Joe really doesn’t know where to start.

Yet, something happened to the relationship between Gruden and Garcia between the start of the 2007 season and now.

It could have been Garcia’s unsteady performance in the playoff game or his openly demanding a new contract.

Gee, you don’t think Chucky sitting Garcia down in the latter part of the season, thereby preventing Garcia’s seven-figure contract bonus from kicking in has anything to do with Garcia being even moderately perturbed? It wasn’t Garcia’s decision to sit himself, it was Chucky’s call. And it cost Garcia a cool million and maybe the Bucs a playoff win. And Garcia is supposed to bend over and grunt, “Thank you, sir, may I have another?”

Hey Rick, pretend you had a quota of columns to write each week. If you meet your quota you get a helluva bonus at year’s end. Your editor tells you to take a break and only write one column next week. Then, come December, you get demoted from the Bucs to cover Kathleen High School girls basketball and not get your bonus.

Why? Because you only wrote one column in a particular week in September. Would you be on good terms with your editor then?

You see, Griese managed the Tampa Bay offense. He made enough plays early to help his squad get a lead and maintain it. He converted third downs and did not throw an interception (he did lose a fumble after getting hit on the blind side).

Yet, will it be good enough when the Bucs face the Dallas Cowboys? Will it be good enough to make it to the playoffs?

For now, Gruden believes so.

More nonsense. This “managing” the offense is a load of crap. You can hire a kid out of high school to hand the ball off. Unless a team has a defense as good as Baltimore’s in the 2001 Super Bowl, “managing” an offense doesn’t get the job done. How successful were the Bucs using that philosophy under Tony Dungy?

A quarterback must be used as a weapon, not a liability. A decent team doesn’t hide a quarterback. If you are not playing for a Super Bowl, then why the hell are you even on the field?

But thanks for bringing up that fumble by Griese when the Bucs had a chance to put the Falcons away Sunday. Turnovers, thy name is Brian Griese.

Griese has thrown for more than 18,000 yards in his career. He is now 43-36 as a starter (10-7 with the Bucs). Yet, there is one stat that stands out, Griese has never played in a playoff contest.

Gee, I wonder why? Good grief Rick, think about it: If Griese was worth a nickel, do you think Chicago would have let him go?

 This guy is so miserable, he couldn’t beat out Kyle Orton or Rex Grossman — KYLE ORTON!!! Take a moment for that to sink in. Outside of possibly Minnesota, no NFL team has more stiffs at quarterback than Chicago. And Son of Bob is such a talent, he couldn’t unseat either Orton or Grossman!

Think about it Rick: Arguably the game’s best quarterback coach, Mike Shanahan, let Son of Bob go. Why exactly do you think that is? I mean, this guy couldn’t even beat out Jay Fiedler of all people in Miami. Seriously!

And lastly, if Son of Bob was worth a crap, why did Chucky cut him two years ago?

For Griese, it was a good return to action at Raymond James Stadium. The last time he played as a Buc, he got hurt and was released in the offseason. He is a winner again. At least for now.

A winner? What exactly has Son of Bob won in the NFL? Sure, he won a national championship in college. So did Jay Barker and Craig Krenzel. In case you didn’t know it, this is the NFL, not NCAA.

So I guess you call Dieter Brock a winner, too, I mean he was the starting QB on a team that got to the NFC championship? At least Brock had an excuse: he was German! What’s Son of Bob’s excuse?

Teams that go far in the playoffs are settled at quarterback position. The Bucs are settled for now.

No, Rick. Teams that have good quarterbacks, or a sick defense that comes around once in a generation, go far in the playoffs. The Bucs, especially with Son of Bob calling signals, have neither.

The “King of Turds” is back.

Well, everyone’s favorite tight end is back with the Bucs. That means a good guy who clearly had a lot of fans in the area is gone, Ben Troupe.

Jerramy Stevens, who last year was revealed to have a less than angelic past while attending the University of Washington, is back on the roster after serving a two-game suspension for “extreme DUI.” Imagine?

Stevens is such a man of high moral honor, he was awarded with the prestigious ProFootballTalk.com’s all-time All-Turd team.

“This guy was the King of the Turds even before his antics at the University of Washington were chronicled by the Seattle Times. And yet he somehow still has a job in the league.”

This distresses Joe a great deal. It’s not like the Bucs are in desperate need of a backup tight end. So why put such a scumbag back on the roster. Or do the Glazer Boys not care to sell tickets or gear to women? Seems as though the Bucs are pushing tickets. So why alienate half of your market with this piece of human debris?

While Joe is not a Gators fan, he marveled at Troupe in college. The former first round pick of Tennessee, Troupe was a steal as a backup Joe thought. Certainly better than the “King of Turds.”

JoeBucsFan.com analyst Jaquez Green talks quarterback-receiver chemistry

JoeBucsFan.com analyst Jacquez Green, the former Bucs wide receiver (1998-2001) and All-American at the University of Florida (1995-1997), checks in with his weekly breakdown of the Bucs offense, specifically the passing game. Green, who won back-to-back Madden Bowls, is currently the offensive coordinator at Gibbs High School in St. Petersburg.

The fact that Brian Griese now replaces Jeff Garcia as a starting quarterback, well, that’s going to set the passing game back.

In the first week it was apparent that Garcia, who was hurt much of the preseason, and Joey Galloway, who was hurt almost all of the preseason, didn’t have their timing down. That takes a while to develop.

Now that you have a new quarterback, it’s going to take a little (more) time.

The good thing for the Bucs is that they have a solid running game. They have really good running backs with [Earnest] Graham and [Warrick] Dunn, so those two guys should get the ball more. And the offensive line the Bucs have is more geared to a running game so they can utilize that.

Even with the running game, and the lack of timing, the Bucs could still use the pass effectively. The Bucs use a West Coast offense where it’s more of a dink-and-dunk type of passing style. So the Bucs could dink-and-dunk with some short passes to mix in with the running game. You don’t need a lot of timing for those types of passes.

Then, you might possibly get Galloway open on a long route. Those types of passes can be executed, even if you don’t have your timing down.

Griese and Garcia are different quarterbacks. Griese is a pocket passer where Garcia is more of a mobile quarterback. … Receivers have a love/hate relationship with mobile quarterbacks.

With a pocket passer there is more of a rhythm. You know when the pass is going to come your way. With a mobile quarterback, you don’t really know when the pass is coming your way. Receivers hate that. But receivers know that a mobile quarterback will find ways to get a first down that a pocket passer won’t. So with a mobile quarterback you’re more likely to keep the chains moving, which receivers love.

In the pro game mobile quarterbacks don’t run that much, unless you’re Michael Vick. In the pro game they are molded more into pocket passers, who have that clock in their head. Three-step drop and get rid of it. Five-step drop and get rid of it.

JBucs rookie DB Elbert Mack got hosed by Roger Goodell. Oh, and quarterbacks need to buy "feminine products."

Joe wrote about how much he likes defensive back Elbert Mack. Any time a small guy from a small college undrafted is good enough to make an NFL team, Joe has to root for him.

So it’s with a fully subjective opinion that Joe screams, “Roger Goodell, you screwed Elbert!”

The NFL suspended Mack for the Bucs game Sunday at Chicago for a helmet-to-helmet hit… in the preseason! What, it took the NFL honchos three weeks to decide  what Mack did was worthy of a suspension? Are you serious???

Yeah, let’s wait for the Bucs to get a bit dinged up in the defensive backfield before we suspend a rookie for something he did in the preseason.

Joe likes football. It’s a man’s game. And sometimes players take vicious hits. This nonsense about helmet to helmet is nothing but garbage cooked up by people who never wore a helmet, unless they were riding their tricycle down the sidewalk and mommy told them to wear the helmet.

Of course, what really got Mack in trouble was his hit on Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan Sunday, so says Woody Cummings of the Tampa Tribune.

Mack’s latest infraction, according to the league, occurred when he “unnecessarily launched himself into Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan and made impermissible helmet-to-helmet contact.’’

Oh, no! We can’t hit a quarterback. An offensive lineman, sure. But not a quarterback!

BSPN has a video of some dork showing up at Jeff Garcia’s house. Now, Joe asks you, if you were going to show up at Jeff Garcia’s house, wouldn’t you time it so, just by chance, Carmella might be pracing around in some limited amount of clothing?

Joe knows that’s what he would do.

But this dork — Joe doesn’t want to call him a “geek” because he doesn’t want to offend geeks — who goes by the name of “The Truth” shows up at Garcia’s door to play Madden.

Of course, Carmella is nowhere to be found.

Can you imagine?

This sort of reminds Joe of a recent Howard Stern interview of Chris Russo where Stern wonders aloud about Russo’s success rate with women.

Benched Bucs quarterback Jeff Garcia is in the middle of a back-and-forth indirect exchange between Chucky and ProFootballTalk.com's Mike Florio.

Chucky and ProFootballTalk.com guru Mike Florio got into an exchange of words, in a manner of speaking, again yesterday.

Last week Florio wrote about how the Bucs were shopping quarterback Jeff Garcia around. Chucky had a pointed retort with a sort of backhand comment directed at Florio.

Florio shot back that Chucky was yanking people’s chains and that he, Chucky, indeed was trying to peddle Garcia.

Sunday, FoxSports.com reported that the Bucs did offer Garcia to the 49ers, but the offer was turned down.

Monday in his press conference Chucky again claimed Garcia was not being shopped around but his comments were qualified as in “not to my knowledge,” and “I have not.”

Florio responded again that not only was Chucky trying to pull a fast one over on Bucs fans and local the MSM, that if Chucky (or Bruce Almighty) had any brains they would/could get a decent draft pick from Minnesota for Garcia.

When Joe compares Brett Favre to Son of Bob, there's no comparison.

Yes, Joe knows how to watch football.

Joe noticed that Favre threw for 18 completions on 26 attempts for 181 yards and a touchdown. Favre did cough up an interception.

Newly ordained Bucs starter Son of Bob, already a four-time loser in the NFL including a previous stint with the Bucs when he was released by Chucky, completed the same number of passes Favre did while throwing a few more attempts (31). Like Favre, Son of Bob was sacked twice and threw an interception. Unlike Favre, Son of Bob fumbled deep in the Dixie Chicks territory when a field goal would have put the game away.

Let’s see, who would the Bucs been better off with, one of the all-time greats in the twilight of his career, or a never-been whose dad was a Hall of Famer?

You’re joking, right?

JoeBucsFan.com readers: What was your favorite play from Sunday’s win over the Dixie Chicks?

Joe selected four plays to choose from. If you don’t like either one, suggest a play in the comments.

Michael Bennett told Pewter Report that he wants to play or relocate

Props to Pewter Report for sticking a video camera in front of running back Michael Bennett and asking him what he thinks about being inactivated for the Bucs first two games.

Bennett is not happy. Hurry up and check out the video, which will be off the PewterReport.com site sometime today, per league rules.

Bennett, 30, was the Bucs’ workhorse tailback during the preseason, taking Earnest Graham’s role of the past seasons.

Without specifics, Bennett talks about playing for a new team and how he might move on “with some other players.”

“Most guys in this situation are happy to sit around and collect checks. That’s not me,” Bennett said. “There’s nothing I can do. They dress two tailbacks and two fullbacks and I don’t play special teams. “

Joey Galloway talked Rays, Tiger Woods, injuries and danced around quarterback questions on his weekly radio show Monday.

Those hoping Joey Galloway would break the trend of party-line, say-nothing Bucs player radio shows were surely disappointed by The Joey Galloway Show on WDAE 620AM on Monday evening.

Galloway was hit with questions about Jeff Garcia’s benching and Brian Griese gaining the starter’s job.  And No. 84 responded by explaining that fans need to change their perspective of player moves and approach them with the understanding that coaches carefully make these changes with a goal only to win the next game.

What?

Bill O’Reilly would have roasted Galloway after that comeback.

Oh, well. The eloquent Galloway was our best hope of getting player insight into the Garcia benching. Chucky’s got a tight-lipped team who’s clearly afraid of his doghouse.

Galloway also danced around discussion of his injured foot, which forced him to leave the field late in the game. He said he had MRI tests and has yet to be given the results by team doctors.

Joe is impressed by Tiger Woods' naughty wife, not golf stars who hang with NFL coaches

Joe still recommends Galloway’s radio show. He’s entertaining and a future media star.

Today, Galloway talked about how he’s a big Rays fan, and how he took batting practice with the team last year.

Galloway also said he had no love for Tiger Woods’ appearance on the Bucs’ sideline yesterday. “I said, ‘Hi, Tiger,’ and that’s enough for me. I just don’t get it. …I’m not a golfer. The game’s too slow.”

Joe and THE PESSIMIST think the whole Gruden-Woods love affair is ridiculous, as mentioned weeks ago when Eldrick showed up at training camp.

On the possibility of Galloway missing the Bears game with a foot injury: We’ve cross-trained almost all receivers for {Galloway’s position]. … Galloway is being evaluated by our doctors at this time.

Coach Gruden said Jeremy Zuttah is going to be a great player

On tight end Jerramy Stevens returning to the roster next week after a two-game suspension: It’s going to be a tough decision [on who to take off the roster]. Gruden later may have implied that Garcia could be cut. But Joe is certain Gruden was referring to tight ends Ben Troupe or John Gilmore, who caught a toucdown pass on Sunday.

On the return of injured offensive lineman Davin Joseph: He’s walking around well. He’ll be questionable or doubtful for Sunday. … That said Jeremy Zuttah is going to be a great player.

Rick Brown and Dick Scanlon of the Lakeland Ledger both break down the Bucs win over the Dixie Chicks from the press box at the CITS.

Discussion includes how rookie quarterbacks melt under the Bucs defense and the possibility of Brian Griese being yanked as the starting quarterback.

Joe is crossing his fingers on that. Give the video a look:

Suggesting Brian Griese is the answer at quarterback is a sobering thought to Joe.

Joe nearly spit out his coffee this morning when he read this: Martin Fennelly of the Tampa Tribune, who Joe likes a great deal, had to have a rough day yesterday. How else to explain Fennelly suggesting Brian Griese is the answer to the Bucs ills at quarterback?

He did a great job watching the Bucs’ defense silence the Falcons and their rookie quarterback, Matt Ryan. He did a fine job handing the ball to Warrick Dunn before Dunn ran 17 yards for a score and later when Earnest Graham took it 68 yards for the game-sealing touchdown.

Because Joe admires Fennelly, Joe will not stain Fennelly’s reputation here nor tear apart Griese (at this moment).

Joe thinks that Fennelly is simply blinded by the light of a Bucs win. Being overwhelmed by a win with Griese at quarterback is sort of like getting a phone number from a hot chick you met, only to call the number two days later and find out it’s a number for a Hillsborough County vice squad detective.

Disturbing news: Brian Griese will start Sunday at Chicago.

Hate Brian Griese like Joe does?

Well, I guess we’ll have to live with him for at least one more week. Stephen Holder of the St. Petersburg Times writes that Chucky let it slip that Griese will start the Bucs next game at Chicago.

It will be interesting to see how he fares next week against an opportunistic Chicago defense, on the road no less. Gruden will have a lot to do with his success or lack thereof. He called a much better game today, one that played to Griese’s strengths.

Woody Cummings of the Tampa Tribune hints in a video breakdown of the game that the Bucs starting quarterback job is Griese’s to keep. Having Griese as your starting quarterback should frighten any reasoned Bucs fan.

Week 2 brought a win, but no answers

So the Bucs beat the Falcons 24-9 on Sunday. (Joe told you to wager)

But what was learned from the victory? Absolutely nothing. Everything you can take away from this game is what we already knew:

• Brian Griese is a capable backup QB who won’t make anyone forget Jeff Garcia
• Rookie QB’s not named Marino or Elway are overmatched against the Bucs defense
• Earnest Graham and Warrick Dunn are sharp, ready and underused
• The Falcons will struggle to win four games this season
• The Bucs vertical passing game has yet to take the field
• Dexter Jackson slips and falls a lot

That about sums it up. This Bucs team – and its 18 penalties in two games – remains an enigma.

Tampa Bay’s game at Chicago next week should reveal much more.

The NFL Network has video highlights and postgame comments. Joe linked them below.

Just in case you haven’t seen the Bucs highilghts of their win over the Dixie Chicks yesterday, Joe has them.

Well, Joe actually doesn’t have them. The NFL Network does. Sadly, Roger Goodell’s IT nazis won’t let Joe embed the videos. But he can link them.

The NFL Network also has Chucky’s postgame press conference and quotes from Brian Griese..

Bucs defensive end Gaines Adams had a big day as he was frequently moved from left end to right end. Joe charted every play Adams logged on the field.

Joe tracks every play of secnod-year defensive end Gaines Adams. See how well he did in the Bucs win over the Falcons (hint: He did well).

NIP: Not in play.

NOF: Not on field.

Falcons first possession
First quarter, 14:46
1st-10, ATL23 14:46 Ryan incomplete pass to the right.
Playing right defensive end Adams runs outside and gets some pressure on Ryan.
2nd-10, ATL23 14:38 Ryan incomplete pass to the right.
Runs right past Falcons left tackle Todd Weiner as Ryan rolls left. NIP.
3rd-10, ATL23 14:29 ATL committed 5 yard penalty.
3rd-15, ATL18 14:29 Talib intercepted Ryan for 2 yards.
At left defensive end Adams runs right around the block outside but he is nowhere near Ryan as Ryan unloaded the ball right away.

Falcons second possession
First quarter, 12:16
1st-10, ATL20 12:16 Turner rushed to the right for 1 yard gain.
At left defensive end Adams got right past his block and was about to make the tackle on Turner when he got blown up by Falcons fullback Ovie Mughelli.2nd-9, ATL21 11:43 Norwood rushed up the middle for 5 yard gain.
Adams was handled by Weiner. NIP.
3rd-4, ATL26 11:20 TB committed 5 yard penalty.
Lining up at left defensive end, Adams was drawn offsides by Todd McClure.
1st-10, ATL31 10:35 Turner rushed to the left for 1 yard gain.
NIP.
2nd-9, ATL32 9:50 Ryan rushed up the middle for 4 yard gain.
Adams, lining up at right defensive end, cuts inside and tackles Ryan.
3rd-5, ATL36 7:44 Ryan rushed up the middle for 2 yard gain.
Adams slides to the outside from his left defensive end position and Ryan runs inside.
4th-3, ATL38 7:44 TB committed 5 yard penalty.
NOF.
1st-10, ATL43 7:44 Turner rushed to the left for 18 yard gain.
NOF.
1st-10, TB39 7:44 Turner rushed up the middle for 3 yard gain.
NOF.
2nd-7, TB36 7:44 Turner rushed to the right for no gain.
NIP.
3rd-7, TB36 7:27 Ryan incomplete pass down the middle.
Lining up at left defensive end, Adams runs inside on a stunt and begins to get pressure on Ryan.
Falcons third possession
First quarter, 3:40
1st-10, ATL30 3:40 Turner rushed up the middle for no gain.
NOF.
2nd-10, ATL30 3:26 ATL committed 5 yard penalty.
2nd-15, ATL25 3:05 Ryan incomplete pass to the right.
At left defensive end, Weiner takes care of Adams, NIP.
3rd-15, ATL25 2:35 Norwood rushed up the middle for 6 yard gain.
Adams takes the outside route from the left defensive end position and Norwood runs right past him to Adams’ right.

Falcons fourth possession
Second quarter, 10:55
1st-10, ATL22 10:55 Ryan incomplete pass to the left.
Adams gets some pressure but is not in time.
2nd-10, ATL22 10:45 Ryan incomplete pass down the middle.
Adams gets inside and Ryan can feel his breath.
3rd-10, ATL22 10:03 Piscitelli intercepted Ryan for 22 yards.
Adams, from left defensive end, runs an inside stunt on Atlanta’s right tackle Todd Clabo gets enough pressure on Ryan that the rookie quarterback knows what Adams ate for breakfast, maybe pushing him to throw too early as Piscitelli gets his first interception of the season.

Falcons fifth possession
Second quarter, 8:27
1st-10, ATL11 8:27 Turner rushed up the middle for no gain.
Lining up at right defensive end, Adams is manhandled by Weiner.
2nd-10, ATL11 8:10 Norwood rushed to the right for 3 yard gain
Adams gets past blockers by running around Weiner but Norwood runs to the other side of the field. NIP.
3rd-7, ATL14 7:40 Ryan incomplete pass to the right
From the left defensive end, Adams again cuts inside but doesn’t get any pressure on Ryan.
Falcons sixth possession
Second quarter, 6:41
1st-10, ATL13 6:41 Turner rushed up the middle for no gain.
Adams slides inside and nails Turner for the tackle.
2nd-10, ATL13 6:05 Ryan passed to R. White down the middle for 9 yard gain.
Lining up at right defensive end Adams sails past Weiner but doesn’t get any pressure on Ryan.3rd-1, ATL22 5:30 Douglas rushed to the left for 33 yard gain.
Adams runs right around Weiner to his right but in the process takes himself out of the play as Douglas runs past him.
1st-10, TB45 4:55 Turner rushed to the left for 6 yard gain.
Weiner owns Adams on this play.
2nd-4, TB39 4:20 Turner rushed to the right for 1 yard gain.
Adams is unblocked and swallows up Turner.3rd-3, TB38 4:09 Ryan incomplete pass to the right.
Adams runs right past Weiner and gets some heat on Ryan.

Falcons seventh possession
Second quarter, 1:20
1st-10, TB23 1:20 Ryan passed to Norwood to the right for 8 yard gain.
From right defensive end Adams gets inside but no pressure on Ryan.
2nd-2, TB15 0:29 Ryan rushed up the middle for no gain.
Adams blows past Weiner but Weiner recovers enough to knock Adams away from Ryan. 3rd-13, TB26 0:29 Ryan passed to White down the middle for 19 yard gain.
From left defensive end Adams runs right past Clabo and gets pressure on Ryan but not before the rookie completes a pass for a first down.
1st-7, TB7 0:36 Ryan incomplete pass to the right
NOF.
2nd-7, TB7 0:17 Ryan sacked by Adams.
From left defensive end Adams blows past Clabo for the sack.
3rd-14, TB14 0:23 Ryan incomplete pass to the left.
Adams again works over Clabo and gets enough heat on Ryan that he throws the ball away in order to save his life.
4th-14, TB14 0:17 Elam kicked a 32-yard field goal.

Falcons eighth possession
Third quarter, 11:05
1st-10, ATL10 11:05 Turner rushed up the middle for 3 yard gain.
Weiner owns Adams on this time. NIP.
2nd-7, ATL12 10:50 Ryan incomplete pass to the right.
Adams gets Weiner back by running past him and drilling Ryan as the rookie throws the ball away.3rd-7, ATL12 10:43 Ryan incomplete pass to the right.
From left defensive end Adams drops back into pass coverage in Atlanta’s right flat.

Falcons ninth possession
Third quarter, 7:15
1st-10, ATL16 7:15 Ryan passed to Robinson to the left for 3 yard gain.
NOF.
2nd-7, ATL19 6:40 Turner rushed to the right for 5 yard gain.
NOF.
3rd-2, ATL24 6:18 ATL committed 10 yard penalty.
NOF.
3rd-12, ATL14 5:45 Ryan passed to White to the right for 13 yard gain.
NOF.
1st-10, ATL27 4:35 White rushed to the right for 2 yard gain.
NOF
2nd-8, ATL29 4:35 Norwood rushed up the middle for 3 yard gain.
NOF.
3rd-5, ATL32 3:58 Ryan passed to Robinson to the left for 6 yard gain.
Playing left defensive end, Gaines doesn’t get any pressure but recovers nicely when gets the tackle on Robinson.
1st-10, ATL38 3:49 TB committed 15 yard penalty.
Lining up at left defensive end Adams drops back into pass coverage covering Atlanta’s right flat.
1st-10, TB47 3:41 Ryan incomplete pass to the right.
NOF.
2nd-10, TB47 2:30 Ryan passed to Robinson to the left for 13 yard gain.
NOF.
1st-10, TB34 2:30 Ryan passed to Douglas to the right for 21 yard gain.
NOF.
1st-10, TB13 2:30 Turner rushed up the middle for 1 yard gain.
NOF.
2nd-9, TB12 1:55 Ryan passed to Mughelli to the right for 6 yard gain.
NOF
3rd-3, TB6 1:15 Norwood rushed to the left for 3 yard loss.
NOF
4th-6, TB9 1:03 J. Elam kicked a 27-yard field goal.

Falcons 10th possession
Fourth quarter, 11:09
1st-10, ATL17 11:09 Ryan sacked by Carter and Adams.
Lining up at left defensive end, Adams runs right past Clabo’s block for the sack.
2nd-15, ATL12 10:40 Ryan rushed up the middle for 7 yard gain.
Gets past block but Ryan runs up the middle.
3rd-8, ATL19 8:25 Ryan passed to White down the middle for 18 yard gain. TB committed 15 yard penalty.
At left defensive end Adams gets some pressure on Ryan but not enough.
1st-10, TB48 8:25 Ryan passed to Turner down the middle for 6 yard gain.
At right defensive end Weiner owns Adams. NIP.
2nd-4, TB42 8:25 Turner rushed to the left for 4 yard gain.
NOF.
1st-10, TB38 8:25 ATL committed 5 yard penalty.
NOF.
3rd-6, TB44 7:50 Ryan passed to Robinson to the right for 23 yard gain
At left defensive end Clabo gives Adams some problems. Adams got no pressure by bull-rushing him, then tried an outside move on Clabo, no dice. Then he shot inside and Clabo stayed with him.
1st-10, TB21 7:05 Norwood rushed to the left for 4 yard gain.
NOF.
2nd-6, TB17 6:50 Ryan incomplete pass to the left.
NOF.
3rd-6, TB17 6:05 Ryan passed to Douglas down the middle for 13 yard gain.
At left defensive end Clabo controlled Adams. NIP.
1st-4, TB4 6:05 Ryan rushed to the left for 2 yard loss.
NOF.
2nd-6, TB6 6:05 Ryan incomplete pass to the right.
NOF.
3rd-6, TB6 6:05 Ryan incomplete pass to the right.
NOF.
4th-6, TB6 5:12 J. Elam kicked a 24-yard field goal.

Falcons 11th possession
Fourth quarter, 3:00
1st-10, ATL29 3:00 Ryan sacked by White and Adams.
At left defensive end, Adams runs right past Clabo for the sack.
2nd-14, ATL25 3:00 Ryan incomplete pass to the left.
No pressure. NIP.
3rd-14, ATL25 3:00 Ryan incomplete pass to the left
Adams runs right, all the way around the line of scrimmage as Ryan rolls to his left. Adams clocks Ryan just as he released the ball.
4th-14, ATL25 2:23 Ryan sacked by White.
Adams runs an inside stunt but doesn’t get any pressure.

Falcons 12th possession
Fourth quarter, 0:25
1st-10, ATL3 0:25 Ryan rushed up the middle for 1 yard loss.
It was the last play of the game and the Bucs made no attempt to engage in any combat.

Joe will have a few things later tonight about the Bucs win, including Gaines Watch.

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