Jermaine Philips

by rjblitz02 on Sep 21, 2009 7:35 PM EDT Comment 13 comments

Well guys, it looks like things are just getting worse for our Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Updating the previous item, the Buccaneers will now continue the season without Jermaine Phillips, as he was put on Injured Reserve today..
It came out earlier today, i figured i'd post it. It's a tad late.

Some random thoughts: on this: we need to lift our defense up (whatever's left of them). We need to give them some of the 'magical water' they gave to the players in Space Jam. I nearly had a heart attack when i saw Talib with his back on the ground in Buffalo. WHEW he got back up. Had he not, it would have been Barber, Mack, and Cox. Now with Phillips gone, we have the outstanding safety (cough) Sabby Piscitelli, along with Will Allen at his side (former starter).

Our elite (cough) pass rush led by Gaines Adams with a grand total of ZERO sacks need to step it up big-time. Against Buffalo this past Sunday, i saw our players getting some pressure, but definitely not enough to get into the quarterback's head. Our run defense was el horrible.

And is it me?....or has our team not looked hyped up at all these first two games? (IMO) I see the other teams flying around the field with confidence. As for ours, we just kinda mope around. Could be just me...

As of week two, the Buccaneers are 4th in total offense, and 31st in total defense.

O wait...no-no, never mind?....that ^ was no typo.

Also, did anyone see a point in having Josh Johnson in on some of the run plays? Unless it's wildcat or a trick play, how about putting in someone who can BLOCK (clayton)....?

If you haven't figured it out yet, this is going to be a long season for our Bucs. I say Adams get benched, put Stylez G White in his spot. Move Piscitelli to Free Safety til Tanard gets back. Keep Geno at weakside, and Black at strong. And get the run game going EARLY. We have great backs, come on Raheem, let's quit falling in early holes. No team wins throwing a billion times.

In closing, Go Bucs!

14-2...? (that may be pushing it a bit...)

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Good points.

Nice Reference

We need to give them some of the ‘magical water’ they gave to the players in Space Jam

"I have come that you may have life, and life to the max"

by UNFNOLE on Sep 21, 2009 9:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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Maybe we just need Michael Jordan.

by zakattackthe on Sep 21, 2009 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Lebron James...

…didn’t look so bad in his football commercial…
or maybe the Glazers can whip up a couple million to pay Chuck Norris to stand in the backfield…

by rjblitz02 on Sep 21, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Seriously....

If we had Chuck Norris we instantly get the Lombardi Trophy and the season ends now… It just would not be fair.

by RuudAwakening on Sep 22, 2009 1:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Chuck Norris' tears can cure cancer

Too bad he has never cried.

by LeeCaz on Sep 22, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Using a spinning roundhouse kick Chuck Norris once...

Kicked a field goal in Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego from the 50yard line………Of Raymond James stadium in Tampa Bay!!!!!

by RuudAwakening on Sep 22, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think our defense

is absolutely atrocious. It really is a travesty. We have been in the top ten defensively for how many years? Is it all Bates fault? How much of this is Raheem’s fault and how much should he take responsibility for? I just think that these guys aren’t playing with any fire underneath them at all. I think that they all feel that Raheem is their boy and there is no way he would ever cut them (secondary players). We certainly didn’t look for any alternatives in the free agent market although there were plenty of players out there much better than Torrie Cox and Steve Carlile.

I swear I saw Gaines Adams get stopped cold by a running back a couple of times on Sunday. Not chipped, or slowed down, but stopped cold. This guy is a number four overall pick. I could forgive the lack of sacks for two games, but he has failed to even generate ANY pressure. We should trade him to a 3-4 team, to a system in which he might not suck.

Honestly if something doesn’t change we will be lucky to win 4 games. I think 2-14 is more likely.

by LeeCaz on Sep 22, 2009 1:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I hearya man...

We need to go back to the fundamentals on defense.
I say bench Adamns and Sabby, put Phillips at Strong Safety, TJax at Free Safety, and keep the linebackers where they are. (darn injuries and suspensions…)
We should be ‘a little’ more solid that way.

by rjblitz02 on Sep 22, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs