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Bears @ Bucs: Three key matchups when Tampa Bay has the ball

BAGSHOT, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 20:  Josh Freeman (#5) look on at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Training Session held at Pennyhill Park on October 20, 2011 in Bagshot, England.  (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

Here are my three key matchups on offense. 

Josh Freeman vs zone defense

Two weeks ago Josh Freeman could not get anything done against the zone defenses the San Francisco 49ers were playing. Today he faces another team that will play predominantly zone and probably won't blitz him much. Can he do better and start finding the holes in zone coverage, or will he start throwing to underneath defenders again? Last time it wasn't pretty. But last week was pretty good. 

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Earnest Graham vs Brian Urlacher

Last week Earnest Graham made the man in the hole miss on several occasions. If the Bucs are to be successful on offense they need to establish the running game, and to do so they need to have Earnest Graham make a man miss. In this case, Brian Urlacher is that guy. The Bears defense has had issues tackling players this year, but they are a good, disciplined defense. Can Graham break them down, or will he run into a wall? 

Preston Parker vs the hole in zone

Preston Parker is the ideal underneath receiver against zone coverage. He can find space, then turn upfield and make people miss. That's what makes Wes Welker so productive, and Parker can do the same thing - if not as well. So far Parker has been the Bucs' best receiving weapon, and he could continue to be that on Sunday. but can he find the holes in coverage, and can Freeman get him the ball in space?

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Big game!!!!

Hope free can be as productive this week as he was last week.
EG is going to have a big week for us, especially when catching the ball out of backfield.
Does anyone know the weather forecast for tomorrow?

East Coast Fan

by Bucfan on Oct 22, 2011 12:21 PM EDT via mobile reply actions  

Tomorrow's forecast?

Rainey. Wait. Sorry, I thought this was about the Gators. I wanted to be the 100,000th person to make that joke and try to pass it off as an original thought.

According to the weather channel, London will see partly cloudy skies tomorrow and a high of 64 degrees. Only a 10% of rain. But for Cutler, 100% chance of pain.

Just as clever as the Rainey thing.

by Landlubber on Oct 22, 2011 2:57 PM EDT reply actions  

Not too bad. It was actually funny!!!!

Sounds like great football weather…..

East Coast Fan

by Bucfan on Oct 22, 2011 4:49 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

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