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It’s a very happy Wednesday Bucs Nation! It’s T-Jack here and I’m writing on vacation. I apologize for my absence last week as getting everything together for vacation took a lot longer than I anticipated. But I’m back and it’s Tuesday which means another edition of 10 questions!

The day after a Buccaneers game I usually tend to harp on those things that I saw that went wrong in the game the day before. Though there was much to harp on (The secondary, Trueblood’s pass protection, Olsen’s play selection, penalties, etc…) I’m not going to focus on that stuff. Instead I’m simply going to say man it was good to see the Bucs on Monday Night Football again! Raymond James Stadium was rockin last night! The Buccaneers played an old school football game last night highlighted by big hits, aggressive play, and smash mouth football! To me 2 things really stood out last night.

First was the play of the defensive line. Clayborn, Bennett, McCoy, and Price played a heck of a game. They were constantly in the Colts backfield and sacked Curtis Painter 4 times. 4 sacks however can’t even come close to describing the level of dominance we exerted over the Colts. Now I don’t want to overstep here because, let’s face it, the Colts offensive line wasn’t all that great to begin with and they lost 2 tackles to injury last night. Running the ball isn’t exactly the Colts strength but anytime you hold a team to a total of 62 yards rushing you have to feel pretty good about your team. This line seems to be coming together in a big way. We’re getting push up front, we’re stuffing the run, and we’re looking more and more cohesive by the game.

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The second big thing I noticed was the running game. If you’re a fan of old school football you should love the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2011. Blount is an absolute terror. His combination of size, speed, and strength are just something special. Last night he averaged 5.1 yards per carry and was consistently gaining between 4 and 7 yards on 1st down. The right side of our offensive line with Trueblood and Joseph are monsters when run blocking. By the time Blount blew through what was left of the Colts defensive line they had virtually no shot at stopping him. If the Buccaneers can continue to run the ball as they did last night they will be pretty tough to stop for the rest of the year.

I usually tend to slant towards the critical, and I know that there are quite a few concerns that we still have to work out, but through 4 games we’re 3-1. Despite poor starts, penalties, red zone turnovers, and general sloppiness we’re still 3-1. As we go further into the season I can only assume that a lot of those things are going to be worked out. If I was an opposing coach, I would not want to see the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on my schedule any time soon!

Here are the 10 questions I came away with after week 4:

1) Was I the only one who was hysterically laughing as Blount got on his hands and knees to look at the measurement for his 3rd down run late in the 4th quarter?

2) Do you think Josh Freeman needs glasses or is he really not seeing these defenders in the endzone before he throws the ball?

3) Do you think Legarrette Blount would be better on Dancing with the Stars or The Amazing Race?

4) How on a night where the officiating crew threw 20 flags, could they not throw one on that blatant block in the back by Dallas Clark on the 2nd Pierre Garcon touchdown?

5) Is it just me or does everyone else like the red jerseys and pewter pants way better than our all white uniforms?

6) Is Preston Parker tearing it up or what!?!?!?!?

7) How bad does everyone else feel for questioning the signing/money we gave to Michael Koenen?

8) When did we suddenly get one of the deepest most talented receiving corps in the NFL? Wasn’t it just 3 years ago we were starting Antonio Bryant and Michael Clayton?

9) How was Michael Bennett not drafted at all, then waived by the Seahawks?

10) Think Raheem Morris and Mark Dominik would welcome Tanard Jackson back right about now?

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Tanard!!

Please come back.

In other news, after Blounts game-winning run, I instantly bought a jersey. To make things better, I wore my franchise jersey around the Boston area on Tuesday just to let everyone know that are other 3-1 teams out there… with a better Defense.

If I could wear a bucs shirt with a noles hat for the rest of my life, by golly I would be the happiest man in the world.

by cazmoney1 on Oct 5, 2011 12:24 PM EDT reply actions  

My Ernest Graham Jersey

Purchase in 08 is still looking solid. Gotta love it when a defense keeps getting burned on the check and they don’t change anything. But I guess they kept dropping the mike cddp just trying to keep Free from hittin the long ball to Williams/Benn so I guess they succeeded in that regard.

Paul Johnson: not giving a crap about what you have to say since 1987.

by GTNate on Oct 5, 2011 12:30 PM EDT reply actions  

*dropping the mike deep*

Paul Johnson: not giving a crap about what you have to say since 1987.

by GTNate on Oct 5, 2011 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

some answers....

1. I was 2 inches from the TV with him!
2. Maybe color blind?….oops heard that before!
3. Amazing Race….hands down
4. Thought Reggie’s block was questionable that play also
5. Absolutely!
6. see #5
7. Pay him more….we have the room.
8. How long until we start locking these kids up long term?
9. Wow
10. Tanard come back at a perfect time….hope he is in shape

by fish5578 on Oct 5, 2011 12:34 PM EDT reply actions  

#9

Pete Carroll is an idiot

by King J77 on Oct 5, 2011 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

My ten answers

1. No. That was hilarious.
2. I have no idea what’s up, but he came very close to making the same red zone int mistake again. That needs fixing. Fast.
3. Don’t care about either!
4. They already used that flag up by throwing it at Parker when he didn’t commit a penalty.
5. Red is definitely better. It’s no creamsicle though!
6. Oh hell ya. Stroughter was playing pretty good but I still think he lost his slot job.
7. I approved that signing, so no second thoughts here!
8. Don’t ever mention Clayton again please.
9. He had an amazing game. This dline is looking incredible, and they still have tons of room to improve on young mistakes. Bennett is looking like another great cast off find.
10. I know I would. What’s up with him? We’ve heard nothing at all. Did he fail a repeat drug test for reinstatement or something?

by aakks on Oct 5, 2011 12:35 PM EDT reply actions  

answers.

1) Hey, the man knew he had a bad spot was is passionate. exactly what you should expect from a “youngry” team
2) I dont know man, He needs to get it together. I know we all read during the week how he “knew he had to be better in the red zone”. Classic example of saying the right things and not actually learning from it. Com’n man….and please do let it happen again. Had it not been a scrub….well you know.
4) officials that call our games almost seem like they have something against us. cant remember the last time a team had more penalties than we did.
5) red jerseys/white pants……best uniform ever! ummm lets bring out the black jerseys though, seriously.
6) Yes he is. Cant forget about stroughter though too. We are deep.
9) I am giving all the credit for bennett’s success, to finally having someone push him, to raheem morris for bringing in those D-line coaches, and also to the coaches (stetz and millard)
10) Goodell needs to stop bullshitting and let T-Jack (the real T-Jack) back into the league. Hater!

by BucsUp7368 on Oct 5, 2011 12:54 PM EDT reply actions  

My 10...

1.I agree with Fish, i was up close to my tv as well…LOL! On plays like that, similar to his TD run, I really wish Blount would just hold onto the ball real tight, lower his shoulder and go directly at the defenders instead of trying to avoid them and allowing them to get a good tackling angle…but i guess that’s not Blount’s style.
2. Freeman has to stop staring down his receivers (the safety could see where the ball was going) and he also has to do some pump fakes or something to get defenders to bite somewhere else.
4. Definitely missed a call on the second TD run.
5. No way, i love the white Jerseys!
6. Like Stroughter but i think Parker should start.
7. Feel like a fool for not trusting Dom.
9. Bennett and Clayborn are taking advantage of the double teams that Price and McCoy are attracting…can’t double team everyone…LOL!

Still waiting for the day that the NFL comes back to LA...

by LABucsFan on Oct 5, 2011 1:45 PM EDT reply actions  

This should be the dline's motto

“can’t double team everyone”

Best summary of our new dline I’ve seen!

by aakks on Oct 5, 2011 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

Answers:

1) Was I the only one who was hysterically laughing as Blount got on his hands and knees to look at the measurement for his 3rd down run late in the 4th quarter?

I didn’t see, the field was too crowded around the ball.

2) Do you think Josh Freeman needs glasses or is he really not seeing these defenders in the endzone before he throws the ball?

I think he’s trying to force TD passes to Kellen Winslow to boost his fantasy stats.

3) Do you think Legarrette Blount would be better on Dancing with the Stars or The Amazing Race?

Why not a guest appearance on CSI to find out where our first half offense got to.

4) How on a night where the officiating crew threw 20 flags, could they not throw one on that blatant block in the back by Dallas Clark on the 2nd Pierre Garcon touchdown?

That was so obvious a screw-up on the part of the refs. To be charitable, refs are human. Barely.

5) Is it just me or does everyone else like the red jerseys and pewter pants way better than our all white uniforms?

I’m not a fan of all-white or even any all-one-color unis. I like it when they mix-match. If we do white jersey they ought to go with pewter pants. Red jerseys, white pants. The red jerseys/pewter pants mix is a bit too dark…

6) Is Preston Parker tearing it up or what!?!?!?!?

Our no.3 receivers always look good because of so many 3rd down chances. Makes me miss Stroughter at the moment… :(

7) How bad does everyone else feel for questioning the signing/money we gave to Michael Koenen?

I didn’t question Koenen’s signing that much: knew punter was a need. I only questioned the fact he was our only major FA signing when we had serious CB needs.

8) When did we suddenly get one of the deepest most talented receiving corps in the NFL? Wasn’t it just 3 years ago we were starting Antonio Bryant and Michael Clayton?

It’s not that deep, it’s still a pretty raw group. Williams is showing some problems with dropped passes, and Benn’s not getting open enough times. What’s happened is that there is no dropoff of talent between our No.1 and No.2 WRs, so that Freeman actually has more options (including the TEs and Graham out the backfield) to choose from.

9) How was Michael Bennett not drafted at all, then waived by the Seahawks?

Players matching up to particular schemes, most likely. Bennett works in Tampa’s defense better than he did in Seattle’s. And drafting is still not an exact science (a sizable number of non-draftees make it in the NFL).

10) Think Raheem Morris and Mark Dominik would welcome Tanard Jackson back right about now?

YES. They’re also kicking themselves for not being more proactive in finding a FA corner like they ought to have…

Time to shamelessly plug my book and short story!

by witty on Oct 5, 2011 1:56 PM EDT reply actions  

Anybody else think that T-Jack failed to keep clean,

so Rah and Dom are not rushing to get him to take a drug test and have him suspended indefinitely…

by Mathew K on Oct 5, 2011 2:49 PM EDT reply actions  

I kind of hinted at it in my post above

I have no idea, but the silence is deafening. If he failed a test before reinstatement they (NFL and Bucs) wouldn’t be talking about it because of privacy issues on substance abuse. I’m really concerned this might be what happened, but I have no idea. It is all speculation until somebody speaks up.

by aakks on Oct 5, 2011 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

1) Was I the only one who was hysterically laughing as Blount got on his hands and knees to look at the measurement for his 3rd down run late in the 4th quarter?

No I saw it and I was laughing like crazy

2) Do you think Josh Freeman needs glasses or is he really not seeing these defenders in the endzone before he throws the ball?
Gruden said it best Freeman was late on the throw. He’s had this issue even dating back to last year. (If it was not for some drops his interceptions would have been higher)

3) Do you think Legarrette Blount would be better on Dancing with the Stars or The Amazing Race?
The X -Factor… Dude’s got IT!

4) How on a night where the officiating crew threw 20 flags, could they not throw one on that blatant block in the back by Dallas Clark on the 2nd Pierre Garcon touchdown?

I was screaming at the top of my lungs on the blatant one lopsidedness of the officiating.
Especially on how they were able to pin point Rejus, but not Garcon

5) Is it just me or does everyone else like the red jerseys and pewter pants way better than our all white uniforms?

Those all White Jerseys are BEAT!

6) Is Preston Parker tearing it up or what!?!?!?!?
I happy to see him perform well, he was always a talent when he was down at FSU, and it is great to see him mature (like Blount) and perform on the field

7) How bad does everyone else feel for questioning the signing/money we gave to Michael Koenen?
I feel like an idiot. So Far Money Well Spent

8) When did we suddenly get one of the deepest most talented receiving corps in the NFL? Wasn’t it just 3 years ago we were starting Antonio Bryant and Michael Clayton?

Well I think one of the biggest signings that Dominik and Rah made besides Koenen, was the signings of Eric Yarber and Alex Van Pelt. To be the position coaches, they have helped on the growth of our QB, and our young Wide out core

9) How was Michael Bennett not drafted at all, then waived by the Seahawks?

Another key signing that I failed to mention in the previous question, Keith Millard was a great signing, he is polishing the rough ends on our D-Line and I love it

10) Think Raheem Morris and Mark Dominik would welcome Tanard Jackson back right about now?
With open arms! This year was not a big year to scower the FA pool or UDFA, for Safety’s All though I really thought we would have put in a bid to went after Joe Lefeged from Rutgers, but since we did not I’m hoping Goodell stops jerking around and re-instates Jackson

by YoungBucSmooth on Oct 5, 2011 4:26 PM EDT reply actions  

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