Return of the Paper Bags: Could Fan Discontent Prompt Changes for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers?

We have the worst amount of talent in the NFL, we’re the worst fans in the NFL, no coach out there is capable of turning the Bucs into winners again- oh, and our articles suck. What’s your point? What would you suggest? Do you have any concrete ideas or are you just trolling?

Perhaps you’ve been coming to this site forever- though I note that your profile was created today- but if you have nothing to say other than trashing everyone and everything, and our articles are “so bad and based on BS/speculation”, why do you come here?

So I’m pretty sure it’s not impossible.

But that has no bearing on my evaluation of this team, and it shouldn’t. How does the fact that people are dissatisfied with the team change the quality of Donald Penn’s play?

These are largely the same players they were last year. Most of them are playing worse than last year. Two options: they were never talented, or they’ve all suffered under the same circumstances. Which do you think is more likely?

And yes, when all you can say about Parker that he fumbled two punts, ignoring his very good production as a receiver, you are nitpicking. When you complain about Blount not knowing the playbook rather than look at his much improved rushing, you are nitpicking. When you can’t see that Penn, Joseph, Clayborn among others have had good years despite the results, then you are purposely ignoring positives because all you want to see is negatives.

I’m not saying this team is talent-laden. It clearly has holes and needs to improve in several spots. CB, S, speed WR (unless Benn improves), LB, backup RB are needs. Some other positions (LG, RT, TE) could do with improvement, but aren’t real liabilities.

I’m not suggesting this team is ready to win a Super Bowl. But it doesn’t need some kind of massive overhaul, and there is plenty of talent across the roster. In terms of talent, this is an average team. It’s easy to forget that a lot of the issues this year have to do with issues typical of poor coaching and youth, but not of talent: penalties, turnovers, letting things spiral out of control in the face of adversity.

In sports fandom, the recent past almost always dominates. The recent past right now is eight straight losses, three blowout losses in a row, two of which to poor teams. That makes this team look very bad. But this is the same talent that won 10 games last season, started 4-2 this season and beat the Saints and Falcons. The real talent level lies somewhere in the middle. It’s not the worst in the league, and it’s not top. But it’s certainly much better than it was three years ago.

the young, talented players we have will never reach their potential. Gotta coach ’em up. Not too many players come out of college and are just there already. We will also never attract the top notch coach here with Rah and his tenuous hold of the HC position.

Clean house and let the new HC build his staff. Those current coaches worthy of it may be invited back.