Buccaneers postgame thread

[SkinsJock]

Kirk Cousins has something to say to the media: https://vine.co/v/eYBbTpLquPd

that was great ... the Patriots radio guys were playing it over and over this morning ...

Patriots host the Dolphins Thursday - these guys are looking forward to a "pumped up" Cousins coming in here 10 days later

[oj]

Near the end of the 2nd quarter the Bucs were in our RedZone. There was a scrum and a Bucs got called for Personal Foul, a 15yd penalty. When the officials marked the penalty off they should have resumed play with another 15yds on top of where they were to get a 1st down. They started it as 1st in 10. How is that possible? The announcers didn't pick up on it and play continued as the Skins held them to a field goal. Anybody else see it?

[StorminMormon86]

Near the end of the 2nd quarter the Bucs were in our RedZone. There was a scrum and a Bucs got called for Personal Foul, a 15yd penalty. When the officials marked the penalty off they should have resumed play with another 15yds on top of where they were to get a 1st down. They started it as 1st in 10. How is that possible? The announcers didn't pick up on it and play continued as the Skins held them to a field goal. Anybody else see it?

I caught that too and was totally confused.

[riggofan]

Everybody is going to want this.

[markshark84]

Near the end of the 2nd quarter the Bucs were in our RedZone. There was a scrum and a Bucs got called for Personal Foul, a 15yd penalty. When the officials marked the penalty off they should have resumed play with another 15yds on top of where they were to get a 1st down. They started it as 1st in 10. How is that possible? The announcers didn't pick up on it and play continued as the Skins held them to a field goal. Anybody else see it?

I caught that too and was totally confused.

Me too. I actually rewound and tried to figure it out.

I recall it being 2nd and 3 or 3rd and 3. The TAMP RB rushed for 5 yards and got the first down. The whistle blew. Post whistle, the Bucs got called for a personal foul.

My take was the first down stands since the foul was committed after the play. The penalty was assessed 15 yards from the spot of the ball and since the PF was committed between plays, it wasn't 1st and 25. I thought it was sort of like when a PF is committed on an extra point. They spot the ball 15 yards back on the kickoff.

[EA7649]

That was the best game I've seen in a long time. The Kirkster carried this team, despite what Gruden said weeks ago. Yes, Kirk Cousins carried this team to a win. And IMO, just bought himself the rest of the season.

I didn't see the game, it wasn't on the TV. I listened to the first quarter and then went out. But, I'm honestly glad for Cousins he really needed a game like this. I just think it will be telling how he plays in the next few games. Consistency is more important than splashes of brilliance.

[oj]

Near the end of the 2nd quarter the Bucs were in our RedZone. There was a scrum and a Bucs got called for Personal Foul, a 15yd penalty. When the officials marked the penalty off they should have resumed play with another 15yds on top of where they were to get a 1st down. They started it as 1st in 10. How is that possible? The announcers didn't pick up on it and play continued as the Skins held them to a field goal. Anybody else see it?

I caught that too and was totally confused.

Me too. I actually rewound and tried to figure it out.

I recall it being 2nd and 3 or 3rd and 3. The TAMP RB rushed for 5 yards and got the first down. The whistle blew. Post whistle, the Bucs got called for a personal foul.

My take was the first down stands since the foul was committed after the play. The penalty was assessed 15 yards from the spot of the ball and since the PF was committed between plays, it wasn't 1st and 25. I thought it was sort of like when a PF is committed on an extra point. They spot the ball 15 yards back on the kickoff.

That makes sense and that is the play, no doubt. Thanks.

[DEHog]

From the losing Paper...

The Bucs have won only four of 22 games with Lovie Smith at the helm, and this loss could be a game-changer when considering his fate.

LANDOVER, Md. — It’s all over but how many shovels of dirt it will take to fill the grave. The Bucs finished digging it Sunday.

When they close the book on Lovie Smith’s return, and they will, and they should, this one will be written in blood.

This is the game that the Glazers — and the rest of us — will look back on: an epic collapse, the Bucs losing to a bad Washington team, 31-30. After being up 24-0. While making Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins into Tom Brady, including that final coffin nail, that winning touchdown slant pattern that no member of a pathetic Bucs defense thought to cover.

And so begins Lovie’s long farewell.

This team, now 2-4, won’t ever get back to .500, at least under Lovie.

They’re done. He’s done. The only variable is time.

This was worse than the beatings by Atlanta and Baltimore last season, or this year’s opener against Tennessee, at least in the sense that it further underlined coaching shortcomings. This was a game-changer, a fate-sealer.

Kirk Cousins? Really?

“I don’t have any words,” Bucs cornerback Johnthan Banks said. “I don’t even know what just happened.”

The Bucs just gave Washington the biggest comeback in its history, and that’s a lot of history. That’s what just happened.

The Bucs put up 479 yards of offense, the most ever under Smith — 136 rushing yards for Doug Martin, 297 passing yards from Jameis Winston, 164 receiving yards by Mike Evans. And still they lost. That’s what just happened.

The Bucs pass rushers turned into marshmallows.

Cousins, under no pressure, couldn’t miss. Washington receivers were hysterically open all the time, as if this were flag football in the street and the Bucs forgot to cover the guy who ran behind the car. How many slants did Washington hit? Ever hear of making them throw a fade? It was too easy. It was an embarrassment. All this against a Lovie Smith defense. That’s what just happened.

Maybe we shouldn’t be surprised that a team that’s won just four times in 22 games under Smith should have a problem finishing. But this was ridiculous.

How giddy the Bucs looked after Jacquies Smith stripped Cousins — the only Bucs sack — and Howard Jones (that man again) and his 238 pounds Usain Bolted to the end zone for that 24-0 lead. I thought Washington was going to finally change its nickname, if only to hide its identity.

The Bucs coverage team lined up for the ensuing kickoff. The Washington marching band was bravely playing on, and Bucs safety D.J. Swearinger danced to the music as he lined up — oh, what a laugher! Swearinger thought this game was over. They all thought this game was over. Then they sat back, truly, especially in coverage, and watched the disaster unfold.

The Bucs had no idea what was coming. And once it started, they had no idea how to stop it. That goes for Smith and his staff. And nice touch there, using all your time-outs with five minutes left. Maybe the Bucs could have used one at the very end, to run Connor Barth out there for a 56-yarder to maybe win it. Instead, we got Charles Sims’ catch and desperate lateral and a Washington recovery. Oops.

The Bucs had no idea that Washington would try that onside kick, which Washington recovered and turned into a touchdown. They lost their poise, their discipline, which also goes back to coaching. Sixteen penalties for 142 yards. Disgraceful. That’s what just happened.

The Bucs had no idea what to do late in the game, up by three, after Martin ran 49 yards to the Washington 5-yard line. They showed as much on third-and-1 with that pitch to Sims. A pitch? Running wide? Sims lost yards. A clueless call that led to a field goal for 30-24 to set the stage for this debacle.

“We’d like to have that one over again based on the result of it,” Smith said.

I would have gone for it on fourth down. I mean, it’s not like the defense was going to stop Washington ...

I’ll admit it: The Bucs had me going there for a while. A few weeks ago, I considered November the Dead Zone — a guaranteed five consecutive losses: at Atlanta, to the Giants and Dallas, then at Philadelphia and Indianapolis. But then the lads were up 24-zip, and it crept into my head: They’re 3-3, and if the Giants show up with bad Eli, not good Eli, and if the Cowboys are still missing Romo and, hey, wasn’t Indy getting beaten by New Orleans, who the Bucs beat? Maybe they could be in the hunt ...

Now they’re on the roasting spit, an apple in their mouths. Or maybe in their throats.

What a choke.

Now find me that November win. If you can blow this, you can blow anything. Find me a way out for Lovie.

After Sunday, there isn’t one.

[Deadskins]

Anyone else wonder what would have happened had Baker not recovered the ball at the end of the game? The clock never started, Winston would have come up to the line and spiked the ball, or the refs would have noticed the clock didn’t start and would have blown the whistle in effect stopping the clock. But what would they have done from there…would have been hard to not let Tampa run another play IMO since Triplett said there was 5 seconds left….But man what is wrong with these clock operators… that’s like the third time that has happened this year.

The ref said it didn't start, but in truth it did, and actually kept running after the play. It got down to two seconds, then the clock operator reset it to 11 seconds, and the ref announced that it never started.

[tribeofjudah]

At the Cousins fumble..... Scherf should just leaped and "flying Snuka'd" the guy and flattened him out on the ground. He could not beat that runner (but nice try)

[riggofan]

From the losing Paper...

Oooof.

That really was a weird game though. That description: "Cousins, under no pressure, couldn’t miss. Washington receivers were hysterically open all the time, as if this were flag football in the street and the Bucs forgot to cover the guy who ran behind the car. How many slants did Washington hit? " Doesn't that sound EXACTLY like how the Bucs looked in the first half?

Very weird game.

[cowboykillerzRGiii]

It was a roller coaster (seems like every W is) for sure... I'd love to have smashed the Bugs from whistle to whistle... But the come back win was a fun ride, with Captain Kirk leading the way.

I'm beginning to think he is kinda like Jordan Spieth.. in that he actually plays better PIST. That doesn't mean when he is all pouty after an INT. Or let down after a bad 3 and out.. but actually PIST.. like after the strip sack for 6 making u look like a bizznatch? He got pist.. and played much better from then on out.

The vine post game shows a wild man, a Kirk I want to see more of!
Hail to victory!!

[riggofan]

The vine post game shows a wild man, a Kirk I want to see more of!
Hail to victory!!

hah. Me too, man. People have been kind of goofing on him about that today, but I like to see some fire.

[DEHog]

The vine post game shows a wild man, a Kirk I want to see more of!
Hail to victory!!

hah. Me too, man. People have been kind of goofing on him about that today, but I like to see some fire.

You may just get your wish...

“As a quarterback, I think it’s important to bring energy,” Cousins said. “You gotta be you and be true to who you are, but sometimes I’m able to play my best and help my offense play best when I’m bringing energy and having some fire. Sometimes I don’t do that enough. I need to bring that more to the table. But that’s something, when you bring that fire, you can kind of inspire guys and get them going. That’s something in the second half of the season that I think will be important to continue to bring.”

[riggofan]

Nice. So I guess we're going to get Kirk slogan t-shirts and inspirational socks?

[Burgundy&Wha?]

Near the end of the 2nd quarter the Bucs were in our RedZone. There was a scrum and a Bucs got called for Personal Foul, a 15yd penalty. When the officials marked the penalty off they should have resumed play with another 15yds on top of where they were to get a 1st down. They started it as 1st in 10. How is that possible? The announcers didn't pick up on it and play continued as the Skins held them to a field goal. Anybody else see it?

On another play a RB got a 1st and then there was another Personal Foul. The refs marked it off and then called it 1st & 10. It should have been 1st & 25. The refs and clock operators were all off yesterday.

[mastdark81]

Happy for Kirk he won this game for us on his back. Now that was an A game. I can live with pics occasionally if he have games where we are actually gunslingin it. Gruden seem to forget Cousins get momentum off the bootleg.

He still have had more negative games than bad this year but lets hope he can stay consistent.

[DEHog]

Nice. So I guess we're going to get Kirk slogan t-shirts and inspirational socks?

All in for week 9!!

[Deadskins]

From the losing Paper...

The Bucs have won only four of 22 games with Lovie Smith at the helm, and this loss could be a game-changer when considering his fate.

LANDOVER, Md. — It’s all over but how many shovels of dirt it will take to fill the grave. The Bucs finished digging it Sunday.

When they close the book on Lovie Smith’s return, and they will, and they should, this one will be written in blood.

This is the game that the Glazers — and the rest of us — will look back on: an epic collapse, the Bucs losing to a bad Washington team, 31-30. After being up 24-0. While making Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins into Tom Brady, including that final coffin nail, that winning touchdown slant pattern that no member of a pathetic Bucs defense thought to cover.

And so begins Lovie’s long farewell.

This team, now 2-4, won’t ever get back to .500, at least under Lovie.

They’re done. He’s done. The only variable is time.

This was worse than the beatings by Atlanta and Baltimore last season, or this year’s opener against Tennessee, at least in the sense that it further underlined coaching shortcomings. This was a game-changer, a fate-sealer.

Kirk Cousins? Really?

“I don’t have any words,” Bucs cornerback Johnthan Banks said. “I don’t even know what just happened.”

The Bucs just gave Washington the biggest comeback in its history, and that’s a lot of history. That’s what just happened.

The Bucs put up 479 yards of offense, the most ever under Smith — 136 rushing yards for Doug Martin, 297 passing yards from Jameis Winston, 164 receiving yards by Mike Evans. And still they lost. That’s what just happened.

The Bucs pass rushers turned into marshmallows.

Cousins, under no pressure, couldn’t miss. Washington receivers were hysterically open all the time, as if this were flag football in the street and the Bucs forgot to cover the guy who ran behind the car. How many slants did Washington hit? Ever hear of making them throw a fade? It was too easy. It was an embarrassment. All this against a Lovie Smith defense. That’s what just happened.

Maybe we shouldn’t be surprised that a team that’s won just four times in 22 games under Smith should have a problem finishing. But this was ridiculous.

How giddy the Bucs looked after Jacquies Smith stripped Cousins — the only Bucs sack — and Howard Jones (that man again) and his 238 pounds Usain Bolted to the end zone for that 24-0 lead. I thought Washington was going to finally change its nickname, if only to hide its identity.

The Bucs coverage team lined up for the ensuing kickoff. The Washington marching band was bravely playing on, and Bucs safety D.J. Swearinger danced to the music as he lined up — oh, what a laugher! Swearinger thought this game was over. They all thought this game was over. Then they sat back, truly, especially in coverage, and watched the disaster unfold.

The Bucs had no idea what was coming. And once it started, they had no idea how to stop it. That goes for Smith and his staff. And nice touch there, using all your time-outs with five minutes left. Maybe the Bucs could have used one at the very end, to run Connor Barth out there for a 56-yarder to maybe win it. Instead, we got Charles Sims’ catch and desperate lateral and a Washington recovery. Oops.

The Bucs had no idea that Washington would try that onside kick, which Washington recovered and turned into a touchdown. They lost their poise, their discipline, which also goes back to coaching. Sixteen penalties for 142 yards. Disgraceful. That’s what just happened.

The Bucs had no idea what to do late in the game, up by three, after Martin ran 49 yards to the Washington 5-yard line. They showed as much on third-and-1 with that pitch to Sims. A pitch? Running wide? Sims lost yards. A clueless call that led to a field goal for 30-24 to set the stage for this debacle.

“We’d like to have that one over again based on the result of it,” Smith said.

I would have gone for it on fourth down. I mean, it’s not like the defense was going to stop Washington ...

I’ll admit it: The Bucs had me going there for a while. A few weeks ago, I considered November the Dead Zone — a guaranteed five consecutive losses: at Atlanta, to the Giants and Dallas, then at Philadelphia and Indianapolis. But then the lads were up 24-zip, and it crept into my head: They’re 3-3, and if the Giants show up with bad Eli, not good Eli, and if the Cowboys are still missing Romo and, hey, wasn’t Indy getting beaten by New Orleans, who the Bucs beat? Maybe they could be in the hunt ...

Now they’re on the roasting spit, an apple in their mouths. Or maybe in their throats.

What a choke.

Now find me that November win. If you can blow this, you can blow anything. Find me a way out for Lovie.

After Sunday, there isn’t one.

Read more here.

[riggofan]

This really was one hell of a game.

http://www.mandatory.com/2015/10/27/red ... -the-game/

[StorminMormon86]

This really was one hell of a game.

http://www.mandatory.com/2015/10/27/red ... -the-game/

Unreal.

[riggofan]

In case you missed it btw, the 6-2 Falcons lost to the "lowly" Bucs yesterday.

Bucs jumped out to a big lead early and gave up a bunch of points in the 4th quarter.

[cowboykillerzRGiii]

In case you missed it btw, the 6-2 Falcons lost to the "lowly" Bucs yesterday.

Bucs jumped out to a big lead early and gave up a bunch of points in the 4th quarter.

To be fair, I think ATL is still the same as they have been... Up and down, decent but not good. While they got off to a hot start, they've seemed to regress each week. I'll concede that the "lowly" Bucs are improved over last year (as are we).. but they also had every opportunity to close it out vs US, again.

If we break the 32 teams down into real good, good, decent, and lowly; I'd still have a hard time putting the Bucs above 4 other teams.... Matchups are interesting, and well divisional games happen.