The Bucs have made some really bad plays in the first few weeks of the season, and those bad plays have prevented first downs, prevented sustained drives, and are a big part in why the team is 0-3.
Well in the Bucs recent history with the Pittsburgh Steelers, a few bad plays are the norm. You may want to read below the videos first before watching, as it sets them up.
Above, the Clayton Drop for Sure TD in 2006
Gruden’s 2006 call to erase a shutout with a FG
Cody Grimm did great the rest of the year, but his first game….not so.
Keep in mind since the change to the new scheduling system back in 2002, the Bucs have only played the Steelers 4 times, including that SuperBowl season in the first year of the new format. The Bucs were buried by Pittsburgh on Monday Night Football down a quick 14-0 before the first quarter was over, when Shawn King played his last game as a Buc and Rob Johnson came in to at least add a TD to the lopsided score.
The Rematch was in 2006, the year the Bucs had QB issues (when HAVNT the Bucs had Quarterback issues? See Tomorrows article on Bucs QB sad stories) and Bruce Gradkowski went into his hometown Steelers and played a close game until too many scoring chances went by the wayside. The worse was the drop of a sure TD by Michael Clayton. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a sure TD as sure in my life like that one by #80. The score was 10-0 Pittsburgh, so it would have been a game had he scored.
Of course the really sad part of this game was the ending, it was embarrassing. Jon Gruden, after Gradkowski had another TD dropped by Ike Hillard with 8 seconds left, ordered a FG attempt to erase the shutout earned by the Pittsburgh defense. I can only imagine what was being said between Gruden and Bill Cowher.
Fast Forwarding a bit to the last game played, Cody Grimm was thrust into the Safety position against the Steelers, who had a back up quarterback at the helm (We lost to a back up QB then too!) . A nice throw turned into a perfect catch by Mike Wallace as Grimm was out of position. Grimm played almost perfect safety the rest of the year.
What plays will the Bucs make against the Steeers this year? Good or bad? Enjoy these clips courtesy of CBS Sports, Fox Sports, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and NFL Network!
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