The negative Nancies will say the Bucs beat up two sorry football teams.
Didn't we lose to this same sorry football team? And how sorry was Seattle?
Never mind the fact that these Bucs are winning with backups everywhere. No Carl Nicks, No Doug Martin, No Mike Williams, and maybe most importantly, no Josh Freeman.
Its starting to appear as if the Freeman saga weighed in on the Bucs more than they wanted to admit, but having been jettisoned, he's not on the minds of the players….or the fans anymore.
Truth is, Bucs fans don't know what to think. This wild and wacky coach Greg Schiano, who is faking FGs and doing trick direct snap plays, lightening up on the players, maybe, just maybe, even listening to his critics and responding with change.
So what's to believe? Why did the Bucs wait so long to start Meredith at left guard? Was that even the key? Or is Davin Joseph finally starting to play like his old self?
There are far more questions than answers right now, but don't worry, the answers WILL come. They will be here as early as 6 days, when the Bucs take on a fired up, angry, fighting for first place Detroit Lions team on the road. Then the Bucs get to face off against the last team that embarrased them (or was it allowed the Bucs to embarrass themselves) the Carolina Panthers, In Carolina.
Split those two games, and we may have something here. Lose them, and well see what real Bucs team lies beneath when the Bucs take on winable games like Buffalo and St. Louis. The Bucs could finish 6-10 with several wins in a row. Or this ould just be the abberation, the token two wins in a 2-14 season.
But those garbage wins usually come by a few points. They don't normally come with a pasting of a team. One season it did was 2004, with a good QB at the helm in Brian Griese, Tampa Bay demolished the 49ers 35-3 and took apart these same Falcons 27-0. Problem is they only won 3 other games the whole year.
So stay tuned; Greg Schiano will not be fired today, the Bucs are no longer in last place, nor are they in line for the top draft pick. If the draft were held today, the Bucs would pick after the Jaguars, Falcons adn Vikings. Question is, who is making the draft picks? Don't the Bucs draft well under Schiano? Are there anymore questions for the Bucs?
A ton, and they should be asked quick, there are only 6 games left.
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