You think its time for a bye week for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers?
I'd say so.
Their starting quarterback no longer has a spleen. Their backup quarterback played at Toledo. Last year.
They haven't won a game. They just scored their first TD's of the season in last week's loss to Carolina. Their reigning rookie of the year RB has just over 100 yds. In 3 games combined. The longest FG their kicker has made was 28 yds. He's only made one other this year.
One could go on and on, but essentially, things haven't gone well for those that call One Buc Place home.
Jon Gruden and the Bucs recently felt the season begin to completely collapse from underneath them after a heartbreaking loss to the Carolina Panthers, in Tampa. Unable to simply get a first down and run out the clock, the Bucs fell victim to the equally lowly Panthers by only 2 points on the strength of a last second FG. Sounds familiar? It should, for Buc fans at least. (See 2003, where the Bucs lost to the Panthers twice by a 3 points in each contest).
At any rate, no amount of ranting or clever wording will get the Bucs out of the whole that they have dug themselves into. What started out as a potentially promising season has quickly turned into a comedy of errors.
Here's what Buc's fans have to look forward to for the rest of the season:
(In no particular order)
1. Bruce Gradkowski, over under is set at 15...How many snaps will he get before Shaun King is put in as starting QB?
2. Once King is in, will Jacquez Green be brought back?
3. Once Green is brought back, what about Bert Emmaneul?
4. And once he comes back, will the league bring take away the challenge ability of coaches?
5. Brady Quinn?
6. College football in general.
Until then, here's to hoping that the team wins at least one game.
