The Pewter Plank » Aaron Rodgers http://thepewterplank.com A Tampa Bay Buccaneers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Wed, 22 May 2013 00:10:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Postgame Thoughts From Bucs vs Packers http://thepewterplank.com/2008/09/29/postgame-thoughts-from-bucs-vs-packers/ http://thepewterplank.com/2008/09/29/postgame-thoughts-from-bucs-vs-packers/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:07:38 +0000 Dustin Staggers http://thepewterplank.com/?p=579 Another exhilirating win, this time in RayJay.  It looked like we had the game locked away after the 2nd quarter, but we let them back in, and pulled out another (technically) come from behind win. Derrick Brooks should have had a pick for a score.  He had it in his hands at about the 5 yard [...]

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  • Another exhilirating win, this time in RayJay.  It looked like we had the game locked away after the 2nd quarter, but we let them back in, and pulled out another (technically) come from behind win.
  • Derrick Brooks should have had a pick for a score.  He had it in his hands at about the 5 yard line and just duffed it, his second INT drop of the drive.  He made up for it late in the game with a pick though. 
  • Greg Jennings first touchdown was a breakdown in the Cover 2 by Tanard Jackson.  He has to be responsible for that deep corner route in the Tampa 2, and he wasn’t there on that opening score.   Him and Jermaine Phillips ended the game spectacularly though, and Flip ended the game with the Bucs 3rd defensive TD in 4 games. 
  • Everytime I talk shit about Dexter Jackson he responds with a big game, so I think I will continue to call him out for the rest of the year….shhhhhh….good game Djax!
  • WE DIDN’T CATCH THE DAMNED BALL.  That was pretty clearly stated in my pregame thoughts, and I counted at least 6 drops, one of which was handed directly to a Packers player (Michael Clayton with said drop).  Clayton also dropped another key pass late in the game.  If Steve Dueming wants to know why Michael Clayton doesn’t play, it has nothing to do with a personal vendetta against Clayton by Jon Gruden, its because he ISN’T CATCHING THE DAMNED FOOTBALL, PERIOD.  This is unacceptable and is truly going to be the downfall of this team if not corrected soon, as in this week.
  • I clearly stated in my pregame notes, that Aaron Rodgers had not faced a true road test yet.  Well he got his test on Sunday, and failed.  We brought the heat at him all day long, and he felt it both physically and mentally.  There is talk that he has a dislocated shoulder, and after the last hit he took in the game by Greg White, I’m surprised he doesn’t have a dislocated torso. 
  •  The running game was phenomenal.  As I stated pregame, I thought Warrick Dunn would be a bigger part of the offense starting with this game, and he was, and just as I had predicted a lot of sweeps and stretch type plays opened up the holes for Ernest Graham to run in the middle later in the game.  I love being right!
  • Brian Griese still scares the shit out of me in crunch time.  We were killing this team on the way to an easy route, and the two picks he threw late in the game, one of which was returned for a TD, put them right back in the game.  We are overcoming TO’s at this point, and that is a good sign of perseverance; you can not win in this league though turning the ball over 3 times a game. 
  • What a game from the defense.  The pass rush was phenomenal, and Gaines Adams and Greg White have to be in the upper echelon of DE tandems in the league at this point.  While they accounted for 0 sacks in the game, it was direct results of their playmaking ability that led to numerous poor plays on the Packers end. 
  • I was so happy that Matt Bryant kicked what turned out to be the game winning field goal.  I told people in my section, that I had hoped we won 30-0 on 10 Matt Bryant field goals.  It was not that huge of a game statistically, but to be able to battle through burying your child on Saturday, and come out and have a great game on Sunday is a testament to the resolve of Bryant. 
  • Some post game numbers I wanted you guys to see.
  • First Downs – Bucs 20, Packers 8
  • Total Net Yards – Bucs 327, Packers 181
  • Net Yards Rushing – Bucs 178, Packers 28
  • Every NFL player and coach talks about breaking the season up into 4 quarters.  Well we started Q1 with a 3-1 record, and if we can improve upon the mistakes we have been making, we are going to be a very dangerous team. 
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    Injuries
    • Questionable – DT Ryan Simms, WLB Derrick Brooks, CB Aqib Talib, K Matt Bryant
    • Out – Joey Galloway
    • Doubtful – Davin Joseph, BJ Askew
    This is a painful list to look at.  I mentioned it earlier this week in a post.  Joseph I didn’t expect to play, but the rest of the players on this list are integral parts of the team.  Whether or not Matt Bryant plays on Sunday is inconsequential, not to the Bucs, but in the grand scheme of it all.  Once again, thoughts out to Matt Bryant and his family. 
     
    “We’re going to let Matt deal with this matter personally, with his family,” said Gruden. “We’ll have a kicker on Sunday, I can assure you of that. We hope it’s Matt; at the same time we’ll let him have enough time here to settle this very difficult time. We’ll support him. Whichever way we decide to go, we’ll support him.”
    Points of Emphasis
    • The return game needs to get settled one way or the other.  Dexter Jackson has looked horrific and ranks last in the NFL with a 3 ypr average on punt returns.  He ranks 20th on kickoffs.  These numbers are not good enough.  Both things the Bucs have talked about doing this week I believe are our best choices.  Michael Clayton returning kickoffs and Ike Hilliard returning punts within the 30 or so.  Dex can return punts when we have them backed up.   Sad that we spent a second round pick on a returner/receiver that doesn’t play receiver and we’re having to gameplan around as opposed to gameplanning for. 
    • WE NEED MORE SACKS.  The secondary did not play well last week by any stretch, but this defense is predicated on pressure, and there hasn’t been enough of it.  With 7 regular Dlineman, pressure should be a given. 
    • CATCH THE DAMNED BALL.  We got to start pulling in passes.  That killed us last week. 
    • The Packers line up in 3 WR 66% of the time, so our Nickel defense has to step up.  If Talib is healthy, I actually feel our base nickel package is stronger than our 4-3 package.  Difference between the two being in the 4-3 Derrick Brooks is on the field, and in the Nickel he is generally replaced by Talib, and Ronde moves to the nickelback.   DB I love you baby, but you’re an occasional tackling liability. 
    • I think this is the game that Warrick Dunn has more touches than Ernest Graham.  We have to spread this team out towards the sidelines and Dunn is perfect for that.  Rangy LB’s Nick Barnett and AJ Hawk are about as good as they get at WLB and MLB and getting them moving towards the outside with Dunn will open things up later in the game for Ernest Graham and Michael Bennett who will be active this week in place of BJ Askew.   Jerramy Stevens for the same reasons just mentioned willlso be a key to this game,  but in the middle of the field as opposed to the sidelines.
     
    Key Matchup
    Tanard Jackson  and Jermaine Phillips vs Packers Receivers
    When we line up in our traditional Cover 2 or Tampa 2 sets, Tanard Jackson and Jermaine Phillips will be the most important players on the field.  Aaron Rodgers has shown that he is not afraid to unleash balls downfield to one of my favorite young receivers, Greg Jennings.  TJax and Flip will be responsible for these deep balls on most occasions.  This teams receiving core is lethal and we can not get beat for big plays. 
     
     
     
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