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Walk the Plank! 3 Buccaneers who under-performed in loss vs. Titans

By Cory Kinnan

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 27: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive line faces the Tennessee Titans defensive line during the first quarter of the game at Nissan Stadium on October 27, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Silas Walker/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 27: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive line faces the Tennessee Titans defensive line during the first quarter of the game at Nissan Stadium on October 27, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Silas Walker/Getty Images) /
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TAMPA, FLORIDA – AUGUST 16: Head coach Bruce Arians of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looks on against the Miami Dolphins during the preseason game at Raymond James Stadium on August 16, 2019 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FLORIDA – AUGUST 16: Head coach Bruce Arians of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looks on against the Miami Dolphins during the preseason game at Raymond James Stadium on August 16, 2019 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /

HC Bruce Arians

First and foremost, head coach Bruce Arians deserves a majority stake of the claim for this Buccaneers’ loss yesterday. In a game that was poorly managed by Arians, he owes his players an apology for not putting them in the best position to live.

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Arians, a 67-year-old head coach, continues to turn a blind eye to analytics while it has been a contributing factor to the evolution of the game. On a fourth-and-one when the Buccaneers had momentum offensively, and as they were on the right side of the 50 yard line, Arians bucked the analytical data that suggests going for it is more productive than trying to pin your opponent deep.

This led to a potential 10-14 (had the Bucs gotten any points on the drive) point swing as the Titans would go on to score that drive. I wish I could say this was the worst of his blunders, but it was not as he went on to waste a challenge and a timeout challenging a defensive pass interference call on Carlton Davis.

He would go on to lose that challenge, again bucking analytical data that shows these pass interference challenges are pointless. Since week three of this season, teams are just 1-21 on pass interference challenges as they must be blatantly incorrect; the interference call on Davis was not even close to blatantly wrong.

Bruce Arians, walk the plank!

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