It's Bucs week (1 week to talk about Brady)

Feels like Jaire is going to get a Pick 6.

If we're healthy, we bring in run D support like Snacks, I think we can put pressure on Tom to win the game alone. I don't think he has it in him anymore. 

The most important part of the next week is to stay out of situations than could compromise their and the teams health.  Free time for guys with plenty of money, what could go wrong?  Please, no positive tests.

Be smart.

I also hope the players/staff makes smart choices the next two weeks.  I am not sure but are the players held in GB and not able to travel?  Are they stuck in GB and not allowed to travel?

As for the game the obvious thing for me in big spots as usual is the defense.  I think they match up well with the Yucs offense but I worry about Gronk running free in the middle of the field because it seems the Packers struggle lately covering the TE.   As for Brady I think he will get some yards but if they can lock down the WRs and push the pocket with Clark I truly think they can handle this team.

Brady is less mobile than even Ryan.

@The Heckler posted:

I also hope the players/staff makes smart choices the next two weeks.  I am not sure but are the players held in GB and not able to travel?  Are they stuck in GB and not allowed to travel?

Players aren't going anywhere:

Aaron Rodgers on having to stay in Green Bay for this week for the bye: "It sucks, it totally sucks. Obviously it is what it is, especially as an older player, I look forward to the bye weeks. It is what it is, we’ll be here, we’ll make the most of it but it sucks."

Rob Demovsky, ESPN Staff Writer

Very talented TE, who simply cannot stay healthy. Caught a long TD pass from Brady on Sunday. That is a big loss:

Tampa Bay Buccaneers have put tight end O.J. Howard on injured reserve with a ruptured Achilles tendon that will end his season, the team announced Tuesday.

I really thought Brady was washed up after last year but he can still sling it. It's looking like it was more of a personnel problem in New England than a QB problem. But still, at his age his decline will be sudden whenever it does happen. 

3 words:
Ball control offense.
Regardless of Brady's skill now, keeping him off the field doesn't give him the chance to do anything. Other than throwing another pick-6....
And their fatties can wear down like any other team. Chasing Jones and Williams all day can do it to 'em.

FWIW, the early forecast for the 18th is 82/67. I'm guessing the 1st half would be plenty warm with humidity, and hope the 2nd half is relatively cool.
Or is the humidity as brutal at night?

If you live there, you don't notice the humidity after a few years...when you visit, oy.

Even at night.

So I'd imagine it's a safe bet that KC and DA are good to go for next week's game assuming there's no setbacks in practices. Any updates on the IR guys and other injuries?

EQ? Kamal?

I assume they'd have to practicing before they'd be cleared t play in a game, bit I haven't heard much about either.

its hot right now. late afternoon game may even have some showers in the area. I am 30 miles from the stadium so plan on hot, humid, and a little rain. 

Tom Brady is using Play Action on only 16% of his drop backs.

That is 31st out of 34 qualifying QBs.

— NationalFootballPost (@FootballPost) October 7, 2020

Kirksey can sit.

Tom Brady has a butt chin.

So it looks like EQ and Kamal are eligible to return for the next game. Anyone hear any scuttle on local news regarding any updates? Have either been practicing?

How about Brady's receivers? Evans was hurt in their last game, but I don't know if he was just dinged up or if it is a serious injury, at all. Gronkowski and Chris Godwin are the other two guys we need to prepare for, IMO. The Bucs play Da Bears in week 5. I'll be watching that game, if the cable gods allow it. 

It's on Fox.

Mike Poutine...cuz he's all curds 'n gravy

"Lancaster has been dialed in."

To what?

He's been playing better since 2nd half of Saints game.   All the DL have.   

They gave up 78 yards rushing vs the Birds at 3.1 ypc.   Compare that to 158 vs Vikes at 6.1 ypc in week 1.

I'm cutting Pettine some slack because the defense is doing enough to win .....for now.

When they play T-Bay & Frisco, we'll find out all we need to know about Pettine & how he handles the defense.

It's difficult to win in the NFL.....Just ask the Niners on Sunday Night vs. the Eagles.

One thing to keep in mind: Angry Bald Man is not LaFleurs choice.

As a rookie HC, he was essentially told he has to keep him. Fine.

A 17-3 regular season record to start this career of his as a HC, let’s just say MLF has a tad more street cred.

If Pettine doesn’t get it done, LaFleur has more then enough success to tell The Triangle of Authority that we’re done with ABM and its time for his guy.

The defensive line is playing "better" since second half of Saints game because there are more of them in the game! We've gone to a 5-2-4 alignment on almost every First & Second down, When we have played a 4-2-5 we've "run blitzed" out of it. I think Pettine knows that other than Clark, we aren't going to win many one-on-ones so he has to put more defenders between the tackles. In addition, with Thomas from NO out & Jones & Ridley not 100%, he thought we could hold up in the secondary even with playing a "run heavy" alignment. It will be interesting with Clark back, and facing  WRs at full strength, will he stay with the 5-2-4, or bet that Clark can be disruptive enough that they don't need to?

100% dead on FLpacker.

We were getting gashed playing only 2 DL on early downs.   Last week it was all 3 DL.  

Another reason the run D is looking better is because Barnes is playing well and Summers, even with his missed tackles, plays the run better than Kirksey.

I've seen a more active Greene too in the modified lineup.

5 games now & I've seen Tampa be very undisciplined with penalties & turnovers. In the 4th Q last night, Tampa had 6 straight plays with penalties. That is 100% on Arians & his coaching staff.

Even if the Packers have 1 or 2 turnovers (they currently have ZERO, which is eye-popping), I still think the Packers will put up 30 fairly easily even if they turn the ball over once or twice. It'll be on the defense to get 1 or 2 takeaways to match. They've been close to the ball every game

Ugly injury watching that live. That's a big loss for their run D.

#Bucs DT Vita Vea is undergoing further tests today, but the initial diagnosis is a broken ankle that is expected to end his season, per source.

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 9, 2020

https://www.nfl.com/news/bucca...uffered-broken-ankle

Yeah.....Tough one....Looked brutal seeing it live.

Gutey potentially could've been eyeing Vea in 2018 at the 14th slot. When the Buccaneers took him with the 12th pick. That's right about the time he started working the phones trading down from the 14th slot with the Saints so they could draft Davenport then Gutey trades back up to get Jaire.

Just a little history lesson in the 2018 draft.

Bucs tried to get Snacks off their Seattle's PS

https://bucswire.usatoday.com/...vita-vea-injury-nfl/

Nahhh......I like the rain

Huh, I would have thought Seattle would make him one of their 4 protected players on the PS. I guess not.

But I thought everyone wanted to be a ream Tom Brady is on.

@ammo posted:

But I thought everyone wanted to be a ream Tom Brady is on.

Well Tom Brady reamed them on Thursday

Good morning!

Some of Brady's throws on Thursday had the look of a QB either losing his arm strength, limited trust in where the receiver would/should be, or confidence in the play called.

All 3 of those have been referenced about Rodgers in the past few (down) seasons.

Only 4 teams had ever had 3 or fewer turnovers and 10 or fewer punts after 4 games.

The Packers have 0 turnovers and just 7 punts after 4 games. Ridiculous. pic.twitter.com/AhBIW4ZdCB

— Football Perspective (@fbgchase) October 10, 2020