OT: Official 2020 Tompa Bay Gronkaneers Thread

[amfootball]

 

[sb1]

I heard today that the Chiefs will not fly in until the day before the SB because of Covid. That is a big advantage for Tampa as the Chiefs will not have a chance to get acclimated to the stadium or the weather or the fanfare.

Boo hoo for them. No sympathy. The Pats were ordered to fly to KC and play them on the same day without a QB.

 

[carmelo15]

The Chiefs will be missing both starting tackles & have one of the worst interior OLs in the league.

The Bucs DL has to take over this game.

GB had to double Vita Vea already now he gets two weeks of practice

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

 

[lancerman]

is it confirmed that Schwartz is out for the year? i’ve been hearing every week that he’s getting closer but then he keeps missing the games

ACL. If he plays on it, I would be happy if I was the Bucs

 

[skinnydog]

First interception: All on Brady, terrible play. Second and 10 near midfield and a lob into double coverage after failing to look off safety. You can’t blame coaching for that...it’s Brady’s responsibility to make a read.

Second interception: Mostly on Brady, bad pass. The right read, and it could have been so brutal because that pass was going to be the dagger, and he overthrew Evans. Some have said Evans mis-timed his jump, but it didn’t look that way to me. I say “mostly on Brady” because there’s an element of bad luck as well when a ball gets tipped and INT’d like that; it wasn’t a high-risk pass.

Third interception: Hard to tell. Undoubtedly Fournette deserves the lion’s share of the blame for whiffing on the block. Brady recognized a favorable one-on-one for Evans. It’s unclear if he underthrew it because of the pressure or if Evans was supposed to turn around. Maybe it was a combination, that the play called for a deeper pass but Evans should have reacted sooner.

None of these INTs are on the coaches, besides that Fournette (and Jones) are horrific in the passing game.

The first was a bad throw. He did try to look off the safety (didn’t work)but Brady has to put that passion the sideline where either Evans catches it or it goes out of bounds. He left the ball 5-10 yards from the sideline and the safety had time to get over and made the pick. The second one is tough because Brady threw a rope to an open Evans over the middle, but he was just a little too high with it, ball is tipped and picked. The last one Brady should have just taken the sack. They had the one one one match up for Evans up the right side, but Fournette went left at the snap and the blitz came from the right. Brady had the corner closing fast on him when he threw and didn’t get it far enough downfield. It acted like a punt, but he should have taken the sack.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Anyone catch Shank's cringe inducing article this morning? He's had that baby ready to go since September.

Gotta be kidding me. People actually read CHB Shank?

 

[skinnydog]

GB had to double Vita Vea already now he gets two weeks of practice

Tampa’s D is so much better with Vita in there.

 

[venecol]

Looking back at this, game was over after Tom's 3rd TD when they went up 28-10 just 1 minute into second half. Rodgers was in a hole too deep and was not able to come back despite the TOs. Regarding the TOs:

1st INT (3rd QTR): TO @ GB 32, 7.5-minute drive TD, fail 2-pt conversion. Score 28-23.

2nd INT (4th QTR): TO @ GB 19, 3 & out, Punt. Score 28-23.

3rd INT (4th QTR): TO @ GB 24, 3 & out, Punt. Score 28-23.

2 of 3 interceptions were of no consequence. Brady never gave GB a short field or put his D at a disadvantage. The D played great at the end, but they are expected to in a championship game being the better defense.

Bucs had too great of a lead because of Brady and the offense and Rodgers wasn't able to come back. That's the story.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

The first was a bad throw. He did try to look off the safety (didn’t work)but Brady has to put that passion the sideline where either Evans catches it or it goes out of bounds. He left the ball 5-10 yards from the sideline and the safety had time to get over and made the pick. The second one is tough because Brady threw a rope to an open Evans over the middle, but he was just a little too high with it, ball is tipped and picked. The last one Brady should have just taken the sack. They had the one one one match up for Evans up the right side, but Fournette went left at the snap and the blitz came from the right. Brady had the corner closing fast on him when he threw and didn’t get it far enough downfield. It acted like a punt, but he should have taken the sack.

Agree with you & others about the deep throw picks being like punts.
Maybe after watching film of the Bucs Special Olympics punt coverage team, coach Brucie decided it was safer to throw picks than to punt and make pathetic attempts at punt coverage?

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

...2 of 3 interceptions were of no consequence. Brady never gave GB a short field or put his D at a disadvantage. The D played great at the end, but they are expected to in a championship game being the better defense.

Bucs had too great of a lead because of Brady and the offense and Rodgers wasn't able to come back. That's the story.

That's almost ALWAYS the story with Rogers. Comebacks are not his thing.

 

[upstater1]

His receiver have dropped like 5 passes a game minimum in the playoffs! Didn’t help his comp %

Against Wsh the drop were the difference between a 55% and a 67.5 %

Yesterday without the drops 23/36 is 64% big difference.

There were actually 6 drops yesterday

3 by Fournette, 1 by Godwin, 1 by Tyler johnson, and the biggest one of all by Evans (though his shoulder was grabbed).

 

[upstater1]

The guy in KC could make a challenge because of how the weak the AFC might be the next couple of years unless you have a QB to challenge mahomey.

KC will lose players to FA, they'll lose Tyreek, we'll see when Reid retires. Act 2 is coming up in 3 or 4 years. Brady is on act 4.

 

[bigballas]

Here is his bitter ex that he spurned!! (Sarcasm alert)

Bridget's panties def wet. "said he would do it and he did"

 

[borg]

Looking back at this, game was over after Tom's 3rd TD when they went up 28-10 just 1 minute into second half. Rodgers was in a hole too deep and was not able to come back despite the TOs. Regarding the TOs:

1st INT (3rd QTR): TO @ GB 32, 7.5-minute drive TD, fail 2-pt conversion. Score 28-23.

2nd INT (4th QTR): TO @ GB 19, 3 & out, Punt. Score 28-23.

3rd INT (4th QTR): TO @ GB 24, 3 & out, Punt. Score 28-23.

2 of 3 interceptions were of no consequence. Brady never gave GB a short field or put his D at a disadvantage. The D played great at the end, but they are expected to in a championship game being the better defense.

Bucs had too great of a lead because of Brady and the offense and Rodgers wasn't able to come back. That's the story.

Tampa's red zone D was sensational.....saved Tompa's ass

Still trying to figure out how GB managed 13 wins given the lack of speed in their secondary and at WR

 

[Lagaffe_07]

Tampa's red zone D was sensational.....saved Tompa's ass

Still trying to figure out how GB managed 13 wins given the lack of speed in their secondary and at WR

They had the easiest schedule in the league.

 

[Uptown]

 

[borg]

Bridget's panties def wet. "said he would do it and he did"

Yoko sees what Bridget is up to and will counter like a Brazilian bikini-wearing assassin

 

[TB12TheGoat]

 

[Brandon_Cox]

They are high on Johnson.

Good point on Tyler Johnson a/k/a Malcolm Mitchell 2.0 (except with 2 good knees) a/k/a the guy taken a coulple of spots after our practice squad kicker.