OT: Official 2020 Tompa Bay Gronkaneers Thread

[ashley]

You specifically asked me a question so kinda weird that you now say you weren’t. Anyways, I’m taking care of our nation’s heroes with money in the bank and good health. I’m cognizant and thankful for my blessings and am, therefore, always having a good day. You sound even more defensive and quite judgmental but have a great day anyway!!

I don't want to bore the other posters with this, so you can always pm me if you have any questions/comments and I'll be sure to get back to you.
I know you're new here, so let me be the first to say welcome aboard.

Ash

 

[ashley]

not good.

wow, why is that? Is it injury related?

 

[NYCPATS4LIFE]

That sucks about Antonio Brown, but they may be the best positioned team in the NFL (including teams eliminted) to soften the blow of losing him. But if they play Ronald Jones a lot, they're going to lose badly.

Scotty Miller. Really like him. I would still think take the Bucs wrs over the packers. Godwin and Evans need to step up.

 

[203Pat]

wow, why is that? Is it injury related?

Yeah apparently he tweaked his knee. He had an MRI earlier in the week and it apparently is nothing major but enough to miss this week.

 

[Lagaffe_07]

The positive is with AB out maybe they will be willing to stick to the run game.

 

[ashley]

Yeah apparently he tweaked his knee. He had an MRI earlier in the week and it apparently is nothing major but enough to miss this week.

Thanks 203Pat, just read the report on ESPN.

 

[Tottie]

No matter what Pass 70% on first down. AB ran alot of routes that Miller can't run so Godwin will need to have a great game. I don't know if Arians plays mind games but looks like Vea will play.

 

[sb1]

Please win Bucs. We're going to be hearing a lot of this silliness if you don't.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

Packers look pretty loose and relaxed heading into the NFCCG

 

[jujubee576]

Big deal. This means much more than AB missing the game, IMO.

 

[sb1]

not good.

That's ok, don't need him to beat this team.

 

[TB12TheGoat]

That's ok, don't need him to beat this team.

assuming they win I just hope he’s ok for the super bowl

 

[amfootball]

Big deal. This means much more than AB missing the game, IMO.

Yes! That is awesome.

 

[amfootball]

Please win Bucs. We're going to be hearing a lot of this silliness if you don't.

Lol. You can see them smirking the whole time. This is just for clicks. And to drive interest in the match up.

 

[amfootball]

The thing is the chasm between Brady and every other Qb is so enormous that they have to come up with this angle of the most talented. They did it with Montana and Marino forever despite Marino never having won anything.

They also did it with Peyton and Brady too. Then once he retired it became Rodgers and then it will be Mahomes. The media is very predictable but history and accomplishments are set in stone. Everything is just to drive interest.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

No matter what Pass 70% on first down. AB ran alot of routes that Miller can't run so Godwin will need to have a great game. I don't know if Arians plays mind games but looks like Vea will play.

The gameplan against the Saints was so inefficient and predictable. Run, run, pass. 2 TE set means run; shotgun spread means pass. Run on first down and it's 2nd and 7. Run on 2nd down and it's 3rd and 3. Pass on third down. They were very fortunate the defense got to Brees. I'm wondering if, in their previous two games vs. NO, playaction was eroding their protection and not giving Brady enough time to scan the field.

Miller is basically a vertical route/speed specialist, which is why AB cannot just be replaced. I'm not sure if Tyler Johnson has Brady's trust, but he's much more versatile.

But I'm concerned that, with Arians moronically insisting on Ronald Jones in there, the passing game will be: Ronald Jones (the worst pass catching running back in NFL history whose presence on the field is tick-for-tick inverse with their performance), Mike Evans (erased by Jaire Alexander), Chris Godwin (bracketed, and also has been playing scared), Scotty Miller (one direction guy). It isn't that bad as on paper, but the versatility with these guys is limited, which is why TEs need to be a part of the passing game and they need to use playaction a lot more.

I'd expect that Gronkowski is going be needed to step up, and he and Brady need to finally get their **** together and stop mistiming their routes when they get mismatches.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

Big deal. This means much more than AB missing the game, IMO.

100%

 

[Tottie]

The gameplan against the Saints was so inefficient and predictable. Run, run, pass. 2 TE set means run; shotgun spread means pass. Run on first down and it's 2nd and 7. Run on 2nd down and it's 3rd and 3. Pass on third down. They were very fortunate the defense got to Brees. I'm wondering if, in their previous two games vs. NO, playaction was eroding their protection and not giving Brady enough time to scan the field.

Miller is basically a vertical route/speed specialist, which is why AB cannot just be replaced. I'm not sure if Tyler Johnson has Brady's trust, but he's much more versatile.

But I'm concerned that, with Arians moronically insisting on Ronald Jones in there, the passing game will be: Ronald Jones (the worst pass catching running back in NFL history whose presence on the field is tick-for-tick inverse with their performance), Mike Evans (erased by Jaire Alexander), Chris Godwin (bracketed, and also has been playing scared), Scotty Miller (one direction guy). It isn't that bad as on paper, but the versatility with these guys is limited, which is why TEs need to be a part of the passing game and they need to use playaction a lot more.

I'd expect that Gronkowski is going be needed to step up, and he and Brady need to finally get their **** together and stop mistiming their routes when they get mismatches.

I wonder what the GB DC will do in terms of coverage. He'll have to mix it up but everything he's done against Brady the last decade has not worked. Can they even play man like alot of teams have done the last 2 years? Looking at the other side of things GB seems to be like 80% in the red zone for the season which sounds ridiculous. This could go any which way but if TB can avoid starting slow I see it as another 10 point win.

 

[NYCPATS4LIFE]

Big deal. This means much more than AB missing the game, IMO.

Well hopefully he’s effective. Need to make them one dimensional.

 

[Tottie]

The thing is the chasm between Brady and every other Qb is so enormous that they have to come up with this angle of the most talented. They did it with Montana and Marino forever despite Marino never having won anything.

They also did it with Peyton and Brady too. Then once he retired it became Rodgers and then it will be Mahomes. The media is very predictable but history and accomplishments are set in stone. Everything is just to drive interest.

The business of football media is so lucrative they are just keeping the machine rolling by talking. No one is close and there's no such thing as more 'talented'. Massive pressure on Rodgers on Sunday. If they don't build up a lead we will see what happens.