The 2020 Super Bowl pregame thread

[Redman443]

In a way I’ll be happy if the bucs lose. Brady’s only rings will be with us

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

I wonder if they'll use a base like this:

Suh - Vea - Pierre-Paul
White - David - Barrett (lined up as OLB but rushing half the time)
Murphy-Bunting - Davis - Winfield - Whitehead - Edwards (or Dean)

Suh and Vea are 3-4 guys and can do some damage against that OL.

 

[The Brandon Five]

If the Bucs gets pressure as expected with their front 4 vs the depleted KC Oline, it will be a long night for Mahomes. This has the potential to be similar to the 2015 SB when Denver's D obliterated the Panthers Oline.

One of the members of that obliterated Oline will be starting at left tackle.

 

[Mack Herron]

Good read on Chiefs. Have seen similar stories on Pats in the past for interesting comparison.

 

[1960Pats]

That sounds like jealousy rather than an accurate assessment. Massachusetts has the highest percentage of residents with a college degree.

Maybe that's the problem. I've met plenty of rude and/or ignorant people with college degrees.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

Super Bowl 2021: Ranking every starting player for Chiefs and Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV

The Chiefs have more top-end talent, but the Bucs are deeper

www.cbssports.com

Listing the top 20. KC is definitely a team built on superstars and scheme, whereas Tampa is just loaded with talent that, if anything, they struggle at times to integrate. Notes on this list.

-Kelce > Brady (ha ha!)
-Vea isn't on this list, maybe because it was made before he returned. I think he's top 10. That would give Tampa 15 of the top 20 players.
-Brown isn't even on this list either, though if he's healthy he might be their best wide receiver.
-Gronkowski is 28th and Remmers is 32nd (!)


1. Mahomes
2. Kelce
3. Brady
4. Hill
5. Jones
6. David
7. Wirfs
8. Mathieu
9. Marpet
10. White
11. Barrett
12. Godwin
13. Evans
14. Davis
15. Pierre-Paul
16. Breeland
17. Jensen
18. Suh
19. Winfield
20. Reiter

 

[TB12TheGoat]

is this going to be another Gronk situation?

 

[1960Pats]

In a way I’ll be happy if the bucs lose. Brady’s only rings will be with us

In my working days I used to run SB square pools of various sizes. One of them was a $1/square pool and I was talking to one of the guys in 2001 and asked him if it came down to a FG for the Pats to win the SB vs him winning $25, which would he choose. He gave me an incredulous look and said, "I'll take the $25 and the Pats could win a SB some other time"

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

is this going to be another Gronk situation?

Arians is supposed to update the media shortly. Rapoport's tweet is click bait. He's expected to be limited in practice...not necessarily the Super Bowl.

Brown had an MRI that showed no structural damage; Arians has referenced soreness. I imagine the goal with Brown is to reduce the amount of stress on it for as long as possible. I don't think anyone will know how much he can play or how effective he'll be until he goes full tilt in the actual game.

Antonio Brown is expected to be limited at Wednesday's practice

The Buccaneers will hold their first practice session of Super Bowl week on Wednesday and the status of wide receiver Antonio Brown will be one of the things to watch.

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com

 

[sb1]

In a way I’ll be happy if the bucs lose. Brady’s only rings will be with us

If the Bucs win I'd rather think of it as Brady having more Super Bowl rings than any other franchise in this league.

It's only fitting after the disgraceful way 345 Park Avenue treated him during the Deflategate BS. I hope he tells Goodell to F off.

 

[reesebobby]

If the Bucs win I'd rather think of it as Brady having more Super Bowl rings than any other franchise in this league.

That's pretty amazing.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

Swelling for AB after 2.5 weeks and no structural damage on MRI.

Have to guess his knee has some chronic issues at his age and mileage.

 

[TB12TheGoat]

Whitehead was wearing a non contact jersey today. if he plays it will probably be limited snaps

 

[TB12TheGoat]

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

Whitehead was wearing a non contact jersey today. if he plays it will probably be limited snaps

I think with him it's all about re-injury/aggravation potential. Per one of those Twitter docs, he might struggle a bit on wrap up tackles but otherwise should be okay except that he uses his shoulder to drive into hits. No point in having him out there smacking into people in practice.

Honestly, I'm not sure who is a better option at safety if Whitehead's big impact is more about tackling/hard hitting. Mike Edwards is really good in coverage; 3rd round pick in 2019; PFF loves him. Winfield is pretty versatile and can tackle well; he's very physical for a free safety. I wonder if he could mainly play the SS role and have Edwards at FS. With the offensive line/front 7 stuff, downgrading the secondary in tackling and upgrading in coverage might be to their advantage, especially since Whitehead's tackling prowess will be reduced.

Buccaneers: Underrated safety in the hunt for All-Pro selection

While the Buccaneers have fallen short of the preseason expectations for All-Pro considerations, Mike Edwards still has a chance to earn the honor.

thepewterplank.com

Mike Edwards is the Bucs' big-play secret weapon on defense

After losing his starting job to rookie Antoine Winfield Jr., Edwards didn’t hang his head.

www.tampabay.com

 

[carmelo15]

Tampa should have Jones run for 100 yards on KC

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

I almost forgot that Antonio Brown beat his pregnant girlfriend to a bloody pulp and broke his own son's arm and admitted it on an audio recording.

 

[sb1]

Tom Brady: I still have a lot of love for New England

Tom Brady is heading into his 10th Super Bowl, and his first with the Buccaneers after leading the Patriots to nine.

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com

We love you too GOAT. But you got a championship game coming up focus on that first and then think about us

 

[The Brandon Five]

If the Bucs win I am going to change the default language for my Facebook profile to "Pirate" (you can actually do this...be careful when changing languages because finding your way back to change it to English can be tricky).

EDIT: I guess you can't do that any more.

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

In a way I’ll be happy if the bucs lose. Brady’s only rings will be with us

Let Brady get another, then in 2024 or so, let Belichick get another

/legacies maintained