NFL Week 2 Random Thoughts

[Woy]

http://deadspin.com/reports-buccaneers-already-a-dysfunctional-shitshow-1299656187

The NFL season hasn't truly started until one team melts down, revealing locker room divisions via anonymous leaks. And who better than the underachieving Buccaneers, with a hardass college coach and a disappointing young QB with a notoriously bad relationship?

If this report from Pro Football Talk is accurate, I can't oversell how amazing it is: The Bucs reportedly held a players-only meeting before Week 1 was even played. Tampa players had grievances to air and issues to file even before a sloppy, stupid loss to the Jets. The full agenda of the meeting isn't known, but the one leaked discussion is fascinating: Bucs players reportedly questioned the validity of the vote that stripped Josh Freeman of his captaincy.

Freeman had been offensive captain for the past three seasons, but in a shock, he lost out to Vincent Jackson, who is in only his second year with the team. It's a position of no real importance beyond the symbolic, but NFL players almost never lose the "C" until they leave the team. Which might be exactly what the Bucs front office wants—they pointedly didn't offer Freeman a long-term contract, then drafted Mike Glennon and gave him plenty of playing time in the preseason.

Bucs players reportedly didn't trust that their votes were fairly counted. It was a secret ballot, with the votes tabulated by coach Greg Schiano. And whatever trust the Bucs may have had in Schiano apparently evaporated long ago.

"There’s a lot of disarray in Tampa," former Buc Shaun King told PFT. "Greg Schiano is a micromanager, and it’s starting to wear thin with some of their veteran players."
Schiano denied vote-rigging yesterday, saying, "it's 100 percent false. If there was such a thing as a 102 percent, this would be it.’’

Which might be true! And wouldn't change the level of dysfunction one bit. That Bucs players would even entertain the possibility that their head coach is out to get their quarterback is not a sign of a healthy locker room. Then there's this report in today's Tampa Tribune. "Multiple sources" claim Freeman did not show up for the team's photo day last week. Don't bet against this leak only coming out now as a way for the front office to sway public opinion: See, Freeman doesn't deserve to be captain.

The Buccaneers have a brutal first-half schedule and could easily be 1-7 at the halfway point. It seems certain that either Freeman or Schiano won't be back next year. The more immediate question is whether they will even finish the season.

 

[NAHSTE]

Freeman is a bum, Schiano is probably a douche, and the Bucs are a laughingstock. All is well.

 

[kmanharris]

lolbucs.

Freeman is bad. Symbolic or not, you don't deserve the "C" if you play like donkey shit more often than not.

 

[ram29jackson]

Christ rams never stops ruining threads with his stupid mass pictures.

you're an idiot as usual. Sports is imagery and visuals and moments in time. You are too ignorant and stupid to enjoy it.

 

[NAHSTE]

Sports is imagery and visuals and moments in time.

Sports is imagery and visuals and moments in time.

Sports is imagery and visuals and moments in time.

Sports is imagery and visuals and moments in time.

:larry:

:rockclap:

:beersalute:

 

[Tailback U]

The Seahawks are apparently going to have Sherman shadow Boldin the entire game. Really interested in seeing this matchup. Boldin is as strong as any receiver in the league and Sherman is well known for his size and ability to bump and run.

I just have a hard time believing any corner can physically man handle Boldin, and even when you have him covered he has the ability to come down with the catch because his hands and positioning are so strong.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

The Seahawks are apparently going to have Sherman shadow Boldin the entire game. Really interested in seeing this matchup. Boldin is as strong as any receiver in the league and Sherman is well known for his size and ability to bump and run.

I just have a hard time believing any corner can physically man handle Boldin, and even when you have him covered he has the ability to come down with the catch because his hands and positioning are so strong.

A good friend of mine was arguing with me about Boldin, saying that his departure allowed the Ravens to "get more." My response, which he had no answer for, was along the lines of "It doesn't matter, because Flacco has no trusted target for a first down or who can get himself open consistently." I firmly believe when the season is done, Boldin is going to be the player most feel was the biggest loss for any team.

 

[ram29jackson]

review overdose already

 

[JimLeavy59]

if Sanchez was playing the Jets would be winning by 20

 

[Woy]

Yawn, another shit product put out by Thursday Night Football. Shocker.

 

[Tailback U]

That was a horrible game. Both teams looked really sloppy.

Those punters must be pretty sore today.

 

[x0xHumblex0x]

worst primetime game so far.......

 

[Aso]

I enjoy TNF since I usually miss most Sunday games. I just hope their upcoming games are a little better than this one :dunno:

 

[jms493]

That game looked like a pre season game....smh

 

[ThomasTomasz]

I enjoy TNF since I usually miss most Sunday games. I just hope their upcoming games are a little better than this one :dunno:

Between the Jets being the Jets, and Brady learning with younger receivers, it was bound to be a horrible game. I know it's a big rivalry game, but this was not worthy of being a stand-alone game even at the onset of making the schedule.

 

[Houston]

The nightmare is over!!!!

 

[ThomasTomasz]

Hopkins has some great hands :yep:

 

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

@KwamHarris needs to tell me again how the Cowboys offense is different under Callahan.
Mediocre protection, bad play calls in the red zone, terrible running game, and Romo being Romo at the end. This week they were saved by 17 turnovers by the other team.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

@KwamHarris needs to tell me again how the Cowboys offense is different under Callahan.
Mediocre protection, bad play calls in the red zone, terrible running game, and Romo being Romo at the end. This week they were saved by 17 turnovers by the other team.

I know Romo is a touchy subject with Cowboys fans, but the Romo being Romo comment is telling about the offense, at least to me. I thought they should have moved on from everything this past off-season. With KC, Buffalo and Arizona desperate for a quarterback, Romo would have been an easy sell for draft picks.

 

[Houston]

Christ rams never stops ruining threads with his stupid mass pictures.

Let him make his own threads and this is less likely to happen.