This one's going to be short - sorry.
First, to anyone looking for TBR - I don't know. Maybe they didn't pay for the domain name, maybe they sold it (again), who knows. But I don't have it. I don't know, sorry.
here's my initial thoughts on Tampa from before the season - not a ton has changed there.
http://absolutepanthers.blogspot.com/2012/09/vs-tampa-season-opener.html
Doug Martin definitely has upped his game in the last month, so that will be a focus.
The Bucs played Carolina with one high safety all day, and expect more of that. C1, man-free, C1 Robber (the second safety, or sometimes LB, floats free in an underneath zone to cut off the easy routes v/s man). Barron still isn't playing that well in coverage and can be a liability, so they have to work the inside zones and the playaction.
Tampa does have the top run defense - and the worst pass defense - for stubborn reasons. Carolina has to adjust -- a novel concept -- by using the short pass and keeping the chains moving, to go along with working the edges with Greg Olsen and Brandon LaFell.
Regarding that run defense - they're just tough as nails inside, and not easy outside. Maybe counters would work, but I'm okay with outright abandoning the run this week.
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It might not happen Monday, but Tampa Bay was the end of Ron Rivera. It's just the same sad story over and over again. Double digit lead with under 6 minutes and lose.
I just don't know if Jerry will wait until season's end to put Ron out of his (and our) misery.
oh, he's definitely here the rest of the year. Not sure if that's the 'right' thing or not, but I don't think anyone behind him would be that much better.
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