Originally Posted by cichlidfor
But you have to admit Tampa Bay ususally never plays that awful on offense. Both defences were good with Washington getting the edge but offensive wise, Tampa could of done better and should of won.
I actually though Simms played a pretty good game...better than I thought he would. In the nfl and football in general ...offense good or bad does not always equal win or loss. You can have a horrible offense but another phase of the game carries the team. No, with the offensive stats Washington has you would not think they could even come close to scoring 17 points. Their offense really put up three points...with the defense scoring 7 and setting up a short drive for the other TD.
I do not follow TB every week but I do have DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket to so I watch MANY games in a season . Their offense when they played the Saints in Baton Rouge was pretty bad. They only scored 10 points on a weak Saints team. So yes, I have seen them play bad...and I recall they also looked pretty sad against the bears from an offensive perspective.
Cadillac Williams is a good nfl back but he was contained today. I was quite surprised at the 4th down call of passing to a back as opposed to handing the ball to Williams. IMO...in key situations you should play to your strength. I still would feel this way even if that 4th down play gained the first down.
If a pass was going to happen I beleive a fake to Cadillac with a Simms booleg to his left with a run/pass option. This would have forced the the right side of the defense to either defend the pass are come up and defend the run. This is usally when the TE or a back slip out in the flat and a pass is thrown Or, if the defense does not press the QB perhaps he tucks and runs for the first.
Like i have stated in this and other threads...to advance through the playoffs it takes a combination of coaching and talent. If one aspect fails on a given day then you could be left out of the race.
it is always easy for the Monday mrorning QB's to complain and point fingers. But, if the analysis makes sense then perhaps the analysis may be correct.
This does not mean that MOnty Python and Gruden are poor coaches...they obviously are not. But much like players can have bad games...coaches can too. Sometimes the difference between winning and losing comes down to a handful of plays...a right or wrong coaching and/or player decision could mean win or loss on one of these key plays