Playoffs still a goal.
Joe swears to was not trying to get a reaction from Bucs veteran tight end Cade Otton. Joe had a legitimate question after today’s loss. But Otton didn’t seem to agree with Joe’s line of thinking.
After the Bucs dropped to 0-4 today, Joe asked Otton how he as a veteran will help keep the Bucs’ locker room together and help prevent the locker room from splintering or making business decisions, as 0-4 usually means a death knell for playoff hopes.
Only one team in NFL history has rallied from an 0-4 start to make the playoffs.
Otton bristled and told Joe and several reporters gathered around that the playoffs were still a goal and professionals don’t concern themselves with playoff probabilities.
> “I think that’s easy,” Otton told Joe. “I think that’s the job. That’t the character of each man in here. It is way too early in the season to be giving up.
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> “I don’t expect that to happen at all. The first quarter of the season we lost, that’s the bottom line.
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> “The goal is to make the playoffs. History is history. Whatever. We control each and every play, each and every game. That’s the message.
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> “It comes down to believing. No one else is going to believe in us, but we’ve got to do it.”
Well, first, Joe loves to see that Otton still has the passion to win and he’s not about to throw in the towel. Joe hopes that rubs off on his teammates.
The sad thing is, no matter how much effort Otton and the rest of his teammates give, they’re handcuffed by an awful offense.