Thoughts on Bucs.
In these difficult times that try a Bucs fan’s soul, we need a voice of reason and wisdom from trusted counsel.
And that voice is none other than former Bucs’ Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians.
Speaking with Yahoo! Sports as he is promoting blood tests for men as a measure to help prevent prostate cancer, Arians was asked about his successor’s proverbial hot seat.
Arians didn’t discuss Todd Bowles’ job security. But Arians doesn’t believe it’s time to throw in the towel. Arians did caution that the Bucs have to get their act together quickly. As in this month.
“It’s a long season,” Arians said. “You know, they’re 0-4. That’s just September. You know, October is going to be a big, big month for them.
“Hopefully, get Baker [Mayfield] back [and] get him healthy, get the defense back healthy.”
Arians is a big fan of the Bucs’ offensive line but he is not a big fan with how they have been playing. He suggested they are much better than what they have shown and if they can improve, it would be a monster step in keeping the pirate ship from listing.
“Right now, their offensive line’s got to play better,” Arians said. “I think they need to run the ball better, and that offensive line is intact, and they’re really, really good.”
The easy way for the Bucs to start winning for Arians?
“I’d like to see them improve right now.”
Don’t we all.
The clock is ticking. Just one team in NFL history has made the playoffs after an 0-4 start. Since, the playoffs have expanded to 14 teams and of course the Bucs play in the rotten NFC South landfill.
The way the Stinking Panthers and Dixie Chicks looked this past weekend, the Bucs have dug themselves the mother of all holes.