Quote:Yes, the distraction of the whole incognito scandal will not have this team focused to play football. I expect a TB victory Monday night.

 

It is a distraction for sure, but Joe Philbin is doing everything he can to make sure the players don't forget they have a game Monday night.

 

Quote:Incognito might be a racist punk, but he is a really good player and Miami wont be able to replace him and Martin so quickly. Expect Bucs D to make some plays. 

 

Bryant McKinnie has been in the NFL longer than Jonathan Martin. If there is a noticeable decline in left tackle performance, it is because McKinnie started the season in Baltimore.

 

Quote:If I'm not mistaken, I believe the LT and LG protect the QB's blind side? So it has a lot to do with the QB.

 

Not to mention they are going through so much right now (apparently the coaches wanted Incognito to "toughen" Martin up) that they may forget they have a football game. Sounds like they are prime for the upset to me.

 

All of the articles I read about this scandal just call Richie Incognito a guard, so I had no idea which side he plays on. But everyone talks about the LT protecting the QB's blind side like only he does that, not the LG. If the LG really does not help protect the QB's blind side, what difference does it make that Incognito is not that guy?

 

We will find out just how much the resignation of a left tackle and suspension of a left guard affect Ryan Tannehill Monday night.

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