(04-02-2022, 07:57 PM)TheDuke007 Wrote:

(04-02-2022, 06:33 AM)Bullseye Wrote: First off, under Leftwich, the 2019 Tampa team was 1st in yards passing and 3rd in passing TDs, and the team was 3rd in scoring, averaging 28.6 PPG.  If all they did was chuck it deep, you'd think opposing defenses would have caught up and adjusted. Either they adjusted and BL adjusted to make the offense continue to be effective, or perhaps there was more to that Tampa offense than just chucking it deep.  Looking at their rankings, they were 14th in the league in rushing attempts and 15th in rushing TDs.  But your point about the WRs being so good (taking that at face value) begs the question:  Don't smart coaches play to the strengths of their teams?  If the Bucs had two WRs that dominant, why wouldn't they utilize them frequently? Indeed, Leftwich's two years with Brady, featured an offense that ranked bear the very bottom in rushing attempts.   Finally, how in the world does an offense rank 1st in passing yards, 3rd in passing TDs and 3rd in scoring, averaging more than 28 ppg realistically be bottom of the barrel?!?

"Bottom of the barrel" is going too far, but you are also completely failing to mention the fact that the 2019 Bucs were DEAD LAST in giveaways.  Not below average, not bottom third, not ranked 31st.  Their offense was 32 out of 32 teams in giveaways.  Winston had his career high in interceptions and it isn't even remotely close.   Any team could inflate their yardage totals if they were willing to risk a ton of interceptions.  If you don't think interceptions matter, then you must think Blake Bortles was a good quarterback.

Lol, leaves out the most important.  Not only was it dead last, it was the most Ints thrown in a season all time.  I remember when Olsen got a lot of heat here the year Blake threw 18 picks and we had 2 thousand yard WRs, people were calling for his head and he did get fired that year.  Byron can thank God that Brady returned, he might get a HC gig now, Brady will always have his offenses top of the league regardless of the OC or HC.  Most first time HCs don't get to come in and bark orders on who their GM is going to be.  I think Byron might be able to be a good HC but its really an unknown being Brady is his QB and is he a leader of 53 men?  Not sure but no other teams fans wanted Byron outside of this fan base, if he didn't play here before everyone wouldn't of wanted him like they did.  When you bring in a OC to be a HC it's much more than is he just a good offensive play caller.

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