Speaker 1: Good morning, Good morning everybody. We hope you're all doing wonderful.
Speaker 1: It is another victory week here with the Buccaneers, which
Speaker 1: always makes our show that much more fun. Casey Phillips,
Speaker 1: Scott Smith and this is where we take all of
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Speaker 1: great win, so much we can talk about. Uh. We
Speaker 1: we did find out that we got an award for
Speaker 1: a player, so why don't you tell us that news? Yeah,
Speaker 1: Shack Barrett is the NFC Defensive Player of the Week. UM.
Speaker 1: Not a huge surprise of three. It's it's such a
Speaker 1: great storyline. And going back to Denver where he played
Speaker 1: for he was there for five years and played four seasons.
Speaker 1: UM he left. He has since said this week that UM,
Speaker 1: or actually last week that he left. He was ready
Speaker 1: to leave Denver, even though he enjoyed his time there
Speaker 1: and honed his game there and played a longside great
Speaker 1: friends like von Miller and Bradley Chub, he was ready
Speaker 1: to go because it was clear to him that there
Speaker 1: was not gonna be a starting job for him down
Speaker 1: the road. It just wasn't gonna happen. And that's what
Speaker 1: he wanted, that's what he sought out. He got to
Speaker 1: sort of prove it contract as they call it, for
Speaker 1: one year here in Tampa, got his chance to start. Obviously,
Speaker 1: it worked hard, better than anybody could have possibly imagined,
Speaker 1: with the league high nineteen point five sacks, and so
Speaker 1: he goes back to Denver for the first time, has
Speaker 1: two sacks, a safety, three tackles for loss. I mean,
Speaker 1: I think he had three or four plays that ended drives. Um,
Speaker 1: it was quite an afternoon for Shack. It was a
Speaker 1: great day by the defense overall, and there were some
Speaker 1: other incredibly impressive performances by the Bucks defenders, but checks
Speaker 1: storyline was obviously the best one. And you know, he
Speaker 1: also won last week in Week two after the winning
Speaker 1: Carolina when he had three sacks and uh. The list
Speaker 1: of players for the Buccaneers that have won multiple Defensive
Speaker 1: Player of the Week awards is like Who's who are
Speaker 1: the best players in team history? It's like Hardy Nickerson,
Speaker 1: Derek Brooks, war and Sap Simeon Rice and Rodney Barber. Wow. Yeah,
Speaker 1: that's quite a quite yes as as always for sure.
Speaker 1: That's yeah, all of those guys, that's quite a crowd
Speaker 1: to be a part of. That's that's incredible. And again
Speaker 1: for those of you just tuning in, just reminder that
Speaker 1: you can submit your questions under our live video on
Speaker 1: Facebook for us UM you know you talk. There were
Speaker 1: so many incredible performances by the defense. I feel like
Speaker 1: we're probably gonna be saying this every week, But Antoine
Speaker 1: Winfield Jr. I'm just mind blown by how well he's playing.
Speaker 1: And I think that we've already forgotten how much time
Speaker 1: all those rookies missed in the off season. So for
Speaker 1: any rookie to come in and play like this and
Speaker 1: then much less in this kind of a year, I mean,
Speaker 1: what have you seen from him of why he has
Speaker 1: been so effective so early? I think it's incredible how
Speaker 1: important Antoine Winfield already is to this defense. It's I mean,
Speaker 1: he's making plays on a constant basis. He he last
Speaker 1: week against Denver. He starts out in basically what is
Speaker 1: for the free safety position, and then Sean Murphy butting
Speaker 1: goes down and Sean as you know, starts on the
Speaker 1: outside in bass defense, but moves into the nickel. He's
Speaker 1: our number one nickel or number one slot corner, but
Speaker 1: Anton Winfield is our number two. He took all the
Speaker 1: number two reps at that position during training camp, and
Speaker 1: so when Sean goes down, he moves into the slot,
Speaker 1: Mike Edwards comes into safety. We're talking about a rookie
Speaker 1: who you just said didn't get any preseason games, no
Speaker 1: offseason program, had to learn two different jobs while in
Speaker 1: training camp, and now he's playing them both in the
Speaker 1: same game. And I would advise all of you to
Speaker 1: go watch um Randi Barber, you should do this every week.
Speaker 1: But Rodney Barber's film session video on Buccaneers dot Com, Uh,
Speaker 1: go watch that. And he said, this is Ronnie Barber
Speaker 1: we're talking about here, and he's also played safety and
Speaker 1: slot corner and outside corner. And he says, uh, it
Speaker 1: was just it didn't look like there was any difference
Speaker 1: in the defense after Antoine replaced Sean. And that's impressive.
Speaker 1: Not that we don't need Sean. We need Sean, and
Speaker 1: I hope he's back as soon as possible. But you
Speaker 1: can't say enough about this kid. I think it was
Speaker 1: Shack who said, uh that he has yet to see
Speaker 1: him make a mental error in three games as a rookie.
Speaker 1: He has that. I mean, I don't know if that's true.
Speaker 1: I have to ask the coaches, but his teammates think
Speaker 1: that he never messes up, and that's pretty impressive. One
Speaker 1: other thing I wanted to just throw out there from
Speaker 1: the um Rande Barber film session. Go watch that and
Speaker 1: watch the end, because the play where Levante David got
Speaker 1: his interception, Anthony Nelson sort of swarmed over Jeff Driscoll
Speaker 1: to make that ball fly up in the air like
Speaker 1: it did? You think? And I think, and everybody thinks
Speaker 1: that play was a blitz. Only four players came at
Speaker 1: the quarterback on that play it was. It was Anthony
Speaker 1: Nelson and JPP and then like Carlton Davis and Antoine
Speaker 1: Winfield and people like Vitave were dropping back into coverage.
Speaker 1: It wasn't the blitz. And four guys on the Denver
Speaker 1: defensive line stood there with nothing to do. They were
Speaker 1: blocking nobody and it worked. And that's what Todd Bowles
Speaker 1: is doing this year. The the incredible variety of ways
Speaker 1: that he's bringing people after the quarterback. It's really really
Speaker 1: fun to watch and it's working, and sometimes you don't
Speaker 1: even realize until something like Randie breaks down for you
Speaker 1: that some of these plays aren't even blitzes. That's that's
Speaker 1: really interesting. That is a great point. Um, Okay, so
Speaker 1: we'll get into some of these questions. We had several people,
Speaker 1: including Quincon, I saw a bunch of other people asking
Speaker 1: about Chris Godwin and his health. When we'll know things
Speaker 1: all of that. Yeah, we'll know something more today. Um.
Speaker 1: Coach talks on Monday and Wednesday, and uh. On Monday,
Speaker 1: he said, there, him and Sean Murphy bunting, we're gonna
Speaker 1: get m Ris to determine the severity of their hamstring injuries. Today.
Speaker 1: Coach will tell us more. First of all, we'll get
Speaker 1: an injury report whether they practice or not, and Coach
Speaker 1: will probably give us a better idea of how long
Speaker 1: they'll be out. Personally, I don't really I think I've
Speaker 1: said this before. I don't like to make predictions on
Speaker 1: injuries because I think you can mess it up a lot,
Speaker 1: and also I feel like I always get it wrong.
Speaker 1: That being said, I would be surprised if Chris is
Speaker 1: back this week. Okay, to ask how much of the
Speaker 1: offensive playbook do you think Brady is using at this point. Yeah,
Speaker 1: that's a good question. I imagine it's a little bit
Speaker 1: more every week, but not a huge huge amount, I
Speaker 1: would think. And remember, if the playbook is this big,
Speaker 1: you know, let's say it's a hundred pages or a
Speaker 1: thousand plays or whatever it is, they go in each
Speaker 1: week and they choose from that and they pare it
Speaker 1: down and they choose a selection of plays that they
Speaker 1: intend to use that week. Not to say they can't
Speaker 1: go to any part of the playbook during the during
Speaker 1: the game if it comes to their mind, but um,
Speaker 1: each week is going to have a slim down version
Speaker 1: of what the offense is anyway, even if everybody knows everything, um,
Speaker 1: so I would I. I don't know that obviously the percentage,
Speaker 1: but I imagine it's not a huge amount at this point. Okay.
Speaker 1: And uh Lewis asked if Chris Godwin is out, is
Speaker 1: there a chance we'll see more of rookie Tyler Johnson,
Speaker 1: And I know we did see him a little bit
Speaker 1: this last Sunday. Yeah, I think that's the answer to
Speaker 1: the question. We did see Tyler Johnson playing UM after
Speaker 1: Chris went down, And Uh, I would yeah, I don't
Speaker 1: see how it's don't even know how it's possibly wouldn't
Speaker 1: see more of him, particularly if Justin Watson is not
Speaker 1: back from his shoulder injury. You know, when the Bucks
Speaker 1: drafted Tyler Johnson, a lot of the things that they
Speaker 1: that was said about what he could do sounded like
Speaker 1: what Chris Godwin does. He can play outside, he can
Speaker 1: really play well in the slot, he runs routes well,
Speaker 1: he's good with the ball in his hands after the catch.
Speaker 1: I mean that sounds like Chris Godwin. So the same
Speaker 1: way that Justin Watson is sort of a similar player
Speaker 1: to Mike Evans, and and you know, I don't mean
Speaker 1: to compare anybody to Mike Evans, but a similar type
Speaker 1: of player. Tyler Johnson seems more like a similar type
Speaker 1: of player to Chris Godwin. So even if Justin Watson
Speaker 1: is around, I do expect we'll see more of Tyler Johnson. Yes, okay.
Speaker 1: Um Edward had asked, how do you feel about five
Speaker 1: to seven Pro bowlers now? Because I know that's something
Speaker 1: to ask about earlier for the season. So now now
Speaker 1: that we've got a few games under our belt, what
Speaker 1: are you thinking about the number of Pro Bowls. Okay, Um, Well,
Speaker 1: Lavante and Devin both seemed like really good candidates. Um,
Speaker 1: we'll see what happens with sacks, so Jpp and Shack
Speaker 1: and uh even maybe in Dominquin, Sue I will I
Speaker 1: will probably be based on how many sacks they rack up.
Speaker 1: Mike Evans. The thing about Mike Evans is the yardage
Speaker 1: isn't there yet. I do expect it to happen, but uh,
Speaker 1: wide receiver is always a very competitive position for the
Speaker 1: Pro Bowl. So even though he's got four touchdowns to
Speaker 1: tie for the league lead, I think he's gonna need
Speaker 1: some big games to make sure he's in. He should
Speaker 1: be in. Obviously, Tom Brady probably makes in because he's
Speaker 1: Tom Brady. Um, do we get a guy on the
Speaker 1: line like Ali, Marpett, Ryan Jensen. I don't think my
Speaker 1: answer has changed that much, to be honest with you.
Speaker 1: I mean, I think that the first time we answered
Speaker 1: this question, I thought it was kind of a little
Speaker 1: bit aggressive at first, and then we talked it through
Speaker 1: and realized that could happen. And that's still the way
Speaker 1: I feel. And I do think that the Mike stats
Speaker 1: are going to be interesting to see because you have
Speaker 1: a game like this last week where he had two touchdowns,
Speaker 1: which you know, that's that's a sure fire way to
Speaker 1: get you towards that Pro Bowl. Atend you have two yards.
Speaker 1: So yeah, he's the first wide receiver in NFL history
Speaker 1: to have a game where he had two catches for
Speaker 1: two ards and two touchdowns. That's incredible. It's happened to
Speaker 1: other times that they were both tight ends. That's pretty funny.
Speaker 1: Um Okay. Lewis asked if Godwin is out, what changes
Speaker 1: do you foresee taking place to the game plan? Um.
Speaker 1: And also he asked about even roster so in terms
Speaker 1: of how that might change the way they use different
Speaker 1: guys on the offense. And then if there would be
Speaker 1: any movement, I don't know, maybe practice squad roster, who's active,
Speaker 1: who's not. I think for the most part, UH, teams
Speaker 1: and play callers and offensive coordinators don't like to have
Speaker 1: to change the offense week to week based on personnel
Speaker 1: too much. You know what I'm saying. You'll often hear
Speaker 1: that if a quarterback is replaced, I go, yeah, we'll
Speaker 1: play to his strength, but we're not going to change
Speaker 1: what we do. We are who we are. Um. You know,
Speaker 1: I would say, the biggest thing is when you have
Speaker 1: Mike Evans and Chris Godwin both out there and makes
Speaker 1: it easier for everybody else because they draw so much attention.
Speaker 1: And we saw that when Chris didn't play. We've seen
Speaker 1: three games and two of them Scottie Miller has had
Speaker 1: around eighty yards and but the year the week like
Speaker 1: Chris Godwin didn't play, Scottie I think only had a
Speaker 1: couple of catches for not very many yards. And I
Speaker 1: think it's easier for opposing defenses to um pay more
Speaker 1: attention to your ancillary targets like Scotty and the tight ends. UM.
Speaker 1: And we also saw that when Chris Godwin was out
Speaker 1: in a week two, the Buccaneers ran more than the
Speaker 1: plays out of twelve personnel, which is two tight ends,
Speaker 1: which was higher than what they've done in the other
Speaker 1: two games. So that would probably be the biggest change,
Speaker 1: I think, especially if our blocking tight end is catching
Speaker 1: passes now, so UM, you know, I think that would
Speaker 1: be the biggest deal. Whether or not there's a change
Speaker 1: to the roster or maybe a practice squad elevation from
Speaker 1: one of the receivers on the roster would probably depend
Speaker 1: on if Justin Watson is available, because if Justin's available,
Speaker 1: you still have Mike, Justin um Scottie Tyler Johnson, Jaden
Speaker 1: Mick and so you really have enough for a game. Okay,
Speaker 1: Bruce asked, do you see Hugh Shawn Von getting any snaps? Well,
Speaker 1: it doesn't seem like that's likely real soon. I mean
Speaker 1: he was it went in the wrong direction last week
Speaker 1: when he was not active for the game. The Buccaneers
Speaker 1: brought up Kenyan Barner from the practice squad and used
Speaker 1: him on special teams, and he was. He made an
Speaker 1: impact according to Keith Armstrong, and some of the kickoff
Speaker 1: returns even though he wasn't the kickoff returner um his
Speaker 1: presence back there changed the strategy of the Broncos, according
Speaker 1: to Keith Armstrong, um so and then and then Keishan
Speaker 1: was inactive for the game. Obviously, you can't get snaps
Speaker 1: if you're not active. We'll see this week. But it
Speaker 1: does seem like all the offense in terms of running
Speaker 1: backs going through the splitting of the carries between Ronald
Speaker 1: Jones and Leonard four Nette, and then Lashaw McCoy is
Speaker 1: your third down pass catching back. So I'm not sure
Speaker 1: there's a real spot for Keishan right now, and it
Speaker 1: may not have anything to do with Keishan even he's progressing.
Speaker 1: Yeah's just one of the things when you have that
Speaker 1: many talented guys in a room. It's kind of like
Speaker 1: what we talked about all those other offensive weapons that
Speaker 1: sometimes they're just dart enough snatched him around passes to
Speaker 1: go around. So Cam Braid's not getting a lot of
Speaker 1: snaps right now as an example, and we know if
Speaker 1: he was out there on the field, he would definitely
Speaker 1: be helping um. So Jordan asked, how well would you
Speaker 1: say the old line is playing. I think they're playing
Speaker 1: pretty good. I mean, I feel like the majority of
Speaker 1: the time, UM, Tom Brady is being afforded enough time
Speaker 1: to throw. I mean, every quarterback is gonna get sacked
Speaker 1: from time to times, and it seems like the majority
Speaker 1: of the sacks of Brady this year have been on
Speaker 1: instances where he's he's really held the ball for a
Speaker 1: long time to try to find somebody open. Um. You know,
Speaker 1: I think we're about tenth or something like that in
Speaker 1: terms of sacks per pass play allowed. It's pretty good.
Speaker 1: The numbers are pretty good. I mean, the offense overall
Speaker 1: seems to be rounding into shape. It seems to be
Speaker 1: pretty steady. I don't think you can do that if
Speaker 1: your offensive line is having a rough go of it.
Speaker 1: So I think they've been pretty good. And you brought
Speaker 1: up you know, Cam Breake, but overall, we just the Titans.
Speaker 1: I felt like had been such a big storyline in
Speaker 1: the last few weeks, the fact that they weren't getting
Speaker 1: targeted as much. And then Christopher asked, what are your
Speaker 1: thoughts on Gronk catching more passes? Do you see him
Speaker 1: getting more catches down the road or will he still
Speaker 1: do more blocking? Again, Well, he's always going to be
Speaker 1: doing a lot of blocking because he's on the field
Speaker 1: for most of the snaps and he's a great blocker.
Speaker 1: So you know, you are going to run the ball,
Speaker 1: whatever your game plan is, you're still gonna run the
Speaker 1: ball twenty and thirty times the game. Uh So he's
Speaker 1: gonna be doing a lot of blocking, and that's good
Speaker 1: for the Bucks offense. But I would suspect that what
Speaker 1: we saw in Denver is closer to what you you
Speaker 1: should expect on a game to game basis about you know,
Speaker 1: he had six catches, let's say four or five six
Speaker 1: catches for around fifty yards, and that's you know, that's
Speaker 1: pretty good when you're talking about a lot of it
Speaker 1: is situational because in that game, both Gronk and Chris
Speaker 1: Gobin before he got hurt, caught a lot of passes
Speaker 1: in the intermediate zone where the passers were thrown between
Speaker 1: zero and ten yards, and according to next Gen Stats,
Speaker 1: Tom Brady's Tom Brady was excellent on passes in that
Speaker 1: zone throughout that game, and and that a lot of
Speaker 1: those were like underneath passes where you got seven or
Speaker 1: eight yards on third and six, things like that. So
Speaker 1: it was very effective and I think it can be
Speaker 1: effective in that manner. And then you saw the one
Speaker 1: time where Tom took a deep shot to him in
Speaker 1: the end zone and drunk did get behind the defensive
Speaker 1: all just was a little too long and got out
Speaker 1: the back of the in Zoe, Okay, well that's gonna
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Speaker 1: Thank you guys so much for being with us. Those
Speaker 1: were great questions. We'll be back here next week to
Speaker 1: break down that game against the Chargers, where we will
Speaker 1: actually have some Bucks fans in the building. That's going
Speaker 1: to be so much fun. So I see you guys
Speaker 1: next week.