WEBVTT - What Will the Focus Be During the Bye Week? | Bucs Insider

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, Good morning Bucks fans. Hope everyone's doing well.

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<v Speaker 1>Casey Phillips here with Scott Smith here to talk all

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<v Speaker 1>things Buccaneers bye week, everything we need to know, and

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<v Speaker 1>of course we want to know what you guys want

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<v Speaker 1>us to talk about, so make sure you submit your

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<v Speaker 1>questions for us over on the Buccaneers Facebook page in

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<v Speaker 1>the comments section as we give people a chance to

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<v Speaker 1>do that. Scott, I just wanted to hear from you,

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<v Speaker 1>um big takeaways from the game against Kansas City and

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<v Speaker 1>then just looking at the bye week of you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the importance of having it now, what you feel like

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<v Speaker 1>their their goals are and things that they could want

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<v Speaker 1>to accomplish during this next week. Well, I'd say those

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<v Speaker 1>two questions are very related. Um. You know, it ended

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<v Speaker 1>up being yet another loss, a close one that the

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<v Speaker 1>Bucks couldn't get the ball back for one more shot

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<v Speaker 1>at the end, and and that was mainly because the

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<v Speaker 1>team has continued it's trend recently of slow starts on

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<v Speaker 1>both sides of the ball. UH. The offense UH did

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<v Speaker 1>not convert any of its first four third downs in

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<v Speaker 1>the first quarter, all of which were six yards are

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<v Speaker 1>fewer and you usually expect to convert those so they

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't get any drives going, which is how they fell

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<v Speaker 1>into that hole. But otherwise a seventeen point hole. But

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<v Speaker 1>otherwise they kept pace with that explosive Kansas City offense

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<v Speaker 1>and actually even held Kansas Cities offense to five points

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<v Speaker 1>below it's usual per game average. So all in all,

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<v Speaker 1>giving up twenty seven points wasn't disastrous. The problem was

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<v Speaker 1>falling into that early hole, uh, and having to claw

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<v Speaker 1>your way back and getting unbalanced on offense again, and

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<v Speaker 1>and having some troubles getting off the field every now

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<v Speaker 1>and then on defense, and you know, erasing a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of turnovers with penalties. So that's what the team is.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not the team, they're the players. Have that time off.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what you do with the bye week. For the

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<v Speaker 1>most part. You you will allow players to rest and recuperate,

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<v Speaker 1>but the coaches don't take the time off. They use

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<v Speaker 1>that time to self scout. And they had already compiled everything.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh of course, you know, analyzed all the plays, and

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<v Speaker 1>now they take that analysis of everything they've done to

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<v Speaker 1>the first twelve games and look at what's working in

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<v Speaker 1>what isn't, and what can be fixed and what needs

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<v Speaker 1>to be fixed, and that's what you work on as

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<v Speaker 1>coaches this week. And I think one of their big

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<v Speaker 1>things is how can we get back to those fast

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<v Speaker 1>starts we had in the first five or six weeks

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<v Speaker 1>of the season when the Buccaneers were outscoring their opponents

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<v Speaker 1>something like fourteen in the first quarter. That's completely flipped

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<v Speaker 1>now and that's the main problem that the team is

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<v Speaker 1>running into in recent losses. Yeah, and and that works

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<v Speaker 1>perfectly because we had a question from Mitch asking why

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<v Speaker 1>do you think we have given up so many points

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<v Speaker 1>in the first half, But maybe we can even say

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<v Speaker 1>specifically in the first quarter. Some of it has to

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<v Speaker 1>do with You got to remember that every team, every

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<v Speaker 1>single time that your offense or your defense doesn't succeed,

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<v Speaker 1>the other team wins. So it's not necessarily a huge

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<v Speaker 1>failure on your team's part. It's the other team is

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<v Speaker 1>pretty good. I mean, the Chiefs have good offense, and

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<v Speaker 1>they're early going. Teams have like fifteen scripted plays, and

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<v Speaker 1>just simply enough, in recent weeks, the opponents have done

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<v Speaker 1>much better with their scripted plays than the Buccaneers half.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's been execut You should in some parts, and

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes you'd have to take a little time on defense

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<v Speaker 1>to figure out what the team is doing to you

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<v Speaker 1>did differently that you didn't expect and adjust to it.

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<v Speaker 1>And the Buccaneers have done a pretty good job in

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<v Speaker 1>a number of games adjusting after slow starts on defense.

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<v Speaker 1>But um, you know, sometimes they're just getting beat early

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<v Speaker 1>on you know, that's all there's doing. Really. Yeah, and

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<v Speaker 1>grag had asked, why don't the Bucks use a fullback

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<v Speaker 1>to help with pass protection all Claire seems like he

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<v Speaker 1>could be a good option. Well, I mean they do

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<v Speaker 1>that occasionally in both Claire and some of their tight ends.

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<v Speaker 1>They'll motion them into the backfield and they're basically like

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<v Speaker 1>a fullback. But uh, Bruce is more of a get

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<v Speaker 1>as many guys out into the field and find one

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<v Speaker 1>of them guy than a max protect kind of guys.

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<v Speaker 1>So the past protection really hasn't been that bad. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not sure why that's an issue. Really. Uh. Tom Brady

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<v Speaker 1>was only sacked once in this game, and actually only

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<v Speaker 1>once in each of the last three games, and he's

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<v Speaker 1>had a pretty good amount of time. I'm not saying

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<v Speaker 1>there hasn't been times when he's been pressured, of course

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<v Speaker 1>there have, But overall, the past protection has been pretty good,

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<v Speaker 1>So I don't think taking away one of your eligibles

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<v Speaker 1>and adding more blocking is probably the direction that we're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna want to go there. Daniel had asked, what do

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<v Speaker 1>you think has been going on with our corners and

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<v Speaker 1>uh in coverage recently? Well, I mean, in this case

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<v Speaker 1>with Tyree Hill, Carlton Davis got beat on out and

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<v Speaker 1>up and that happens. I mean, Mike Evans beat one

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<v Speaker 1>of their cornerbacks on and out and up and that happens. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>The second one to Tyree Hill way down field was

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<v Speaker 1>one of those plays that we're afraid of going into

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<v Speaker 1>the game where um, Patrick Mahomes moves around a little bit,

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<v Speaker 1>backs up, backs up by his time, and it's just

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<v Speaker 1>hard to plaster, especially on really fast guys for that

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<v Speaker 1>much time. And the third one to Tyreek Hill, Carlson

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<v Speaker 1>Davis actually had really good courage. The passages insanely good. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the cornerbacks, like most cornerbacks in the league,

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<v Speaker 1>of that up and down play, but I think their

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<v Speaker 1>body of work through the majority of the season has

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<v Speaker 1>been pretty good. Of course, we were playing that game

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<v Speaker 1>without Jamal Dean. Uh. He would have been helpful to

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<v Speaker 1>have Meldan against this team in particular because he's our

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<v Speaker 1>fastest corner and that team is just loaded with speed.

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<v Speaker 1>But overall, I think our corners have played well. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>and Michael had asked, what do you think we need

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<v Speaker 1>to do to get into the playoffs? Does three and

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<v Speaker 1>one do it? Does two and to do it? What?

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<v Speaker 1>What do you think the record is going to need

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<v Speaker 1>to be? I think three and one does it too,

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<v Speaker 1>and two gets me a little nervous. Um. If you

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<v Speaker 1>look at the the picture right now, the Bucks are sixth,

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<v Speaker 1>Arizona seventh at six and five, and then the teams

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<v Speaker 1>there's three teams Minnesota, San Francisco, and Chicago that are

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<v Speaker 1>all five and six. Now, if you look at any

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<v Speaker 1>of those three teams, to get to ten wins, they'd

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<v Speaker 1>have to run their table go five and oh, and

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<v Speaker 1>you kind of don't really think that's gonna happen. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I would be surprised if any any of those teams

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<v Speaker 1>goes five and all the rest of the way. So

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<v Speaker 1>if they don't go to five and oh, they can't

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<v Speaker 1>get to tin wins. And if the Buccaneers go three

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<v Speaker 1>and one, they're at ten wins by the same token four.

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<v Speaker 1>Winning all four absolutely gets you in, but I feel

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<v Speaker 1>about confident that three wins would get it done as

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<v Speaker 1>well two wins. And now it's getting a little Harry.

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<v Speaker 1>I saw a couple different people brought up, um, why

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<v Speaker 1>does the team not do more pre snap motion? Uh

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<v Speaker 1>in some of the things on the offense, and just

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<v Speaker 1>a few questions about the types of whether it's short,

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<v Speaker 1>short throws or just there there are a few questions

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<v Speaker 1>about the style of the offense and what you think

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<v Speaker 1>of it. Well, I'm starting to get a little amused

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<v Speaker 1>at all the um why don't we use why don't

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<v Speaker 1>we put in more pre snap motion questions that the

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<v Speaker 1>coaches are suddenly getting as if you know, adding more

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<v Speaker 1>motion to our offense is suddenly gonna miraculously cure anything

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<v Speaker 1>that's wrong. Some teams use a lot of motion, like

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<v Speaker 1>the Rams, some teams don't. And has there been much

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<v Speaker 1>reason to complain about our offense overall the production that

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<v Speaker 1>they're getting through the majority of the season, the Buccaneers

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<v Speaker 1>are like seventh in the league and scoring maybe sixth

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<v Speaker 1>and uh that you have one of the best passing

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<v Speaker 1>attacks in the league. I mean, I think to worry

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<v Speaker 1>you know, things don't work sometimes early on and in

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<v Speaker 1>third downs, and you look for solutions. But Bruce arians

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<v Speaker 1>Is offense has been pretty productive for the majority of

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<v Speaker 1>the two years that he's been here. I think you're

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<v Speaker 1>just gonna keep doing what you do, just do it better. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, having a lot of pre snap motion isn't

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<v Speaker 1>some magical elixir to make plays that weren't working now

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<v Speaker 1>suddenly work. You know, it's something. It's something you either

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<v Speaker 1>do or don't emphasize in your offense. And some teams

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<v Speaker 1>doing some teams don't. It's like some teams are four

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<v Speaker 1>three defenses and some teams are three four and you

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<v Speaker 1>do your best to make it work within that UM.

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<v Speaker 1>I think sort of hinted at in that question is

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<v Speaker 1>some of the calls on third down, Like do you

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<v Speaker 1>know you throw a low percentage play on third down?

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<v Speaker 1>And that can look frustrating. I think sometimes though those plays,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a decision of where you go with the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>You have some short options and you have some other options,

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<v Speaker 1>and the quarterback sees something he thinks he can hit

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<v Speaker 1>and he goes for it. I mean, nobody was complaining

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<v Speaker 1>about the fourth and two past two down the field

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<v Speaker 1>to Mike Evans that became a thirty one yard touchdown.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think coaches here these questions over and over again,

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<v Speaker 1>and and they think and they say it sometimes too.

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<v Speaker 1>Is it's not always the decision making, it's the execution.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what I'm saying. A play looks like it

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<v Speaker 1>was a bad call because it wasn't executed. Not to

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<v Speaker 1>say every coach makes some bad calls from time to

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<v Speaker 1>time and they regret it and they wish they would

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<v Speaker 1>have done something different. But um, you know, I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's you're gonna hear this from all the coaches and players.

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<v Speaker 1>It's more about execution, okay. And uh. We also had

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<v Speaker 1>a question about Antonio Brown versus Scotty Miller of why

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<v Speaker 1>they're using the guys in the way they are and

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<v Speaker 1>and just the overall the different ways that um, the

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<v Speaker 1>wide receivers have been used since Antonio Brown got here,

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<v Speaker 1>and if there's maybe a way to still get Scotty

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<v Speaker 1>Miller a little bit more involved. When Antonio Brown first

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<v Speaker 1>got here, Scotty Miller was still dealing with those hip

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<v Speaker 1>and growing injuries and he was still as limited in

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<v Speaker 1>practice almost every day, and and coach said very recently Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>it might have been coach left, which that Scotty would

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<v Speaker 1>be getting back to being more involved in the offense.

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<v Speaker 1>But right off the bat Antonio Brown, Uh, they found

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<v Speaker 1>things that they could do with him. And in this

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<v Speaker 1>lab game you only had a couple of catches, but

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<v Speaker 1>in the two previous games he was one of our

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<v Speaker 1>most targeted guys, was really productive. We haven't hit him

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<v Speaker 1>down the field yet, just missed on a couple of them,

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<v Speaker 1>but otherwise has been a guy that's caught six or

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<v Speaker 1>eight passes and moved the chains really well. Um. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>And I think it's obvious that Antonio Brown's arrival has

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<v Speaker 1>caused Scottie some snaps, but I think that they want

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<v Speaker 1>to even that out a little bit more as the

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<v Speaker 1>as the rest of the game's go on. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>well that's gonna do it for us on this edition

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<v Speaker 1>of Buccaneers Insider Live presented by Miller Lite. Thank you

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<v Speaker 1>so much for joining us, Thanks for all those questions,

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll see you next week. M