Showing posts with label the Buccaneers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the Buccaneers. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Bucs coach Morris is not satisfied with his players

After Sunday’s 24-0 loss to the New York Giants, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris began to call out players publicly indicated that he was very disappointed with the players’ performance on Sunday night. The names included TE Kellen Winslow, CB Aqib Talib and guard Jeremy Zuttah.
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"Should he have squared his shoulders and tried to get the first down?" Morris questioned the desire Winslow on a third-down play Sunday. "Yes. Yes. He has to. We all do. We all have to have that want-to."

As for Talib, Morris thought that he should have picked off that pass in the first drive. And Zuttah shouldn't have jumped offsides on the opening drive. “I hate to call out names,” Morris said, “but that's the reality of what we do. You have to see that stuff.”

Monday, September 21, 2009

Four more Bills players left field with injuries during Sunday game

The Buffalo Bills won the home opener over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by 33-20 on Sunday, but with the cost of four more injured players including right tackle Brad Butler, tight end Derek Schouman, starting cornerback Leodis McKelvin and rookie tight end Shawn Nelson.
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So it was really not an easy victory. Butler hurt his right knee late in the first half when Buccaneers defensive lineman Stylez White rolled into back of his legs. He was cart off in his intact bills jersey the field and did not return. Third-year tackle Jonathan Scott then took over in Butler’s place. And Schouman and Nelson’s leaving made Derek Fine being the Bills only one tight end on the field. McKelvin was seen limping off the field after Carnell Williams scored on an 8-yard touchdown pass to cut Buffalo’s lead to 20-14 with 27 seconds left in the first half. But fortunately, the Bills finally made it to win.

According to the Bills Coach Dick Jauron, the status of the four injured players needed to be evaluated after having further tests. So it is still uncertain whether any one of the four would be able to play the Bills home game against the New Orleans Saints next weekend.