The Defense is Bringing the Team Down

[*Wyche'sWarrior*]

(10-29-2018, 02:39 PM)3wt Wrote: Defensive backfield looks lost out there for sure.


But the biggest problem was that the offense couldn't generate a 1st down for most of the 2nd half.   I think there were 5 straight 3 and outs.  How is a defense supposed to overcome that?

Seems like Tampa Bay came out in the 2nd half and decided that they'd stop the run and make Andy beat them with his arm.  Which he did eventually, but not until the last drive.

Well.....they should have been REALLY rested from the 1st half by that rationale then.....cause the O scored 27 points.  This defense had problems getting off of the field on 3rd last season too.  When you have problems getting off of the field in the 1st half as well as the 2nd half, you can't always blame the offense.  Had Winston not turned the ball over so many times, who knows how many stops they would have had in that 1st half.  I'm willing to wager they score a few times without them, hell, one INT was in the EZ.  It's not like the Bucs weren't moving the ball throughout.  They had nearly 600 total yards.

Dalton had 2 TDs to go along with those rushing TDs.  At some point......this defense has to make at least 2 or 3 stops and quit blowing huge leads.  When you absolutely must score 30-40 points to have a prayer to win.....you have a shitty defense.