00:0016-14 in Tampa Bay, the Bucs win, don't cover, and under to start off week 18.
00:06For Baker and the boys, they came out on fire.
00:09Bucky was running well.
00:11Baker was also running well.
00:13And he hit Kate Otten for a touchdown, and the energy was there.
00:18And then we got into another one of those mucky, you know, NFC South games.
00:25What was your biggest takeaway from that game yesterday, Joe?
00:29They found enough to get the W.
00:31Now, again, when we're looking at assessment and we're saying if they do get into the playoffs,
00:37can Tampa Bay all of a sudden be that team?
00:41I obviously couldn't make a serious assessment because of the weather.
00:45I was impressed a little bit more defensively.
00:48But, again, they're susceptible in the back end.
00:51We've seen it throughout the regular season.
00:53Drake May abused him.
00:54Kirk Cousins abused him.
00:55You know, Bryce Young, as bad as he was with the short to intermediate, found a number of different deep balls to Ted McMillan.
01:03One got called back with the OPI.
01:06But, again, like, again, where's the offensive identity?
01:11They jump up 10-0.
01:12Baker throws an interception.
01:14Okay, he throws an interception.
01:15Then all of a sudden we get close to the vest again.
01:17And that has been the M.O. of Tampa Bay playing not to lose and allowing other teams back into the game.
01:26Whether the weather be good or bad, it doesn't matter.
01:28They did the same thing to Atlanta.
01:30Where's the killer instinct?
01:32Where is the – hey, we scored 20-28.
01:35Let's look for 42.
01:37You know, we keep talking about this.
01:40And, again, it looks like the wide receivers are healthy.
01:44Right?
01:45Right.
01:45Buck, the one thing for me, the offensive line, at least in the first couple of drives when it was – you know, they came out and it was Tristan Wirfs and that offense were getting a push.
01:55Yeah.
01:55If they can run the football like that, I still think they could be that dark horse maybe to pull off one victory that we're not expecting.
02:03But I don't see the play calling being as dominant or explosive as it was with Canales and certainly Liam Cohen last year that I don't believe this team is built for the long haul.
02:20I hate to say it, but I think the Bucs in the victory really confirmed that they are completely drawing dead no matter who they play in the four-versus-five game and I think even more than Carolina.
02:38Really?
02:39Because for the Bucs to come out and have that opening drive, Joe, it was like, wow.
02:46Yeah.
02:46They're ready.
02:46They're going to put a game together.
02:48Every interception that Baker throws – and Baker is now on – and let me make sure I have this correct – five straight games with an interception, he has thrown an outrageous amount of interceptions during this losing streak.
03:01You can't trust them.
03:03The ceiling that the talent on this team suggests they have, they don't this year.
03:10Maybe it's because – maybe some of these guys aren't as good as we thought.
03:14It's on the board that Bucs is not as good as we thought.
03:17The Mecca's not as good as we thought.
03:19Worfs isn't healthy.
03:20Baker might not be healthy.
03:22He injured his shoulder in that game against the Rams.
03:24Baker, right?
03:24Like, that stuff is all on the board to me.
03:28And I think that that is a deflating feeling for me around a Bucs group, Joe, that we had wondered, hey, if they just get into the dance, do they have enough pedigree to make a run?
03:38And people say, well, how could you possibly think that Carolina could get on a run?
03:43Not a run.
03:44A one singular upset.
03:47Maybe.
03:48Now, I think the very difficult thing for Carolina is if they end up playing the Rams because they've already upset the Rams in Carolina.
03:57But I think the dream scenario for the Panthers would have been either playing – truly, Seattle or San Francisco.
04:02Just because, Joe, you haven't already beaten that team.
04:06That would have been my entire selling point on the situation.
04:12Truly.
04:12Truly.
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