The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a tough enough time going from their palatial headquarters building to the friendly confines of Raymond James Stadium just across the street.
This opponent-friendly team is 0-6 with no comfort in sight for Buccaneer fans.
Now this down-on-their-luck Pirates have to jump on a plane Friday, negotiate the Atlantic Ocean and find their way to storied Wembley Stadium in London. Yes, London as in England, you know, the UK.
The NFL is all its wisdom is giving its European fans at look at these Buccaneers and the mighty New England Patriots. This is supposed to be a home game for the Bucs, but the fact is that there are more Patriot fans in London than Buccaneer faithful. Any Buc fans heading for Wembley might want to take up with lads in the black masks picture here so that their friends won't recognize and laugh at them.
It's gotten that bad for the Bucs.
The 2009 season is beyond the "rebuilding" tag. It has gone to the "We need to demolish the whole damn thing and start from scratch" tag.
The season is already a lost cause for Tampa Bay, the only question that remains for coach Raheem Morris is when we savior-in-waiting Josh Freeman, the No. 1 draft pick, take his turn at the helm of the offense.
Morris cringes when asked.
"This is Josh Johnson's team," he spouts. Johnson, the team's current starter, will be thrown to the wolves once again on Sunday.
But these wolves are even more bloodthirsty than that Carolina pack last week.
The Patriots are fresh off a 59-0 butt-thrashing of the Tennessee Titans.
And that does not bode well for Tampa Bay.
So what's in store for the Buccaneers on Sunday?
They might want to take the age-old British advice:
Keep a stiff upper lip!
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Buccaneers Hope To Avoid A UK Massacre
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a tough enough time going from their palatial headquarters building to the friendly confines of Raymond James Stadium just across the street.
This opponent-friendly team is 0-6 with no comfort in sight for Buccaneer fans.
Now this down-on-their-luck Pirates have to jump on a plane Friday, negotiate the Atlantic Ocean and find their way to storied Wembley Stadium in London. Yes, London as in England, you know, the UK.
The NFL is all its wisdom is giving its European fans at look at these Buccaneers and the mighty New England Patriots. This is supposed to be a home game for the Bucs, but the fact is that there are more Patriot fans in London than Buccaneer faithful. Any Buc fans heading for Wembley might want to take up with lads in the black masks picture here so that their friends won't recognize and laugh at them.
It's gotten that bad for the Bucs.
The 2009 season is beyond the "rebuilding" tag. It has gone to the "We need to demolish the whole damn thing and start from scratch" tag.
The season is already a lost cause for Tampa Bay, the only question that remains for coach Raheem Morris is when we savior-in-waiting Josh Freeman, the No. 1 draft pick, take his turn at the helm of the offense.
Morris cringes when asked.
"This is Josh Johnson's team," he spouts. Johnson, the team's current starter, will be thrown to the wolves once again on Sunday.
But these wolves are even more bloodthirsty than that Carolina pack last week.
The Patriots are fresh off a 59-0 butt-thrashing of the Tennessee Titans.
And that does not bode well for Tampa Bay.
So what's in store for the Buccaneers on Sunday?
They might want to take the age-old British advice:
Keep a stiff upper lip!
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