You know it’s a tough day when the biggest highlight for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers came from the legs – and not the arm – of Tom Brady.
“If I’m running it,” Brady concluded with a grin, “it’s usually not a good thing.”
Another example came during the final minute of the first half, with Brady & Co. desperately trying to cut into Green Bay’s 14-3 lead. Breshad Perriman grabbed a pass over the middle for an apparent first down inside the Packers 30-yard line, but Quay Walker jarred the football loose, and it was recovered by Darnell Savage to snuff out the threat.
“He had a lot of catches,” Bucs coach Todd Bowles noted. “Anytime you fumble the football, that takes away everything you did. But he’s a fighter, he’s feisty and he comes to play. He just has to clean up the turnovers.” That the Bucs' offense is so undermanned is another sobering fact. Smith’s elbow injury was another huge blow to an O-line that lost its leader, center Ryan Jensen, to a significant knee injury in training camp. The receiver corps is so thin that veteran slot man Cole Beasley was signed on Tuesday, then caught three passes on Sunday. Backup running back Gio Bernard is on IR, too.
It’s a long season. If the Bucs can get healthy and stay healthy, they undoubtedly have a team built to make another championship run. And it’s evident that the defense is already playing to a championship-caliber level.
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