If anyone should have had any rushing yards it should have been RT especially when we were in the red zone.
The Buccaneers scored 22 points on 21 pass attempts, which is about the number of points per pass the Denver Broncos (the league leaders in that area) score this year.
The Dolphins on the other hand scored 19 points on 42 pass attempts, which is about what the Cleveland Browns have done this year.
Moreover, the Buccaneers prior to tonight scored only 0.42 points per pass attempt, and we managed to increase that to more than a point per attempt tonight, while scoring fewer points per attempt ourselves than we had typically.
In terms of scoring efficiency, we turned the Tampa Bay Buccaneers into the Denver Broncos, while we became the Cleveland Browns.
If anyone should have had any rushing yards it should have been RT especially when we were in the red zone.
Sorry. Idc if Tannehill should have ran the ball instead of throwing for Hartline. It doesn't mean he should be leading the team in rushing w/ 2 yards. 13 carries for 0 yards for our backs in inexcusable for any rushing attack.
I am shocked about how unenergized the team was last night.
You actually have that framed in reverse. The "trend" is that passing efficiency is not related to running game variables, not that they are and poor ones are surmounted by only the best quarterbacks.Yes, it is possible, but it's much harder, and I am almost positive that the guys who do buck the trend are also guys named Brady, Brees, Rodgers, or even a guy like Phillip Rivers. Basically, guys who are either HOF caliber, have had years in the same offense with most of the same players, and established years ago that they are their teams best weapon and their organizations built accordingly. Other guys may buck the trend every once in a while, but it wouldn't be trend if they did all the time. It's ridiculous to expect a second year QB to do that all the time, especially considering the terrible line which was so even before two of its starters were off the team, and yet Tannehill did that not once, not twice, but three times to start the year. Him failing to best the trend right now is simply regression to the mean that even guys like Luck and Russell Wilson would suffer.
Excellent recap as always.
I didnt like the play calling after the Jimmy Wilson pick. Touchdown almost ices the game whereas a FG gives the Bucs hope and we saw what happened from there. There were a handful of times during the game where it just seemed like 3rd down was "don't screw up" rather than take a chance. I cant say for sure they were all designed plays but the 3rd and goal before the last FG (dump off to Clay) looked designed because it happened so fast. Maybe I'm wrong but I hate when you KNOW you need certain yardage and the play doesn't call for it. (i.e 3rd and 8 so lets throw a 5 yard slant and hope for yac.)