2013 Week 1 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ New York Jets Discussion Thread

You my friend are living in fucking dreamland :lol:

 

I'm 41 and I am almost embarrassed about how excited I am for the start of my 33rd season following the Jets. I'm optimistic for a win today and for a decent "progress-making" season. This sentiment may not last long but I'm enjoying it while it lasts

 

I'm sorry but it feels so weird not having Sanchez start today

I feel different and not in a good way

 

Did the Bucs have a good run D last season because their pass D was so bad teams chose to pass instead?

 

dont worry sanchez would go for 2 td 2 int 1 pick 6 and a fumble.

 

I'm 47 and am not in the least feeling embarrassed, I have feelings of excitement and all the other stuff that you go through 2 hours before KO, so pumped!!

Yes it does, hooray.

 

Depends which Freeman turns up today as well, I hope the secondary turn their f'n heads today!

 

Like the invert of our rankings on D last year...

 

Yeah, doesn't it seem like EVERY DB forgot how to turn their heads this offseason?

 

hahahaha the vibe bro it feels different

maybe because just like 2009 I dont know what to expect

 

Nothing to be embarrassed about. I'm also 41 and get this boyish jittery excitement every game day morning.
Go Jets!

 

Good luck today, Jets fans.

 

Apart from Allen I can't remember another pick in pre-season?

 

TBH none of us know what to expect, could be pure gold or dog dirt, still exciting though

 

Tell you what, Revis looks way heavier than in recent seasons, fat bastard!

 

its like Christmas, you hope you got that new bike but you wake and you got an encyclopedia

 

pics or didn't happen

 

Having my kids make fun of me probably adds to my sense of embarrassment (we don't live in NY area so they are allowed to root for other teams )

But I did say "almost embarrassed" Will be glued to DirectTv and rooting hard for Geno in less than 90 minutes. Sweet.

 

I posted this in another thread but here you go:
Looking at last year you can see how stats are really about what the team was.
Jets #2 passing defense/ Bucs top rushing defense

Stats tell you why:
Jets:
495 rushing attempts /4.3 yards per carry /133 yards per game (31 attempts a game)
266/494 passing 200 yards per game (31 attempts per game)

Bucs:
377 rushing attempts 3.5 yards per carry 82.5 yards per game (23 attempts per game)
410/627 passing 309 yards per game (39 attempts per game)

So were they each that great in passing/rushing D or just so bad in the other phase teams didn't have to be balanced? Did they get in situations where one option was just a smarter move? Once teams see a weakness the abuse it til you can stop it.