Too Many Lost Opportunities For The Buccaneers

Five games of regular season have been played by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and all five have resulted in a loss. Fortunately, we are still not the first bad team that most football fans mention, that designation usually goes to the Raiders, Rams or Chiefs. The Bucs traveled to the City of Brotherly Love to play the Eagles in week five, and Donovan McNabb returned from a rib injury.
On the first play of the game, Josh Johnson threw a long ball to Michael Clayton who attempted a one-hand catch which should've been done with two. At the two minute mark in the first half, Johnson found Kellen Winslow for a touchdown, his first of two touchdowns in the game (102 yards total).

The Eagles committed a lot of penalties totaling over 100 yards from flags. There were so many dropped passes in this game that I started wondering if our wide receivers had become Braylon Edwards (Cleveland Browns version). The defense, though seemingly causing more stops than previous weeks, continued to give up big plays, especially to Eagles wide receiver Jeremy Maclin. We were able to contain DeSean Jackson (upsetting some fantasy owners) but the Eagles
simply had too many weapons.

Center Jeff Faine will likely be returning in week 6 from an injury that he suffered earlier this season, which should give Josh Johnson some extra time to throw. Although Johnson is a lot more mobile than former starting quarterback Byron Leftwich, he can't always count on his feet to get a first down. If Johnson gets into trouble, he needs to throw the ball away and not keep twirling in the backfield.

Submitted by Shirley.