That’s by design. As noted by Pro Football Talk, Winston’s contract wiht Tampa Bay includes a no-baseball clause. “We’re going to get challenged up front and on the back end”. In Week 1, playing in only his 13th game, Mariota played extremely well, throwing for 271 yards and two scores while completing over sixty-one percent of his passes.
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The Arizona Cardinals had probably the most disappointing loss of week 1, falling 23-21 at the hands of the Brady and Gronk-less New England Patriots on Sunday Night Football.
“It’s on objective”, coach Bruce Arians said.
“When you play against a high-powered offense like Arizona, you can’t give them freebies, ” he said. Koetter hopes Bucs fans will regain the excitement from one week ago, making Raymond James Stadium a diffiucult venue for the Rams, who travel across the country for their 2nd road game of the season.
The Buccaneers haven’t really been sure what they are going to get on Sundays when it comes to quarterback Jameis Winston.
While that was just one of four interceptions thrown by Winston in the 40-7 loss to Arizona, there is a trend that appears to be developing.
The Bucs got the ball to the start the second-half and opened with a drive that would net them their first and only points on the day, when Winston connected with Mike Evans for a 19-yard score. Brandon Williams is a rookie starting opposite Patrick Peterson and he’s learning in a trial-by-fire situation.
Johnson said he’s not satisfied and feels as though he still has to prove some people wrong before he gets his proper respect in the NFL.
“When you take a top level player out, you usually don’t have exactly the same caliber player behind him”, said Koetter.
Now Cooper may have the job all to himself. Minter said. “It looks like he’s just chilling, but before you know it, he’s way in front of you and all you see is (butt) and elbows going into the end zone”. “He could potentially be the starter over there”.
Both teams feature versatile running backs: Tampa Bay’s Doug Martin, and Arizona’s David Johnson.
The offensive line held Tampa Bay to a single sack, and pushed their way to Arizona gaining 100+ on the ground.
The Cardinals converted two of the three turnovers they forced in the first half into 10 points on their way to taking a 24-0 lead at the break. Jaron Brown had a touchdown catch for 51 yards. Cooper, a late trade acquisition, did the honors when he outfought Vincent Jackson for the ball, helping to set up a 22-yard field goal by Chandler Catanzaro.
The third pick was Cooper again, for a touchdown. There are so many topics to discuss regarding this game but we will keep it brief on a Monday Morning. The longest came on a check-down from Palmer, a play that went for 58 yards. “I don’t think you can find a weakness in his game”. “We don’t want him to get too comfortable in the passing game, but when it’s there for him, we want him to make his plays”.
“You go down on the ship with your guys”, he said. “He stayed in. The decision is made”.
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It’s just hard to pick Buccaneers in this game.
