Bucs Lose to Lions, Lyin in Last Place

The visiting Buccaneers came out Sunday against the Detroit Lions, with the possibility of making the playoffs, and were handled by the D line of the Lions all game long. With that loss it officially eliminated the Buccaneers from postseason and puts us at a 2-11 record

McCown stayed under constant pressure. He was hit at least 15 times and hurried out the pocket 9 times. He dropped back 39 times in the game and was sacked 6 times for 43 yards. The one crazy stat is that we didn't get a first down by running the ball all game.

All game I was scratching my head trying to figure out why are we trying to drop back to pass so many times when our o-line is average and Detroit's d-line is above average. I understand it's Arroyo's first year as OC but through his playing careers he has to understand that if you're gaining four yards a carry you should stick with that more.

Doug Martin only had 5 carries for 22 yards. We had a total of 30 yards rushing for the game. We can't expect to keep winning games if we can't control the clock and keep the opponents offensive weapons off the field.

At times our passing game showed good signs of life. Vincent Jackson had 10 catches for 159 yards, and the longest being 50 yards.
Good times Evans had 4 catches for 45 yards and 2 touchdowns.

At times it seemed like the Lions rushed all 11 men towards McCown. They set a 5 man rush and created pressure all day.
What the Bucs didn't do is keep two RB's, in the backfield, for pass protection. It definitely was a tough outing for our offense.

Calvin Johnson had an elite game with eight catches for a hundred and fifty eight yards and one TD.

Our defense had a good game considering how long they were on the field. Lions possessed the ball for 36 minutes of the game.
We had 4 sacks on Stafford for 17 yards on his 34 drop backs.

The Bucs defense neutralize the high-powered Lions offense to 5.9 yards an offensive play while we only produced 3.9 yards a play.

In my opinion, it all falls on play calling. Situational play calling is important to make sure a play thrives at the right time. I understand that it's Marcus Arroyo's first time calling plays in the NFL but as an athlete of the game he has to know the rhythm of the course of the game. Knowing when to run and when to pass is important not just to play itself.

Highlights here

Next week we are at Carolina.

How do you feel about the Buccaneers output against the Lions?