Question for the Huddle experts.

[GRWatcher]

I see what you are saying 55 but i was more on the attitude. They not only played more aggressive they looked more aggressive. They actually look like they want too tackle.

Offence I won't judge till smith is in the line up. He changes alot of things plus we have still been able too run against 8-9 men fronts. So I'm more confident with the offence. The D is concerning.

TB's D hasn't changed much from what Kiffen put in place years ago. Little tweaks here & there but no major changes. There'll be few positional player changes because the scheme flowed from last year. No "thinking" needed, just let your body do it. It was obvious by how comfortable Barber felt playing. And, yes, any wet & sloppy game is the D's to give away.

We have a new coaching staff with a new D scheme. Practically start from scratch. It's new to everyone. Young guys do not have the benefit of veterans to learn from who played the same scheme last year. Everyone is "thinking" about what to do because it is new. Once they internalize the scheme, you'll see a marked improvement in attitude and the level of play. And the new coaching staff is still working through who fits at each position and in each play with injuries making this harder than it should be. This is all what preseason is about.

I can see TB again losing energy by the 6th game of the season. Especially if Leftwich is the QB, I pity the WR's. And we know Kiffen's D is beatable.

[tim]

It was obvious by how comfortable Barber felt playing.

All I can think of when I hear "Ronde Barber" and "comfortable" is this:

He looks so comfortable down there.

[Cyberjag]

Tampa Bay has the most overall talent and depth on defense in the South. They also had their game plan ready, and frankly, Miami isn't very good.

The dolphins game-planned against us and threw in a trick play and our starters still outscored them playing as vanilla as you can get.

When the regular season starts neither team will impress anyone, they're just not that good.