Buc's defense is the real SB story

[Jmac]

Nine points and zero touch downs. Bowles had a master game plan with the players to pull it off. Brady was going to get his props regardless, but that defense was the show.

The foundation has been laid on how to control the KC killer offense, but not many teams have the defense to pull it off like Tampa did. 

 

Edited February 8, 2021 by Jmac

[Pimpdaddy]

....they came together at the right time peaking in the last game.

[Zod]

Devin White is the guy to keep an eye on. Dude played lights out.

[d-dave]

It helps when you have two very good rush ends playing against back up OTs.  Then the interior push does a lot more damage, and makes things easier for the rest of the LBs and DBs to do their jobs.

It was really impressive to see Bowles defense kick it into high gear in the biggest game of the year.  From the get go, the Bucs D was out for blood.  

So I guess we should really consider the importance of line building.  You need OL to protect against that kind of front (which probably won't be the same next year), and a DL to disrupt these elite level QBs.

[top dawg]

23 minutes ago, Zod said:

Devin White is the guy to keep an eye on. Dude played lights out.

Yes he did, but there are other young players to keep an eye on. Antoine Winfield Jr. Is the truth, and Sean Murphy-Bunting isn't bad either.

The old heads still have something in the tank also. JPP is still very disruptive, as is Suh. And Lavonte David is as solid a linebacker as he's ever been. 

 

Edited February 8, 2021 by top dawg

[45catfan]

ILB is a throwback, non-essential position some say.

[1989]

I would maybe say that the bigger story was the Chief’s o-line. 

Edited February 8, 2021 by 1989

[45catfan]

QB driven League and defense is an afterthought some others say. 

KC's defense was akin to a series speed bumps in a shopping complex as they merely slowed Brady down.  Tampa's defense was like a damn that only periodically let some water through.

[Ivan The Awesome]

Poor Mahomes running for his life. Remmers being there...no coincidence. 

[DeAngelo Beason]

They rarely had to blitz to force huge amounts of pressure.  That's what happens when you're missing 4 OL...

[Scott12345]

read that they have 6 DBs from the last 3 drafts

think about that before you idiots want to trade away all our draft picks

[TheCasillas]

29 minutes ago, Scott12345 said:

read that they have 6 DBs from the last 3 drafts

think about that before you idiots want to trade away all our draft picks

Yeah, bc that’s exactly what won them this game. Those 6 dbs... and nothing else. 
 

The bucs won this super bowl bc of their drafting of those 6 dbs. We drafted 6 over the 3 years too.... where is our SB?

Edited February 8, 2021 by TheCasillas

[Snake]

It happens that way when you spend 10 years collecting top 10 picks. The real story is how their GM convenienced all those FAs to come to Tampa. Although the no state tax has a big selling point. 

[SCO96]

As great as Brady IS...in his last two Super Bowls his defenses have given up a total of 12 points. Let that sink in. It's a lot easier to win when 10 pts is enough to beat the opposition in his last two title games.

Shout out to Brian Flores and Todd Bowles.