What good is the improvement on special teams when there is none on the rest of the team? I am not sure what the other 197 plays are in Jon Gruden's offense, but I saw the three plays he does use over and over. Good luck on getting back to 7-9.
-- Mark Clemons, Clearwater
GM Bruce Allen, sickened by film of Brad Johnson on his back last year, brought in help? Nice!
-- David Eisenbart, St. Petersburg
When is Gruden going to see what everyone else sees? Johnson can't throw more than 10 yards, and even then, he is anything but accurate. He cannot scramble, never could, and obviously cannot see where his receivers are. When he finally does complete a pass, the receivers have to be contortionists to catch it.
I couldn't believe that with third and 14 near the end of the game, Gruden didn't pull Johnson and put in Chris Simms. After all, they weren't going to win with Johnson.
Goodbye, Bucs. I think I will start rooting for Denver and John Lynch.
-- Jan Crombie, Weeki Wachee
Gruden, you brought in all your players and let players like Warren Sapp and John Lynch go. Show us you know what you're doing. You're not riding Tony Dungy's coattails anymore.
-- John Snyder, Holiday
In the 2003 season, the Buccaneers won their first game and finished the season with a 7-9 record. In the Super Bowl-winning season, they lost their first game to the Saints, by six points I might add, the same amount we lost to the Redskins.
Every season, I always say, "The first game doesn't mean anything." Example, the 2003 Super Bowl-winning Patriots, who lost their first game to the Bills 31-0. Don't give up hope yet, my fellow fans.
-- Geoffrey Kneen, Dunedin
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