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By Compiled by Times staff writer
© St. Petersburg Times, published September 19, 2000
Bring on Keyshawn!
Bring on Keyshawn Johnson and Warren Sapp and the 3-0 Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
And these Jets won't care that the game is in Tampa. They will play anybody anywhere. Tough-minded ... tenacious ... pugnacious ... resilient ... resourceful ... remorseless ... smart ... pick any adjective you like. They all apply today.
So far, the Jets have matched (Keyshawn) Johnson and the Bucs at 3-0. Not long after the Jets defeated the Bills 27-14, the talk in all corners of the locker room turned to No. 19, who has had plenty to say about all aspects of his former team from the day he was traded April 12
If anything, the Jets have proven, in the short-term at least, they can win without Johnson. The long-term is a story yet to be written. But the Jets can at least play against Johnson with a little swagger knowing they have not crumbled without him and have started 3-0 for the first time since 1966.
Gary Myers, New York Daily News
Coming in, some wanted us to believe we were looking at teams that mirrored each other. The Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers entered Sunday's game at the Silverdome undefeated. Both boasted tremendous defenses. Both have young, up-and-coming quarterbacks. There was a lot of promise for both. Before the season, both teams were picked by different experts to go to the Super Bowl.
Please.
The Bucs proved that not only aren't the Lions capable of beating a good team, they also aren't any closer to the Super Bowl than they've been in years. No wonder the game wasn't a sellout. If some fans weren't convinced after the Lions won their first two games, there will be even more doubters after this debacle.
The gap between the Lions and Bucs is big. Only home plate to left-center at Comerica Park is farther away.
Tampa Bay was playing a different kind of game Sunday. A game with which the Lions are not familiar
Faster. Rougher. Smarter. Better.
Yes, a whole lot better.
Curt Sylvester, Detroit Free Press