The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Detroit Lions 20-16 Sunday to improve to 2-0 on the season. That can only mean it’s time for Carter Brantley’s weekly article “Captain’s Table/Walk the Plank”. Who gets a seat at the table? Who gets to walk the plank?
Captain’s Table:
SirVocea Dennis:
SVD didn’t have any big-time box score ticks, but he made some huge open-field tackles on those elite Lions playmakers, and the small things are what made this game a Bucs victory. Dennis did those very well.
Christian Izien:
A bit more of an obvious candidate, Izien had a pair of pass deflections in some huge moments as well as an interception. Not too bad for an undrafted free agent.
Jordan Whitehead:
Another obvious choice, Whitehead was all over the field with 11 tackles, 8 solo, and one of them coming for a loss. He even sprinkled in a pass deflection just for fun. The veteran needed to step up in AWJ’s absence, and he did so swimmingly.
Zyon McCollum:
Really could’ve done the whole secondary; Zyon had himself a day with 4 pass breakups and a pick. He was questionable going into the game with a concussion, but my goodness he certainly didn’t play like it. He was all over the field, doing his thing and playing a big role in holding the Lions to 16 points.
Walk the Plank:
The NFL Sunday Ticket Package:
What a racket. So damn expensive.
The 4 pm slate:
Why were all of the good games at 1 pm?
Bucs’ running game:
Baker Mayfield was their leading rusher, and Rachaad White and Bucky Irving were nonfactors. Not blaming either one of them, not blaming the o-line, not blaming the playcalling. But the production was nonexistent, and the Bucs aren’t going to be able to get lucky with many other good teams with that rushing attack.
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