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Feel Real Good:
As the Bucs were floundering to their 0-3 start, people everywhere were saying how Simms doesn't fit Gruden's offense. That he's not a dink-and-dunker and better with the deep ball. Needless to say Gruden is nearly synonymous with the modern West Coast offense. That all sounds well and good, but then watching the Monday night game between the Packers and Eagles, two West Coast offense teams, and Favre and McNabb were chucking the ball all over the place.

So the question is what gives? Why are these West Coast offense coaches doing things different than Gruden, and hitting more big plays and scoring more? Neither have hands-down better receivers and only Philly can be considered as having a better offenseive line. Why don't the Bucs go downfield more and why is Simms' strength supposedly not kosher with the WCO?

Pick6:
those guyse were able to hit the deep passes BECAUSE they were hitting the shorter....i tuned out after halftime, but for the first quarter, favre was Mr. dink-and-dunk, hitting 0-10 yard passes all over the place...once a team respects your intermediate game, it's easier to go deep.  when your DL is doing most of the pass defense for short routes (a la simms), the deep ball also disappears because you've basically got 7 guys in coverage.

late in the game, green bay had no choice but to go deep

caradoc:
Maybe the passing game looked better because those 2 are actually pretty good QBs?  And look how well going "all over"  served Favre...he was lucky to not have 3 more picks before the end of the third quarter.  Anyway, while I wouldn't call favre a "mobile" QB, he doesn't stand back there like father time right at the LOS like some QB's I could mention.
Besides, Gru runs his own version of the O, and it looks pretty damn good when it's running.  Problem is we haven't found the keys yet.

bradentonian:
You'll also notice both use the shotgun, which you won't see here

DanTurksGhost:
Scoring more? GB logged three FG's.

They looked better throwing the ball because they have QB's who are quicker thinking and better decision-makers than Simms. While he's big and can chuck the ball, he's not what the Bucs need back there.

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