Comments on: Patriots and Bucs schedule joint practices

By: bdbuccaneers

bdbuccaneers — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 19:49:40 +0000

The fact that Bill Belichick has high regards for Coach Schiano bodes well for the Buccaneers. I’m most certainly encouraged by the hiring of Schiano.
I’m also encouraged that the Buccaneer’s owners have finally decided to open their check books and sign some talent. Let me say, I’m not going to heap barrels of accolades yet on the Buccaneer’s ownership. Some of that increased spending comes as a result of the new CBA requirements.
But, as a Buccaneers fan, here’s hoping that we do indeed have a positive and competitive future on the near horizon. The signs are pointing in that direction.
Only time and wins will tell.
GO BUCCANEERS!!!

By: irishnativeson

irishnativeson — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 21:40:07 +0000

Now that we have all the “playing to the level of your competition” comments out of the way, the only thing you can really practice in preseason against another team is good clean smash mouth football.

By: patsfiend

patsfiend — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 18:19:53 +0000

I hope the Bucs don’t rub off on the Pats too much.

By: bucfandango

bucfandango — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:16:13 +0000

This is great for the Bucs and Schiano. Belichick is such an awesome coach and hopefully the Bucs can all learn a few things from the Pats. This is a perennial Super Bowl team, Bucs. This is what you want to be. Now do the work, and please just once make a tackle.

By: backindasaddle

backindasaddle — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:20:03 +0000

It just makes total sense. The guys are practicing against the same ol’ guys day in and day out. It gives all the players a different look, a different flavor, different perspective, opportunities to test/practice techniques on different players etc etc etc… Plus, it gives the coaches an opportunity to gage the state of their squad relative to another.

By: pape27

pape27 — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:06:02 +0000

This is what, the second team the Pats have scheduled practices with – Bucs & Saints, ? Guess with the stricter rules regarding practices BB must be looking to get the team fired up a bit before the 2012 NFL season hits its preseason stride.

By: rc33

rc33 — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:54:20 +0000

I’m kinda surprised this hasn’t become a regular occurrence in Training Camps.
If two teams are slated to play a preseason game anyway, schedule a few days of joint practices leading up to it. At minimum it’ll break up the monotony of hitting your own teammates over and over again.