For the record, Schiano only does this when appropriate (8 points or less). The opposing team KNOWS its coming….its THIER job to prepare for it…and that would include the oh holy one Peyton Manning and Tom “I got caught with my pants down” Coughlin since I didnt prep my team properly. I dont recall Peyton complaining about it after the game….oh thats right he is old school and knows the game is played until 0:00 is on the clock.

I vote YES! to this victory formation attack and Hard nosed football.

Me too, did they decide that 60 minutes wasn’t enough that they needed to play for another 12 hours… c’mon people who thumbed down this post… “that’s funny right there, that’s what that is”

I also am a Bucs fan, but have to tell you that I am extremely distressed, not for trying to defeat the V formation, but for abso-f’ing-lutely poor clock management by Schiano. For two games in a row he failed to take advantage of the clock and his timeouts. Had he called timeout BEFORE the two minute warning against Atlanta, they would have got the ball back w/ 40 + seconds instead of 12 at the end of the game and given what the did the week before against Carolina, and needing ONLY a FG to win, could have beat the Falcons. Then against the Broncos he did not use the 1:45 and 3 TO’s he had before the half to try to score. C’mon Coach, you’re rationalization for blowing up the V-formation is to ensure you take advantage of every second on the clock when there’s even .7% chance (saw that on here somewhere, and that’s better than 0%). Then take advantage of the clock when you have it to use and take a lesson in clock management.

Better yet, why not put the backup QB out there to play the entire game? That way, there’s no risk that Manning will get hurt at all! After all, you don’t get the “fine china” out for every meal, right? You only get it out for special occasions, like the Super Bowl.

Or, perhaps Silver can descend down from the summit of Mt. Pious and stop treating Peyton Manning like some sort of demi-god for whom defenses should bow down to.

He’s a player like everyone else who plays the game and he is subject to the same risks that every other player is subject to. Neck surgeries or not, he has been cleared to play and no matter how prestigious his career has been that does not mean defenses shouldn’t sack him, blindside him or in extreme circumstances, go after the ball in a victory formation.

If its within the rules, it’s perfectly fine.

History suggests there is about a zero percent chance of Schiano’s strategy working. As proof, I offer the fact that no one I have seen has ever identified one instance in which a team employing Schiano’s strategy has actually recovered the ball.

Say what you will about whether it’s just good tough football or bad sportsportsmanship, but the fact is that as a strategy to win games, it’ worthless.

And to the poster who called Schiano this great humanitarian for signing LeGrand to a contract….puhlease. The move was a complete self-absorbed, “look at me” move (coincidentally no different than his bush league look at me victory formation garbage). Otherwise, why call a press conference without LeGrand there to announce it????

I’d pay double to see that.

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Last I checked, this isn’t the NCAA…..so we don’t care.

“As a result pretty soon everyone is going to be trying to run it up on you. I hope that someone lines up in a “victory” formation and then throws a quick pass for a touchdown on the last play.”
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Yeah we as Bucs fans would love that smart guy, let us have an opportunity at getting the ball back, thanks