[277] What went wrong against LA? Plus, Schefter blows his wad on Brady's retirement announcement.

Buccaneers Observer

The Rams' final drive was a disappointing showing by the Buccaneers' defense (like we had to tell you that). However, it wasn't the 40+ yard bomb to Cooper Kupp, but the play before that sealed the Bucs' fate. SMB was covering Kupp and inexplicably fell down, leaving Mike Edwards to move up and tackle Kupp. It was Jamel Dean's effort, or lack thereof, that allowed Kupp to get out of bounds and stop the clock. Had Dean tackled Kupp in bounds, the clock would have continued to run. The Rams were out of timeouts at that point and time would not have been on their side.

The next play was the bomb to Kupp. Bruce Arians said in his press conference that not everyone on the defense got the call to blitz. But the game film shows Lavonte David just standing there, hands on his hips, moving no more than three yards, while the Rams finished us off. He should have blitzed on that play, but took the time off, apparently. It was a terrible finish and uncharacteristic of Lavonte. Lavonte also took off the next play when the defensive line attempted to bat down the snap. It was like he had given up.

Adam Schefter proves once again he's a hack. Perhaps he had better sourcing than when he insisted Aaron Rodgers was leaving Green Bay the day before the draft. But the Brady camp is emphatic no decision has been made. Nevertheless, the communists at ESPN stand by their reporting. I hope Brady comes back to spite-win another Super Bowl just because of this report.

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