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20	November 2018

Yarcho�s Pick Six: Flying High With Fitzmagic Are you kidding me?

For the first time since 2010 the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have started a season 2-0 - and we�re not talking about beating cupcakes. Oh no. We�re talking about beating a preseason Super Bowl favorite and the defending Super Bowl champions. Not only did the Bucs win both games Cheap Vita Vea Jersey , but the offense was nothing short of magnificent in both games.Has the tide finally turned?Things are certainly looking that way, but this is still very early in a long season so let�s not get too crazy yet. That said, let�s celebrate a little bit with another victory Monday edition of Pick Six!Six Topics Suitable For Conversation1.) Will Tampa Ride With Fitz Til The Wheels Fall Off? - Ian Rapoport said Sunday morning that Jameis Winston may not get his job back once his suspension is over. Rapoport pointed out that Fitz may get the nod in week four due to the short week following a Monday night game, giving Winston the short week plus the bye week to get prepared. Despite how well Fitz is playing, I still believe Winston will get the job back following the bye. It�s still not entirely clear if Fitz is just playing the best football he�s ever played in his life or if Monken�s offensive approach is what has led to the offensive outpouring we�ve seen thus far. Either way, Winston is still the quarterback of the present and future, but Fitz has set this team up beautifully to start the season.2.) Great Defensive Performance - The defense did everything they needed to do. They forced two turnovers, allowed fewer than 100 yards rushing, and sacked Nick Foles three times. They came up big when it mattered most and ultimately played really good football. This team isn�t going to pitch a shutout week in and week out. They�re going to give up points. They�re going to frustrate people at times. However, in the first two games they have managed to get tough at the right time and get stops when needed. And they�re doing it with two starting rookie corners, a rookie safety (pending the injury to Chris Conte) Cheap Gerald McCoy Jersey , and a second year safety. Not too shabby.3.) DeSean Jackson Is So Freaking Good - DeSean Jackson has opened up the 2018 season with 275 yards and three touchdowns. He was the second leading receiver in week one and the leading receiver in week two. He is doing everything Bucs fans dreamed of when he was signed. I will continue to sing his praises until there is a reason not to. **Spoiler Alert** - That isn�t coming any time soon.4.) Chandler Can�t-kickenzaro - Yeah, I realize that it was a bad day for kickers across the league (especially that kid in Minnesota who will probably be unemployed by time you�re reading this) but I hated the signing when it happened and Sunday was another prime example why. And that missed extra point could have cost the Buccaneers the game if it weren�t for Evans securing that first down shortly before the two minute warning in the fourth quarter. Time to cut your losses, Bucs. Go get Dan Bailey.5.) Running Game Is Still Struggling - I love Peyton Barber and the way he runs. That said, the numbers aren�t there. He finished with only 22 yards on 16 carries - a 1.4 yards per carry average. Now, a lot of those carries were towards the end of the game to try and run clock, so the Eagles were prepared for it. Still, the Bucs aren�t getting much of a push, creating lanes for Barber to run through. He has the talent, but the Bucs� O-Line appeared outmatched and overpowered in the run game against Philly. Things won�t get much easier with the Steelers and Bears on the horizon.6.) Don�t Worry About Cam Brate - Cam Brate has gone two games without a single target this season. Yes, the guy who led the NFL in touchdowns by a tight end two seasons ago and was top three last season has ZERO targets on the season. That won�t continue. Remember, Brate put up all those numbers and earned that big extension with Winston at quarterback. Brate is Winston�s security blanket. Fitz has a raaport with Howard dating back to their work together with the second team offense last season. There�s a trust there. Don�t read too much into it. Brate will become more of a focal point once Winston makes his return.Six Numbers To Consider1 - Quarterbacks in NFL history to have 400+ yards passing and 4+ touchdowns in the first two weeks of an NFL season. That quarterback is Ryan Fitzpatrick2 - Number of 75+ yard touchdowns scored by the Buccaneers on Sunday (DeSean Jackson and O.J. Howard). They had nineteen of those plays in franchise history headed into Sunday75 - Total points scored by the Buccaneers through two weeks34 - Mike Evans� career touchdown receptions Buccaneers Chandler Catanzaro Jersey , now tied for most in team history with Jimmie Giles8 - Years since the Bucs started 2-0. This also marks Dirk Koetter�s first win in week two since becoming the Bucs� head coach (3-0 in week one)23 - Number of career 60+ yard touchdown receptions in DeSean Jackson�s career, tying him with Jerry Rice for the most in NFL historySix Best Tweets(These appear in no particular order)(Psst...All of Carmen�s predictions in the following tweet turned out to be right)Six Ways To Celebrate The Victory1.) Go on a Philly Cheesesteak eating binge - just to taste the victory over and over again2.) Relentlessly tweet to the Eagles nothing but GIFs of DeSean Jackson�s touchdown catch3.) Troll the message boards on BleedingGreenNation.com after they ripped our manager Gil Arcia a new one for predicting a Buccaneers victory4.) Troll the message boards on this post for what an idiot I am for picking the Bucs to lose to the Saints and Eagles (and I will gladly pick them to lose every single week if this is the way they play after I do so. I will fall on that sword for you, Bucs fans)5.) Check out the complete meltdown in the comment section over at the Eagles� Facebook page6.) Remind all those NFL �experts� who picked the Buccaneers to be a one or two win team exactly how moronic they areSix Super Bowl Bets(As always, this list is made before the Sunday Night Football game was completed - not that the Giants or Cowboys had a chance to be on the list anyway)1.) Jacksonville Jaguars - I�m as shocked as you are that I typed that, but they beat New England without Leonard Fournette. That�s a statement if I�ve ever seen one.2.) Kansas City Chiefs - Their defense is useless, but that offense can win a shootout against anyone. Patrick Mahomes is LEGIT.3.) New England Patriots - Still the Pats. Still going to find a way to get to the dance.4.) Minnesota Vikings - If they had a kicker, they�re 2-0. Elite defense, top tier offense. They�re gonna make a run at this...5.) Los Angeles Rams - Same story as the Vikings. That defense, Todd Gurley. It�s almost like cheating at Madden with that roster.10.) Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Took down the Saints. Took down the Eagles. Time to take down the critics.Six Final WordsTime For A Monday Night Showdown Big news dropped Monday inside the walls of One Buc Place as the Buccaneers announced the firing of defensive coordinator Mike Smith.It was simply time for the team to make a change. It wasn�t going to get any better, in fact, it was only getting worse as each week progressed. Linebackers coach Mark Dufner will serve as the interim DC for the remainder of the season. It was a tough thing for head coach Dirk Koetter to do and something that he never thought he was going to have to do. Smith and Koetter go way back with each other and have a great friendship. It�s never easy to fire someone Cheap Mike Evans Jersey , but to fire your longtime friend is even tougher and Koetter acknowledged that today.�Second most difficult, but it�s difficult when you have to let a practice squad player go. Mike and I worked together in Jacksonville as coordinators and I worked for Mike in Atlanta,� Koetter said. �I didn�t ever see this day coming, but it�s here. We have to make decisions that we think give us the best chance for our football team moving forward. That�s all you can do.� There should be no guilt or regret on Koetters part because he gave Mike Smith three years to fix this defense and each year it got worse and worse. Koetter realized today that if he doesn�t make a change, he may be the next one out the door. When asked if it was solely his decision to fire Smith, Koetter gave a short �yes� in response. Some may we wondering why now? The team did have a bye week and could�ve gave Dufner an extra week to prepare and get things in order. It�s a fair point, but at the end of the day I think Koetter believed the bye week would help Smitty and the defense. Koetter expanded on why the decision didn�t come before the bye week. �Well, because we were going into the Bye Week. We�ve had quite a few things injury-wise not work out the way we had originally planned. I thought it was important that both sides of the ball be able to go through the self-scouting process during the Bye Week and see if we could make some adjustments that would help us play better as a football team,� Koetter said. �I do think that we had a good plan on defense for Atlanta. We did a lot of things that we had planned to do. We did some things differently, but it just didn�t work out that way. This is a production business and we have to play better on defense. We have to play better as a football team, but we have to play better on defense.�Obviously a change at coordinator can result in a few things. It can either get worse (that�s actually not possible with this team) Cheap Vernon Hargreaves III Jersey , stay the same, or even get better, but player reactions are also a factor that has to be taken into account and Koetter wasn�t entirely sure how his team would react. . �I�m not sure. You know, I�m not sure. They just found out at the team meeting earlier today, so I�m not sure. They understand that it�s a production business and there�s guys in that room that I�ve cut before � that we�ve cut as a football team. Some that we�ve cut, some that we�ve brought back. I think everyone understands what kind of business this is.�Believe it or not, the defensive players loved Smith and were trying to buy into what he was selling, but it unfortunately didn�t work out that way. The players should take this extremely personal because it wasn�t just Mike Smith. Linebacker Lavonte David alluded today that the whole team loves Coach Dufner and they are excited about the energy he brings. They need to start playing like it because sooner or later, each and every player on that defense will be held accountable.