Simms Swims in Murky Offensive Waters Two down and 14 more to go for our magnificent offense then, and the streak of scoreless quarters lives on. Quite where our Bucs go from here is anyone’s guess, though I’ll be bold enough to predict this will get a whole lot worse before we see any signs of improvement – the only main crumb of comfort being the potential for a very, very high draft pick next April. Jon Gruden probably has forgotten more about football than I know but his star is dimming week by week at the moment, and the decision to pitch Chris Simms into the fray last Sunday, as early as the second quarter smacked of a swift pressing of the panic button. When you voluntarily turn your offense over to what is effectively a rookie quarterback, you are basically tanking the season at a very early stage and admitting we have nowhere to go with the players at hand. Brad has his faults but he didn’t bring in the free agent “over the hill gang” this summer, and I’m struggling to think of how he could have done any better job with this current offense, which was crerated of Mr Gruden and Mr Allen’s own free will. 5 Things I think 1. Keyshawn – shut your big fat, overrated, slow paced, Bill Parcells Butt-Kissing, Teflon handed, 8 yard possession receiver ass up. The only Super Bowl Ring you’ll EVER EVER get is courtesy of The Tampa Bay Buccaneers - NEVER forget it. You are not fit to carry Ronde Barber’s jockstrap and I hope you meet Warren Sapp one night in a dark alley. We won the Super Bowl despite having a gobshite like you on our roster. 2. Eight defeats in the last 11 is pathetic. We are watching with a critical eye more than ever now Mr Gruden – seeing is believing. 3. Can I change my season wins prediction total from 8 to 3? 4. Michael Pittman will make no difference to this offense as there’s no room for a back to run. Joe J, Mccardell and Galloway will make no difference as the Quarterback has no time to pass. Teams put 8 men in the box and dare us to beat them with speed and a fundamentally sound blocking scheme up front – they know we don’t have them. 5. If Paul runs a competition on the time of our first touchdown this season, I dibs November. We were told not to worry in the pre-season when all the offensive line were injured, Tim Brown polished his new zimmer, and Charlie Garner recovered from his latest surgery. Well John and Bruce, the Tampa public don’t wish to say we told you so but the proof is in the bloody pudding. By pitching Chris Simms into the issue at such an early stage you are openly admitting there is a major problem, when 2 weeks ago we were all told everything would be fine. On the offensive side of the ball we are a joke; our personnel moves in this area were dubious to say the least this off-season and no amount of spin or BS from the powers that be at One Buc can hide this fact. We are staring down the barrel of a train wreck of a season – 3-13 is a distinct possibility – as a veteran team out of contention tend to quit on the season a lot quicker than those of a younger, more eager disposition. God knows what some of our defensive stars think of what’s happening on the other side of the ball and they will be biting their lip big-style at the moment. In a lot of ways I feel sorry for Chris Simms as he appears to be Gruden’s current darling, and potential saviour but to expect him to come and produce in this current shambles is wildly optimistic in the extreme. I wish Chris well and hope he develops the potential he obviously has, but the time for him to play is not now, not in this shambolic unit, which is more likely to destroy rather than develop him.