~Official NFL 2002-2003 Thread~ part VeeEye

I want to see John Gruden\'s face when he loses to his old team.

[videoholic]

hopefully you won\'t see it.  Doubt if you will.

Very odd that no one wants a team with such a losing past to win.  I think it\'s pretty cool.  I\'m only a bucs fan because I live here.  Plus the fact I covered the team for 5 years and got to know a lot of the players.

I really think if they show up, Raiders don\'t have a chance.

[Living-In-Clip]

I really could care less who wins, but I\'d like to see Tim Brown finally get \'the ring\'. He deserves it, durin\' his long career and being the great player he is, he has never had a super-bowl ring. I think a lot of people will never consider him a great player without that ring. Sad, but true.

Originally posted by SirMystiq
OAKLAND ALL THE WAY!!!

I hope they teach TB a lesson, they need a serious wake up call....it should of been Niners vs. Raiders...but ohh well..God I hate Sapp.

You have no clue as to what you\'re talking about.

Tampa Bay\'s got a good Defense, but if that defense slips up once, and the way the Raiders D has played in the past month, if the Raiders get up early, I think it\'s over. It\'s great that the Bucs learned how to score -- most of the points caused by the Defense (Only scored 3 points in the 2nd half if you don\'t count the Ronde Barber INT to seal it).

See Yuz.

Defense wins championships.

Tampa has the better defense.  They have the NFL\'s best defense.  And they can play offense pretty well too, for once.

Here is the quick rundown of the Bucs defensive rankings.

overall  #1

pts.scored #1  12.2 per game (philly was #2 at 15.1)  

:eek: :eek:

 vs. pass  #1

vs. run  #4


Anything can happen in this game,and the matchups for this one seem to make it one for the ages,but there is absolutely no weakness in this defense

Originally posted by ben_high
Anything can happen in this game,and the matchups for this one seem to make it one for the ages,but there is absolutely no weakness in this defense

Tell that to the Saints.

[videoholic]

Raiders have virtually no running game.  Bucs will smoke them.

ALso the Riaders don\'t blitz much so Johnson should have time to find his #5 receiver.

Guess again Vid.  The Raiders were #3 in the AFC in sacks, #6 in the NFL.  That puts them tied with Tampa in the sacks department.  They can bring pressure.

Oh, and by the numbers, the Raiders not only have a better rushing offense than the Bucs, but a better rushing defense as well.  They are 3rd in the NFL, you\'re 5th.

To go on with that, the Raiders had to face Priest Holmes once, Tomlinsoln Twice, and Ricky Williams -- the 3 leading rushers in the NFL.

Maybe that will tell you something.

See Yuz.

this game is a no brainer bucs D is unstop able ..even tho the raiders have a great offense there old and cant out run the DB that the bucs have so


My pick Bucs by 7

28-21

Yes, the same Defense that has been shut down and looked like fools the last 3 years in the playoffs, and has added nearly nobody to that defense, is NOW Unstoppable...your ignorance is painful.

See Yuz.

Originally posted by shawn9990
this game is a no brainer bucs D is unstop able ..even tho the raiders have a great offense there old and cant out run the DB that the bucs have so

Last I checked, you don\'t need to stop the defense.  The old arguement comes up way too often too, by the way.  What about Jerry Porter?  Or Charlie Garner?  There are plenty of offensive weapons on this team that have plenty of playing years left in them.  And besides, the age hasn\'t shown yet.  This team has not only had the number one offense, but they\'ve gotten better as the year has gone on.  Doesn\'t sound like an overly old team to me.

RAIDERS BY 3    


YOU CHEEKY MONKIES

this team is going to be in the super bowl next with warner at QB