CHARLOTTE N.C. — This is for a player who makes a living by winning contested catches. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Large receiver Mike Evans He made what was probably one of the most effortless deep touchdown grabs of all time Sunday at the Carolina Panthers.
Cornerback is the closest defender CJ Henderson — Evans was 10.9 yards away when Evans received the pass from quarterback Tom Brady.
There was nothing but green grass about 25 yards ahead. And he dropped it. The Buccaneers would not score a touchdown for the entire game.
Evans stated that while no one play can be the reason you lose, Evans believes it was the most important. “I saw the life of us go. It took me awhile to get back playing. Although we are taught how to play the next play it is difficult — it’s wide open and one of the most challenging in the game. I have to catch it.
The Bucs lost spectacularly to the Panthers on Sunday because that’s how they felt Sunday. 21-3Their fourth of five games dropped to 3-4. Similar to last week’s match at the Pittsburgh SteelersThe Panthers were only able to defeat this team by one win, with a backup quarterback leading the charge and with little star power.
Brady stated that no one is happy with where they are at or how they’ve performed. He’s now below.500 for the first season since 2002.
“We are all in it together. “We have to pull ourselves out.”.
While many players stared in silence at the floor, and were visibly stunned at their lockers, Todd Bowles wasn’t at a loss for words.
“We are not playing well. He stated that they aren’t playing well together as individuals. “We are not good coaches. All around. We don’t score enough on offense. We are not stopping them well enough on defense. This is why we must wear this on the sleeve. We must be mature men. We’ll see what we can do with adversity. This is as dark now as it will get.
“The guys who are going to step forward are going to show up at practice this week. Our leaders will lead. Our coaches will coach. We just need to dig deep and keep our heads down. It’s a proud football game. … Either you can, or you won’t. We will see where we are going and how many people fall when it’s dark. Then, we’ll see who steps up to play better.
“We as an entire team, starting from me and the coaches and ending with the players, have gotta hold ourselves accountable. It’s a sad day for us to have lost the way that we did and made mistakes that we shouldn’t,” he stated. You can’t do anything but grab your shirt by the tail. It is ours.
The Bucs are regarded as having one of the most efficient offenses in the league. They have gone from scoring 31.43 points per game in seven games last season to 16.71 points, which is 27th in league. Running back at the Carolina 25-yard mark in the third quarter Leonard Fournette He was exhausted on a third and 1 run up the middle, then on a 4th-and-1 pitch. They dropped three times in the game.
Brady and the Bucs reached the 8-yard line at 13:53 in the fourth period, but Brady failed to complete three pass attempts. Russell GageEvans, Chris Godwin They had to settle for a 27-yard field shot from Ryan Succop They are their only points of interest for the day.
They were unable to communicate with their cornerbacks Carlton Davis and had coverage issues. Davis missed the game due to a hip injury. Sean Murphy-BuntingSafety was given to a man who was suffering from a quadriceps injury. Logan RyanThis week, Jones fractured his foot in a Jones operation. Cornerback Jamel Dean It was inexplicably not deep when DJ Moore Safety has been neglected Mike Edwards A 20-yard touchdown. Rookie cornerback Zyon McCollum She hesitated and was out on the other side. PJ WalkerTossing a 29-yard touchdown to Tommy Tremble.
The Bucs have also gone from being the league’s best-ranked run defense with 67.43 yards per game in seven games last season to giving up an average of 118.29 yards per game, which is 16th in league. They gave up 173 rushing yards and a 60-yard run on Sunday. D’Onta Foreman A 17-yard touchdown run by Chuba Hubbard That linebacker Devin White Safety and security Keanu Neal Both were missed tackles.
“This is going to be a tough test for us. We’ll be able to see where we stand. Evans said, “We’ll see what’s in us.” “We’ve been through this before. Some of us have survived the most difficult times. We are able to continue playing and we know what to do. This one’s going to hurt. We’ll stick to the 24-hour rule. We’ll be following the 24-hour rule. [against the Baltimore Ravens]. … We’re playing on Thursday. It’s up to us to win.
Bowles was asked if he is worried about players mentally checking out. Bowles replied, “We all checked in. We are just not playing and coaching well enough.