Just to beat the Brooks debate to death...

lumm0x · 06-15-2003, 11:01 PM

Please do me a favor and go to nfl.com and look at the 2002 Bucs stats, the 2001 Bucs stats and the 2001 Raiders stats. You will see that the Bucs offense spread the ball out way more than 2001 where a RB was the second leading reciever by 30 catches over the #2 and #3 WR. They had way more TE contributions, Alstott had way less carries than Pittman in 2002, while in 2001 he had way more than Dunn. He was used like the Raiders used Wheatley and Garner, not like the Bucs used Dunn and Alstott. They were much more spread in 2002. He brought in McCardell because he needed the Tim Brown look alike since Keyshawn was playing the Rice possession role. He also brought in Jurevicius because he wanted the Jerry Porter size mismatch at #3 WR. He also brought Ricky Dudley with him and got Dilger because his offense has the TE as a more recieving threat than the blocker role that Tampa used to use the TE in. Tampa used to use the TE primarily as a red zone reciever, while Gruden uses the TE more seam patterns.

Brad Johnson\'s yards per attempt raised last year to within 0.2 of Rich Gannon\'s 2001 stats. Much higher than they were in 2001 for Johnson.

Point: He tried to implement the Raiders offense.

[Edited on 16/6/2003 by lumm0x]

06-15-2003, 11:01 PM	#21
lumm0x Resident antediluvian Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,026	Just to beat the Brooks debate to death... Please do me a favor and go to nfl.com and look at the 2002 Bucs stats, the 2001 Bucs stats and the 2001 Raiders stats. You will see that the Bucs offense spread the ball out way more than 2001 where a RB was the second leading reciever by 30 catches over the #2 and #3 WR. They had way more TE contributions, Alstott had way less carries than Pittman in 2002, while in 2001 he had way more than Dunn. He was used like the Raiders used Wheatley and Garner, not like the Bucs used Dunn and Alstott. They were much more spread in 2002. He brought in McCardell because he needed the Tim Brown look alike since Keyshawn was playing the Rice possession role. He also brought in Jurevicius because he wanted the Jerry Porter size mismatch at #3 WR. He also brought Ricky Dudley with him and got Dilger because his offense has the TE as a more recieving threat than the blocker role that Tampa used to use the TE in. Tampa used to use the TE primarily as a red zone reciever, while Gruden uses the TE more seam patterns. Brad Johnson\'s yards per attempt raised last year to within 0.2 of Rich Gannon\'s 2001 stats. Much higher than they were in 2001 for Johnson. Point: He tried to implement the Raiders offense. [Edited on 16/6/2003 by lumm0x]