BillyCarpenter1

After speaking to one of my inside sources, I have learned that BucNup has been spoted close to the area

BucNup

That\'s right ladies and gentlemen....

BillyC and BucNup have gotten together in their secret meeting place and have \"Aired out\" their dirty laundry.

Sources close to the situation at hand credits the patch work, in part to a sound football discussion between the two men. References were made to a \"Cynical\" so-and-so that intiated the heated exchange of words; and it was decided that it was, as BucNup loves to put it; All Good....

Both side are prepared to bring new news and information regarding their respective teams as the season draws closer.

And finally, as a show of good faith, BucNup will remove any references being associated to Billy; but vowed to his mom, that the RING stays.....

Hello all. Its good to be back!

[Edited on 18/6/2003 by BucNup]

Week 9: Saints vs. Bucs
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BillyCarpenter1

BLING BLING..........LET\'S GET READY TO RUMMMMBLE !!!!!!!!!

BillyCarpenter1

Now back to our coversation.


What makes you think that all the stars are going to line up for the Bucs this year and you will indeed defend the ring?

Also, what have the Bucs done as far as improvements that is going to help ease the pain of the 2-losses we put on you guys last year>?

In other words...............how in the hell are yall\' going to match up with all the horses we have on offense?

[Edited on 18/6/2003 by BillyCarpenter1]

JOESAM2002

Welcome back BucNup. Maybe we can dazzle you with brilliance this time. Good luck.

BucNup

Again as I\'ve mentioned before. Both of our games were great, hard hitting contest that basically were decided on a few plays in each game. Beating us 26 - 20 in the opener (huge Special Teams play) and again at your place 20 - 23 (Horn beat Kelly for the TD & Duece pounding the football). Notice, I said deciding blow. I know what Stallworth did as well, I cringed when you guys picked him up in the draft. I love him.

So basically, I just think the outcomes are going to be similar in the fact that it will be a close game. Maybe in one or both of those game, we will get a break. The only thing I think we need to do better is stop you guys on 3rd down conversions.

In game 1 you went 50% success rate on 3rd down conversion. In game 2 you went 52% success rate on 3rd down conversions. 3rd down conversions = more time to get things going, more time to get things going = a tired defense and a tired defense = DUECE, DUECE, DUECE.....

So, if we concentrate on being able to decrease that number alone, it\'s going to have a different flavor. I\'d offer the same bit of advice you offer me on my Super Bowl euphoria state of mind I\'m in....

Let it go.

It\'s not about the stars being aligned. It\'s about the small things that ultimately win ball games. The way you are talking is exactly the way the Eagles were talking. Nothing is impossible and we all know that nothing happened after the 1st minute of play, in the championship game.....

Essentially, they had every reason to believe; even to KNOW there was no way in us beating them, which is almost the way you are sounding.

All I know is that its\' going to be a good game. Anything else is not keeping it real.....

Homerism, if you will.

[Edited on 18/6/2003 by BucNup]

Week 9: Saints vs. Bucs
http://www.bucnup.com/SBXXXVII.bmp

BucNup

Thank you Joe, but I never really left..... I took a cooling period.

Its\' all good though.

BillyCarpenter1

Beleive me when I tell you I haven\'t laid any cash down on the 2-games between us and the Bucs this year. What we did last year means absolutely nothing this year.

But, I\'m looking very foward to those 2-games this year. My fingernails have grown back since the last 2.

We have added some new faces on offense this year, most notiably to the O-line-- With the addition of Wayne Gandy and an added year of experience for Le Charles Bentley, it should give the Saints a more dominate O-line than we had last year, which translates to Duece looking at a lot of wide open real estate this year.

I think myself and everyone included noticed that our O-line pushed the Bucs defense off the line or scrimage pretty good last year, which exposed a Bucs secondary that never really got tested that much last year because they were able to stop everyone\'s (except our beloved Saints) ground game.

How do you think Gruden is going to game plan against what I have been talking about?

Also, how do you feel about the passing game of the Bucs this year and how much of a running game is going to be sufficent to keep the burden from falling square on the sholders of Brad Johnson?

[Edited on 18/6/2003 by BillyCarpenter1]

[Edited on 18/6/2003 by BillyCarpenter1]

JOESAM2002

See there are intelligent beings here at B&G. Good question BillyC. I\'d like to hear BucNUp\'s take on that too.

coastalkid

Welcome back bucnup. Glad to have you with us again as I enjoy reading most of your posts. I must say though ...savor that ring....we\'ll get the next one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!