WHY exactly are people so scared of Tampa, why are they scared of playing IN Tampa? I guess I just don't really get it.

I suppose people are just spooked about the game where Payton broke his leg...??? Because other than that, or games where we haven't played our starters for the whole time, we have NEVER had a problem handling Tampa, under Sean Payton.

The reality is that when we NEED to beat them, it always happens very easily. We always come prepared. We always bring our game. The games we drop, we either drop them because we don't NEED to win them, or because coach breaks his flippin' leg in the first quarter.

We have put beatdowns on them in the sun, in the heat, before. We have put beatdowns on them in the Dome before.

Tampa Bay are extremely poorly coached, as evidenced by their loss at the end of their game yesterday on a stupid -- and avoidable -- penalty. And if God forbid the game next week is kinda close, their thick-necked, ham-headed coach will find a way to lose it for them.

That game in Tampa last year? Yeah, it wasn't a lot of fun, but remember this -- we were ahead on the scoreboard for more time of the game, with a lead, than we were ever behind. We were up two scores comfortably in the third, but then Spanowedon't worked his magic and let the Bucs put together two back-to-back 65+ yard drives in the blink of an eye. And no Payton to boot.