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Behind Enemy Lines - Bucs Edition


Jeremy Igo
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NBC Sports:

"The Bucs are literally giving away tickets to long-suffering fans... The Bucs have committed to buying up any tickets to reach the 85 percent threshold (at 34 cents on the dollar), to stay on local TV, while they try to rebuild a fan base grown complacent. But the fact they’re offering freebies so close to the start of a season — a season which includes the hope of a solid rebound — shows how far they have to go to become relevant in their own market again."

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/05/bucs-offering-free-tickets-to-loyal-season-ticket-owners/

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Forbes: Buccaneers Least Expensive NFC South Tickets

"The current average price for New Orleans Saints tickets is $245.42

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Carolina Panthers tickets have an average price of $189.06 for home games at Bank of America Stadium this season. Half of Carolina’s home games this year have an average price above $200

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the average price for Atlanta Falcons tickets is just $150.81

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The average price for Buccaneers tickets is $143.57"

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jesselawrence/2014/08/22/saints-most-expensive-buccaneers-least-expensive-nfc-south-tickets/

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So, what I'm hearing is...people in Charlotte think people in Tampa are poor and are making fun of them for it. When people call this a plastic town full of snobs...that appears to be a critique with a ton of merit.

nope. we just think the buc fanbase is close to non-existant and/or just weak.
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nope. we just think the buc fanbase is close to non-existant and/or just weak.

 

Pretty sure their fanbase is acting exactly like this fanbase was acting during some losing years. I've sat in BofA with about a handful of other people for a few games here. It's the very nature of sports franchises just about everywhere. Especially smaller markets like this one. In the early 2000's all you would hear from Bucs fans was about how their season ticket waiting list was something like 20 years long. Now? Poof. They all went home. Same thing happens here. Nobody gives a poo about teams when they lose. True in Tampa. True in Charlotte. True in Atlanta. True in St Louis. The much bigger markets, like Chicago, will weather it better. But, that's just how it is.

 

So...good smack! You told them! Losers!

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for the Bucs, DE Gholston and DE Bowers are both out and they were supposed to help out as depth at DT as "the Bucs have only three defensive tackles on roster."

So the Bucs only have seven DL available for the game:

DE Clayborn (PFF rates him "poor" as a starter. ESPN: "last year he was unspectacular with 5.5 sacks.")

DE Johnson - (3.5 sacks in 15 starts last season. CBS: "Johnson is a gamble for the Bucs...In order for the defense to be successful, Johnson definitely has to double his sack total from last season. Anything short of seven sacks would be seen as a disappointing season")

DE Solomon - 0 sacks, 1 tackle for his whole NFL career

DE Means - entering 2nd season, zero sacks, zero tackles in the NFL

DT McCoy - beast, will get double and triple teamed

DT McDonald - PFF rates "good" as a starter - 5.5 sacks for the Seahawks last year as the 2nd-deep DT in the rotation

DT Spence - PFF rates "poor" as a starter. 1 sack in 14 starts last year

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