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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back


It appears that the secondary worked out their communication problems of week one.  It appears Sabby was in the right place at the right time this week—better than his having been in the wrong place a few steps too late last week.  Still Lee Evans and Terrell Owens each hauled in a long TD pass on the day.  Sadly, the coverage Ronde Barber (Evans’ score) and Aquib Talib (Owens score) had was just about textbook.  Give Trent Edwards (who?) props for two perfect passes.  Is that one step forward?  One step back?  Neutral?

Personal foul.  Facemask.

Our running game fell far short of last week’s huge totals.  And Byron Leftwich spent most of his afternoon getting up off the ground.  Looks our O-Line took a step backwards. 

Personal foul.  Facemask.

I’ll say this: Our receivers had a strong showing today.  They showed you some toughness and some great hands—Maurice Stovall’s catch was one that would make the top ten plays on ESPN, except for the fact that it happened in Buffalo, and it’s so rare that there are highlights there, producers probably won’t have noticed.

Personal foul.  Facemask.

Player of the game: Sabby Piscatelli - after last week’s outing, he rebounded.  Goat of the game: Referee Ron Winter - how in the heck did you miss the call on that second interception?  That ball hit the ground not once, but twice, for crying out loud.  Tough day.  Schedule doesn’t look to be getting any easier, and that might be what disappoints me most.  Today was as good a chance for a Buccaneer win as we may see for a few weeks.  I guess we’ll have to go get one the hard way.

Personal foul.  Facemask.

What did you see out there today?

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Darin Shaw has served as the Senior Pastor at Christ's Church of Amherst, N.H., since January 2000. He's written a few blurbs, led a few projects and produced a few cool things over the years. The very best of what he's produced are four wonderful girls - Amanda, Katie, Becky and Emily - he managed to pull that off along with his lovely wife Shari. Together they all live in a red house surrounded by lots of trees in the same community with lots of really great people. He is known to hang out on Sunday mornings with people of a much higher caliber than he, and counts that among life's greatest privileges. Then, on Sunday afternoons, Darin and his family settle in for the full slate of NFL games, shouting loudest when the Buccaneers take the field.

Key Stats: 6-2, 240 ... 16-year veteran of Pastoral Ministry out of Florida Bible College and Southwestern Bible College and Theological Seminary ... Boasts of being able to count on one hand the number of Buccaneers games he has missed (either having been there in person, watched on television, or listened to the radio) since they entered the NFL in 1976. ... Sports a lifetime 74 percent accuracy in NFL prognostication ... Certifiable Jesus freak; loving husband; devoted father; zealous blogger.

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