Luke Really Is Full Of Surprises

Luke McCown's improvement since the Seattle game is unbelievable. He mostly made excellent decisions and showed real athleticism. His main problem is his insistence on holding onto the ball while leaving the pocket instead of just throwing it away. He's obviously trying to extend the play and waiting for someone to come open, but when you run out of bounds behind the line of scrimmage or in the endzone, you have a control issue. Let it go.

I will be interested to hear the explanation for the interception. Joey Galloway never turned around even after McCown called for the hot route. I'm thinking the error was Galloway's.

Will Bruce Gradkowski even be brought to training camp next year? When Jeff Garcia went down and Gradkowski was put in, the playcalling got very conservative and predictable. With McCown in, it almost looked more aggressive than when Garcia was in there. A halfback lateral to the quarterback on a direct snap? and a flea flicker, not to mention the deep balls. McCown must have had the most incredible week of practice ever.

I can't recall the last time I saw an end-around really work for the Bucs. Somehow, Michael Clayton got 20 yards out of his. And did you see him push Josh Bullocks for the last five or six yards? There's just so much potential there.

I love the balls Jon Gruden displayed by going for it on fourth and one at the two minute mark. And he looks like a gutsy genius in retrospect. But if Earnest Graham had been stuffed behind the line on that one, he would have been crucified on sports radio this morning for not putting the game into overtime. A lot of those guys on the radio (Steve Duemig and Ian Beckles mostly) accuse Gruden of being too concerned about his image and reputation. I think the fourth and one call does a lot to disprove that.

Eat a dick, Phillip Buchanon. How do you get burned by Marques Colston and Terrance Copper back to back and then again against Lance Moore? And why do you not seem to care when it happens? I've been on your side this whole time. Don't make me look like a schmuck.

I saw exactly what the announcer was talking about when he called out Tanard Jackson for not going up for the ball on Devery Henderson's touchdown. He was looking at it and then he just turned away. He could have disrupted that ball. I'd like to hear what he has to say about that one.

Gaines Adams turns up the pressure just a little bit more every week. If he keeps it up like this, he'll be at full speed for the playoffs.