It’s time for PewterReport.com’s 2-Point Conversion post-game column, which features two statements, two questions and two predictions based on the latest Bucs game. Tampa Bay scored a major upset with a team-record 48 points in a 48-40 shootout win over the Saints in New Orleans to start the season 1-0.
TWO BIG STATEMENTS
STATEMENT 1: Fitzmagic, Monken’s Play-Calling Were SuperbTampa Bay head coach Dirk Koetter made the absolute right call in letting offensive coordinator Todd Monken continue calling plays in the regular season. The original plan was to let Monken call plays in the preseason with Koetter taking over during the regular season. With the Bucs offense averaging 387 yards per game and 28.3 points per game in the first three preseason games when the starters were in the lineup, Koetter made the absolute right call in calling an audible and letting Monken continue in the play-calling role in the regular season as the offense carried the day in Tampa Bay’s 48-40 win at New Orleans.
We saw a 58-yard touchdown shot from Ryan Fitzpatrick to DeSean Jackson in the first half – out of the slot no less. Per the Buccaneers communications department, DeSean Jackson tied Hall of Famers Terrell Owens and Lance Alworth for the third-most touchdowns of 50-plus yards in NFL history. Jackson wound up with two touchdowns on the day.
“I’m happy to announce that Fitzmagic is alive and well,” Koetter said in his post-game press conference. “Quite a start, huh?”
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