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Sports
Bad Officiating, Defense, Play Calling
Dez Bryant And Greg Hardy
Cost Bucs Game Against Redskins
Exchange Words On Sideline
LOVIE SMITH Bucs Head Coach
Is His Job In Jeopardy?
Buccaneer wide
Evans makes a move after catching a pass from Jameis Winston.
In danger of extending their losing streak to four games, the Dallas Cowboys had a couple of key players engage in a heated confronta- tion down on the sideline dur- ing Sunday's game against the New York Giants.
Following a 100-yard kick- off-return touchdown that gave the Giants a 27-20 vic- tory, Fox cameras showed Dallas linebacker Greg Hardy and receiver Dez Bryant—who is out with a foot injury—exchange words.
Fortunately for the Cow-
GREG HARDY (l) and DEZ BRYANT (r)
boys, there was no physical al- tercation. Hardy walked away while Dallas defensive tackle Tyrone Crawford went over to keep Bryant under control.
The 14 losses the Tampa Bay Buccaneers suffered last season and the four they’ve suffered this season pale in comparison when you look back at this past Sunday’s contest against the Washing- ton Redskins.
The Bucs (2-4) loss 31-30 to the Redskins (3-4) after leading 24-0 in the first quarter, and amassing more than 250 yards of offense.
Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins finished 33- for-40 for 317 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran for an 8-yard score in the second quarter.
Buccaneer quarterback Jameis Winston had an- other stellar performance, completing 21-0f-29 passes for 297 yards and two touch- downs. Running back Doug Martin ran for 136 yards on 19 carries.
So, where does the line start for fans looking to throw someone under the bus for the collapse of the Bucs Sunday? It starts with an offense that just stopped being productive, and ended with a franchise record 16 penalties for 142 yards. The Redskins had only four penalties for 20 yards.
Depending on your loy- alty, Buccaneer head coach Lovie Smith may be look-
ing at his final season with the team. Expectations, es- pecially after drafting Win- ston first overall, was a complete turnaround from last season’s 2-14 season.
With a 6-point lead and 2:24 left to play, the Bucca- neer defense allowed the Redskins to drive 80 yards. With 24-seconds left to play, Cousins completed a 6- yard touchdown pass to complete the comeback.
The Bucs have not been able to find any consistency on defense since Smith was hired as head coach, and some feel that may be the re- sult of taking over a team with personnel that didn’t fit his scheme.
With the exception of cornerback Johnathan Banks, everyone else was either given a starting spot under Smith, or brought in by him. The result has been blown assignments through- out the season, and a Sunday contest that made Cousins look like a super star.
It would be easier to blame the coaching staff than blaming players for screwing up the play calls. But in the end, that goes back to poor coaching.
There is really no excuse for a head coach with a de- fensive pedigree to have his
Source: Arian Foster Has Torn Achilles; Will Have MRI On Monday
receiver Mike
During Game Vs. Giants
JAMEIS WINSTON .....had a stellar perform- ance.
defense turning in these kind of performances.
Oh by the way, the offici- ating was terrible. The NFL needs to look into the bad calls against the Bucs and around the league.
We like to protect our African American coaches, bur Lovie’s laid back ap- proach on the sidelines makes him an easy target.
COUCH COACHING: “The Redskins have the ballonthe6towinthe game. Here comes a Slant! Game over!
Next week, the Bucs hit the road to face the Atlanta Falcons (6-1) who are chal- lenging the Carolina Pan- thers for the NFC South Division lead. The Bucs were the only NFC South team to lose Sunday.
Houston Texans' running back Arian Foster suffered a torn Achilles tendon during the fourth quarter of the Houston 44-26 loss to the Miami Dolphins.
The extent of the injury was not immediately known, but Foster said he will un- dergo an MRI exam Monday.
Foster was on crutches in the locker room after the game. When asked if he knows how serious the injury is, he said, "Not yet, but it's not good."
"I feel terrible for him," head coach Bill O'Brien said. "He's done a lot for us in the two years I've been here. I hate that part of the game."
The injury happened with
ARIAN FOSTER
less than five minutes remain- ing in the game and the Tex- ans trailing 44-20. Foster motioned out wide and went down as he began his route. He was not contacted on the play.
Foster had 125 all-pur- pose yards and two touch- downs in the game. He missed the first three games of the season with a groin injury.
Adrian Peterson Denies Sickness Was Caused By Chewing Tobacco
Flip Saunders, who tal- lied more than 1,000 victories over a 35-year coaching ca- reer that included successful stops with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Detroit Pistons, died Sunday of can- cer at age 60.
He also coached the Washington Wizards dur- ing a career that spanned 17 seasons as an NBA head coach and a 654-592 record.
Saunders announced in August that he was being treated for Hodgkin lym- phoma. Doctors considered it "very treatable and curable," and Saunders at the time said he planned to remain the Timberwolves' head coach and president of basketball operations. However, he was hospitalized following a set- back in September, and it was announced Friday that Saunders would miss the entire 2015-16 season.
"The NBA family is mourning today over the
FLIP SAUNDERS
tragic loss of our friend and colleague, Flip Saunders," NBA commissioner Adam Sil- ver said in a statement. "... Flip's untimely passing has left a gaping hole in the fabric of our league. Flip was a beloved figure around the NBA, nowhere more so than in Minnesota, demonstrating a genuine and consistent pas- sion for his players, his team and the game. On behalf of the NBA, we offer our most sincere condolences to Flip's wife, Debbie, their four chil- dren and the entire Min- nesota Timberwolves organization."
DETROIT -- Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson, who was downgraded to questionable because of an illness Saturday night, started Sunday's 28-19 win over the Lions and said shrimp, not tobacco, played a part in him getting sick.
Peterson found out he was allergic to shellfish when he had a bad reaction to jambalaya during training camp in 2012.
He took his EpiPen after eating shrimp Saturday and said he figured he would deal with the consequences
ADRIAN PETERSON
later.
"That might have had
something to do with it. I didn't have any type of reac- tion, but I'm sure it con-
tributed to how my stomach was feeling," said Peterson. "Sometimes I love shrimp so much that I go against the grain sometimes. I always make sure I keep an EpiPen with me."
The running back, who vomited on the team bus after the Vikings' flight to Detroit on Saturday night, said he won't eat shrimp be- fore a game again.
"I learned my lesson," he said.
Peterson did say, though, that a report he got sick from swallowing chew- ing tobacco was incorrect.
Timberwolves Coach Flip Saunders Dies Of Cancer At Age 60
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