Poll: What Was The Main Reason For The Loss?

[AROS]

Let your voices be heard.

 

[WmHBonney]

I tend to think it was a combination of distractions. However, part of that is on the coaches for not keeping the players grounded and focused.

 

[AgentDib]

Definitely the Bucs front seven.

There's more to learn from failure than success. Getting this lesson going into the bye week isn't the worst outcome for an offense still building experience.

 

[StoneCold]

We got beat at the line of scrimmage.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

big time, both sides of the ball
First time in a long time that our O line got pushed around, esp. in the 1st half.
That, and zero pass russ for virtually the entire game.

 

[TheLegendOfBoom]

Honestly, it’s probably all of the above.

Seattle was riding their high horse and the team was being praised for several weeks.

Players may say they don’t look into what the media say and all the hype surrounding them but they have phones, social media, etc.

Coaches themselves can buy into some hype as well and start to be full themselves.

Both the players and the coaches need to “show up” and develop game plans that may need adjustments on the fly.

So, if they are not able to do so, the team they will face may be the ones that actually prepare and do so.

Take it as a learning experience for the team and coaches to prepare better.

 

[Spohawks]

How did officiating not make the list?

 

[had2bhawk]

How did officiating not make the list?

I think we are ALL tired of complaining about the REFS

 

[Spohawks]

I think we are ALL tired of complaining about the REFS

I will get tired when they call a fair game.

 

[TraderGary]

How did officiating not make the list?

If you think we lost because of the officiating, you weren't watching close enough.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Other than the 4th quarter, TB dominated this game on both sides. Next

 

[Spohawks]

If you think we lost because of the officiating, you weren't watching close enough.

Or too close.

 

[nwHawk]

Hype machine was rolling, and all young players jumped on it.

Why not, shoot this team was rolling going up against a 90 year old QB that was dang close to a 4 game losing streak.

Hawks players woke up this morning realizing they are now in a bye week and they just got throat punched.

You want to be a champ, go out a stomp ass every week, every play. No taking plays off, no waiting for someone to get in you ear, MTFU. Dominate for the sake of championship desire. That is all!

 

[FattyKnuckle]

I think we are ALL tired of complaining about the REFS

LOL, no they're not. These same people complain about the games even before they're played. They'll never stop. They'll just dig in deeper.

 

[TraderGary]

1). We got dominated at the LOS on both sides of the ball.
2). We did not come close to matching the intensity of the Bucs.
3). Our gameplans were very vanilla on both sides of the ball.
4). Brady eats zone defenses for lunch, and I believe we played zone the entire game.
5). Where were the 3 TE sets and misdirection that has been so effective for us this season? It looked like a gameplan from years past.
6). They just looked very unprepared for this game and I'm not giving them a free pass because of the travel. The Bucs had nearly the same amount of travel as the Hawks did. And despite the relatively close final score, we were never in the game. It was complete and total domination from start to finish by the Bucs.

 

[NJlargent]

I think it is all of the above but I also think Tampa needed the game and came out ready and we got caught.

Let's chew on this for 2 weeks and hopefully next game we come out the aggressor and send a message.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Great points all around.
But at the same time, you can't forget that this team just won 4 straight games by double digits. The sky hasn't fallen, not even close. Not saying they didn't suck yesterday, because overall they did, as a team. But 6-4 with a bye week to heal up and get ready for 5 of 7 at home? This team has everything right in front of them.

 

[LymonHawk]

IMHO: The main reason we lost was because The Bucs' scored more points than we did.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Solid observation, Ron Fairley would be proud

 

[Appyhawk]

Other. 4 Ws in a row is the quota for a team learning what it is about.

I'm not griping. We have already reached what I thought we could do in an entire season. We got what I wanted in game 1 and have since been granted 5 helpings of gravy. What's not to like about that?