Negatives From Preseason Game 3

Everyone looks good when you win but there still were mistakes and bad plays mixed in the 30-13 victory the bucs had over the browns.

CB height:

Brent Grimes was one of the bucs big acquisitions over the offseason and he was worth every penny of it, but his height is what everyone was scared about going against all the taller receivers in the NFC south (Jones, Benjamin, etc). I'm not saying Grimes is over the hill and isn't any good, I'm just saying the lack of height obviously showed and not just on the two deep throws to Josh Gordon. Terrelle Pryor used his bigger frame as well to body the ball in front of the smaller Grimes. Teams will be able to game plan against this slight weakness. The height issue goes for all of our corners, not just Grimes.

Safety Position:

Safety has been the most glaring weakness to me on the bucs roster. No one has clearly stood out and made any plays to warrant needing to be in the starting lineup. On both deep balls to Gordon there was no safety in sight, leaving Grimes on an island. It also seemed like on the deep 44 yard pass on 3rd and long in the first that Grimes played the underneath route, trusting that he would have safety help. Now this could be a miscommunication, but who was it on? Grimes or Conte? Based on the lack of safety help is looks as if the bucs will be susceptible to the deep ball again this year. The defense looks as if they are molded to get pressure to prevent the deep ball but if the pressure isn't there it won't look pretty.

Fullback Position:

The Bucs may not even go with a fullback at all this year and just have 3 tight end sets as no one on the roster can play the position well. Dan Vitale, although an amazing athlete and fan favorite, got called for holding on his first play as fullback. Vitale needs to learn the position as he wasn't asked to be a blocker in college and he shouldn't be learning in a game situation.

Missed throws:

Jameis isn't perfect, there were plays he left on the field last night that during the regular season could have been interceptions or costly drive staller. Jameis no doubt is our franchise QB and has shown signs of progression already but he holds himself to a higher standard than anyone else and I'm pretty sure he knows he needs to put the ball in a better position for his receivers.