Originally Posted by
POOLSIDE
Good lord, you do not get it. I don't care who you bet on or for what reason. I don't care if reasons I provide, or reasons anyone else provides for that matter, make sense to you or not. Do not care.
What at I do care is that we were trying to have a constructive conversation about a football game and you claimed the only reason that anyone had provided to bet Tampa Bay was because the public is on Atlanta. That's insane and counter productive. If there was no reason in the world to bet Tampa, why would anyone be on them?
I can tell you this. Tampa was a favorite to open the season against a Carolina team that won what, twelve games last year? Was it thirteen? Vegas and several others obviously see something there. I'm not saying they're a world beater or even a playoff team, but they aren't an auto fade joke like the Raiders appear to be. To assume that the Bucs will just never come together is a disservice to a roster with some legitimate talent being coached by a guy who isnt a slouch. Did you watch the first two games? Even with no offensive coordinator, they were clearly a team on the precipice of taking a significant step forward. This is their first week with an oc, and I expect the results to show up against a defense that I could rush for fifty yards against.
I get it. Atlanta can score in the dome. No one seems to be disputing that. However, several of us think Tampa will be able to score enough to keep this within a touchdown. That's what I'm hoping at least.