I have always been a realist...and a life long Raider
fan. The Bucs can beat the Raiders only if the Raiders
let them. The Raiders bring an offensive line that will
probably have Sapp wishing he had brought a lunch.
The Raider defense is one of the best ever put up
by an NFL team in years. Gruden knows the Raiders.
The Bucs have Gruden, who wrote the Raiders play book
however, if you have watched the team this year, they
significantly changed which plays they run from the old
sets that Gruden established.
The Raiders have gone away from the Pre-vent D.
And have really reduced the use of the zone D. They
are a man for man defense now. They bring an offense
that the Bucs haven't seen, nor can fathom the new
intensity that the Raiders are playing with.
If Gruden is saying that there is a certain way the
Bucs can play that will assure defeat of the Raiders
he is sadly mistaken. The only way the Bucs can win
the Superbowl is if the Raiders let them win. It is
not beyond the realm of possibilities, but I think
the Raiders will want this game more then any other game in the last 18 years.
Go Raiders!!!!!