While the most of the NFL has gone pass-crazy, new Bucs coach Greg Schiano is more old school. He likes punting. He likes running the ball.
"I do believe at times the best way to play is keep-away, especially with the quarterbacks we have in our division," Schiano said via the Tampa Bay Times.
And when the Bucs can't keep the ball away, they will gladly punt.
"Punting is okay. We have a great punter (Michael Koenen)," he said. "Scoring drives, they may be one series, they may be two series, they may be three series. If you punt the ball and get the ball back in better position, the drive just continues and you put it in the end zone."
A scoring drive that lasts three series sounds like something Marty Schottenheimer would come up with. We like everything we hear and see regarding Schiano as a leader, but we've also heard reservations from sources around the league regarding Schiano's offensive philosophy.
He played things extremely close to the vest at Rutgers, sometimes to his detriment. Despite the addition of an expensive new No. 1 receiver, it doesn't sounds like that will change in Tampa.