Rumor Is That Sabby Will Be Retained

September 04, 2010 at 03:40pm by Scott   •  4 Comments »

Nothing is official yet, but the Tribune is floating the rumor (much like a buoyant turd) that Sabby Piscitelli will make the roster.

In another roster-related move, we’re also hearing that S Sabby Piscitelli has made the team.

They also say that Rudy Carpenter made the team, which is no surprise, but they got that bit of info from Carpenter himself, so you can probably take it to the bank. They don’t bother sourcing the Sabby bit, though, so there’s always hope. But if they really do keep Sabby, the only hope Corey Lynch has to stick is if they use Aqib Talib‘s roster exemption for the week he’s suspended. But then what to do when Talib comes back? Are we really in store for another season of Sabby taking care of his GLT but not actually making tackles?

White Safety Showdown

September 03, 2010 at 09:32am by Scott   •  5 Comments »

I’ve read some reports from last night’s game and spoken to someone who was actually there and it sounds like Corey Lynch had a pretty good night. Two interceptions, one returned for a touchdown, plus three tackles including one on a pass to the tight end that Cody Grimm whiffed on. Grimm was excellent in camp but didn’t flash anything in the preseason whereas Lynch had a good camp and has made splash play after splash play in both special teams and defense. And even still Raheem Morris sounds iffy on him making the team.

“It was a great game for evaluation,” Morris said. “I never want to tell you that somebody’s made the roster. We always want to go back and evaluate the tape and look at everybody individually and look at everybody collectively as a group and figure out where your team is.

“He had a great game though.”

What else does the guy have to do to secure a job? Holder agrees with me that Grimm is pretty much a lock to make the team. They just like him. And with Aqib Talib out for a game, how do you cut a corner? If Elbert Mack had had a poor game last night, maybe there would be an argument, but he had six tackles, one for a loss and a pass defensed, so I’m pretty sure he sticks.

Is it possible that the team cuts Sabby Piscitelli tomorrow? I wouldn’t have thought it was a possibility if he hadn’t shot off his mouth about the safety competition not being legitimate. But when he said that, he didn’t go after the front office or the team as a whole; he called out the coaching staff. Word is that Sabby and Raheem’s relationship is pretty frosty at this point. Maybe they try to trade him today and if they can’t get anything for him, they just cut him loose. This regime didn’t make Sabby a second-round pick, so they won’t take any heat for him being a bust and the guy has already mentally checked out of the team anyway.

Lynch is exactly what Raheem wants in a player. He’s aggressive and a playmaker but still humble and a nice guy and willing to do anything. He’s been through adversity and still has that good attitude, while the first time Sabby’s position is truly challenged, he cried that it was unfair. He’s not adding anything to the team at this point and should be released so he can move onto his new career of selling tanning booths door-to-door.

The Rise Of Raheem Morris, Head Coach

August 25, 2010 at 11:09pm by Scott   •  5 Comments »

I love it when Christmas comes early. And today, Sabby Piscitelli‘s quote about being demoted to second string was in my stocking with a big fucking bow on it.

“I don’t think it was ever a competition,” said Piscitelli. “That’s my opinion. I don’t think it was a competition that’s all I’m going to say on that.”

Of course, Sabby went on to talk about it more, but I don’t even care. I don’t care how much he didn’t like being demoted or how much sand got in his vagina over the decision. When I read Raheem Morris‘s response to Sabby’s reaction, my heart swelled with something I think is… what’s the opposite of shame? Pride? No, not that far from shame. Less shame? Yeah, I think that’s it.

Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris was asked for his reaction to Piscitelli’s comments.

“I don’t have to, and that’s unfortunate for him. That’s probably why he didn’t get it,” said Morris. “Generally you go out there and do your very best. That’s the thing to do, so that’s Sabby’s problem.”

Oh, fuck yes. YES! Finally, he holds someone responsible for their performance. None of this Derrick Ward “oh he didn’t get many carries” or Michael Clayton “I dare you to write something about him” or any of that other shit. Sabby is second string because he earned that spot. Come on, Raheem, let me have some more.

Morris was asked if the team would consider moving Piscitelli because he is unhappy that he lost the starting position.

“No there is no such thing as an unhappy player. The only the person that’s going to be unhappy here is me. His job is to make us happy,” said Morris. “He’s got to do his job. That’s the nature of the beast. That’s how the NFL works.”

“His job is to make us happy.” And you know what would make Raheem happy right now? For Sabby to block on kickoffs.

“He feels bad about not being a starter. He feels bad because he feels like he was unjustly done, and nobody really cares. You got to out there and get it done and show us what you got.”

“Nobody really cares.” God, that’s awesome. I was tempted to go back and listen to the audio to see if it all came out as smoothly as this article makes it out, but I don’t think I will. I don’t want to ruin it. I just want to enjoy this.

“I’m my worst critic, and I have to improve on every aspect of the game,” said Piscitelli. “I need to keep on improving, but if you ask me about that, I don’t think it was ever a competition.”

Does “that’s all I’m going to say on that” mean something different on the Jersey Shore (yes, I know he’s from Boca Raton, but just look at him and tell me he’s not The Situation’s stunt double.)

“My job is make sure they know they got to have me on the field some time. Just having that ability to make them say ‘we got to have Sabby on the field at some point, somewhere to make plays.’ That’s my job and I’m going to keep on doing that.”

Well, according to his boss, Sabby’s job is to make him happy. And Raheem likes crushed ice, so get it right next time.

“I’m just going to keep coming to work. I still have the same goals in mind. I’ll keep on improving. I know my ability. I know what I can do. I know I can help teams win. I can help this team win. I’m going to keep on playing my hardest and make plays.”

Did you see that? “Teams”. Sabby is already disassociating himself from the Bucs. In his brain, he sees his days as numbered. Whether Raheem just made this move to send a message or to motivate him or even if Raheem has long-term plans for Sabby as a full-time backup (a la Josh Johnson) or special teams guy, no one knows right now. But Sabby is already checking out. He’s talking about getting better and everything, but I bet he doesn’t wear Buccaneers gear on his personal time anymore.

Raheem has been up and down for the last 18 months. Mostly down. There’s been a lot to make fun of (and I really appreciate it, dude), but this has got to be his finest hour so far. He sounded like a head coach. Not a nervous kid making his first public speech, not a coach who desperately wants to be one of the guys — a fucking authority figure. A decision was made and he doesn’t care what anyone thinks of it. You could argue that he did the same thing when he defended Clayton last year, but we all knew how that was going to go and it came off as weak and empty. And if Sean Jones dogs it in the regular season, it will definitely lessen the impact of this moment in retrospect, but won’t destroy it. It will still stand as a defining moment when Raheem Morris risked being unpopular with a player and earned all our respect by doing it.

Sit Down, Sabby

August 24, 2010 at 10:14am by Scott   •  1 Comment »

The Buccaneers’ coaching staff gave both Sabby Piscitelli and Sean Jones each one start in the preseason games so far. The players played, the coached reviewed the tape and came to the same conclusion we all did months ago: Sabby is not a starting safety.

Seventh-year veteran Sean Jones has moved ahead of 2009 starter Sabby Piscitelli in their head-to-head battle for the starting strong safety spot.

Note that the link is to the official Buccaneers’ web site. This isn’t speculation. Sabby is a backup now, and that’s where he should be. Jones was solid in the preseason so far and Sabby was what he always is: inconsistent. Sabby’s good plays are probably better than Jones’s good plays, but when Sabby fucks up, he does it on an epic scale. As you’re watching Sabby fly by a runner like an acrophobic Superman, you can actually feel your lifeforce draining away. Jones is more dependable. You may not see the splash plays that Sabby makes now and then, but you won’t be looking for a voodoo doll in his image after a game, either.

I finally watched the Chiefs game last night and I saw Sabby on it a lot. Not so much on the field, but on the sidelines. Every time a teammate made a play, he was the first to congratulate them. And it was never a simple pat on the helmet or whatever. He was smiling and cheering for them and really getting into it. It made me a little remorseful of picking on him so much lo these many months because that’s the kind of enthusiasm you really like to see from these guys. But enthusiasm by itself does not make a good football player — it makes a good fan or, at best, a good cheerleader. You need to be good at the game, too, and my heart has been broken by Sabby’s overruns and bad angles too many times to let his good attitude love of the game cloud my judgment about this wonderful move on the depth chart. Sorry, Sabby. See you on kickoff coverage.

Also, Keydrick Vincent moved ahead of Jeremy Zuttah on the depth chart for starting left guard, another excellent move by the coaching staff. Vincent is more physical, more powerful, and a far better run-blocker. In pass-blocking at left guard, they’re probably even. Zuttah may be a bit lighter on his feet than Vincent, but I’ll take the strength at the point over quick feet. Zuttah played a good bit of center in the preseason, too, and has looked awful there. It may seem a bit unfair because Zuttah put more bad tape out there than Vincent, but it was at a different position than the one he lost. You may ask, why should Zuttah be punished for his versatility? And to those who do think it was unfair, allow me quote the great Steve Mariucci: “Bummer.”

A third-round draft pick out of Rutgers in 2008, Zuttah has started at both guard spots for the Buccaneers and also played tackle in college. He has worked at center for the Buccaneers, as well, as he did for a portion of the game against the Chiefs. Zuttah’s versatility makes him an ideal reserve who can step in at any spot on the line on game day.

See, even the Bucs themselves agree. Zuttah is acceptable in some positions and just barely better than a Bob’s Barricade in others, but he knows the technique of all of them. He’ll get you through the game until you can regroup on Monday and figure out how you want to shuffle the roster. That’s why he’s got value and why he’ll stick.

I’m wondering if they’re not completely done tinkering with the depth chart because Derrick Ward still appears as the #2 back and Clifton Smith is #3 while Kareem Huggins is listed in the same “other” category as scrub Carlos Brown, which is ridiculous. That’s like having Einstein third in a list of great physicists behind Mr. Wizard and one of those toy birds that drinks water.

Why Was That Necessary?

August 17, 2010 at 12:05pm by Scott   •  10 Comments »

Nice article by Ira Kaufman on Tanard Jackson. He confronts last year’s suspension (even though he never does reveal exactly what the mystery herb was) and sounds determined to make this a year where he’ll get some league recognition.

“I can’t describe in words how it felt to miss those first four games last year,” he said. “I let all my teammates and the Buccaneer organization down and I can never get those four games back. But now, all that stuff is behind me. I’ve learned a lot.”

Any chance Jackson and Goodell cross paths again?

“I really don’t want to see the commissioner again,” Jackson said, “unless he’s handing us the Lombardi Trophy.”

Good stuff. The weird part is where Sabby Piscitelli is complimenting Jackson’s play and makes this backhanded comment that I can’t figure out.

“T-Jack sets the tone for us as a group the way he throws his body around the football field,” said fellow safety Sabby Piscitelli. “When those lights go on, he’s a football player. He may not be able to tell you exactly where everybody should be, but he knows exactly where he should be.”

“He may not be able to tell you exactly where everybody should be”? First, that’s not his job. Those duties are between Gerald McCoy and Barrett Ruud. But it’s more than that. I can’t put my finger on it, but it almost sounds like a swipe at Jackson’s intelligence, doesn’t it? Maybe I’m reading too much into it, but it was a phrase that was completely unnecessary to make his point. I can’t understand why Sabby, a guy who was rejected for Jersey Shore only because he isn’t from Jersey, is digging on a potential Pro Bowl player’s smarts. Jackson can definitely tell Piscitelli where he should be: on the bench.

Roster Breakdown: Secondary

August 17, 2010 at 10:44am by Scott   •  1 Comment »

Did you know this team currently has nine cornerbacks? I sure as hell didn’t. NINE!

Aqib Talib: Lock. Is back after missing the Miami game. Having an excellent camp after a slightly slow start. He really beats himself up when he misses a play. Could be on track for a Pro Bowl year.

Ronde Barber: Lock. Blitzing a lot. Has made a number of spectacular plays, in the truest meaning of the word. You’d say “whoa!” if you saw them. Enjoy him while he’s here. This is probably his last season.

Myron Lewis: Lock. Looks good when healthy. Can take on Mike Williams and beat him sometimes. Lots of special teams work. Missed a shitload of time with a hamstring and may have lost ground to other corners.

E.J. Biggers: Almost lock. Like this one. Practices just average but his Miami performance was excellent. Breaks passes up in practice, but very few picks. Then again, Nnamdi Asomugha doesn’t get a lot of picks because he shuts down that side of the field. Not that I’m comparing the two, but you know what I mean.

UPDATE: OldSchool from WhatTheBuc would like to disagree with my source at the practices and say that Biggers has “splashed” at practice. And since OldSchool is also a first-hand observer, he should get the same level of credibility. Let’s say that he has been hot and cold.

Elbert Mack: Probably. Making some plays and the coaches love his energy. Is willing to do anything on special teams despite his size. Got into a fight with Jerramy Stevens and I’m not convinced he would have lost. Coaches don’t mind putting him up against tall receivers. Starts when Talib is out.

Derrick Roberson: 50/50. Gets beaten a lot, but has also made his share of plays, mostly against the backups. I don’t think he can beat Mack out of a roster spot, but I think he’s still practice squad eligible.

Brandon Anderson: Probably not. Getting burned constantly.

Vince Anderson: Meat.

Trae Williams: Meat.

Tanard Jackson: Lock. STOP DROPPING PICKS!

Sean Jones: Almost lock. The only reason I don’t have him as a lock is because I don’t hear a lot about him. Fantastic closing speed and a hard hitter. Will start against the Chiefs in preseason but it’s still a coin flip as to who will get the start in the regular season.

Sabby Piscitelli: Lock. Is always so close to making the play. It’s like he recognizes what’s going on a half-second too late. His speed is great; it’s his instincts that need sharpening. Much better in the run game than coverage. Special teams beast.

Cody Grimm: Lock. I’m saying it. No practice squad for this guy; he’d be snapped up quick. He’s too good for the backup players and has been rotated in as a starter from time to time. Won’t start in regular season unless there’s an injury, but he is developing much faster than a seventh-rounder should.

Corey Lynch: 50/50. I don’t know what to do with this guy. I’ve heard next to nothing about him all camp long. I think he caused a fumble or two, but that’s all I’ve heard. And then he goes out in the Miami game and makes plays. I just don’t know how you let him go, but the numbers may squeeze him out. If you keep five safeties, you probably only keep four corners. Who do you drop? Mack? If a corner gets injured, you’re fucked in dime packages. Can Jackson play corner from time to time? One of the toughest calls on the roster.

De’Von Hall: Meat.

Can I just skip the kickers and long snapper? Connor Barth and Brent Bowden have both looked excellent in camp and have their positions locked. Andrew Economos‘s name has never come up in conversation, and I’m assuming that’s a good thing. He’s a lock, too. Coming up in the next couple days: my roster predictions. DUN-DUN-DUUUUUUUUNN!

Preseason Game 1: Dolphins

August 15, 2010 at 03:29pm by Scott   •  8 Comments »

Thanks to everyone who hung out in the chat for the game last night We probably had about 20 different people in and out for the duration. It was a good time and think we can all agree on one thing: Derrick Ward should be waiting tables. But I’m getting ahead of myself.

Quarterback play was exactly where you might expect it to be. Josh Freeman looked pretty awesome. He was 4 for 4 on the first drive and had that sweet pass to Mike Williams on the second, a spectacular play by both guys. Josh Johnson looked like dog shit. He threw high and behind all night, fumbled, and caught his own batted pass which almost never works. The only thing he does well is runs. Rudy Carpenter looked like slightly less dog shit, but with a much weaker arm. Even when he makes the right decision, the ball takes so long to get to the receiver that the defender has time to close. We had a discussion about depth on the chat toward the end of the game and quarterback is undeniably in a terrible depth position.

Cadillac Williams looked strong and had no problem cutting on those knees. Derrick Ward was fucking awful and no one would miss him if he was abducted by aliens. Kareem Huggins has all the speed that has been advertised and, based on this preseason game, needs to be the #2 running back. Somehow, holes that Ward just couldn’t find were right there for Huggins.

Earnest Graham looked great as a lead blocker.

Mike Williams is as advertised. Fast, good feet, good hands. I didn’t see that elusiveness that Arrelious Benn is supposed to have, at least not on the end-around. I’m guessing Mike Nolan is a regular reader of this site and knew that the Bucs were going to use Benn in that way. Micheal Spurlock is likely in the lead for the first non-lock receiver position, ahead of Terrence Nunn or Chris Brooks or any of those other guys. Preston Parker showed up okay, but the best he can hope for is the practice squad.

Jeremy Zuttah looked outmatched on all but a couple plays he was in. When he was in at center, he never looked comfortable after the snap and Keydrick Vincent was better than him at left guard. Jonathan Compas looked like hell at guard, but all right at center. Maybe the o-line backups aren’t as versatile as we think. Everyone else on the starting offensive line looked pretty good after the first series. The third-string offensive line looked better than the second-stringers, especially in the running game. It could be that Huggins was making them look better than they were, but there were definitely holes being opened. Lots of penalties: holding, false start… that shit has to stop. James Lee was good as Donald Penn‘s backup. Xavier Fulton better watch out.

Meet the new defensive line — same as the old defensive line. It was only the first preseason game, but the starters were having trouble stopping the runs up the middle and were doing fine shutting them down to the outside. I remember one good play by Gerald McCoy, but otherwise I wasn’t impressed. To be fair, he was being double-teamed a good deal. Michael Bennett looked very good as a backup — constantly in the backfield. Tim Crowder also had a good game. As the game went on, the defensive line got pushed back pretty bad. There was one series in particular where it looked like Tyler Thigpen was moving the offense at will against them.

Barrett Ruud was in on some stops, but also missed a tackle or two. If the defensive line is the same as they were last year, Ruud isn’t going to look much better than he did, either. Geno Hayes showed up big in the first quarter and looks like he has great instincts. And I really like Dekoda Watson. These FSU linebackers might amount to something.

I had all but written off E.J. Biggers, but he was the star of the secondary last night and made a hell of a case to be considered for the nickel spot last night. He had some key tackles on Ricky Williams and a fumble recovery. He held up in coverage last night against Brandon Marshall, but it’s hard to tell if that was because of Biggers or Marshall. But compared to Elbert Mack last night, Biggers is in the prime spot for the nickel job.

Cody Grimm has been the star at camp, but Corey Lynch did his thing in special teams again last night. He also had some nice stops in the secondary. I just don’t know how you keep this kid off your team, even if it’s just on special teams. Sabby Piscitelli was, again hot and cold. Great stops on a couple plays and also a HUGE personal foul at a critical time. Sean Jones was more consistent. Solid but nothing spectacular last night.

Great punting from Brent Bowden (hears “Crazy Train” in the background) and a good kickoff from Connor Barth. Hunter Lawrence missed his only field goal, but that couldn’t possibly matter any less.

Okay, anyone who watched the game last night, let’s hear what you think.

It’s All About The Angles

August 10, 2010 at 10:59am by Scott   •  3 Comments »

So, Sabby Piscitelli sucked cornhole last year. I think that’s something we can all agree on. Little known fact: Ambassadors in the Middle East have used Sabby’s shitty play as a common point of agreement between the Palestinians and Israelis to help with the peace process. Well, Sabby has gone back and looked at the tape and now he knows exactly what the problem was.

“And I’ve gone back and evaluated it and realized that it really comes down to just being confident, playing the way I know how and taking the right angles.”

“That’s what I’m working on all the time now – angles, angles, angles. That’s the biggest thing, because you can be the best tackler in the world, but if you don’t take the right angle, you’re not going to make the tackle.”

“All I have to do is take care of my business, worry about me and my abilities and play my game,” Piscitelli said. “If I can get back to where I was in ’08 and play my style, I’ll be just fine.”

Of course! It’s the angles! It’s so obvious now that he says it. Because, remember when the laws of geometry changed in the summer of 2009 and they made a straight line 160 degrees? He was still trying to tackle under the old math last year. Man, I bet he felt stupid after he realized that. Well, might as well send Sean Jones home. Sabby has this all under control.

Training Camp Summary: August 10

August 10, 2010 at 10:16am by Scott   •  2 Comments »

1-on-1s were dominated by the defense. Rico McCoy overpowered Rendrick Taylor despite giving up 40 pounds and two inches to him. Taylor arrived on the team with a lot of hype about his versatility and strength, but this is the second day in a row he got beaten 1-on-1 by a guy who he should be able to control.

Dekoda Watson has been using a spin move on everyone he goes up against. Even though it has been effective, at some point he has to learn a different technique. His success with that one isn’t going to last forever. But on Monday, he got by Jerramy Stevens and John Gilmore with it.

Jeron Mastrud looked like shit Monday. Lots of drops and lots of getting beaten on blocks.

Josh Johnson to Sammie Stroughter on a long touchdown. Sabby Piscitelli couldn’t catch Stroughter in a foot race to the endzone.

That turned out to be one of Johnson’s best plays of the day. He had an off day, missing several receivers.

The defense is coming to expect that end-around by Arrelious Benn. They’re not going for nearly the yardage they were earlier in camp.

Ooh, trick play. Cadillac Williams takes a handoff, runs to the outside and then passes the ball back to Johnson who passed it to Maurice Stovall. It kind of reminded me of the play in the NFC Championship game a couple years ago where J.J. Arrington passed the ball back to Kurt Warner.

The Bucs piped in crowd noise on a goal line drill to distract the offense. It worked. Several false starts.

No matter how old he gets, Ronde Barber will never stop blitzing the quarterback. He times those things perfectly.

George Johnson is a guy to keep an eye on. High-motor guy at defensive end. There’s little enough depth that he could find himself in a good position with the team if he keeps up the effort.

Another two-a-day on Tuesday. The morning practice was canceled so the team could go see a movie. Raheem Morris chose “The Other Guys”, so obviously this is a punishment for a poor practice yesterday.

Training Camp Summary: August 07

August 09, 2010 at 11:06am by Scott   •  2 Comments »

Several players were held out of the morning practice, presumably because the team wanted everybody to suit up for the evening practice at the stadium. Cody Grimm was off to see his Hog dad Russ Grimm enshrined in the Hall of Fame.

Grimm has impressed everyone this camp and has almost made Corey Lynch an afterthought. Lynch took advantage of Grimm’s absence and made a couple nice plays in the morning, one of them being a diving pass deflection against Kellen Winslow.

Chris Pressley also got some good work in the morning. He even carried the ball on a fullback dive, something he hasn’t done a lot of.

If Micheal Spurlock doesn’t make the team, it won’t be for lack of effort. The guy stretches out for every play.

Darrell Pasco got beat out of his jock by Reggie Brown. I remember bitching about the Bucs giving up a sixth-rounder to get Brown, but it is looking like a better and better investment every day.

Ryan Purvis is miles ahead of where he was last year. Miles. In a very real way, Puris and Spurlock are competing against each other. There’s no way the Bucs keep six receivers and four tight ends, not with Winslow acting like another receiver. So which position they overload may depend on who performs better at their job and not necessarily on need.

Winslow, John Gilmore, Myron Lewis and Grimm were absent from the evening practice.

Roy Miller was back in at fullback. Josh Freeman even tossed a pass to him, but he couldn’t handle it. I guess that’s why he’s a defensive tackle. Oh, that and because he’s 310 pounds.

Derrick Ward showed some great balance on a run through Geno Hayes and Tanard Jackson for a touchdown.

At one point, when the stadium announced that the next play was the starting offense against the starting defense, the defensive line consisted of Carlton Powell, Ryan Sims, Brian Price, Dre Moore and Tim Crowder. This was a goal line play, so that explains the five-man line, but no Gerald McCoy? And who the fuck is Carlton Powell? Wasn’t he on Gilligan’s Island? I can understand if they want their beefiest guys on a goal line stand, but then where is Miller in all this? I have to assume the stadium announcer was mistaken on this one.

Josh Johnson had a great evening practice. Nice, deep, accurate pass to Brown that hit him in stride over the shoulder. And another strike to Terrence Nunn on the next play — shorter pass, but just as accurate.

Elbert Mack picked off a fade pass intended for Mario Urrutia. This doesn’t seem like such a big deal except that Urrutia is 6-6 and Mack is 5-10 and it was a fade — a pass designed specifically to take advantage of height advantages. Mack has had a quiet camp but this was a huge play during a drill that completely favored the offense.

Do you know what an Oklahoma drill is? Running back + blocker tries to get by one defender. Totally favors the offense. Sabby Piscitelli totally threw off Rendrick Taylor to make the tackle on Ward. Didn’t see that one coming.

The evening ended with Freeman and Johnson embarrassing themselves during a skills competition that wouldn’t end. Neither of them could hit the moving golf carts to break their miserable tie. Finally after several tries, and one attempt by Raheem Morris to call the whole fucking thing a draw so they could get to the fireworks, Johnson finally hit a target. I hope Morris made them both clean the stadium restrooms as punishment when the whole thing was over. He should have made them scrub that shithole from top to bottom until it was so sanitary and squared-away that the Virgin Mary herself would be proud to go in and take a dump. Sorry… Full Metal Jacket kind of sticks with you for a few days.

No practice on Sunday and one on Monday.