DON’T LOSE SIGHT OF BIG PICTURE
The Bucs’ playoff hopes have reverted back to slim and none. That’s a reality this young Bucs team, so hopeful only a few days ago, may have a hard time accepting. What the Bucs have to do, though, is maintain focus on the bigger picture. This season was always about growth. Sure, making the playoffs would be great, but that’s a goal they were never realistically expected to achieve. The objective all along was to develop the young core players and win as many games as possible. With three games to go, the Bucs are still on pace to have what for them would be a very successful season, even if it doesn’t result in a playoff berth.