Expectations are high in the Tampa Bay area, with the local NFL franchise having brought in not one but two Patriots legends; they believe that they can corral a team of hungry young guns to the playoffs and beyond.
However, when hype trains like this begin to pick up steam it can sometimes be good to throw a flag on the tracks and to see what history has to say on the matter.
Here are just some of the reasons that Bucs fans should not be getting their hopes up just yet.
Old Quarterbacks Slow to Learn New Tricks
When it comes to the question of age, Tom Brady has proved it is just a number over and over again, with many people saying that if he can win a Super Bowl at 41 then why not at 43?
The problem with this analysis is that while older quarterbacks certainly have it in them to lift the Super Bowl, it usually only happens after a few years of having learned how to play with the team around them.
Just look at the records of all the oldest winners of football’s greatest prize and how long they took to develop a team before striking gold: Peyton Manning took 3 seasons with the Broncos before his second Bowl success, Elway never moved from Denver, and we all know how long Brady spent in New England.
The facts show that old quarterbacks don’t just move to a new home and thrive, so Bucs fans might be better off hitting up oddschecker for odds on a Tampa Super Bowl success in a couple of years’ time – if Brady’s still going that is.
People Forget That Just Making Playoffs Would be an Achievement
Among all the noise and hyperbole one simple fact remains: THE BUCS HAVE FAILED TO REACH THE PLAYOFFS SINCE 2007.
A successful franchise does not rise and fall all because of one man, just ask Bill Belichick and Tom Brady himself.
While Hollywood is packed with fanciful tales of bygone heroes making one last triumphant return, this looks very much like being a case of The Expendables rather than, say, Terminator 2 or The Dark Knight.
Bucs fans should rejoice at making the playoffs and then settle in for a harsh reality check against one of the NFL’s NFC juggernauts.
