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By Tom Orsborn on Sep 12, 09 02:19 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
TAMPA, Fla. - It's about 88 degrees and overcast this afternoon. It just sprinkled on my 20-minute drive from the airport to my downtown hotel, but there's no mistaking that it rained hard at some point earlier today.
According to the Tampa Tribune, there's a 50 percent chance for showers Sunday with an expected high of 89 degrees.
Both teams expect to have strong ground games this season, so that could offset the weather. The Cowboys are probably more worried about the steamy conditions, considering they spent so much time indoors during training camp and the preseason.
There is one way showers could help the Bucs. No edge rusher is quicker than the Cowboys' DeMarcus Ware, so a soggy field could aid Tampa Bay LT Donald Penn as he tries to keep the NFL's defending sack champion away from QB Byron Leftwich.
"He's one of the best, if not the best," the Tampa Tribune quoted Penn as saying of Ware in Saturday's editions. "He does everything well and is very explosive. My work's going to be cut out for me, and we've got a circle on that guy. He's a playmaker who can win games on his own."
The Tribune pointed out that Ware's 20 sacks in 2008 tied Hall of Fame LB Derrick Thomas for the sixth-most takedowns in league history. Ware also had eight tackles for loss and six forced fumbles last season, statistics that have the Bucs offensive linemen worried.
"Ware's definitely a game-changer," Bucs C Jeff Faine told the Tribune. "He's a guy who will disrupt a game plan if you let him. You can't put just one guy on him. It has to be a team effort."
TAMPA, Fla. - It's about 88 degrees and overcast this afternoon. It just sprinkled on my 20-minute drive from the airport to my downtown hotel, but there's no mistaking that it rained hard at some point earlier today.
According to the Tampa Tribune, there's a 50 percent chance for showers Sunday with an expected high of 89 degrees.
Both teams expect to have strong ground games this season, so that could offset the weather. The Cowboys are probably more worried about the steamy conditions, considering they spent so much time indoors during training camp and the preseason.
There is one way showers could help the Bucs. No edge rusher is quicker than the Cowboys' DeMarcus Ware, so a soggy field could aid Tampa Bay LT Donald Penn as he tries to keep the NFL's defending sack champion away from QB Byron Leftwich.
"He's one of the best, if not the best," the Tampa Tribune quoted Penn as saying of Ware in Saturday's editions. "He does everything well and is very explosive. My work's going to be cut out for me, and we've got a circle on that guy. He's a playmaker who can win games on his own."
The Tribune pointed out that Ware's 20 sacks in 2008 tied Hall of Fame LB Derrick Thomas for the sixth-most takedowns in league history. Ware also had eight tackles for loss and six forced fumbles last season, statistics that have the Bucs offensive linemen worried.
"Ware's definitely a game-changer," Bucs C Jeff Faine told the Tribune. "He's a guy who will disrupt a game plan if you let him. You can't put just one guy on him. It has to be a team effort."
