Monday Night Football with big BUCS and big Gamble
Yep, it’s Monday once again.
NFL Monday Night Football will see the Tampa Bay Buccaneers visit Chris Gamble and the rest of the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, North Carolina. Both the Bucs and the Panthers are coming to this NFL Football game on a two-game losing streak and on Monday, both of them will try to win, by all means necessary.
For the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, they are at a dismal 2-6 at this point of the season, something Buccaneers defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin has already seen before. Monte Kiffin was on a flight to Charlotte with the rest of the Buccaneers and that said flight was very similar to the one he took for Chicago ten years ago when the Bucs were at an equally dismal 1-7 record.
According to Monte Kiffin, the feeling inside the plane was eerily similar to the one he took ten years back. He’s frustrated. But 
mind you, he’s not frustrated of the way the Bucs played on the NFL Football field, he’s just sick and tired of seeing one Buccaneer after another get hurt on the field with injuries.
He’s frustrated by the fact his best pass rusher, Simeon Rice, has a shoulder so sore he can’t even practice and will be inactive for Monday. He’s frustrated by the fact his second-best pass rusher, Ellis Wyms, has an ankle so sore he can’t practice or play effectively, either. He’ll also miss Monday’s game. He’s frustrated that one of his two best cornerbacks, Brian Kelly, is out for the season with a turf-toe injury.
With all those holes on the defense, how the hell can you expect this team to stop an explosive wideout like Steve Smith?
As for the Carolina Panthers, they too have their own share of problems on that NFL Football field. The Panthers have seen defensive back Chris Gamble stay true to his namesake, it’s always a GAMBLE whenever you put Chris Gamble on the field. Hell, after all, after looking like one of the most promising young defensive backs after his first two NFL Football seasons, Gamble and the rest of the 4-4 Panthers have struggled this season.
Coming to this game, the Carolina Panthers will be hoping for one thing. Maybe, just maybe, the familiar sight of the Bucs will trigger a second-half resurgence for Gamble, a lanky 6-foot-1 corner who victimized Chris Simms for three picks in the past three games against Tampa Bay.
For the sake of these somewhat struggling Carolina Panthers, let’s certainly hope so.
‘’Gamble’s a pure athlete,’’ veteran Bucs receiver Ike Hilliard said. ‘’I know he played some wideout in college and he’s got great instincts at the corner. He’s got a big frame, long arms and he’s made some big plays against us in consecutive years.’’
‘’You’ve got to know where Chris Gamble is on the football field at all times,’’ Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Jon Gruden said. ‘’He has hurt us in the past.’’
Can Chris Gamble do it again? The answer to that remains to be seen.
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