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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Morris says he second-guessed two minute defense

In the aftermath of the Bucs 25-23 loss to the Miami Dolphins, coach Raheem Morris said he second-guessed his play-calling during the two-minute defense.

With one timeout and the ball on the Dolphins 16-yard line, quarterback Chad Henne drove his team 77 yards in five plays to set up Dan Carpenter's game-winning 25-yard field goal with 10 seconds left.

The Bucs started by playing their old Tampa Two defense, but Henne hit receiver Davone Bess for a 25-yard gain. Then the Bucs went back to their two-man matchup zone. Linebacker Geno Hayes was penalized 9-yards for a defensive pass interference penalty on tight end Joey Haynos. Then Henne hit Bess for a gain of 16 yards over cornerback Derrick Roberson, who was signed from the practice squad this week.

Roberson was in the game because Elbert Mack has an ankle sprain and Torrie Cox left the game after the kickoff with cramps.

On second-and-10 from midfield, the Bucs tried to run blitz by running back Ricky Williams broke containment and rushed for 27 yards.

Morris said the second-guessing began after the game.

"I did that all night, thanks,'' Morris said. "It's one of those things where you say what would you do differently. The coverage I wouldn't change. You want play two man, but maybe you do bring a guy in two man (coverage) or some kind of two man blitzing coverage. But realistically, it's your guys versus their guys and you just want your guys to win in that situation. We've just got to believe in that.

"It's easy to do that. Ronde Barber called me last night and apologized because he second-guessed the first call (Tampa Two). He said, 'I shouldn't have done that. What am I doing? That's what we do.' It's just one of those things, it's an natural reaction to second-guess yourself. Of course me, being critical of myself, I definitely did that. I did that all night.''

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