Raheem Morris: Put That on Me, I'll Fix It

It looks like Raheem Morris finally gets it and—for the Bucs' sake—thank God.

His Tampa Bay Buccaneers were slaughtered by a score of 37-9 at the hands of the Houston Texans this past Sunday. They have now lost three consecutive games.

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The guys right now are not playing well and we got to find a way to get better. Again, any regression, you've got to put that right on my shoulders, because I got it. It was my fault. My fault, guys.

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The Bucs drop to 4-5 on the season and are playing average football. Well below average, in fact. QB Josh Freeman led the offense to the end zone on one occasion in this game and it came in the fourth quarter. Like always.

The Buccaneers continued to struggle, penalizing themselves and the defense was dominated in all aspects of the game.

And it wasn't for the first time.

Raheem Morris serves as his own defensive play-caller and hasn't been able to prove his genius. The Bucs rank below 24th in all major defensive categories and lack the knack to force turnovers.

These hungry Bucs need a serious makeover and it will be solely up to the head coach to whip his team into shape. Raheem Morris understands his team's struggles and has put the blame on himself.

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I told those guys that there will be some changes made on how we do some things and they could put the blame on me, because my shoulders are big enough for that. We'll fix it, because that's my job.

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The NFL's youngest head coach has done a great job of fixing things in the past. However, this year has been frustrating and quite disappointing. His young Buccaneers respect him, though. They love him.

Can love and respect get the job done? So far, it hasn't. If Morris expects to keep his team's faith (and his job), they need to win.