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Tim Brown accuses coach of sabotage

Found January 22, 2013 on Sports-Glory: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Josh Freeman,  Vincent Jackson,  Doug Martin,  Ronde Barber
TEAMS: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Hall of Fame finalist and former Oakland Raiders wide receiver Tim Brown believes former Raiders coach Bill Callahan sabotaged the team before its embarrassing 48-21 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII. “We get our game plan for victory on Monday, and the game plan says we’re gonna run the ball,” Brown said Saturday on SiriusXM NFL Radio, first reported by ProFootballTalk.com.  “We averaged 340 [pounds] on the offensive line, they averaged 280 [on the defensive line].  We’re all happy with that, everybody is excited.  [We] tell Charlie Garner, ‘Look, you’re not gonna get too many carries, but at the end of the day we’re gonna get a victory.  Tyrone Wheatley, Zack Crockett, let’s get ready to blow this thing up.’” Brown said coach Callahan changed the game plan from a run-heavy attack offense to a "throw the ball 60 times," offense on the Friday before the Super Bowl. “We all called it sabotage . . . because Callahan and [Tampa Bay coach Jon] Gruden were
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