***2025 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Official Season Thread***

[mdb1958]

We don't have the players to run a 4-3 base defense.

[Bootz]

This does not sound like Jalen McMillan will be playing in 2025

[Babeinbucland]

This does not sound like Jalen McMillan will be playing in 2025

I remember screaming when I saw his fall. Neck injuries are no joke and this will be painful for him for the rest of his life. I hope he can return to us at some point but I am not hopeful for this season either. As nasty as that fall looked I’m just so grateful that it wasn’t worse than it was. Poor guy.

[Bootz]

This does not sound like Jalen McMillan will be playing in 2025

I remember screaming when I saw his fall. Neck injuries are no joke and this will be painful for him for the rest of his life. I hope he can return to us at some point but I am not hopeful for this season either. As nasty as that fall looked I’m just so grateful that it wasn’t worse than it was. Poor guy.

Yea once you're out of alignment, that's it. Gonna be pain management and maintenance until he dies.

The silver lining here, if there's one to be had, is that you can't rush him back from this one as we often tend to do. I imagine he'll need to be cleared by neurological specialists as well and they aren't gonna cut corners and say "good enough". My guess is that's what the Bucs were advised of, which is why the timeline is now very bleak.

[Cheb]

Pipedream but if this had a realistic chance of happening I'd break the pen trying to sign the agreement before the Raiders came to their senses:

Why would the Raiders give away their best player for a sack of magic beans?

[Grahamburn]

Tannenbaum is kind of a dope.

[mdb1958]

Who blasted Josh Williams in practice and gave him a concussion?

[mdb1958]

Will Sebastian Castro get his first snaps on special teams tomorrow?

[mdb1958]

We need to make Mac Jones look like his first four years!

[Sooner06]

Pipedream but if this had a realistic chance of happening I'd break the pen trying to sign the agreement before the Raiders came to their senses:

Why would the Raiders give away their best player for a sack of magic beans?

Dunno, tbh. But mark davis isn’t the sharpest knife in the drawer, either. It’s not that crazy in that sense.


If they make him available, Licht should jump on it asap.

[BucsNBills]

I would be be beyond angry if I knew Licht had that trade on the table but turned it down.

[Grahamburn]

I would be be beyond angry if I knew Licht had that trade on the table but turned it down.

Parsons just went for two firsts and a player. It’s kind of silly to think Maxx would be available for a 2nd and 4th. Ridiculous, really. Tannenbaum is a doofus.

He’s a 1st+ at minimum.

Dude is 28 and just signed an extension. Put him on a team that can get a lead and unleash Hell.

[BucsNBills]

I mea...I'd give up a 1st for Crosby.

[Pirate Life]

Crazy to think we are 5-1 right now.

Wirfs missed 3 games, had our starting Center playing LT for 4 games. Goedeke and Mauch have missed 4 games a piece. We've had 5 different starting guards.
Godwin has missed 4 games. McMillan 6. Evans 3 games.
Irving has missed two games.
Kancey missed 4 games.
Dean and McCollum missing a game a piece. Morrison missing 3 games.

Told me that before the season. I'd think we would be luck to have won a single game, not be sitting in the driver's seat for the #1 seed in the NFC.

*edited to fix missed games, forgot Pro Football Reference doesn’t update until day after.

[Doctor]

[mdb1958]

Crazy to think we are 5-1 right now.

Wirfs missed 4 games, had our starting Center playing LT for 4 games. Goedeke and Mauch have missed 4 games a piece. We've had 5 different starting guards.
Godwin has missed 5 games. McMillan 6. Evans 3 games.
Irving has missed two games.
Kancey missed 4 games.
Dean and McCollum missing a game a piece. Morrison missing 3 games.

Told me that before the season. I'd think we would be luck to have won a single game, not be sitting in the driver's seat for the #1 seed in the NFC.

Bowles is having to scrape the bottom of his chess pieces so they will stand up before the game starts.

[Primeminister]

I need to update my opinion on Dean. He is playing excellent ball this season. I can’t hold him to past performances when he is balling out present day.

[Sdbucs]

https://www.pff.com/news/20-trade-candi ... e-deadline

20 trade candidates ahead of the 2025 NFL trade deadline

Bucs named in over half of these lol

[Backside]

The weakest part of the pass defense definitely seems to be the LB coverage. If they can get a great cover and tackling ILB in this upcoming draft it could really take them to a new level.

For the rest of this year though we just have to work around some obvious sore spots on the defense that teams will be able to attack. Watching yesterday it felt a lot worse than 19 points and only three in the second half. Despite how it looks sometimes they’ve held it together for the most part. Great secondary pieces and a very stout run D will do that.

Been so many injuries, but not many season ending ones. Just getting their soft tissue, miss a few weeks level injuries out of the way early. If it sets up an experienced and calloused team that has 90% of their horses back heading into the stretch run and playoffs they could be really formidable.

[BuccaNOLEer]

This does not sound like Jalen McMillan will be playing in 2025

I remember screaming when I saw his fall. Neck injuries are no joke and this will be painful for him for the rest of his life. I hope he can return to us at some point but I am not hopeful for this season either. As nasty as that fall looked I’m just so grateful that it wasn’t worse than it was. Poor guy.

The sad thing is, after the injury, he said he'd be ready for week one. Here we are going into week 7 and he's no better.

[Doctor]

Fucking Teddy

[Primeminister]

I remember screaming when I saw his fall. Neck injuries are no joke and this will be painful for him for the rest of his life. I hope he can return to us at some point but I am not hopeful for this season either. As nasty as that fall looked I’m just so grateful that it wasn’t worse than it was. Poor guy.

The sad thing is, after the injury, he said he'd be ready for week one. Here we are going into week 7 and he's no better.

This speak to what @Bootz was talking about with Bowles public speak regarding injuries. You can’t take anything he says at face value. It’s wholesale bullshit because he doesn’t want to tell the truth.

[Primeminister]

This is not consistent with the initial reporting

[BuccaNOLEer]

The weakest part of the pass defense definitely seems to be the LB coverage. If they can get a great cover and tackling ILB in this upcoming draft it could really take them to a new level.

For the rest of this year though we just have to work around some obvious sore spots on the defense that teams will be able to attack. Watching yesterday it felt a lot worse than 19 points and only three in the second half. Despite how it looks sometimes they’ve held it together for the most part. Great secondary pieces and a very stout run D will do that.

Been so many injuries, but not many season ending ones. Just getting their soft tissue, miss a few weeks level injuries out of the way early. If it sets up an experienced and calloused team that has 90% of their horses back heading into the stretch run and playoffs they could be really formidable.

They need a sideline to sideline ILB (like David or Brooks) and an edge rusher (or two) who can harass the QB from the outside. A few O-Linemen wouldn't hurt either.

With the top tier edge rushers in this class, I have no doubt we can get one, even if we end up way down in the draft order.

[mdb1958]

liability

[CannonFire]

This is not consistent with the initial reporting

I always enjoyed the Bill Belichick "Upper Body" injury, time table "unknown" stuff. Fantasy football people hated him.

[Primeminister]

This is not consistent with the initial reporting

I always enjoyed the Bill Belichick "Upper Body" injury, time table "unknown" stuff. Fantasy football people hated him.

Yep this is the way

[Doctor]

Bowles says Fred Warner is day to day.

[mdb1958]

The weakest part of the pass defense definitely seems to be the LB coverage. If they can get a great cover and tackling ILB in this upcoming draft it could really take them to a new level.

For the rest of this year though we just have to work around some obvious sore spots on the defense that teams will be able to attack. Watching yesterday it felt a lot worse than 19 points and only three in the second half. Despite how it looks sometimes they’ve held it together for the most part. Great secondary pieces and a very stout run D will do that.

Been so many injuries, but not many season ending ones. Just getting their soft tissue, miss a few weeks level injuries out of the way early. If it sets up an experienced and calloused team that has 90% of their horses back heading into the stretch run and playoffs they could be really formidable.

They need a sideline to sideline ILB (like David or Brooks) and an edge rusher (or two) who can harass the QB from the outside. A few O-Linemen wouldn't hurt either.

With the top tier edge rushers in this class, I have no doubt we can get one, even if we end up way down in the draft order.

We are tied for sixth in the league in sacks.

[CannonFire]

I always enjoyed the Bill Belichick "Upper Body" injury, time table "unknown" stuff. Fantasy football people hated him.

Yep this is the way

I don't have a problem with it... though, it can be frustrating as a fan. But I understand the reasoning behind it.

[Primeminister]

The Eagles are falling apart

[Primeminister]

Yep this is the way

I don't have a problem with it... though, it can be frustrating as a fan. But I understand the reasoning behind it.

I understand it, but it means that fans need to realize Bowles is always lying about injuries.

[BuccaNOLEer]

They need a sideline to sideline ILB (like David or Brooks) and an edge rusher (or two) who can harass the QB from the outside. A few O-Linemen wouldn't hurt either.

With the top tier edge rushers in this class, I have no doubt we can get one, even if we end up way down in the draft order.

We are tied for sixth in the league in sacks.

Most of those sacks have come up the middle. We need guys who can set the edge. In a 3-4 defense, that means a pass rushing OLB.

[Grahamburn]

How smart teams operate.

[Bootz]

This is not consistent with the initial reporting

This isnt even consistent with what Greg said a month ago. He's lying here and I hate saying that.