2023 Countdown to Kickoff Thread

[Grahamburn]

Drop LBS however he can.

[Kress]

Drop LBS however he can.

It's a Q. QBS.

[Kona]

Cam Gill, the longest tenured 49

[Kona]

[Kona]

[Buc2]

The Super Bowl is arguably the biggest stage in sports but the folks that run that stadium couldn't be bothered to make sure all their lighting was up to snuff. Welcome to Qua__mm Stadium!

[Kress]

The Super Bowl is arguably the biggest stage in sports but the folks that run that stadium couldn't be bothered to make sure all their lighting was up to snuff. Welcome to Qua__mm Stadium!

Well, when most of us at home were watching on a bigger screen than the one they have up there.....

[Kona]

Danny Reece, played 1976-1980. He would score the first ever touchdown in franchise history on a fumble return. Reece led the NFL in punt returns in 1979 and 1980.

[Xandtar]

Danny Reece, played 1976-1980. He would score the first ever touchdown in franchise history on a fumble return. Reece led the NFL in punt returns in 1979 and 1980.

Is that our 1976 pre-Creamsickles orange the Broncos made us give up because it was too close to their orange? Or is my red-green plus blue-yellow color blindness messing with me again?

[Kona]

[Kona]

Wilkins Cesare, the longest tenured 44.

[Kress]

Solid name.

[MJW]

O-kay...43...A few different ways to go. My first instinct was Ross Cockrell, but I wanted to go old school:



Jerry Eckwood was Ricky Bell's running mate for the successful 1979-1981 era Bucs teams. A star at Arkansas, Eckwood was drafted in the 3rd Round in 1979, and is absolutely the most famous player to be drafted in the 3rd Round in 1979 (the right people will know what I'm getting at.)

Eckwood retired after only three years, as he was already showing signs of serious brain damage from the game. He was cited as an example of the league not taking care of it's former players.

His final Bucs (and NFL) numbers - 47 Games, 608 Touches, 2801 Yards, 7 TDs.

[IchabodCrane84]

O-kay...43...A few different ways to go. My first instinct was Ross Cockrell, but I wanted to go old school:



Jerry Eckwood was Ricky Bell's running mate for the successful 1979-1981 era Bucs teams. A star at Arkansas, Eckwood was drafted in the 3rd Round in 1979, and is absolutely the most famous player to be drafted in the 3rd Round in 1979 (the right people will know what I'm getting at.)

Eckwood retired after only three years, as he was already showing signs of serious brain damage from the game. He was cited as an example of the league not taking care of it's former players.

His final Bucs (and NFL) numbers - 47 Games, 608 Touches, 2801 Yards, 7 TDs.

Dude looks 43 years old here.

[Kona]

RIP Ricky

[Kona]

The Rhino backfield between Neal and Alstott was something fun to witness.

PSA, there is now a football game on every week between now and February.

[MJW]

If I have to explain this, you're on the wrong board.

[Kress]

The fact that you should NEVER put your finger on the tip of the ball? Yeah, even Pop Warner kids know that. It's hard to believe the Bucs let this type of amateur hour stuff take place, but that was who we were. *sigh*

[Xandtar]

Mark Alstatt should never have made the team.

[Grahamburn]

Mark Alstatt should never have made the team.

Still makes me cringe.

[Kona]

39 is kind of a forgotten number. We’ll go with the longest tenured one

[Kona]

Here’s that John Howell sack.

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Here’s that John Howell sack.

He's probably got a print of that play over his fireplace.

I would.

[BuccaNOLEer]

The Super Bowl is arguably the biggest stage in sports but the folks that run that stadium couldn't be bothered to make sure all their lighting was up to snuff. Welcome to Qua__mm Stadium!

And people wonder why the San Diego Chargers are now the Los Angeles Chargers.

[Kona]

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[JackBootedThug]

PED suspensions, ACTIVATE!

[MJW]

I was going to do #36 but then I realized it was T-Jax and it pissed me off. I was this close to posting Fucking Herb Miller or something.

[Snake]

I was going to do #36 but then I realized it was T-Jax and it pissed me off. I was this close to posting Fucking Herb Miller or something.

Mike Williams, T-Jax, Josh Freeman. Guys who liked drugs more than their potential as NFL players. Freaking tragic.

I don’t recall if that was a bad time for the NFL has a whole when it came to off the field issues, or just the Buccaneers. Then you have guys like Aqib Talib who couldn’t keep their nose clean and had to leave here.

[Kona]

[Kona]

Mr. August

[Central_Buc]

Longest tenured 33. Mark Cotney

[Central_Buc]

Eric Rhett...errr sorry for going ahead 2 days.

[Kona]

Rhett is as solid choice as any, but here’s my favorite 32 pic

[JackBootedThug]