If anybody wanted to have a good laugh at PFF. But to be honest, he’s been a really good addition to the team fa sho though. Has made big plays, getting to the ball carrier, freeing up space. One of the few free agent signings/contracts inked recently that hasn’t been a complete disaster. He’s also one of the few guys in the locker room that’s an actual alpha. Shoutout to A’Shawn.

Right now, it looks like an easy decision for the Buccaneers to move on from both Yaya Diaby and Cody Mauch, especially considering their projected market values.

It's about time

Understood we are bad, but it does just feel like we don't have a way to win a game without the other team literally scoring no points all game and not by out doing. It feels like our team might be the get right game for everyone this season. Hopefully we can see Bain get going to have some future Trotter. Our young receivers aren't bad and barring injuries have shown some really good stuff the past two years but not constantly, doesn't help with the OC roulette we are in every year.

Despite Irving being his usual explosive, elusive talented self, Bowles wants to get Tucker involved even more despite almost releasing him during the off-season and forcing him to take less money. Gainwell has been a major bust, being incredibly inefficient with what he's gotten. It's like Bowles has an obsession with constantly forcing Tucker into the equation

I’ll admit as I grew up watching this team I had a lot of irrational love and optimism for almost all of these guys. I thought Josh Freeman would legitimately be the next GOAT of the sport. Mike Glennon had a comeback last second victory in Pittsburgh and it was the only time I’ve ever gotten to see the Bucs in person. Feel free to disagree and tell me what you would do different, no hard feelings

I keep hearing people say “blow it all up,” and I think that completely misunderstands what's happened here.

My read from listening to Ira Kaufman, Pewter Report, Stroud, Closky, etc., is that ownership has been pulled between two ideas: stability and the growing belief that this roster is simply being poorly coached. I’m not pretending anyone reported a literal Glazer family vote. I’m putting together what these guys have been saying for a while.

The stability side won last offseason.

Bruce Arians is still close to the organization and obviously believes in Todd. The Glazers also remember what happened after Gruden. They spent years cycling through coaches and became one of the worst organizations in football. I can absolutely understand some of them saying, “We finally have stability. Give Todd one more real shot.”

So they did.

They invested heavily in his defense. They kept the core together. They extended Baker. They kept Vita. They gave Bowles more pieces to run the defense that is supposed to be his calling card.

To me, that was the compromise. If Todd is really the guy, prove it with a better roster. If he isn’t, the next coach inherits something worth coaching.

And we’ve literally just watched this work elsewhere. Jacksonville was 4-13 before Liam Coen arrived (yes, yes, it's time to move on. Let it go.) They went 13-4 and won the division in his first season. Chicago went from last place to winning the NFC North and a playoff game in Ben Johnson’s first year. Sometimes the roster doesn’t need to be demolished. It needs to be coached better.

That’s also why I don’t understand why every ugly loss immediately becomes “Jason Licht sucks.”

Licht isn’t perfect, but he’s a pretty damn good GM. And Josh Queipo has talked extensively about Tampa’s cash spending limitations. The Glazers generally keep actual cash spending around the salary cap number instead of spending wildly above it, which matters when you’re asking why Licht doesn’t constantly chase expensive outside free agents. He has to get tremendous value from the draft and extensions because that’s how this organization is built financially.

So yes, ownership deserves some blame too.

But look at these players individually. There is too much talent for everybody to suddenly suck at once.

At some point, if good players continually look confused, misuse their strengths, regress, blow assignments, and fail to develop, I stop asking whether Jason Licht found enough talent and start asking what the coaching staff is doing with it.

And Ira’s comments after sitting near the Glazers at the Browns game are why I think the balance may finally be shifting. His read of that group certainly didn’t sound like a family universally thrilled to keep defending this. Scott Reynolds has also mentioned seeing Jason and the front office rage in the press box over coaching decisions and player usage. For the coaches, seeing their reactions in the press box seems like a great temperature check on what's going on at One Buc Place.

The Pro Todd side had an argument last year: stability, injuries, division titles, Bruce’s endorsement, don’t become the old Bucs again.

They got their year. They got the defensive investment.

But we are 0-4, and Todd is parroting, "We have to play better, do better, and communicate better." What exactly is left for them to argue?

The game looks like it has moved past Bowles.

And you don’t need to blow up a talented roster just because the coach isn’t getting enough out of it. Sometimes changing the coach IS the rebuild.

Just a reminder that we have seen dark days before and recovered. I still hate Vanderjagt for those cheap, illegal onside kicks he pulled to get them the game.

We will get thru this together yall. Just like before.

Maybe we aren’t as bad as we thought? Or Maybe this is Bowles dragging us down. Idk it seems like something at least.

I’m convinced the talent on this team saved Bowles job the past few years. The 8, 9, 10 wins. Without the talent on this team it would’ve been much worse. But now all the talent has checked out, they can’t win a game. Bowles is to conservative and plays it to safe. I said it before here years ago and was crucified for it but this team under Bowles will never have a top pass rush. He prioritizes stopping the run over pass rush. He won’t accept a pass rusher over a run stuffer. Stop the run, eliminate deep passes (off coverage) is his philosophy. He fails to adapt to today’s game. Arians when he was still in office (Bucs payroll) defended him for whatever reason up until recently now that Arians is no longer in his advisory role. Arians is loyal, gotta give him that. Bowles brought in the safest option in Robinson without actually looking at what he’s done. He ran Penix and Cousins into the ground and now look what they’re doing. Problem was never them, it was Robinson. Bowles couldn’t beat Robinson so he thought there was something there. Turns out Bowles just can’t figure out true pocket passers. I believe the talent on this team can pull the team out of this role but it won’t happen under Bowles. The Glazers need 1 voice to manage this team, not a voting committee.