Top 30 Buccaneers Mysteries Of 2014 — No. 11
March 6th, 2015
In many ways, Tampa Bay’s 2014 season was more bizarre than the MRSA-infected, quarterback-gone-mental, Fire-Schiano-billboards campaign of 2013.
There were plenty of real Bucs mysteries last year, and Joe’s revisiting the most interesting of the bunch.
No. 11 — The McCown Cry
Sorry in advance to the sensitive, politically-correct crowd, but what kind of NFL team leader weeps before the media after a meaningless loss?
Josh McCown, about 20 minutes after the Bucs lost 27-17 to the Falcons at home on Nov. 9, composed himself after reasonable locker room emotion, and walked to his postgame news conference.
There, in his first game back from a thumb injury, McCown started struggling for words and crying, repeating that the Bucs were now 1-8.
Some liked the emotion, but Joe left the news conference shaking his head. It wasn’t even a close football game. The Bucs were trailing 27-17 with more than four minutes to play. The Bucs weren’t exactly tossing away their Super Bowl chase.
Joe’s wondering if McCown was crying, in part, for another reason. Perhaps he, like most right-minded individuals, realized the Bucs would be wise to turn back to youngster Mike Glennon and McCown’s starting career would be over.
No. 12 — Counting To 12
No. 13 — Not Trading Up
No. 14 — The Glennon Clarification
No. 15 — No Help Wanted
No. 16 — Sticky Spot
No. 17 — Virgin Center
No. 18 — Investing In Seven Starts
No. 19 — Returner decisions
No. 20 — VJax’s Wrist
No. 21 — Anti-Jell
No. 22 — Seferian-Jenkins Boasting About Penalized Pose
No. 23 — Never Moving Michael Johnson
No. 24 — “I didn’t want to put more points on the board”
No. 25 — Glennon success without an offensive coordinator
No. 26 — Putrid Punting
No. 27 — Defending Three-step Drops
No. 28 — Eight Consecutive Red Zone Runs Versus Rams
No. 29 — Leaky Sean Glennon
No. 30 – Jorvorskie Lane
March 6th, 2015 at 3:22 pm
Maybe he was crying due to his choice in the wearing of a Canadian tuxedo
March 6th, 2015 at 3:24 pm
I’m going to miss mcclown. I’ve never laughed so hard at an NFL player in my life. I give him credit though for getting up off the ground in Detroit. Never seen a QB get pounded like that in my life. Here’s to you Josh, the second best McCown in the league.
March 6th, 2015 at 3:33 pm
Political correctness is gonna get us all killed
March 6th, 2015 at 4:04 pm
Joe, not with you at all on this one. Don’t give a sh!t about political correctness, but I would prefer crying over being ambivalent, as I think some of the players were at the end of the season. BUT, most important, how could McCown crying be more significant over #15, No Help Wanted?
I guess its just an opinion, like everything else.
March 6th, 2015 at 4:06 pm
It’s not a mystery. He isn’t mature enough to know it’s a fn game. That’s nicer than the other stuff I’m thinking.
March 6th, 2015 at 4:21 pm
Not a mystery….he wanted to draw attention away from his interceptions….
March 6th, 2015 at 4:41 pm
Political correctness is neuvaux word for being polite. Impolite people like to use it to cover up for something they know they are going belch out of their pie hole that they know is going to be rude or mean spirited.
They try to turn it into a free speech issue when it is really a coverup to their ulterior motives of just being a jerk.
March 6th, 2015 at 5:08 pm
Ddneast. That wasn’t very politically correct. But that’s what I’ve come to expect from hippie dippie blonde, entitled, college girls. Hypocrisy.
March 6th, 2015 at 5:13 pm
So what is exactly your point Chef Paul, other than the fact you don’t like blonde girls who are college educated.
BTW, I’m not a big fan of pretty blonde girls who think they are entitled either.
You know the ones I’m talking about, the ones you see on FIXED News all the time.
March 6th, 2015 at 5:18 pm
So you are a self hating blonde entitled college girl? Right on, bro
March 6th, 2015 at 5:24 pm
wtf is wrong with a man showing emotions? grow the f up, neanderthals.
March 6th, 2015 at 5:35 pm
Chef Paul, you are either having trouble with reading comprehension or you go to the school of Robert 9 logic. In your case, I believe it is probably both.
March 6th, 2015 at 5:47 pm
That wasnt very politically correct either. tsk tsk tsk
March 6th, 2015 at 5:59 pm
Hey! I’m dating a blonde college educated girl! But you guys are right, they’re entitled and dumb. All that being said, she gives great…
March 6th, 2015 at 6:22 pm
lol da buc u say
March 6th, 2015 at 6:22 pm
Giving up?
March 6th, 2015 at 6:31 pm
Al blondes are not dumb and feel entitled but water does seek it’s own level INDyBucfan.
March 6th, 2015 at 6:37 pm
What kind of a tool makes an issue of a man crying? It was heartfelt emotion, and that genuineness is part of what made McCown a great teammate, despite not being a very good QB.
Another non-mystery. Jeez, you guys are really scraping the barrel…
March 6th, 2015 at 6:52 pm
I agree Salish. This kind of post, however, helps dial up the number of hits on Joe’s blog.
March 6th, 2015 at 6:54 pm
McCown cries after watching a Folgers coffee commercial.
March 6th, 2015 at 6:56 pm
And the Budweiser commercial with the puppy and the Clydesdales.
Forget about it. He’s blubbering for hours.
March 6th, 2015 at 7:18 pm
The only mystery is the criteria that Joe uses to decide what constitutes a mystery.
March 9th, 2015 at 6:09 pm
[…] No. 11 — The McCown Cry No. 12 — Counting To 12 No. 13 — Not Trading Up No. 14 — The Glennon Clarification No. 15 — No Help Wanted No. 16 — Sticky Spot No. 17 — Virgin Center No. 18 — Investing In Seven Starts No. 19 — Returner decisions No. 20 — VJax’s Wrist No. 21 — Anti-Jell No. 22 — Seferian-Jenkins Boasting About Penalized Pose No. 23 — Never Moving Michael Johnson No. 24 — “I didn’t want to put more points on the board” No. 25 — Glennon success without an offensive coordinator No. 26 — Putrid Punting No. 27 — Defending Three-step Drops No. 28 — Eight Consecutive Red Zone Runs Versus Rams No. 29 — Leaky Sean Glennon No. 30 – Jorvorskie Lane […]