One Loss From “Infamy”
December 28th, 2015
How brutal has it been for Bucs fans the past five years? Losing is expected. Thanksgiving draft talk is the norm. Hope is fleeting if not hopeless.
Of course, this year, there was a glimmer of light. The Bucs drafted America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, and by his sheer power of will to win got this moribund franchise in the playoff hunt in December.
For Bucs fans, just the sniff of the playoffs in December was enough to throw a Mardi Gras parade.
But alas, the NFL caught up with the Bucs. Three consecutive losses to three sadsack teams brought the Bucs back down to reality and, sadly, as the Custodian of Canton, eye-RAH! Kaufman of the Tampa Tribune notes, on the cusp of a sickening “infamy.”
The Bucs head to Carolina trying to avoid infamy. No NFC team since the 1970 merger has occupied its division cellar five consecutive seasons. But if Tampa Bay loses at Carolina and New Orleans beats Atlanta, the Bucs will finish last in the NFC South at 6-10, giving them the same basement view they’ve been saddled with since 2011.
That’s enough for Bucs fans to want to ram their rig over a mailbox heading home after work.
Look, given the parity (parody?) of the NFL, you really have to try to be this rotten for this long of a time. And most of these years the Bucs have done this with a troika of players most NFL teams would crawl on broken glass to have; two of them are Gerald McCoy and Lavonte David.
Five years in a row in the division basement? Unreal and unacceptable.
The pressure is on Lovie, both Sunday and very much so next season.
December 28th, 2015 at 4:06 pm
Three bad coaching hires by trust fund owners who don’t know the game will do that.
Nothing will change until they change
December 28th, 2015 at 4:08 pm
The Bucs since the Glazers dolts took over
Raheem 2009: Last place
Raheem 2010: 3rd place
Raheem 2011: Last
Schiano 2012: Last
Schiano 2013: Last
Lovie 2014: Last
Lovie 2015: Last
Good lord we sure do suck ass don’t we? I’m one of the fire Lovie captains but in a dream world we could fire the Glazers. Look at that track record for goodness sake. The only thing that sucks worse in this franchise than Lovie is the Glazers. We really need to pray they sell
December 28th, 2015 at 4:20 pm
Let Jason L. make the decision on whether Lovie should stay or go and who his replacement would be. I would much prefer to trust his judgment and football knowledge than the Glazers.
December 28th, 2015 at 4:21 pm
YOU KNOW , THIS IS MORE THAN LOVIE ON PICKIN PLAYERS , IT’S THE GLAZERS PICKIN COACHES , THE GLAZERS ARE JUST AS BAD AS COACHES THAT THEY HARED, THEY SUCK JUST LIKE THE COACHES . SO WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE , SALE THE TEAM SO A NEW OWNER CAN PICK A GREAT COACH AND A GREAT COACH CAN DRAFT EXCELLENT PLAYERS , LOOKS THAT WAY DOESN’T IT !!!THE APPLES DOESN’T FALL TO FAR FROM THE TREE… THE GLAZERS STINK AND LOVIE STINKS AND THE PLAYERS STINK EXCEPT FOR A FEW COACHES ANDPLAYERS…….I GIVE UP ON THE BUC’S ,WHO KNOWS WHEN THEY WILL EVERY BE A WINNING TEAM AGAIN , EVERY THING ABOUT THEM SUCKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 28th, 2015 at 4:22 pm
I wonder how many coaches the Glazer boys will have to fire before we start to realize that they are the real problem with this franchise?
December 28th, 2015 at 4:23 pm
Most owners don’t know the game. You know more about football than most owners. Heck, who’s left these days in terms of owners who actually grew up playing or coaching football? Jerry Richardson and Mike Brown are probably it since Al Davis died.
December 28th, 2015 at 4:35 pm
Again….wasting your time….Lovie will be retained…..you have two choices.
Root for him to succeed and turn it around.
Root for him to fail and be fired as a result.
Or you could have a third choice….the Realist’s choice….which is “unrealistic”
Root for Lovie to fail and the Bucs to succeed…..or Lovie’s dea
December 28th, 2015 at 4:37 pm
Or Lovie’s death or health issues….or some sort of criminal charge or immoral conduct…..lots of luck with the latter.
December 28th, 2015 at 4:40 pm
Schiano went 11-21 in his first two years, after we lose to Carolina on Sunday Lovie will be 8-24. With Dirk and Jamies being responsible for at least 3 of this year’s victories… Why exactly is there so little talk of Lovie losing his job???? This guy is a joke who has proven consistently that he is not elite. Can we please move on.
December 28th, 2015 at 4:40 pm
Everyone acting like the Bucs were favored to win the SB this year. Rediculous over reacting. Everyone needs someone to blame and point fingers at. Who cares if they finish 8-8 or 6-10. The difference is 2 meaningless games. 31 teams fail every year. Which team rebuilding would you trade places with? The Rams? Because they can beat Seattle and that’s it? Atlanta? The Saints are sinking. Eagles?, Giants will be going to rebuild. The 49ers, the 2 seasons ago you wanted to Blow Kapernick and give RG3 a handyjob. The only thing you guys know about football is what time and channels the games are on and that’s it. You all think Mike Tomlin is a god? Just got smoked by a 5th string QB who wasn’t even in their roster until 2 weeks ago.
December 28th, 2015 at 4:51 pm
yawn.
December 28th, 2015 at 4:54 pm
Oh no!!!
Lol
December 28th, 2015 at 5:10 pm
Next season will make it 14 years without a playoff win and will be 9 years since the last time the Buc’s made the playoffs. Pathetic. With all of the money the owners make, for some reason, they can’t figure out how to put a competitive team on the field. The players and the owners laugh all the way to the bank.
December 28th, 2015 at 5:22 pm
People just don’t get it. The owners make the money whether the team wins or loses. Simple as that!
December 28th, 2015 at 6:44 pm
Somebody up the chain needs to get a clue.
December 28th, 2015 at 7:02 pm
It’s very similar to battered woman syndrome. (using it as a reference and not a joke)
Battered woman syndrome (BWS) is a mental disorder that develops in victims of domestic violence as a result of serious, long-term abuse.
We’re all still Buc fans, we’ve taken mental abuse after abuse. So perhaps that’s why most of us on JBF are mental?
December 28th, 2015 at 7:44 pm
@bucrightoff
in a dream world we could fire the Glazers.
And since we’re dreaming we hire Jeff Vinik. The Bucs would become the Patriots of the South as Vinik is every bit as good of an owner as Kraft who is one of the best IMO.
Vinik would create a winning organization from the front office down to the ushers. He is a class act and a winner in every sense of the word.
December 28th, 2015 at 8:00 pm
This article makes no sense!! The Bucs and Saints have the same exact record, but due to strength of schedule the Bucs will be consider last and draft ahead of the saints!!!
So the saints have to lose and the Bucs have to win to not have Love in last place again!!!
December 28th, 2015 at 8:10 pm
A majority of this new generation playing in the NFL aren’t committed to winning. They don’t take it serious. After loses they’re hugging, laughing, and trading jerseys. Aside from about four teams, the level of play from the other 28 teams are very similar
December 28th, 2015 at 8:13 pm
Can you imagine Jack Lambert and Tatum exchanging jerseys after those wars?
December 28th, 2015 at 8:33 pm
Can you imagine Jack Lambert and Tatum exchanging jerseys after those wars?
I can imagine both of them drinking a quite a few beers mixed with several shots together, but only in the off season..
December 28th, 2015 at 9:33 pm
The reason we have had five years in a row in the division basement is because most of our great players are now playing for other teams. Four years of bad drafting and six years of bad player personnel decisions. FA has been a disaster. Has anyone seen next years schedule? So much for winning a few more games. Besides the usual Division games we play the Broncos, Seahawks, Chiefs, Raiders, Rams, Cardinals, 49ers, Chargers, an NFC East opponent and either the Bears or Lions. Brutal. I see five wins if Lovie sticks around.
December 28th, 2015 at 9:53 pm
It’s the usual moaning, groaning and bellyachin’ on here. I have MNF on and the Denver defense (supposedly #1) looks like the Bucs looked Sunday. Bengals will win this one. Gawd, please don’t curse us with Sean Payton as HC. YUCK! What is this bunch gonna do if Bucs beat Carolina on Sunday? If Atlanta could do it, no reason why the Bucs can’t. Go Bucs!!
December 28th, 2015 at 10:53 pm
orlbucfan …if the Bucs beat Carolina this Sunday. I’ll shut up about Lovie for the entire offseason.
December 28th, 2015 at 11:15 pm
Just imagine we were in 2nd place in early december. Tough last few weeks. Our rookies hit the proverbial wall.
It’s a growing year. Im not really worried about the past and being the first/worst this or that. The future is looking bright for hess young bucs. Im going to stay positive and look forward to greener pastures in our future.
December 28th, 2015 at 11:16 pm
We really cant take you for your word there 87.
December 29th, 2015 at 12:24 am
Trubucfan22 Says:
“I’m going to stay positive and look forward to greener pastures in our future”
Yep Lovie will get us lots of high draft picks for the next HC.