Ho, Ho, Ho!

October 22nd, 2017

Gift-wrapped.

Joe should know better.

When Joe jumped off his couch, nearly hitting the ceiling and spilling his Bud Light all over the living room, Joe couldn’t remember the last time he was so geeked over a play.

It was about to be a game-winner. A game-turning play. Possibly righting a ship of a season that looked about to be doomed.

Yes, Joe should have known better.

Mike Smith’s ole defense did it again. Coughing up a three-play, 75-yard drive just after the Bucs took a touchdown lead late in the fourth quarter.

THREE FREAKING PLAYS!!!

What, did the Bucs (Smith) not know Deonte Thompson was on the roster? The way Thompson was so wide open, it was if he was a bill collector or a telemarketer.

And then, on the first play on the ensuing drive, what looked to be a safe, smart play, Rudy Humphries fumbled on the Bucs-33.

And on that play, the playoffs, or a shot at a playoff run, very likely was fumbled away, too.

Nice of the Bucs to play Santa Claus. Hope the Bills are kind enough to offer up a gift in return. You know, like a friggin’ defensive end?

108 Responses to “Ho, Ho, Ho!”

  1. Season Is Over Says:

    Geraldini FTW!

  2. Mike Johnson Says:

    As usual..its the..SOB’S (same ole Bucs)

  3. SB Says:

    Hump fumbled the ball with the game on the line. No excuses for that

  4. Buck Rodgers Says:

    The Yuccaneers are back!

  5. jack Says:

    Seasons done…. Mike Smith needs to be fired asap.

  6. Architek Says:

    Losing franchise

  7. Bucs fan #7423 Says:

    Trade McCoy !!!

  8. Buc believer Says:

    Hump may have fumbled the ball but that Batman loving Sniffer of daises lite in the pants McCoy did not help.

  9. Walter Says:

    I turned to my dad immediately after we took the lead and said, “Don’t worry, we’ll find a way to lose.”

  10. Pit Says:

    Might as well join the boycott NFL movement.

  11. JameisDungy Says:

    Dirk Koetter is really good OC. Not a HC.

  12. Rico Says:

    Another Sunday, another disgraceful loss. 4-12 is looking like a real possibility.

  13. Blake_Bucsfan Says:

    If you watch the replay, you’ll see that he was being covered by someone, Elliot I think, and the idiot just stopped running to turnaround and cover no one.

  14. KennyV Says:

    When is this organization gonna learn games are won and lost at the LOS. This game is about getting to the quarterback and protecting your own. Anybody think Eli won 2 SB’s because he’s a great quarterback? Anybody think Dak won ROY and Ezekiel tore the NFL up because he is greatest RB ever? … no… draft D line and O line!!! Not TE’s and safety’s…. if anybody can name me 2 people from the secondary of the giants when they won those 2 SB’s I’ll be surprised

  15. Lamarcus Says:

    Trade McCoy. Is mojo is trashed. He doesn’t even look motivated right now. When néed that play from gmc just can’t get it done

  16. Tampabaybucfan Says:

    Well Joe… there goes “winning “ coach Dirk zkoetter

  17. DB55 Says:

    Yea LVD is a beast too bad he ain’t got no help.

  18. Big Stinky Says:

    Too little too late for Winston again! SOS

  19. Buccoon Says:

    I’m on my way to one buc place!!! To take a knee!!! Smdh sad thing is this serial killer on the lose in Tampa didn’t start killing till after bucs lost to pattiots and in they ain’t won a game since smdh!!!! They say killer is young most young people watch sports this could be what’s fueling this killer on the loose in Tampa.. pray for my city🙏

  20. Capt.Tim Says:

    WE HAVE TO TRADE FOR A DEFENSIVE END

  21. Ray Rice Says:

    All these years I’ve been telling everyone (and getting bashed for it) that Aunt Geraldine sux balls. Bout dam time you are seeing the same thing. And no it’s not all his fault. But he’s supposed to be a leader/playmaker. I haven’t seen $h*t from Robin. Mike Smith…. bye bye!

  22. g720 Says:

    I am amazed at all you Buc fans who don’t know when a defensive player is good or bad. 90% of the runs other than the QB running were where our LB’s were suppose to be and if they were there with our DB’s , they missed the tackles. Watch film and you will see who is playing football and who is collecting a paycheck. It shows you how bad this whole defense is when Arizona can’t score today and we made them look like super bowl champs. Smith is running this piss poor team and all blame starts with him.

  23. Gobucs Says:

    Lol I love seeing all of you fans pissed off as if you don’t know the Bucs history lol.

    This has been a trash franchise forever except for a couple good years.

    Lmao. Every week I just sit back and see how bad it gets or if they can invent a new way to lose lol.

  24. Rayjay1122 Says:

    I knew they would find a way to lose. This is the Bucs way. The Bucs have stunk pretty consistently since Malcolm R.I.P passed. I believe the Glazers want to win and are spending the money but they need a really smart Football adviser to help them pick winning GM and Coaches. We have had multiple GM’s, coaches and players with the same results. Only the Glazers are the one common thing.

  25. Buccaneer Bonzai Says:

    I’m in favor of trading McCoy…but only because we’ll never fix this defense before he’s too old to matter, and he’s the defensive player with the most trade value. We might even get a first and second from him.

  26. Sydney Says:

    McCoy’s best years are behind him. The D needs a complete overhaul starting with all new coaches and a new GM.

  27. Tee in Dallas Says:

    This is ridiculous! No excuse for the defense to give up a TD in 3 plays. Wide open at that. If this defense is so damn complicated dumb it down so these guys can play fast. That piss poor tackling at the end was a joke. Our pass rush is on-existent!

  28. Eric Says:

    I dunno, I am not all that upset. We competed. Jameis played very well.

    Sometimes the ball bounces against you.

    Keep playing like that and a playoff run is still possible.

  29. Roy T. Buford Says:

    Break-Even Coach Dirk Koetter and his crew has been successful in instilling the Lovie Smith culture into Cam Brate.

  30. Jeebs the Honey Bear Says:

    Jason Licht has done a few good things. no doubt. But his failures to improve the trenches is crushing us. Jameis sack-fumbled because Licht’s pick of Donovan Smith whiffed badly. We have absolutely no holes opening in the running game. Our defensive line might as well not even be out there it is so pathetic. Oh, and 1st round pick VH3 is playing like a 7th round pick. A couple good picks does not make up for all of these deficiencies. And then we have Mr. Koetter and Mr. Smith who cannot coach their team any worse. These players play with no sense of urgency. The playcalling is incredibly uneven. Something will work, and then we do not come back to it ever again. Awful in all dimensions. Let’s fire everyone, and pay Gruden whatever he wants and get this ship righted.

  31. Big Stinky Says:

    GARBAGE stats for Winston again! Mostly in 2nd half

  32. Fire Goodell Says:

    Are the winless 49ers or Browns on the schedule? I bet one or both of them (likely both of them) would beat the Bucs.

  33. Gobucs Says:

    @eric

    A playoff run?

    Hahahahahahahahhahahaha are you stupid or just plain dumb lol.

    Idiot.

  34. Rossta Says:

    Some body shut up MC on 620

  35. Curse of Gruden Says:

    It’s 1987 all over again.

  36. Rod Munch Says:

    Cut that midget and don’t let him on the team plane, make an example of him.

  37. Ray Rice Says:

    McClain should be the first one to get cut. Can’t believe Leonard “I just got burnt coach” Johnson is even outplaying him. SMDH!

  38. DBS Says:

    They most likely said the same about us. 2 scores after their DB was injured and then we picked on the backup. Other than that our offense did the usual count on the kicker and no TD in the first half.

  39. mark2001 Says:

    Eric…we could all use a little of the “optimism” you are smoking, right about now.

  40. Juggernautical Says:

    The Bucs have gotten solid play from the LBs. If the DL can’t penetrate and make sacks happen, the 4-3 alignment is a waste of everyone’s time. Might as well let McCoy clog up OL and allow the LBs to blitz and make plays. Time for some extended 3-4 looks

  41. Roy T. Buford Says:

    Again, worst play calling I’ve seen, though better than last week. Why throw bombs on 3rd down when you are five yards outside of FG range? Dumb. Why not go for two 20 yard pass plays with 14 seconds left? Even on the last play they had a shot to get into FG range and out of bounds. Why throw short passes end of first half when you need long ones?

  42. Marlow Says:

    GMC is bad? Wonder who flushed Taylor out of the pocket?

  43. tmaxcon Says:

    capt tim

    no the bucs need to trade for a DT that has a heart and a winning mentally… until the leader of the losing culture is gone it does not matter who they put next to him. that bad character piece of S…. of a quitter is an embarrassment to the city and nfl players everywhere…. but go ahead with your soft arse pathetic excuses why the team captain is not responsible for another half arse effort… he spent more time mopping around like a beotch than playing hard…. if your pathteic little girl was half a man he would turn his c in

  44. Season Is Over Says:

    I would throw the rest of the season away and bring Gruden in. Koetter has no style or football wit.

  45. Curse of Gruden Says:

    Great point Bonzai. Trading McCoy should be considered. We need more horses.

  46. mark2001 Says:

    Frankly…seems to me there are a boatload of guys you should be calling out before GMC.

  47. Mike Johnson Says:

    Its a..HARD life being a Tampa Bay Bucs fan. Grab some wood. Here comes a..pissed off Carolina team to Ray Jay!!

  48. Bculaw Says:

    Disgraceful. 75 yards in 3 freaking plays after your offense puts a dagger in the opponent’s heart.

  49. LakeLand Says:

    We Love The NFC South Basement

    Tampa Bay Buccaneers

    Perennial Bottom Dwellers

  50. Rob Says:

    2-4. That means you suck. Anyone seeing anything positive about finding a way to lose this game likes losing. There is no positive in insuring you don’t make the playoffs in a MUST EFING WIN GAME. You shat the bed in three plays to give up a hard fought lead. You suck Bucs. I’m a die hard and I can’t stand the losing. Not acceptable. Someone has to be held accountable for this abortion of a way to lose another game. Smith should lose his job over this to send a message. Why keep him if we have the WORST defense in the NFL?

  51. Ryan K Says:

    Season is over .. franchise is trash (except for a few years).. fire Licht/Koetter/Smith ASAP .. might as well boycott the NFL at this point ..

  52. dexterOHMAN Says:

    Kinda liked 2014 season better. atleast we didnt have expectations

  53. Warren Sapp Says:

    Maybe McCoy needs to do some soul searching!

  54. CitruscountyBUC Says:

    We were 3 – 5 last year and almost made the playoffs. WE WILL TURN IT AROUND AND MAKE THE PLAYOFFS!!!!

  55. Erc2706 Says:

    This loss isn’t on McCoy or Winston. It really amazes me how football challenged some bucs fans are. Winston played well all game and McCoy had a good game. He pushed the pocket all game WITH being double teamed. Which means everyone else was one on one. But no one’s calling out any other lineman.

    I wasn’t going to engage in this one but people saying trade McCoy don’t really understand football. Or Winston had a bad game don’t know football. The defense as a whole lost the game for us. 3 plays 75 yards. Ok that was bad. But the chance to stop them 3rd and 7 and gave up a 9 yard run to a third string running back did it for me. Inexcusable

  56. Buccaneer Bonzai Says:

    @tmaxcon

    Trading for a DT is not the solution. If we don’t make the playoffs, then our draft picks are at a premium. We should not give any up. The focus should be on acquiring picks, not giving them up.

  57. kgh4life Says:

    @Big Stinky

    I disagree, those yards Winston put up in the 2nd half put the Bucs in position to win the game, the defense on the other hand, now that’s garbage.

  58. Buccoon Says:

    How good do you expect a defense to play when the play caller up stairs In a cool ac room sitting down calling plays!!! Get the Milke smith dude out of the booth please he doesn’t deserve to sit up there!!! If the head coach gotta be on the field so should the defensive coordinator!!! Fire mike smith and Kwon!!!! This dude miss tackles every game all game!!! This dude don’t hit nobody head up in he can’t arm tackle at all!!!! This dude missed tackles all game

  59. Season Is Over Says:

    Were the fans too “reactionary” early in the year?

  60. g720 Says:

    It is amazing that the only one at fault is GMC while we can’t get a pass rush and that is GMC’s fault, our DB’s can’t cover anyone and that is GMC fault and we can’t tackle anyone but of course that is GMC fault, and we have a defensive coordinator who can’t coach and that is also GMC fault. If I was GMC , I would be asking for a trade to get away from this insanity of blaming people who are not the problem.

  61. Buccaneer Bonzai Says:

    Personally, I’m not giving up. I’ll stay positive for next week…even if it means avoiding the negative nancies here for the week.

  62. cmurda Says:

    Some of these comments are so off the mark. Dirk did everything right. Called a great game. He is hands off woth the defense and that is who cost us this ame. Obviously Rudy not covering up is ridiculous but how in the heck do you have a guy wide open for s huge gain after taking the lad. This is on Mike Smith. The confusion on defense, the soft scheme.

  63. Eric Says:

    Well I have been watching the boys since 76, so when I see a good young QB play with a lot of promise I am not going to dive off the skyway.

    Look how the Saints started, dead in the water, got turned it around and lead the division. No awesome defense there.

    Keep fighting, haven’t played division game yet.

  64. Big Stinky Says:

    So much for the Playoffs AGAIN this year

  65. Lamarcus Says:

    Gmc is garbage and whoever thinks he is “somebody” on this team is a loser like him. Gmc is noticable “checked out” and I can’t believe he is in a conversation of leadership.

    F stats. Gmc is having by far is worse year. Mentally spent. Now it’s too late. We probably can get a 5 rounder for him

  66. MikeDeemis Says:

    IT’S GRUDEN TIME.

  67. Season Is Over Says:

    McCoy is making 15 million a season and supposed top 5 in the league at his position. People should expect more.

  68. theodore Says:

    We found a kicker!

  69. Rayjay1122 Says:

    Honestly, this team of underachievers is not worth getting upset about. They are what they are. One bright spot today is that fans in Tampa did not have to pay parking, overpriced beer and deal with traffic.

  70. Rod Munch Says:

    If you’re putting this on Gerald McCoy just do me a favor and shove your head into plastic shredder, you’re too dumb to live and you literally know nothing about football. Just get this done for the sake of the world.

    God bless.

  71. Erc2706 Says:

    @Rob dude I love your passion. I’m die hard like you. When the bucs lose my friends avoid me lol. I loved your post but I disagree with letting Smith go. Hes not the one out there missing tackles and assignments. Both game plans were better this game. It’s a player thing. Not a coach thing imo

  72. Curse of Gruden Says:

    Trade McCoy.

  73. Rayjay1122 Says:

    Theodore has a point. Looks like we may finally have a decent kicker.

  74. Lamarcus Says:

    All this ” gmc draws double teams” is for the birds. Newsflash : drawing double teams gets ur team killed and proves ineffective

  75. Jameis-Kucherov2020 Says:

    Not an optimistic bone left in my body. We do not deserve Jameis. He leads a great 4th quarter comeback only to have Mike Smith and his band of softys give it up in three plays. So many expectations only to have us looking towards next year and the offseason after six games. I’m disgusted. I really regret wasting one of my days off letting the Bucs devastate and disappoint every weekend. I’ll be in RayJay next Sunday cheering them on, because I’m a sucker. They make it so tough to be a fan.

  76. EA Says:

    Do you guys remember when Dirk came out in the hard knocks opener and said ” this is the most talent we’ve had in a while” ?
    Dirk you either can’t evaluate talent or suck at getting the full potential from your talent, either should throw a red flag to the ownership.

  77. jimmyjack Says:

    What the F kind of defense is this? Why the F are we not covering the sideline on the same side as they show 3 recievers? This is a freaking abomination. We pulled the same garbage last week when we didnt cover the entire endzone which was 10 yards away.

    This team is never prepared and our defense doesnt know their assignments. Our players just continuely look lost on the field on a weekly basis. Apparently there is no accountability here in TB. The same problems every week only to give us the same look and unprepared football. Absolute waste of talent from a bottom barrell-scub coaching staff.

    Its obvisous this poor-quality coaching will lose the locker room. By next year nobody will be wanting to come to TB and our talented players will be wanting to play out their contracts and go to cities that know how to prepare a football team.

  78. Rod Munch Says:

    Ugh, the drama queens in here making everything about themselves, it’s just embarrassing.

  79. Lamarcus Says:

    Gmc is just a overachieving underachiever. I never heard of such. Tell (gmc) mr. Ed we want our money back.

  80. 911bucs Says:

    Never hire friends or family.

  81. Capt.Tim Says:

    Our Defensive Ends
    Robert Ayers- 1 sack , no QB hits
    Noah Spence- no sacks, No QB hits
    Will Gholsten- No Sacks, No QB hits

    Our Linebackers- no Sacks, No QB hits
    Our Defensive backs- no sacks, No QB hits

    The only person to hit the QB( other than Ayers sack)?
    Gerald McCoy- 2 QB hits, 6 QB pressures.

    Other Than McCoy- no one on the team has ANY PASS RUSH SKILLS!

    Until we get A DE that can rush the passer, we will continue to lose.

    Ive been saying it for years. So has others.
    Its still true. And its that simple

  82. Capt.Tim Says:

    Is Tmaxipad banned?
    I notice hes using a few new poster names.

  83. Rod Munch Says:

    Bucs have the Panthers at home, the Bucs have to win that and the Panthers aren’t that great, so the Bucs should be 3-4, then they go onto the road against the Saints, they’ll lose and be 3-5, then you got the Jets (w), Miami (w) and at the Falcons – at team that Winston is 3-1 against and 2-0 in Atlanta, I say they get a win. Then at the Packers, without Rodgers, that better be a win, then the Lions at home, a game Tampa ALWAYS loses, so that’s a L. Then the Falcons at home, which is probably a L, then the Panthers on the road, which is an L then the Saints at home which is a W.

    So…8-8

    If Dirk figures out that when your defense is awful you shouldn’t punt from the other teams 40 yard line on 4th and 3 then since the other team is just going to march it down the field and score anyways – then perhaps the Bucs can do even better than I expect. Then again it’s taken Dirk a season and a half to remember what a playaction pass was and to run it on first down – something he finally seemed to figure out today for the first time as head coach. If the Bucs accept they have a garbage defense with some top flight talent and ZERO depth and try to outscore everyone and the midget isn’t fumbling the game away, perhaps they can flip one of those L’s to a W.

  84. Lamarcus Says:

    Qb pressures get u dowbright embarrassed. We need heart please

  85. Rod Munch Says:

    Capt.Tim – Don’t try to confuse these dopes with stats and actual football knowledge, it will overload their tiny little excuse of a brain and their head will pop like a zit

  86. Herbiebuc Says:

    I hate my fellow bucs fan y’all are the worst! Go follow another squad if u think we so sorry!! Eric was right if we keep competing playoffs is still a option! Hell the division is still ours we haven’t played no division teams yet. Carolina just lost to bears I bet they fans not going crazy like u haters smh I hate y’all bucs fans are the worst.@Eric props for u for being a model nfl fan #salute

  87. Tony from Los Angeles Says:

    WOW – a lot of you guys are clueless to be blaming McCoy for this loss. Just wow. No other team in the NFL is cursing that their DT didn’t get to the QB enough. I finally realized why GMC gets so much hate…

    That how bad the DE situation is here!!! You see, for most teams, they are hoping the DE gets the pressure and that the DT just does what he’s supposed to which is plug up holes and take up blockers. If we had even backup quality level talent at DE, we would actually have a defense.

  88. tmaxcon Says:

    mccoy’s mindset and mentally weak approach is killing this team. is play is good but hardly great… get rid of the leader the losing culture and the young new bucs will stand a chance. nothing will change until gmc is gone. simple as that.

  89. DallasBuc Says:

    Whatever you do don’t blame Jason Licht. He is spectacular at talent evaluation, especially in the trenches. We have such dominant talent on both sides if scrimmage I’m bewildered that they are getting their collectiveaasses smoked. By all means please tell me how great Donovan Smith and Robert Ayers are? I cannot get enough

  90. mark2001 Says:

    So Herbie…. which teams will we be playing later this year that are “ripe for the picking”? That you are confident we can beat? Jets? OK…and then who else? Frankly, I think we will need 10 wins to make the playoffs, and that means eight wins out of the next 10. And even with my pewter colored glasses on, I’m having a very hard time seeing it.

  91. denjoe Says:

    Trade him for a pass rusher and send a message to the rest of the slackers!

  92. Big Stinky Says:

    Wonder how many we are going to lose in a row?

  93. Capt.Tim Says:

    Rod,
    I dont write post for those idiots to read. And I dont read their post. When I see Tmaxipad, and “Special friend” DB55, or their 3 other post names, I ignore them.
    There are some smart Bucfans that post here. We all try to communicate- In between the troll post that ussually hijack most Articles.

    But honestly- between the myltiple trolls, and the haters- i have to take frequent breaks from here.

    Too bad, It didnt used to be like this. Post are filled with sooo many trolls now, its hard to get thru comments

  94. Top10 pick again Says:

    We made the Bills offense look Great sooooo disappointed:[

  95. Buccaneer scotty Says:

    10 in a row

  96. 813bucboi Says:

    Tough lost….Smitty got some explaining to do…GO BUCS!!!

  97. Herbiebuc Says:

    @mark a real fan wouldn’t ask that lol I’ma fan who believe we can beat anybody on any given Sunday! Lol ur a fake fan just admit it gives u joy to talk bad about the bucs smh it’s sad go root for somebody else we don’t need u

  98. Rod Munch Says:

    Capt.Tim – I literally think it’s the same person with multiple accounts because I just don’t get how there can be that many dumb people around that just know nothing of football, they’re really low IQ pieces of trash.

    Anywho I appreciate the stat work – just backs up what I see when I watch the games. The Bucs have one guy on the d-line who can do anything – and the facts back that up.

  99. Big Stinky Says:

    Why is it ALWAYS the defense’s fault? Our offense should be trying to score 30+ points a game to win

  100. Joeypoppems Says:

    @Big Stinky

    Well this week it is on the defense. Giving up a 3 play 70+ yard drive for them to tie the game in 40 seconds is inexcusable.

    And Im sure they are “trying” to score 30+ a game on offense. Probably explains the deep shots on 3rd and short when you’re 5 yards out of FG range. Those, imo, go on Jameis’ decision making as much as Koetter’s play calling.

  101. Herbiebuc Says:

    @bigstinky you stink! Lol we scored 27 points today!

  102. Steven007 Says:

    Captain Tim and Rod, thanks for being real fans. There are idiots posting on the site that make actual retarded people seem smart by comparison. And you all know who you are.

  103. mark2001 Says:

    Herbie…sure…been a Buc fan since the early ’80’s. And I hope the Bucs win the SB this year. But you didn’t answer the question….who do you see as a relatively certain win? We might split with our division and beat the Jets, the one I feel pretty confident about. The Dolphins, Lions and Packers look to be better than we are now. So where do you see eight wins out of the ten games? Put your mouth where you mouth is. Easy to be a blind bandwagon fan and criticize realists….but really…where do you see it? Or is it just blind faith BS?

  104. SOEbuc Says:

    Baker, GMC, Ayers all need to be traded/cut after this year. I want DT Puna Ford out of Texas in the draft in the first or second. He’s a monster. Gonna get very nice picks or players for GMC. Spend money on a big name CB/DE or both in FA.

  105. Broy34 Says:

    GARBAGE STATS FOR WINSTON LMAOOOOOOOOO THEY LOST BY A FIELD GOAL AND HAD THE LEAD WITH THREE MINUTES LEFT. this is the single most ridiculous irrational fan base in all of sport. It is time to check out. So long guys. Bonzai and realist have fun with these clowns. Evaluation from Joe’s is even worse

  106. Not there yet Says:

    The McCoy era we’ll end sooner or later because if his age. Having him isn’t producing wins so at least allow him to do something for you suck as provide a high draft pick for ammo to replace him.

  107. herbiebucrealfan Says:

    @mark I answered your question but let me explain further…I watched these bucs lose the past 3 games by 13 combined points! so what that tells me is that every game that we lost we def could have won! with that being said I can see us going on a 5 game win strk at what point of the season I don’t know! but this isn’t a bad team like a lot of “bucs Fan” feel! this season is far from over our division is just as unstable thank God! two weeks from now we can be tied top of our division with a win at panthers and saints! I been a fan since “98” I’m only 28. But I hate bucs fans yall give up too quick! yall too sensitive! fans calling for koetter to get fired trade McCoy bench Winston smh I cant take it!!! R-E-L-A-X!!! for life sake Aaron Rodgers is out for the season and they still predicting packers to get a win and make the playoffs! green bay fans for example are tru fans bucs fans got some work to do before we can complain like its the 90’s its not! ray jay is completely different worst fan club in the nfl….do better

  108. Kevo Says:

    All it would take is John gruden screaming in gmcs face at practice to get him to play harder