The Road To Glory
February 7th, 2021
Bucs DC Todd Bowles.
Now this is what Joe calls “finishing the job.”
When the Bucs limped off to the bye week, licking their fresh wounds after getting lit up after Thanksgiving by the Chiefs (in the first quarter), there was no way of forseeing this Super Bowl run.
Beating the Vikings was nice, though it wasn’t easy. Blasting the Dixie Chicks (twice) and the lousy Lions was fun, but what the hell did that prove?
A tough out against Washington and their backup XFL quarterback, who torched the Bucs defense, scared the life out of Joe.
Then the Bucs swept the remainder of the postseason, a run that will go down in Bucs lore. They chased Drew Brees into likely retirement. They shamed NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers in his own refrigerator of a home stadium. And then they kept the Chiefs out of the end zone.
How wild is that? To win the Super Bowl the Bucs kept the most dangerous offense in the NFL out of the end zone. Holy Flirkingschmidt!
As much as we remember and embrace the glory years Bucs for their defense, that defense never had a better showing.
Bucs defensive coordinator Todd Bowles needs a street named after him. Or at least a fancy yacht to park along the Riverwalk.
The QBs Tom Brady and the Buccaneers defeated en route to winning #SuperBowl:
Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes.
The FIRST team to beat 3 former SB MVPs in a postseason. pic.twitter.com/thzqvv2v6D
— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) February 8, 2021
February 7th, 2021 at 11:28 pm
Joe tweet that clown JW and tell him that our super bowls “W” taste goooood!!
February 7th, 2021 at 11:30 pm
Plus they were the first team to host a Super Bowl and didn’t blow it. Showed how good this team can be. I honestly didn’t think at the end of the season they’d do it, but next year they could be a team that could only lose 2-3 games, just needed time to gel. But they gelled when it mattered and look out for this team next year! Gonna be special couple of years!!
February 7th, 2021 at 11:31 pm
The DEFENSE is the MVP of the entire playoffs!!! Rough against WTF but to plow through NO, GB and KC?!?!?! DAY-UM!!!
February 7th, 2021 at 11:32 pm
Keep dogging that XFL Qb, he played the best out of the 3 future HOFers we crushed afterwards. Heincke played his a$$ off and earned himself a payday next year. Give the man respect.
February 7th, 2021 at 11:33 pm
Taylor heinicke in shambles at that headline.
February 7th, 2021 at 11:35 pm
Were realist at? Hahahahahahaha the sheep are those who bet against Brady.
February 7th, 2021 at 11:38 pm
Bucs dominated three former mvp QBs and put up over 30 points… showcasing skills on all three sides of the ball. To all those that toiled in the basement for 13 years, reading Joebucsfan.com every day, you’ve earned it!!!!!
February 7th, 2021 at 11:41 pm
3 future HOFers choked
1 GOAT…THATS TOM
GO BUCS
February 7th, 2021 at 11:44 pm
I am so glad that the Falcons, Lions and whatever other team had Bowles lined up for an interview did not hire him! Never know what that could have done for game preparation and attitude. The stars were aligned tonight for our Bucs to take out the former champ decisively. Just watched Berman blubbering how the Chiefs lost the game, kind of blaming Reid’s kid. Once upon a time old Berman used to pick the Bucs regularly back in the ’90s when the old dude still had all his marbles and had the nick names like “You’re in good hands with Allstott”. Now he is irrelevent.
February 7th, 2021 at 11:47 pm
Again, we beat Brees, Rodgers, and Mahommes, three likely Hall of Famers! And still, Taylor Heinicke played the best against us! We stepped th F UP!
February 7th, 2021 at 11:59 pm
The Super Bowl XXXVII team was great. But this team is far much better overall. I simply can’t see one single weak link
QB, the GOAT
RB, Playoff Lenny and RoJo were dominant
WB, perhaps the best corps ever
TE, Gronk is a freak of nature, Brate is great and OJ can improve a lot
OL, the #1 in the NFL
OLB, two beasts
DL, VV is THE best NT in the NFL, Suh is HOF material and Gholston is an elite run stuffer
Linebackers, the best tandem in the game. LVD finally got the glory he always deserved and Devin White is unbelievable, what a stud
CB, Carlton Davis is a shut down corner, SMB is again a star in the rise and Jamel Dean has a sky high ceiling
Safeties, Antoine Winfield Jr will terrorize in the secondary for the foreseeable future, Jordan Whitehead has an amazing hitting power and Mike Edwards proved once again that he’s a baller
STs, Ryan Succop is money (thank you, Lord), Bradley Pinion is very good and the rest of the corps was competent when it matters the most
The coaching staff was great in the playoffs and Jason Licht deserves a lot of credit for an awesome job this season. Both free agency and the draft were superb.
And the Bucs’ fans, we deserved this moment of joy. We went through a lot and still kept supporting our beloved club.
I’m so happy and so proud!!!!
February 8th, 2021 at 12:11 am
Eating a huge W!
February 8th, 2021 at 12:24 am
Heineke didn’t have to face Devin White. White would have made a huge difference in that game. What a season!!!
February 8th, 2021 at 12:26 am
Todd Bowles= ring of honor
The single most impressive coordination of D in franchise history (sorry Monty and 99 Rams game)…let’s all please recognize this for what it is…take a bow Todd and the entire D coaching staff. Wow. And to the players for relentless and flawless execution. Fat Andy had no answers.
February 8th, 2021 at 12:41 am
Maybe Rodgers and Mahomes should stop doing terrible State Farm commercials and do more of whatever Brady does instead. Everybody wins.
February 8th, 2021 at 12:58 am
Defensive effort in this superbowl was a thing of beauty, the secondary was playing fantastic as was the front seven–really working in unison. Hand it to Todd Bowles, so many pundits did not give the Bucs a chance. Watching mahomes on the run and getting chased down over and over and winging it down field to see our secondary in tight coverage and not allow receptions. perfect!
February 8th, 2021 at 1:10 am
Are BL and Todd Bowles coming back?
February 8th, 2021 at 1:39 am
David- where would they go? No head coaching opportunities in NFL are left. So they would either retire or go to college. Highly doubt either option.
February 8th, 2021 at 2:45 am
Hats off to the defense!
Best defensive performance they’ve ever had. Truly incredible.
Didn’t even allow a single touchdown!
Super Bowl Champions! Woooooooo!!!!!!!!
February 8th, 2021 at 4:55 am
wow mr. bowles…
you should have just sent the chief a memorandum a week ago…
saying: “don’t even bother taking the trip, i got this”
a white flag forfeiture was almost in order…
way to serve up a game plan…
and kudos to the soldiers who carried it out
February 8th, 2021 at 4:55 am
chiefs*
February 8th, 2021 at 6:14 am
Would love to hear from Steve Smith??? Joe please find a quote from this dude!!!! Lol
February 8th, 2021 at 6:19 am
How many GM’s are regretting not hiring Bowles now…thank God he’s on our team.
February 8th, 2021 at 1:19 pm
The whole team ate W’s, except JPP, who of course ate VW’s. That being said, I’m going to make a bold prediction and say “this” super Bowl winning team will not go 7-9 next year. They will start their off season workouts absolutely expecting to go back to the Super Bowl. That’s exciting. I can’t wait for it to return.
February 8th, 2021 at 1:30 pm
“there was no way of forseeing this Super Bowl run”
Actually Tony Romo totally called it at the end of the 1st Chiefs game that these were the 2 Super Bowl teams.
February 9th, 2021 at 11:17 am
Bowles for Bucs Head Coach when BA retires! Let him know Glazers so he sticks here now!