“I Can’t Take My Eyes Off Devin White”
July 14th, 2021
Film study.
Joe was totally blown away last year in the postseason. Yeah, of course blown away that the Bucs won it all!
But the play of inside linebacker Devin White against the slimy Saints, against the Packers and against the Chiefs, Joe thought it was like watching Derrick Brooks in his prime.
White was everywhere. Joe means everywhere. He played like a man possessed. Pass coverage. Run-stopping. Blitzing. It was beautiful.
Joe has already pointed out that White played better (and against far superior competition) in his first playoffs than Ray Lewis did in his first playoffs. It’s true!
If White plays like that in the regular season, we’re talking about a Defensive Player of the Year award. That’s how absolutely dominant he was.
In the video below, Brian Baldinger of NFL Network gets all worked up highlighting White’s play last year.
The way White played when he returned from being quarantine after testing positive with The Sickness, how could you not get stoked watching a defender raise hell like that?
.@Buccaneers @DevinWhite__40 is my player that everyone will know about in the #NFL in 2021! There isn’t anything he doesn’t do well. #geauxtigers #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/AwqNwjSYHg
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) July 3, 2021
July 14th, 2021 at 11:20 am
White is a total Alpha Male, throwback NFL Linebacker.
He truly loves the game, and plays it like a Man possessed.
His pass coverage has been improving as he gains more NFL experience.
I love watching him play!
July 14th, 2021 at 11:27 am
My sentiments exactly with that headline. I found myself just watching White the whole game. I haven’t done that since Lawrence Tayler or Warren Sapp.
July 14th, 2021 at 1:02 pm
Brooks = White
That’s a tough comparison for me. Different systems, LB positions, physical traits, strengths.
If you want t compare White to an all time great, it’s Ray Lewis.
July 14th, 2021 at 1:32 pm
Seems like yesterday the casual fans were suffering from The Vapors over 2st Round MLB.
July 14th, 2021 at 1:40 pm
has the athleticism of Brooks\Lavonte with the swagger of Sapp. let’s hope he lives up to those lofty comparisons but he’s off to an amazing start. it’s a shame the team wasted Lavonte’s best years on awful seasons….this franchise is building a legacy at the Linebacker position that is among the league’s best, with at least one All-Pro caliber LB on the roster for 25+ years other than the gap between Brooks’ exit and Lavonte’s 2nd season. Longer depending on how you view Hardy Nickerson, and it’ll continue for another decade with White
July 14th, 2021 at 2:28 pm
Joe didn’t want to draft him,
July 14th, 2021 at 2:54 pm
Watching that get’s me fired up! Can’t wait for the season to get rolling.
July 14th, 2021 at 3:34 pm
Devin White is also a great Buc….loves being a Buc……got swag…..got speed….got toughness…….he is the “Savior Grizzly”
July 14th, 2021 at 3:48 pm
Just think White is just getting started. Hope to have him for many years! GO BUCS!👍
July 14th, 2021 at 4:15 pm
Yeah but he isn’t an edge rusher right Joe?
July 14th, 2021 at 6:15 pm
Great linebacker!!!!
July 14th, 2021 at 7:04 pm
It was a great video on White until about 6 seconds left in it….. holy crap!! Ole Baldinger needs to get that pinky cut off or fixed!!! Made me forget about everything I just watched when he lifted up his right hand and his pinky ain’t vertical…… that dang thing is darn near horizontal!!! Now I have to watch the video a few more times so I don’t forget everything he talks about once that thing pops up at the end!!🤣🤣 good lordy man!!!
July 14th, 2021 at 7:16 pm
If Licht keeps picking upgrades like him, we have a dynasty in the works. He has already hit on Wirfs, Winfield, Vea and several others that makes it look like a sure thing.
July 16th, 2021 at 10:27 pm
The guy is a real life version of Terry Tate. When he is mic’ed up, he’s hilarious.