Ian Beckles Not Impressed With Cowboys
January 14th, 2023
Ian Beckles is in an upbeat mood.
The former Bucs guard and current popular local sports personality is feeling the vibe that the Bucs can pull off an upset on Monday night when they face the Cowboys in a wild card round game.
Joe heard Beckles advise fans on his podcast, “In the Trenches,” if they are bummed from last week’s loss to Atlanta, fuhgettaboutit.
“I didn’t put any stock in that game, good bad or indifferent,” Beckles said. “It was an irrelevant football game. It’s almost like a preseason game.”
The only thing that bothered Beckles about last week’s game was outside linebacker Joe Tryon-Shoyinka playing late in the game.
“For me, to be a first-round pick and be in a game like that, late, I think that says a lot about what [the Bucs] think of him as a football player, unfortunately. “
Even though Beckles thinks the Bucs can upset the Cowboys, he’s not under some illusion that the Bucs will do something they haven’t done all year.
“The Bucs haven’t run the ball on really anyone this year so I don’t expect them to do that Monday night,” Beckles said. “They will win the game by blocking Micah Parsons.
“I would put Micah Parsons on Donovan Smith and say, ‘Sit there and beat his @ss all day long and make sure they compensate for that.’
“Donovan Smith can’t deal with Micah Parsons all game long. Can’t do it.”
Watching the Bucs’ passing game bothers Beckles and he believes it is a big reason why the offense has nosedived.
“This dink and dunk thing, bad things happen,” Beckles said.
Beckles is not frightened by Dallas at all.
“I don’t think the Bucs could have picked a worse team to play in the first playoff game,” Beckles said. “There is no pressure on the Buccaneers at all. None.
“There are times when the Cowboys stink. … I think they are ripe for the picking. Dak Prescott was awful [Sunday].”
Bucs coach Todd Bowles will shut down the Dallas run game, Beckles confidently says. And that will force Dak Prescott to throw and he will throw picks.
“I don’t see the Cowboys running the ball down Vita Vea and Akiem Hicks’ face,” Beckles said. “I just don’t see it.
“I am not going to be shocked if I see Tom Brady walk off the field victorious. I’m not going to be shocked. I’m not.”
Like many Bucs win this season, Beckles envisions a low-scoring, nailbiter.
“This Buccaneer offense is not good enough to score 30 points on anybody,” Beckles said. “They are good enough to score 20. All we need is for the defense to ball out.
“I think the defense could shut out the Cowboys offense. Not saying they will do it, but I think they could.
“We may mess around and win this game Monday night.”
January 14th, 2023 at 8:14 am
Painful truth
January 14th, 2023 at 8:23 am
The mess around comment is both scary and accurate. Every hame is a Leftnut experiment.
January 14th, 2023 at 8:29 am
I’m impressed with Ian’s friend. Is that Annie?
January 14th, 2023 at 8:43 am
In the modern high scoring system of the NFL
the Bucs average is below average
Painful reality
January 14th, 2023 at 9:09 am
What did I learn from this article? Well Ian thinks JTS is a bust. Join the club!
Good thing is that the Cowgirls are ripe to be upset, they have looked less than mediocre in the past 2 weeks and the Bucs, while handicapped by Bowels and Leftwich, could pull the win off if Bowels does not do a Cleveland and Leftwich is handcuffed. If the Bucs win, they and us fans are playing with house money so to speak. Lets go Bucs!
However, logic dictates that as Bowels and Wrongwich are coaching , they can easily crap the bed so if they lose, the over and under on Leftwich’s launch is 12 hours. The special teams nimrod coach should go with him as well. Bowels? I would like him launched too but I suspect he will get a pass by throwing Wrongwich under the bus.
January 14th, 2023 at 9:10 am
This will be a typical Bucs nail-biter……Bucs 20, Boys 16
January 14th, 2023 at 9:13 am
Wouldn’t it be easier to list what Beckles IS impressed with? Probably impressed with himself, and that’s about it.
January 14th, 2023 at 9:18 am
Cowpokes are better than the Bucs. It really depends on who shows up for the Bucs on the OLine and if the Defense can contain Dak and Lamb. Worried that Bucs defense may be over confident….
January 14th, 2023 at 9:33 am
Still don’t understand how this team is 8-9??? I’m gone after this season, you Bucs fans have will be Toilet Bowls turds.
January 14th, 2023 at 9:33 am
Both teams stink right now the winner of this game will be the team that doesn’t stink as bad. It’s that simple. Lol
January 14th, 2023 at 9:34 am
We be Toilet Bowls turds. Damn autofill
January 14th, 2023 at 9:49 am
‘Toilet’ Todd will find some way to screw this game up for the Bucs like he did the majority of games the season….
Just had to change from successful winning to make it his own!
January 14th, 2023 at 9:53 am
Cowboys not impressed with Ian Beckles either.
January 14th, 2023 at 10:08 am
Slim pickings in Tampa. If this troll in the media gets a job hates Brady so much, can’t even say his name. Secretly rooting for Brady to play terribly and the Bucs to win. Like many
January 14th, 2023 at 10:41 am
If they run over Vita Vea, they will have to run over the bench
January 14th, 2023 at 10:54 am
Like many of you I am excited that and looking forward to the Bucs next Superbowl this year!! Looking forward to seeing the Bucs pound these loser teams! All of these teams are inferior and beatable.
Bucs 34
Cowboys 3
Bucs 31
Eagles 13
Bucs 20
49ers 0
Bucs 38
Chiefs 16.
January 14th, 2023 at 11:56 am
Pam Bondi.
January 14th, 2023 at 12:33 pm
I totally agree with Ian Beckles, and by the way, looks like he got him a Honey!
She is a Cutie, IMHO
The only thing I disagree on is the points.
I think Brady and our offense will put up more than 20 points.
And I agree that no way the Cowboys are going to run at will on us.
Vicks and Vea are too big, and way too good to all that nonsense.
January 14th, 2023 at 12:49 pm
Donovan Smith >>> Ian Beckles as a pro football player.
Lest we not forget every time Ian is taking a shot at offensive lineman for the Bucs.
January 14th, 2023 at 1:07 pm
Let me make sure I’ve got this right …
o Cowboys record: 12-5 … Bucs record: 8-9
o Cowboys scored: 467 pts … Bucs scored: 313 pts
o Cowboys allowed: 342 pts … Bucs allowed: 358 pts
o Cowboys giveaways: 23 … Bucs giveaways: 22
o Cowboys takeaways: 33 … Bucs takeaways: 20
o Cowboys average TOP: 29:17 … Bucs average TOP: 29:06
o Cowboys 3rd down efficiency: 45.5% … Bucs 3rd down efficiency: 37.4%
Cowboys have won 6 of their last 8 games. Bucs won 4 of their last 8 games. Cowboys are relatively healthy. Bucs have a lot of hurting starters.
Nonetheless, ‘Beckles is not frightened by Dallas at all’. And oh ya, the Bucs ‘will win the game by blocking Micah Parsons’.
So the team that scored over 150 more points during the season is the underdog in Ian’s book? The same team that had a PLUS 10 turnover differential to our MINUS 2 TO Differential? And all we have to do is block Micah Parsons? What could possibly go wrong?
January 14th, 2023 at 2:44 pm
DR, what was the score of the first match up? Everyone was healthy on Dallas then. They call me the Glub.
January 14th, 2023 at 6:28 pm
Bill Belicheat never played in the NFL. So by this standard he shouldn’t ever break down tape of NFL players.
Others who never played on NFL off top of head:
Lombardi
Walsh
Paul Brown
Parcells
Joe Gibbs
Jimmy Johnson
Arians
But nah, what did they know about NFL players?
Lest we forget.
January 14th, 2023 at 9:50 pm
It’s going to come down to which o-line and which d-line are more dominant.
Simple as that.
Oh, and of course the biggest variable- the officiating.
January 15th, 2023 at 7:48 am
it could be like a 24-13 bucs win
January 15th, 2023 at 3:38 pm
I do not see anywhere Ian evaluating NFL talent other than the Bucs. He in my opinion is talking without looking at game film.
Ok for you, Joe, to support his takes. I have no problem with that.
Just as I said that Ian is worse than Donovan Smith as an offensive lineman.
I have to double down today and your list of Lombardi, Walsh, Brown, Parcell, Gibbs, Johnson and Arians
and go with Ian Beckles is a worse evaluator and coach then any of those guys.
He may be equal to Richard Williamson and Phil Krueger though in his evaluation of skill.