Chris Godwin Cited For Poor Technique On Hail Mary Miss
October 27th, 2023
Too little too late for Chris Godwin on the game’s final play last night.
Godwin ran into the end zone on the brilliant, 65-yards-in-the-air Hail Mary throw by Baker Mayfield last night with the Bucs trailing by six points and time expiring.
Godwin got two yards into the end zone and did a partial spin move on his defender and looked up for the football. It bounced next to him before he could get two his hands up and in position for a catch. Game over.
Former Bucs star receiver Keyshawn Johnson and Hall of Famer Michael Irvin broke down the play on FS1 this morning and Johnson called out Godwin for poor technique.
Johnson said he caught a couple of Hail Mary throws in his career and stated Godwin should have turned to track the ball no later than when he hit the goal line. Godwin waited until he got 1 1/2 steps into the end zone to turn.
Irvin, who loves to disagree, didn’t dispute Johnson’s claim.
Of course, Bucs tight end Cade Otton got mugged on the play by two Bills defensive players, but it’s obvious the NFL doesn’t care about the rules on those last-second plays.
Why is that? It’s a great question.
October 27th, 2023 at 12:04 pm
Poor technique by the HC put us in the hail Mary situation.
Start there and it will all work out just fine.
It’s the coaching, stupid.
October 27th, 2023 at 12:04 pm
Chris always plays hard and is a pros pro
But why even run down there if u aren’t going to look up ?
October 27th, 2023 at 12:06 pm
Coaches need to all go
October 27th, 2023 at 12:09 pm
FOX NEWS anything to get some clicks: Buccaneers punter smacks Bills player with helmet in wild scene
October 27th, 2023 at 12:10 pm
How bout BREAKING NEWS please fire these retards we have as coaches!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 27th, 2023 at 12:31 pm
Poetic justice would have been a pass interference call and ball placed at the one. Then on the untimed down for the tie and eventual win the Bucs running back (probably Vaughn) would have been tackled for a loss.
October 27th, 2023 at 12:36 pm
The games are won by scoring TD’s not hail marry. Bills did not score in the entire second half and Bucs still lost with this pathetic offense with Baker. Down two scores it took the offense long time just to score once on last drive with so much lucky bounces.
October 27th, 2023 at 12:40 pm
Have no problem with Godwin.
October 27th, 2023 at 12:40 pm
It should have never come to the Hail Mary, but kudos to Mayfield for breaking free to sling it.
October 27th, 2023 at 12:45 pm
Bowels should be the exception For the Glaziers to fire a coach in season and name interim from one of those other guys who have been HC!
Can’t be any worse than Bowels!
October 27th, 2023 at 12:58 pm
Could you feel the way the ball was bouncing at the end of the game?!
Had magical comeback written all over it.
So close! Some fun at the end for sure
GO BUCS!!!
October 27th, 2023 at 1:03 pm
Mayfield can throw the ball very far — that was impressive
No doubt this will come into play in the future as this team will be playing desperately from behind all season
How this game even got to a 1 play situation is more of a reflection of Buffalo’s poor coaching
October 27th, 2023 at 1:04 pm
F those losers. Easy to be a TV critic.
October 27th, 2023 at 1:08 pm
Irvin also said that Evans , being the tallest receiver, should have pushed and fought off the defenders who were pushing him to draw attention from the refs- oh well, the refs probably wanted to get out of Buffalo safely
October 27th, 2023 at 1:16 pm
If you seen Mayfield after the game he was beat up-he played his butt off and wanted to win the game even giving up his body to do so.
October 27th, 2023 at 1:17 pm
Um yeah its (Checks roster) Godwin’s fault we didn’t win.
Not Baker’s – not at all.
Yeah… Yeah that’s the ticket.
God please save us from this insanity
October 27th, 2023 at 1:20 pm
Alan, you know as well as I that if Evans pushed off effectively enough to get into position and possibly catch that ball he’s getting called for PI. I would bank on it.
October 27th, 2023 at 1:21 pm
I was pretty impressed with the throw honestly.
October 27th, 2023 at 1:21 pm
No problem with Godwin or Mayfield but as another poster said, why run all the way down there and not be looking for the ball. That was the miraculous 4th quarter comeback that never was
October 27th, 2023 at 1:23 pm
Buccos yes a miraculous 7 minute checkdown drive while down by 2 scores.
October 27th, 2023 at 1:25 pm
9 times out of 10 Godwin catches that ball. Mental lapse
October 27th, 2023 at 1:28 pm
Godwin was gassed and Evans was too concerned with helping up the Bills players in hopes he gets traded there.
October 27th, 2023 at 1:31 pm
GodzillaCG14 was also interfered with, but not like Otton. There is no telling how much Bills’ OLine was getting away with holding through the whole game. Refs did the usual cheating. Hopefully, the coaches will get with coaching the players to outwit the other opposing team: refs. We’ll see in Houston.
October 27th, 2023 at 1:35 pm
Oh, please stop with the Hail Mary pass. Good teams don’t need them.
October 27th, 2023 at 1:40 pm
David Says:
October 27th, 2023 at 12:36 pm
The games are won by scoring TD’s not hail marry.
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I could have sworn all I was reading about the last few weeks is how baker can’t throw the long ball and can only dink and dink. Now its that long balls well within the QB’s range to throw with direction don’t matter. Everyone with an IQ above 0ne gets it. IF it were thrown by another player that shall remain nameless its a great throw but because its Baker it doesn’t matter.
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October 27th, 2023 at 1:50 pm
i don’t know what game y’all were watching…
because we were never ever really in this game…
wake up
October 27th, 2023 at 1:54 pm
orlbucfan Says:
October 27th, 2023 at 1:31 pm
GodzillaCG14 was also interfered with, but not like Otton. There is no telling how much Bills’ OLine was getting away with holding through the whole game. Refs did the usual cheating.
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I’m normally the first to chant ‘burn the refs’ in the stands, but this was not one of those games. On that 2nd to last series, where the offense took 35 minutes off the clock, the Bucs repeatedly got bailed out by the refs to keep that drive alive. It’s almost like someone had big money on the Bucs +9.5 and needed to make sure the Bucs got into the endzone to cover. Not that I’d ever impune the refs by suggesting they’d do anything like that.
But at the end Evans is being held by 3 guys, Otton is being tackled, Godwin was being held, which is why he was spun around – but that always happens on these plays and its never called. Frankly the Bucs wouldn’t have been in that situation had the refs not kept the previous drive alive on a couple of things they rarely call in the Bucs favor.
So in this particular game, I’d not whine about the refs. Save it for next week when I’m sure they’ll legit cost the Bucs the game.
October 27th, 2023 at 1:54 pm
mayfield missed him by a yard….ROFL
October 27th, 2023 at 1:56 pm
Mayfield blew it….He should of bounced the hail mary off of a defender helment to Evans.
October 27th, 2023 at 2:01 pm
You guys are all missing the big picture here.
Sure, we lost the game, I’ll be the first to admit that.
BUT WE WON THE TURNOVER BATTLE!
As we know from the Winston years, it’s not about scoring points, it’s about winning the turnover column on the stat sheet! AND WE GOT A W WHERE IT MATTERED!
So stop your whining already. Who cares about points and standings, what really matters is TURNOVERS, and WE WON that battle!
October 27th, 2023 at 2:07 pm
PIs are called on Hail Marys, though some of the offseason baseball fans here don’t seem aware of it. The problem is that Hail Mary PI calls are very inconsistently called, ditto with O Line holding during those plays. Sometimes you see a flag, more often you don’t. I get the “let them play it through” approach, but when it’s a blatant mugging like last night, it needs to be called… or you turn the game into a farce.
Again, this shouldn’t have been an issue had the Bucs not foolishly bled the clock during their previous possession. When you’re down 2 TDs with 10:05 left in the game, you do not take 7:21 off the clock when marching downfield. That was stupid time management on the part of Mayfield, Bowles, and Canales.
October 27th, 2023 at 2:15 pm
PassingThru Says:
When you’re down 2 TDs with 10:05 left in the game, you do not take 7:21 off the clock when marching downfield. That was stupid time management on the part of Mayfield, Bowles, and Canales.
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Wait, so you’re telling me it’s not a good idea to run the clock down to 1 second over and over and over again when you’re playing behind by 14 points with 7 minutes left?
I don’t get it.
October 27th, 2023 at 2:16 pm
If Mahommes or Allen were the ones throwing that Hail Mary pass, refs would have thrown the yellow flag for PI….. just saying…….
October 27th, 2023 at 2:21 pm
PassingThru Says: “PIs are called on Hail Marys.”
No they’re not. Hail Marys are generally considered free-for-alls by refs. As CBS Sports says: “A pass interference flag thrown on a Hail Mary has only happened twice over the past 15 years.”
October 27th, 2023 at 2:22 pm
Yucs fans, it’s time to admit that Evans and Godwin aren’t that great. They’re just good. That’s it. Evans has always had suspect hands and Godwin lacks elite speed. He’s your classic possession receiver who can beat safety’s and linebackers, but can’t shake a Cornerback to save his life. Evans is just a big target who blocks well.
October 27th, 2023 at 2:27 pm
power sweep Says:
October 27th, 2023 at 2:21 pm
PassingThru Says: “PIs are called on Hail Marys.”
No they’re not. Hail Marys are generally considered free-for-alls by refs. As CBS Sports says: “A pass interference flag thrown on a Hail Mary has only happened twice over the past 15 years.”
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Yeah, it’s very very rare that PI’s are called on hail marys.
But not to worry, I’m sure the NFL will make it up to us by flagging the Bucs defense on one of these soon.
Of course that would mean the Bucs have a lead at the end of a game, so it might be a while.
October 27th, 2023 at 2:28 pm
Jeff Says:
October 27th, 2023 at 2:22 pm
Yucs fans, it’s time to admit that Evans and Godwin aren’t that great. They’re just good.
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You’re boring. Do me a favor and go drive into a bridge embankment doing about 90mph.
God bless.
October 27th, 2023 at 2:32 pm
Yes a mental lapse, maybe he was gassed. But the play calling is only going from a D with Leftwich to C + with our new OC. How many pass routes do we ever see that are either a long drag, a double move like zig in,zig out, a 8-10 yd hard stop, short curls, quick slants, etc? No sir, we get down and in, down and out, post, streak, seam, these are all basic patterns that are well known, easy to cover for most DBs, no imagination!!!
October 27th, 2023 at 2:46 pm
Hard to catch a ball while being mugged. Seen a lot of hail Mary’s in my day (old enough to have watched Flutie toss the namesake), never saw that kind of flagrant horsecrap pass interference. Ever
October 27th, 2023 at 3:04 pm
Godwin looked to be playing the rebound.
Let’s say he does turn and catches the ball, looks up field and there is a flag for Offensive Holding.at the 50. Game Over and no time on the clock. Same results.
For every PI call that could be made on a Hail Mary there is an Offensive Holding that is not called. I am pretty sure Illegal Contact could have been called before the pass also. Would have given Tampa another shot but not from the 1.
On to Houston.
October 27th, 2023 at 3:51 pm
😂 😂 really? Criticizing a receiver on a Hail Mary?
Focus on almost every single other offensive play that was run and the penalties.
If you are focusing on the Hail Mary, you already lost
October 27th, 2023 at 4:00 pm
And theres munchkin still spouting the story that godwin was held and spun around. Time for you to watch the tape like you love to say each week.
October 27th, 2023 at 4:13 pm
That was one of the best Hail Mary throws of all time. He put so much air under it that it was on radar at the airport. And it came exactly where Godwin should have been without any defenders blocking him out. Honestly I think I would have caught that pass. And yet it falls to the earth without even being touched. Too little too late
October 27th, 2023 at 4:53 pm
Most passes aren’t a matter of accuracy. Almost any NFL quarterback can throw a ball through a tire at 30 yards. When passes miss. It’s usually because the ball was thrown well before the receiver ever made his break and the timing is off on one end or the other
October 27th, 2023 at 5:03 pm
What the Bucs should pratice is a play where Mayfield just skips the ball off all the offensive players helmet to get it to the endzone – like skipping a rock on a lake. That was just about the only way the Bucs could score last night as some lucky bounces, and an amazing all-hands catch by Godwin.
But wait, Godwin is the issue. Right.
Not the QB throwing 4 yard passes three times in a row when you need to go 80 yards in 15 seconds.
October 27th, 2023 at 5:30 pm
It’s Baker’s job, to sling the ball.
It’s the other players job, to figure out how to catch the thing.
By week 16 the Bucs will report: “We kinda think, we are not a passing team”
October 27th, 2023 at 6:41 pm
Godwin didn’t even see the ball until the last second…it has nothing to do with technique.
October 27th, 2023 at 6:45 pm
People need to stop being sore losers. Bench Mayfield and move on.
If Bowles doesn’t bench him immediately, I’m done with him.
October 27th, 2023 at 7:24 pm
Poor technique? What about the lack of technique of our O linemen or the lack of Technique of our pass rush? Our Bucs got beat by a better team Period! Cut it out and knock it off. And if we don’t improve next week? The Texans are gonna beat us too. They are no longer the laughingstock of the NFL. They are like Detroit on the upswing. And their Rookie QB plays smart while completing many passes. No pity in this NFl. You are what your record says you are. Play better Bucs or fall deeper behind.
October 27th, 2023 at 8:12 pm
Buccaneer Bonzai: Sorry to see you go, but Baker isn’t going anywhere. Oh, and please take Mike S and Munch with you. Thanks again.
P.S. Trask can stay…
October 28th, 2023 at 1:14 am
Bowles is the one with poor technique
October 28th, 2023 at 5:57 am
does anyone think if the roles were reversed Buffalo would have gotten the call? Of course they would have. As far as needing a hail mary to win the game that can be said about a million plays during the game.
October 28th, 2023 at 7:01 am
If we are going to have any chance with White out there at RB we need to get him at least 10 targets coming out the back field similar to some of what they did that game and how the saints use kamara . We make that a staple and have success it will open up more on the rushing attempts
October 28th, 2023 at 9:09 am
Start Trask so the Bucs can lose all the remaining games, pick a real quarterback and running back next year.
October 30th, 2023 at 11:38 am
Bucs lead the league in fan stupidity