“You Could See The Hunger In Guys”
May 20th, 2025
Spring practice is underway at One Buc Palace.
The Bucs offensive players training now at One Buc Palace aren’t quite a pack of wild dogs, but they’ve got plenty of bark and bite for mid-May.
That was the message today from rookie Bucs offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard.
“Grizz” said he’s talked to his unit about the groin-kick playoff loss at the Commanders in Tampa four months ago.
Grizzard said he making the point that losing a home playoff game is unacceptable “and how that’s not why we do what we’re doing right now.”
The response is what Grizz wanted.
“So, you can see the hunger in guys to be able to push on in the playoffs and make a run,” he said. “And you can tell through meeting rooms, the questions they’re asking, the stuff we’re getting done on the field … you feel like you’re even a step further [than last season] because we didn’t change a lot in the system. And now we can get into the nuances of route running and how we hit the blocks and get into the shape we get into.
“They’ve been hungry. Nobody’s resting on any of the statistical success we had last year because ultimately, team-wise and in the playoffs was far from what we’re trying to do.”
Joe loves hearing about a seamless transition with the offense to the point, per Grizzard, it feels like the Bucs already have taken a step toward something better.
May 20th, 2025 at 1:10 pm
“The turnovers need to go down from what it was last year”- Grizzard
May 20th, 2025 at 1:16 pm
I love how the national media dogs this team. As long as they aren’t offering up plates heaped with treacle, that team hunger will stay fresh. Yes, give them a reason to carry that chip on their shoulder!
May 20th, 2025 at 1:30 pm
Bucs are gonna Buc! Very excited to see the team elevate their game this upcoming season and have full faith and confidence they can do it!
May 20th, 2025 at 1:38 pm
Bucs tech note…
Would be nice if they would get a microphone to the questioners so we wouldn’t have to guess the questions when watching press conferences or wait for CC.
May 20th, 2025 at 1:56 pm
This is going to be a fun season. The defense is going to be noticeably better this year by virtue of players being injured last season, being at full strength this year. Combined with the additions in the draft & free agency. The offense should hit the ground running and Egbuka will prove more than worthy of the first round selection. If the team can avoid the devastating amount of injuries like we suffered last year, we’re going to be a tough team to beat. LFG!!!!!!!
May 20th, 2025 at 1:59 pm
Obviously it was very disappointing to see Cohen leave but I was over the moon when they announced an in house hire. You should clearly pick the best person you can for the job but if that person happens to already be here it helps minimize any learning curves.
Keeping the same playbook, terminology and overall approach allows the group to continue to improve and build rather than starting over again.
May 20th, 2025 at 3:10 pm
One thing that excites me in all of this talk. The Bucs are now like the Lightning.
Regular season is only the step you need to take to get to the REAL games.
They’re thinking playoffs or bust and what really counts are playoff wins! That shows how far the franchise has come since the SB cap mortgage came due.