“I Finally Felt Like I Was Capable Of Anything”
June 15th, 2025
Jalen McMillan (right) with rookie receiver Emeka Egbuka.
Is there an explanation for Bucs receiver Jalen McMillan catching a ridiculous 7 touchdown passes in his final 5 games of last year’s regular season?
There is.
Asked on The Sports Web about what made “the lights turn on” for him as a rookie late last season, McMillan had a quick answer.
“I developed a sense of belonging. I felt like when I stepped onto the field for that second half [of the season], I finally felt like I was capable of anything I put my mind to, and I really believed it,” McMillan replied. “So, yeah, I just put my mind to it.”
Often, it just takes time for rookies to adjust. Even several Bucs legends had rookie years that weren’t special.
As for Tampa Bay’s first-round pick this season, receiver Emeka Egbuka, McMillan says fans won’t see much of a learning curve.
“Y’all going to have a route runner,” McMillan said before praising Egbuka’s learning rate and calling him “a real pro.”
June 15th, 2025 at 1:13 pm
Who Cares. Bigger issues are upon us.
June 15th, 2025 at 1:17 pm
Nice positive outlook I see, HC Grover.
What so-called “big issue“ is upon us?
ILB should be fantastic, but there is a massive depth issue there. That’s the only issue I see.
June 15th, 2025 at 2:42 pm
All about work and confidence once you reach a certain skill level. You could see the difference with J-Mac last half of the season.
WR coach deserves some credit. The vets already in the room deserve some too.
And since Todd gets blamed for everything – he should get some credit too – he creates and maintains “the culture”.
I was on the J-Mac train earlier than most…. Believe he’s another WR capable of 1k. If he continues to learn/improve he’ll be WR 1 or 1a for us when Mike (and then Chris) hang up their cleats 🤞🏼
June 15th, 2025 at 3:17 pm
Ohhh Ga Boogah
June 15th, 2025 at 3:19 pm
Ungawa
June 15th, 2025 at 3:25 pm
Hc Grover has hit the bottle for Father’s Day
June 15th, 2025 at 4:09 pm
McMillan is a heck of a #4 receiver (once Godwin returns). Keeping the offensive pressure on. Solid RB rotation. Solid TE room. Excellent O Line. Franchise QB. Let’s do this thing!
June 15th, 2025 at 4:46 pm
avid Says:
June 15th, 2025 at 1:17 pm
Nice positive outlook I see, HC Grover.
What so-called “big issue“ is upon us?
ILB should be fantastic, but there is a massive depth issue there.
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Bowles said that ILB was one of the deepest positions. With Walker Jr. and veteran Deon Jones, I don’t think we have to worry about the ILB room..
June 15th, 2025 at 7:28 pm
My only concern is major injuries in training camp/preseason.
It’s the luck of the draw every year. Hopefully we’ll be spared any catastrophic injuries to key players.
June 15th, 2025 at 10:10 pm
His deer in the headlights performance in the redskins playoff game says “show me don’t tell me.”
Drops a cupcake that would have pit Bucs in scoring range. Then the fumble that everyone blames on Baker when it’s clear JMac didn’t know what planet he was on.
Carry on.