Several Bucs On BSPN’s All-21St-Century Team
June 19th, 2025
Rightly selected.
So BSPN came out with its All-21st-Century (First 25 Years) team yesterday. Several former Bucs represented. Interestingly, just two were drafted by Tampa Bay.
In total, six ex-Bucs and one current player are on this list. The players not drafted by the Bucs are Tom Brady, Julio Jones, foot-rubbing Rob Gronkowski, Darrelle Revis and Richard Sherman.
One drafted Bucs player is Rondé Barber. Lavonte David is the other.
The omission Joe finds outrageous is Derrick Brooks. Brooks played 9 of his 14 years in the 21st century. He was named Defensive Player of the Year in 2002. Won a Super Bowl the same season. Brooks was even named to the NFL’s All-Time 100 list, which picked the best players in NFL history, selected by a blue ribbon panel.
And the four-letter selects Luke Kuechly over Brooks? What an outrage!
(The four-letter named Brooks to its “practice squad.” Pppfffttt!)
Look, Joe likes Kuechly, but there isn’t a sober football person who would ever choose Kuechly over Brooks. No friggin’ way. That’s actually insulting.
And no, Keuchly was not named to the NFL’s All-Time 100 list.
Jones and Sherman were not even close to their former dominant selves by the time they came to the Bucs. But they are listed as former Bucs. And we all know Revis was recovering from knee surgery in Tampa before lousy Lovie Smith ran him off. Joe has never seen a veteran NFL guy who was as clueless in player evaluation as that moron.
It’s cool that David got in. No-brainer on Barber. No dice for Mike Evans. But Kuechly over Brooks? BSPN would be wise to rethink this before it is too late.
June 19th, 2025 at 7:07 am
I agree with you Joe – I can’t believe D. Brooks was excluded but I am pleased to see LVD finally getting some respect…
June 19th, 2025 at 7:21 am
No DB? Crime against humanity. Makes this list nonsensical.
June 19th, 2025 at 7:29 am
So F-ing tired of the Keuchly slobbering. Jeeesh. A flash in the pan, and some “Fans” wanted him over David in that draft
June 19th, 2025 at 8:02 am
Meaningless Drivel from meaningless wags.
June 19th, 2025 at 8:11 am
BSPN is becoming (or has become) irrelevant, so I wouldn’t dwell on it too long.
June 19th, 2025 at 8:42 am
Kuechly is white and Brooks is black. Simple as that, as disgusting as that is.
June 19th, 2025 at 9:04 am
This is designed to help hall of fame efforts or right the wrongs of pro bowl snubs. Derrick Brooks was a 1st Ballot HOF’er, that is the highest honor, best of the best. Double Nickle legacy is not snubbed by this, in my oppinion.
June 19th, 2025 at 9:10 am
Googly is an afterthought compared to Derrick Brooks.
June 19th, 2025 at 12:24 pm
The only lists that matter are the list of Super Bowl Champions and the list of Hall of Famers
June 19th, 2025 at 12:58 pm
Kuechly had the benefit of playing on the Cam Newton Panthers teams, so he got all the media attention that went along with that.
June 19th, 2025 at 2:32 pm
I can’t believe Brady was elected. Oh well, Joe, you’ll have to sit and pout for the next 25 years. Keeping it real in Skibbereen, Ireland.