“All I Saw Was Green Grass”
September 21st, 2025
Jamel Dean celebrates his pick-six with YaYa Diaby, Elijah Roberts and Zyon McCollum.
Todd Bowles preaches takeaways more than a small-town pastor preaches against sin.
Today, Bowles’ prayers were answered. The biggest of the Bucs’ takeaways today came from an unlikely source: Jamel Dean.
It’s not that Dean is a bad corner. Not at all. The thing is, Dean personifies the old football adage that if defensive backs could catch, they’d be receivers. And Joe firmly believes in that old saying.
Dean had his second pick-six of his career. It turned the game around, giving the Bucs a 20-6 lead with just 17 seconds left in the first half.
As it turned out, as Bowles often says, Dean’s pick-six was the game-winner. The Bucs defense and special teams folded like a tent in the final quarter when the Bucs should have been able to seal the win.
Instead, the Bucs barked and clapped their hands like a trained seal.
So Dean’s pick-six was massive.
Jets quarterback Tyrod Taylor stood in the pocket on the right hashmark and felt pressure (!). Then Taylor let loose and fired to the left sideline, right in front of the Bucs’ bench targeting Garrett Wilson.
Instead, Dean stepped in front of Wilson and housed the ball.
“All I saw was green grass in front of me,” Dean said of the pick, which happened along the sideline in front of the Bucs’ bench, the right side of the defense.
“But honestly, I was worried about catching the ball.”
As he should.
Bowles has joked about Dean after picking off passes in practice. He once said after a Dean interception that he should have Dean drug tested.
So today, Dean had the Bucs’ first interception of the year, arare takeaway. An even more scarce pick-six for Dean.
And the Bucs likely would not have won without it.
September 21st, 2025 at 5:24 pm
It’d be nice if baker would stop overthrowing receivers
September 21st, 2025 at 5:24 pm
Hey Joe call out the worst refs in the league
September 21st, 2025 at 5:25 pm
Or it would be even nicer if the receivers would just catch a catchable ball
September 21st, 2025 at 5:25 pm
Speaking of Church, that Memorial Service for Charlie Kirk is really something else.
September 21st, 2025 at 5:26 pm
Let’s all just be honest Here People…… jamel dean has not lived up to his contract
September 21st, 2025 at 5:27 pm
Don’t bring up politics in here.This is sports
September 21st, 2025 at 5:27 pm
And that should’ve been ballgame. But when you’re coached by a dude who has proven he can turn a slam dunk into a turd, it wasn’t.
Jason, or BA – someone needs to force some accountability on this fraudulent excuse for tow coaches in one.
September 21st, 2025 at 5:27 pm
lol
September 21st, 2025 at 5:28 pm
Still need an edge rusher. Diaby, Reddick, etc… I don’t care. Just need one.
September 21st, 2025 at 5:28 pm
Deans been playing good IMO….we’re 3&0 when he suits up and he took a pay cut…I’ll take it lol
GO BUCS
September 21st, 2025 at 5:29 pm
Will be more nicer when o-line is more better.
September 21st, 2025 at 5:30 pm
Klein had a horrible day.
September 21st, 2025 at 5:33 pm
Sheesh the Bucs can’t hold a big lead or any lead for that matter. Blowing big leads and making a life saving wins as the clock runs out is sure a lousy way to get 3-0. A win is a win is a win I know. But was the Bucs “strength” defense than almost lost the game!!! Fooling king crazy!!!
September 21st, 2025 at 5:34 pm
I was happy to see this for Dean. He had a second one later that was called back on a phantom penalty too.
This secondary is doing everything they’re asked of right now.
September 21st, 2025 at 5:34 pm
@ 813bucboi
Good point!!!!
September 21st, 2025 at 5:36 pm
Bucs fans celebrating these wins the last 3 weeks realize how “BAD” the bucs have played as a football team…
We could easily be 0-3 instead of 3-0…………
September 21st, 2025 at 5:40 pm
I have been a critic. Great play, Mr. Dean.
September 21st, 2025 at 5:41 pm
No Coach the game winner was the field goal at the end. Other than the blocked kick, which he can’t block for himself, he was solid today! GO BUCS
September 21st, 2025 at 5:41 pm
Here he comes to save the day!!
September 21st, 2025 at 5:42 pm
Given the injuries, I’ll take 3-0. Yes, the defense looked soft in the 4th quarter, but it did give up just one TD in the first 3 quarters.
September 21st, 2025 at 5:46 pm
Dean, so far, is Might Mouse.
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Here he comes to save the day.
September 21st, 2025 at 5:47 pm
Actually any score in this game was the one that decided the game. So this was just another score. Yes we know you are Dean fanboy
September 21st, 2025 at 5:48 pm
Aqua, don’t worry, the Joe’s will post a few more articles where your soul comment will be to complain about the head coach of a 3-0 football team. Yeah, I get it, we all do, and I suppose it makes you feel good to parrot the same line repeatedly. But Todd’s not going anywhere, nor should he when we’re leading the division by two games. And we haven’t even played a complete game yet. But please feel free to cry.
September 21st, 2025 at 5:52 pm
Anthem you got Baker over throwing receivers and then receivers not catching catchable balls. GO BUCS!
September 21st, 2025 at 5:55 pm
Who knows in all honesty. .. maybe they don’t play prevent defense so early I’d they’re not up as much. The pick 6 certainly didn’t hurt though
September 21st, 2025 at 5:58 pm
Hammerhead
More like Mickey Mouse with the big gloves..I’m thankful he caught it.
September 21st, 2025 at 6:38 pm
Fair is fair.
Good on Jamel for getting a pick-six.
I’ve been pretty critical of him in the past.
But, that was very good heads-up football on his part.
You could make the argument he had two INTs today… that second one got called back due to a penalty he had no control over.
Good for Jamel!
September 21st, 2025 at 6:40 pm
Mighty Mouse vs Superman. That I would like to see. Maybe they will make THE movie about it.
Now back to football. “Bucs win! Bucs win! Bucs win!” I never get tired of echoing that.
September 21st, 2025 at 7:04 pm
It was hilarious to see Vita playing the “Aura Farming Kid” on that TD Celebration.
(Google it or TikTok it if you don’t know).
We won the game, yet some supposed fans here want to be the worst examples in history. Aquaturd has no coherent thought other than Fire Bowles.
Others are moaning how we should be 0-3. Ffs you guys must be a hoot to live around… Try enjoying a win and who tf cares if we didn’t outscore them by 30 points…
September 21st, 2025 at 9:50 pm
Screw all the BS Dean made a hell of a play today we are three and O, let’s support our team like it. we need Wirf, and more to come back for the eagles next week let’s f***ing go Tampa, stand up Buc Nation!
September 21st, 2025 at 9:52 pm
Bowles called a soft D and really just about blew the game. Terrible
September 21st, 2025 at 10:11 pm
@JOE please can you explain why the EE play wasn’t reviewed. Bowles couldn’t thro the challenge flat with it under 2 min. That was a catch. Up satiates is supposed to review catches like that hence not allowing coaches to challenge it. Bunch of BS
September 21st, 2025 at 10:15 pm
McCollum had a rough day ….. look like he caught the new contract disease
September 21st, 2025 at 10:50 pm
Hey Smoky Mountain do the math. 29-7=22. Jets27 Bucs22 so yes that was the game winner
Oldman instead of whining about the opinions of others why not go to other forums so you can read fans who don’t complain. Last time I checked this is America jack and Buc fans have the right to complain even if we win by 30. Don’t tell us how to think. You dudes are the 2nd most irritating people next to the fanboi male cheer leaders up here.