Bruce Arians Fed Up With Bucs Special Teams, Too
September 30th, 2025
No sugarcoating this.
The atrocious Bucs’ special teams are so bad, now you’ve got people from the front office barking about it on national TV.
Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach and Ring of Honor member Bucco Bruce Arians slapped around the atrocious Bucs’ special teams today during his weekly “Pat McAfee Show” in-studio visit on BSPN.
There, Arians didn’t hide his disgust for the atrocious special teams. Keep in mind Arians is still collecting a check from Team Glazer and is the special assistant to the general manager, Bucs AC/DC-loving Jason Licht.
“Too many blocked kicks for the Bucs,” Arians said. “Blocked kick every week. That’s got to change.”
Joe feels like if this doesn’t change, it will Pearl Harbor the Bucs’ season. It’s bad enough the Bucs have to battle all of these injuries to key players, then they have to battle their own special teams barfing up points. You can’t do that and win many ballgames.
As “this Joe” typed this morning, the Bucs should have seen this coming. Now the question is, how and if the Bucs resolve this major issue.
It’s sad the special teams as a whole are so atrocious they are dragging down the good like Kameron Johnson’s punt returns and Chase McLaughlin’s NFL-record field goal.
September 30th, 2025 at 1:45 pm
The Cooter family was having some Ice Tea on the deck and discussing this every thing, we as a family believe that Mr. Arians should be the head coach once again. The Cooter family will be driving to One Buc this evening to have a sit down with the Glaziers to discuss, Mrs. Cooter is baking cookies as we speak
September 30th, 2025 at 1:52 pm
Maybe fire the coach to start.
September 30th, 2025 at 1:54 pm
I feel like there have been a ton of blocked kicks this year
September 30th, 2025 at 1:56 pm
part of the problem is our Special Teams are super predictable….
same formation…same personnel…
i cant remember the last time bucs did a fake punt or fake FG….
any hiccups in SEA, heads have to roll
GO BUCS!!!!!
September 30th, 2025 at 2:00 pm
Firing the coach is not the current team’s culture.
It’s frustrating that it’s taken this long, but I’m confident they’ll get it fixed.
September 30th, 2025 at 2:04 pm
FIRE the ST coach!!!! Clearly the dude doesn’t have a good track record. Not sure what got him the gig to begin with. BYEEEEEEEEEEE
September 30th, 2025 at 2:14 pm
Always go for it on 4th down!
September 30th, 2025 at 2:19 pm
Gotta master basic punting, before even thinking about a fake.
September 30th, 2025 at 2:21 pm
Man B.A ain’t gone do nothing but talk he don’t have no power with this organization. Lol 🤣🤣
September 30th, 2025 at 2:23 pm
If this punting debacle can’t be fixed soon, we should go for it on 4th down no matter the yardage anything within the opponent’s 50, why not!! Go Bucs
September 30th, 2025 at 2:24 pm
*** It’s bad enough the Bucs have to battle all of these injuries to key players and then has to battle their own special teams barfing up points. You can’t do that and win many ballgames.***
You left out having to account for so many GAME CHANGING bad calls and non calls by the refs!
The blocked field goal just happens to be one of them.
September 30th, 2025 at 2:24 pm
How many articles will we read about special teams before we acknowledge the offense is an issue….. How many efficient drives this season? How many penalties?
Some of us, going back to last year, warned against the “offense is not a problem” narrative but we caught nothing but grief for it. And it’s still happening.
September 30th, 2025 at 2:36 pm
If Bruce Arians had it his way our head coach would be Byron F’i g Leftwich.
September 30th, 2025 at 2:59 pm
In their desperate pursuit to fix the punting unit the Bucs front office or Bowles overlooked the fact, that Dixon had 10 puntd blocked in his career. He can boot it pretty far but his wind up is slow and methodical. Combine with the blocking schemes on sp teams, it’s a nightmare m.
September 30th, 2025 at 3:03 pm
Anyone every think that special teams might be affected by all the injuries?
September 30th, 2025 at 3:07 pm
Why not adopt the standard college punt formation?
Establish a second level of blockers. Aim punts to go out of bounds so no returns. The solution is really simple.
September 30th, 2025 at 3:08 pm
Rod Stewart Says:
September 30th, 2025 at 2:36 pm
If Bruce Arians had it his way our head coach would be Byron F’i g Leftwich.
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That’s why I suspect his paycheck has a non-disclosure agreement firmly attached.
September 30th, 2025 at 3:12 pm
Joe don’t forget we also have to battle the ZEBRAS every game. SMH
September 30th, 2025 at 3:17 pm
Bucky out for 3-5 weeks with Ankle injury
September 30th, 2025 at 3:32 pm
We got 3 more good running backs. Next man up.
LFG!!!!
Poor gonegator is still having Trask withdrawals. Plus Gator stomping on Saturdays. SMH
September 30th, 2025 at 3:34 pm
baker wouldnt have been on the bucs radar if it werent for bucco bruce
September 30th, 2025 at 3:37 pm
Oxycondomns Says:
September 30th, 2025 at 3:34 pm
baker wouldnt have been on the bucs radar if it werent for bucco bruce
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You are most likely right about that.
September 30th, 2025 at 3:43 pm
Whete did you hear that about bucky?
September 30th, 2025 at 3:58 pm
“Poor gonegator is still having Trask withdrawals. Plus Gator stomping on Saturdays. SMH”
My ” name” actually has nothing to do with the Gators (hint, it’s a tom petty reference) and I never gave a rats a$$ about Trask – lol. Obviously you’re confused – try again? 🤔
September 30th, 2025 at 4:14 pm
Better days are coming soon!!
September 30th, 2025 at 4:24 pm
Did any of you actually watch the game? The long snapper whiffed on his block?
September 30th, 2025 at 4:35 pm
This is on Todd Bowles. I’m sorry. He signed off on the slow motion punter and raved about him during the offseason and last year, when Keith Armstrong finally retired, you bum, (thank you Keith and thank you god), we went and replaced him with a coach that is even worse. Replace both of them now before its too late. But he won’t do it…..
September 30th, 2025 at 4:36 pm
Word is no signings from any of the punters we had work out today.
September 30th, 2025 at 4:44 pm
any info on how many blocked punts broncos had last season?
September 30th, 2025 at 4:49 pm
It is a disgrace so much talent going to waste under an incompetent HC. Every single year. He should have been gone a long time ago. Maybe the Glazers should stop listening to Ira Kaufman and other Bowles apologists.
September 30th, 2025 at 4:58 pm
just got a google ai answer no blocked punts vs dixon and broncos last season
September 30th, 2025 at 5:21 pm
Bowles is not going anywhere that ship sailed when he got his extension this summer. The punter and special teams coach should be fired though
September 30th, 2025 at 5:42 pm
Can’t block for a punt, can’t block for a kick, our pets heads are falling off! Just put Vita and Tristan in the middle of those units. Problem solved.
September 30th, 2025 at 5:44 pm
Jason light dropped the ball when he did not give Cohen the head coach job !!WE COULD HAVE BUILT ON THAT SUCESS .BOWLS ONLY TAKES US SO FAR. NOW WE HAVE A ROOKIE CALLING PLAYS WITH NO EXPERIANCE ! JAGWARES SAW ARE OFFENCE AND JUMPED ON COHEN AND LEFT JASON LIGHT IN THE DUST JAGS OFFENCE LOOKS BETTER ALREADY ! 🤬🤬
September 30th, 2025 at 6:03 pm
Whoa! Good for BA for speaking out. Thinking Todd, the Glazers, and Jason are listening too.
September 30th, 2025 at 6:12 pm
The Cooter Brown family gonna issue a formal apology for being 100% wrong that Bridgewater was gonna start for the eagles game!?
September 30th, 2025 at 6:24 pm
@Les
There are Jacksonville fan sites too….might be a more appropriate place to “stroke” your ginger messiah😳😉😡🤬
September 30th, 2025 at 8:46 pm
When the eagle player came off the field he said “I told you it would work”, which means the block was schemed and they just flat out outsmarted us. The coach needs to go. 3 blocks in 3 weeks, come on
September 30th, 2025 at 8:49 pm
Lol Gonegator, Now that was good!! I was definitely laughing at your comment..
September 30th, 2025 at 8:51 pm
The cooter family has inside information that his saints team is really bad this year
September 30th, 2025 at 9:02 pm
There’s two maroons who should get a room to continue their massagefest.