“Lull” On Lavonte David’s Mind
November 6th, 2025
Joe thinks it’s fair to say the Bucs have sacked their midseason annual nosedive under Todd Bowles.
Last year, the Bucs had a 4-6 record after a 2-0 start. The same thing happened wwo years ago; the Bucs were 4-7 after being carved up by Jonathan Taylor and Gardner Minshew in Indianapolis.
As Joe has written, Bucs fans haven’t sat around the Thanksgiving table talking about a winning team since 2021.
But now the Bucs are 6-2. They’ve learned how to win without all their star players. The team has matured greatly.
Still, their iconic captain, Lavonte David, seems to have those midseason fades in the back of his mind.
David joined The Richard Sherman Podcast yesterday and was asked about his team expectations for the second half of the season.
“Man, you know, I just want us to keep climbing,” David said. “You know what I’m saying? It’s been a lot of times where in the middle of the season we kind of had a lull and things didn’t go our way. But we want to kind of like just capitalize on what we’ve been doing early in the season. We still want to be that team that grinds out all four quarters. We’re a team who plays with a lot of grit and we need to continue to go out there, making plays and building on the success that we’ve had, especially defensively.”
Joe doesn’t want to ponder the worst. But the next three games are against the Patriots, Bills and Rams, all very strong teams.
The Bucs have to find at least one “W” in there, considering the Panthers (5-4) play their next two games against miserable New Orleans and messy Atlanta.
November 6th, 2025 at 12:17 pm
1-0 THIS WEEK!!!!
thats all that matters!!!!!
Heck has been playing well imo….rest Luke until next week and let him knock off the rust vs the bills….we need him as close to 100% as possible vs the rams
GO BUCS!!!!!
November 6th, 2025 at 12:37 pm
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November 6th, 2025 at 1:14 pm
Why not 3-0 over the next three weeks?
This team is rising.
November 6th, 2025 at 1:26 pm
Upbeat words from Lavonte! Yes, grinding all four quarters, no lull, and keeping it going. Go Bucs!
November 6th, 2025 at 1:40 pm
Technically, mid season is upon us right now. We haven’t avoided it yet. We avoided a 2nd quarter slump.
November 6th, 2025 at 2:21 pm
You have to grade a team and a win based on the “weight class” of the opponent. Looking back Houston, Philly, Seattle, San Francisco and Detroit all were heavyweights and the Bucs went 3-2 against them. Atlanta is capable but flighty, a step down from those four, and the Jets and the Saints are lightweights. Bucs went 3-0 versus those teams.
A good team would go about 1-2 on our schedule. A very strong team wins at home and splits on the road. A 3-0 record is imaginable but quite unlikely.
Let’s see how the Bucs fare.
November 6th, 2025 at 2:51 pm
Great start but it will be 0-3 the next 3 weeks. Write it down. Being a positive minded and hopeful fan won’t help this team on Sunday. If they can sweep the Panthers late in the season it will probably be enough to secure a postseason game.