“Pick-Six” In Name Only
November 26th, 2025
Sad play.
Joe read something last night seemingly terribly unfair about Baker Mayfield, albeit accurate.
When it comes to official NFL stats and NFL history, Mayfield threw his first pick-six in a Bucs uniform Sunday night. But in Joe’s mind, that was not a pick-six.
Mayfield threw a pass near midfield to Cade Otton, who tried to imitate O.J. Howard imitating Magic Johnson. Sort of.
(And Magic performed his magic at the famed Los Angeles Forum, which still stands across the parking lot from SoFi Stadium.)
Anyone remember when Howard once caught a pass and was about to go in for a touchdown when he started bobbling the ball and tried a Magic Johnson routine, switching hands with the ball behind his back? Howard tried that stunt and he fumbled. Naturally.
Well, Otton had his hands on Mayfield’s pass and bobbled it and bobbled it and then got both hands on the ball and Rams defender Cobie Durant ripped the ball out of Otton’s hands and housed it for a 50-yard pick-six?
Well, it really wasn’t a pick-six. That was a fumble. But the play was labeled a pick-six and guess who wiggles off the hook and guess who gets the blame?
That play really frosted Joe. It should have been secured by Otton. At worst, he should have hung onto the ball when it first hit his hands.
Later when Tez Johnson caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from Mayfield, Rams cornerback Darious Williams tried to rip the ball out of Johnson’s hands but Johnson hung on.
Lil’ ol’ Tez Johnson can secure the ball but big ol’ Cade Otton can’t?
That “fumble” by Otton was the whole game wrapped up in one play.
Joe sure hopes that Otton play doesn’t go down like Howard’s, a highlight of one of the worst seasons in Bucs history and emblematic of the Lost Decade.
COBIE DURANT STEALS THE BALL FOR THE RETURN TD.
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November 26th, 2025 at 7:02 am
No excuses will do on that one.
November 26th, 2025 at 7:07 am
oj howard, another great first rounder….. he was just terrible…
November 26th, 2025 at 7:18 am
I hope the Bucs can get a real NFL TE this off season. Cade would be a back-up on any other team…
November 26th, 2025 at 7:20 am
I would only re-sign Otten for the veteran minimum, maybe.
November 26th, 2025 at 7:35 am
Didn’t Tom Brady make Otton wear gloves for this very reason? Why isn’t Otton wearing gloves? He obviously needs them.
November 26th, 2025 at 7:52 am
We need to seriously upgrade at the position next season… not sure if he was even available for trade, but one of the most realistic rumors we were reading over the internet was us acquiring Mark Andrews. Andrews could have been a great rental for the next 1-2 years.
November 26th, 2025 at 7:53 am
Cade has taken a big step back this year. For crying out loud man get to the sticks on third down. WTF why does every Otton third down catch leave 4th and 2. I wanna throw my beer at the TV, but that would just add to the abuse I’m already taking. None of the other tight ends are good enough to equal that, then damn it Jason Licht you can trade these late picks you are wasting anyway to bring in a proven commodity. UGH. Thanks Joe for getting me fired up this morning.
November 26th, 2025 at 7:55 am
Let’s remember this was the SECOND time this year that Otton had the ball ripped from him for an interception….
So those are 2 interceptions that shouldn’t even be pinned on Mayfield…
I do like Otton, but somebody needs to give him some rage pills. Dude is too nice and he plays like it as well…
November 26th, 2025 at 8:03 am
Cade Otton is such a failure he turned a catch into an interception. Licht had a lot of work to do this offseason. And resigning Otton is not on the list. Let this low talent hack walk.
November 26th, 2025 at 8:07 am
DRAFT MICHAEL TRIGG!!!!!
GO BUCS!!!!
November 26th, 2025 at 8:09 am
C.Otton…slow with questionable hands. I long for the days/daze of Tanner Hudson. When you need 8 yards on 3rd down, C.Otton will bobble, juggle and hopefully not fumble for 7 yards.