Bucs Pass Defense To Get Tested?
December 28th, 2025
Bucs coach Todd Bowles.
Given how rotten the Bucs’ pass defense is, Joe can not just write off Miami rookie quarterback Quinn Ewers, who will start today against Tampa Bay.
Last week Ewers made his first NFL start and he wasn’t horrible. He completed 66 percent of his passes. And per Rich Hribar of Sharp Football Analysis, the Dolphins did not have him dink-and-dunk much at all.
40% of Ewers’ passes were 10 or more yards downfield (5th on the week), and 16.7% were 20 or more yards downfield (6th).
Unfortunately for Ewers, he was ineffective when he pushed the ball.
On throws 10 or more yards downfield, he was 6 of 12 for 8.4 Y/A (20th) with 2 interceptions.
Why wouldn’t the tanking Dolphins test the Bucs? What harm would it do? If Mike McDaniel claims the Dolphins are not tanking, why not test the greatest weakness of the Bucs and throw it long? Given the fact backup quarterbacks average 313 yards against the Bucs this season, it would not shock Joe if we are all biting are fingernails in the fourth quarter.
Sadly, Joe has zero faith in this Bucs defense.
December 28th, 2025 at 1:59 am
Seriously. Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder have watched the Bucs pass defense and have co-written a new derivative of a hit song “Ain’t no stopping us now” sung n the voice of opposing bottom shelf quarterbacks who suddenly look like Tom Brady / Michael Vick clones when they play His Jeeniusness.
December 28th, 2025 at 2:19 am
They’re gonna get tested? Put Mini me from Austin Powers back there at QB & see how he’ll do. I’d have more faith in Mini me.
December 28th, 2025 at 2:44 am
Hopefully our players get drunkenly wasted at the Hard Rock Miami and show up to play on muscle memory..it’s our Only chance. I’ll supply the Barf bags.
December 28th, 2025 at 5:52 am
Todd and our defense could surprise us today. But not to say, we won’t be “nail biting” in the 4th quarter. Still optimistic that things can fall our way.
December 28th, 2025 at 5:58 am
Aren’t they tested every week?
December 28th, 2025 at 7:15 am
TBBF has given up on the defense….Our offense needs to score early and often because the defense can’t hold a lead.
December 28th, 2025 at 7:48 am
If a 7th round third string rookie QB is going to test our pass defense, we don’t have a pass defense period. We shouldn’t be worried, but we are. Just goes to show how bad Todd’s defense is.
December 28th, 2025 at 8:44 am
Of course, we all know that the Bucs will make this guy look good. Like they have every other quarterback since Todd Bowles has been at the Helm. Our pass defense stinks. The common factor is Bowles. It’s time after the season is over to do the right thing he’s peaked out with his team.
December 28th, 2025 at 9:29 am
If toilet gets roasted by this guy it should matter what happens next week.
December 28th, 2025 at 9:47 am
Tested and failed in almost every game. If not for the offense we’d be 2-13
December 28th, 2025 at 11:30 am
Bucs Pass Defense to get Burned…. No different than any other game and the token coach has lost his shine
December 28th, 2025 at 11:30 am
“Sadly, Joe has zero faith in this Bucs defense.”
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As I said a long time ago. “this defense is a sieve” I’m glad to see you are onboard. Though I actually think you have known it for longer than you been saying it. Regardless, it is not where you have been it is where you are now.
December 28th, 2025 at 11:40 am
Toilet Bowles’ and his “defense” will make Dolphins fans think that Ewers is the 2nd coming of Dan Marino.
Black Monday cannot come soon enough.
December 28th, 2025 at 12:14 pm
What a waste of a season……..
December 28th, 2025 at 12:38 pm
I called Cousins +205 passing yards the lock of the decade. I think Ewers +185 is just the lock of the week.
December 28th, 2025 at 2:19 pm
This pass defense has made Ewers look like Farve in this first half. SMDH Fire the DC LOL. Wait, we don’t have a DC. Cannot wait until the Glazers wake TF up and send this clown down the road. As well as this special teams and offensive coordinator