Sorry Pass Defense
February 28th, 2026
At least pass defense is consistent.
No one who is considered a defensive guru allows this to happen.
Since Bucs coach Todd Bowles arrived in Tampa Bay in 2019, the Bucs pass defense has almost always finished ranked in the 20s for passing yards allowed.
That shouldn’t happen.
The one year that Bowles and the Bucs had a good pass defense was in 2022, Bowles’ first season as Bucs head coach.
And here is another example from Ryan McCrystal of Sharp Football Analysis.
Allowed 7.9 yards per attempt when the defense failed to generate pressure, ranked 27th.
While that suggests the Bucs can’t get after the quarterback — what’s new? — Joe will suggest the 7.9 yards per pass attempt is pretty close to par for the course with the Bucs.
Consider that the Bucs finished 26th overall in passing yards allowed per attempt. That includes all opponents’ passes, not just passes without pressure.
So no matter how you slice it, the Bucs pass defense stinks. Almost always has since 2019.
February 28th, 2026 at 12:16 am
Sorry DC!… IBS a Guru is a JOKE…
February 28th, 2026 at 12:34 am
Not a good look in a passing league.
February 28th, 2026 at 12:41 am
When did Todd come again?????
February 28th, 2026 at 12:50 am
This is why Mike Evans is probably wearing a new uniform soon. I feel like I am taking crazy pills!
I still can’t believe the management/owner decisions that have taken place the last 8 months.
They must be too busy shaking hands and whiffing themselves to watch the actual games.
There is so much evidence out there for why this guy shouldn’t be a DC let alone a HC. In the last year, Licht and the Glazers have set this team back 5 years.
Each of the last 3 years, cap space has been opening and presumably young talent has been added to this roster and somehow they don’t see that Bowles is wasting it.