More Lavonte David Slander From CBS
March 18th, 2026
Dissed.
Man, Joe’s not sure why the CBS dudes suddenly have it in for Lavonte David.
Bucs fans, still reeling from Mike Evans telling the franchise Va fa Napoli, are currently sitting on pins and needles wonder if the Bucs’ linebacker legend is going to call it a career or come back and give it a go one more time.
David is 36. And last year, specifically late in the season, his many years in the NFL were showing.
Not until after the season did we learn David was dealing with a bad knee. He noted on “Bussin’ with the Boys” that he had 50 CCs of fluid drained from his knee weekly. Then, once the season was over, he had his knee scoped and before the start of the new league year last Wednesday, was rehabbing at One Buc Palace.
In the wake of the initial round of free agency when legal tampering began, CBS hailed the arrival of Alex Anzalone typing that Anzalone was a “significant” upgrade over David. Calm down.
Joe likes Anzalone a lot. Thought he was a smart signing. But a “significant” upgrade? Take it easy. Joe’s pretty sure Anzalone would push back on that.
Now enter Garrett Podell who jumps on the bandwagon suggesting Anzalone is an upgrade from David as Podell graded the Bucs’ free agency season as a C-.
The departure of Evans is a shot to the heart of the franchise, and Dean hitting the road is a key setback. It’s been rough in Tampa Bay this offseason. The Buccaneers will be relying on young wide receivers Emeka Egbuka and Jalen McMillan to elevate their respective games. Linebacker Alex Anzalone is an improvement over franchise legend Lavonte David in 2026. Retaining Otton was nice, but the Buccaneers have gotten worse thus far this offseason.
Where does this David hate come from? Anyone remember how the Bucs beat the Seahawks? David picked off a pass to seal the win. Yeah, the ball was deflected off of Logan Hall’s helmet. So what? David still had to make a play on the ball. It sure as hell wasn’t Sabby the Goat who grabbed the pass.
With David saying his knee was messed up and having his knee scoped out, Joe wonders if David’s biggest issue last year wasn’t necessarily old age but a bum knee? Hard to make plays with your wheels when you’re dealing with a flat.
March 18th, 2026 at 12:16 am
Hopefully David retires too. He’s healthy and slow
March 18th, 2026 at 12:27 am
Sometimes the truth is hard to accept. I don’t sense any “hate” toward LVD. Sounds more like objective analysis/opinion with an outside perspective. Anzalone IS an upgrade based on the linebacker play last year.
March 18th, 2026 at 1:00 am
Anzalone is an upgrade over David with a bad knee. Critical part here is “with a bad Knee”. Hoping LVD can make a recovery to his All Peo form. However as with any 36 year old football player, that is a question mark. Love and respect LVD but I am old enough to remember Brooks’ last season and he was a shell of his former self. Still hurts…
Go Bucs!
March 18th, 2026 at 1:00 am
Lavonte will go finish his career with Mikey and Fred Warner in San Francisco. You know Mike is pressing him hard.
March 18th, 2026 at 2:10 am
Linebackers has a lot of responsibilities
That’s why Edge Rushers in a 3-4 defense has to drop in coverage
He’s a Edge Rusher but he’s still a Linebacker
Inside Linebackers has even more responsibilities than Edge Rushers
With that said, the play of your fellow ILB affect your play
Lavonte has been playing with garbage next to him lately
It started with Devin White in 2022
When Lavonte first came into the league in 2012
Mason Foster was the MIKE in their 4-3 defense
Mase was the MIKE for Lavonte first 3 seasons in the league
And Lavonte was tearing the league up, he was unstoppable
He was the best Weak Side LB in the NFL
I think the different HC,DC, Schemes, Linebackers has taken a toll on him
It’s a combination of things, his health, the trash playing next to him
You know he’s playing with trash players
When he’s leading the team in tackles at 36 years old
March 18th, 2026 at 3:07 am
The full sentence is Anzalone is an upgrade over David **in 2026**. Which might just be the case.
March 18th, 2026 at 3:27 am
Im not sensing hate here.
I think Anzalone covers better for sure.
He is smart as well.
I think he is excited about playing for Bowels.