Too Much Emotion; Too Little Fundamentals
August 25th, 2026
Bucs weren’t thinking.
Joe knows the Bucs placec a strong emphasis this offseason on signing and drafting guys that played with a passion, with emotion. And yes, played with violence.
But sometimes, all that can get to a player’s head and they stop thinking straight.
That seems to be the case today at Jacksonville where the Bucs had their first of two controlled scrimmages with the Jags prior to the last worthless preseason game of the summer on Friday, also against the Jags.
That sure seemed to be what KitKat-eating Bucs coach Todd Bowles thought as he explained in his post-practice remarks.
“I thought that we got some good work out there,” Bowles said, as he often does after each practice. “I thought we played more with emotion than we did fundamentals.
“So we’ve got to clean that up because those guys haven’t played in a while. But, I thought it was very good work.”
Joe saw Bowles only watching the defense during practice.
Well, sometimes you have to take the bad with the good. The difference, by adding guys with a heart and a pulse, guys who play with their head on fire, means from time to time they won’t think. And that can get you burned.
But man, the whole defense was so lifeless down the stretch last year, Joe will take some bad plays if it means much better results the rest of the time.
August 25th, 2026 at 3:16 pm
Well the Bucs defense might have just got a huge boost for week 1… Ja’marr Chase went down in practice, didn’t look good. Doesn’t look like a season ender or anything, but might be like a 3-4 week type of injury – we’ll find out soon I guess.
August 25th, 2026 at 3:21 pm
the notes today suggest the offense was “lifeless”
GO BUCS!!!
August 25th, 2026 at 3:22 pm
Chase is already walking around again so I doubt this injury affects him beyond today.
August 25th, 2026 at 3:34 pm
813bucboi … ‘the notes today suggest the offense was “lifeless”
Joe … ‘Joe saw Bowles only watching the defense during practice.’
There’s the problem. Guess the old saying ‘When the cat’s away the mice will play’ pertains to our offense when Todd’s not paying attention to them.
I think the solution is to get a new golf cart, then talk BA into coming down here 1 or 2 practices a week to just unload periodically at the offense. Keep ’em on their toes.
August 25th, 2026 at 3:40 pm
Maybe actually playing football will help. SO afraid of injury, we wrap them in bubblewrap until September, so that they look terrible weeks 1-3. Let them actually use the preseason and training camp for what they were intended for….to get used to playing actual football.
August 25th, 2026 at 3:43 pm
Coen, laughing at this franchise, he dodged a bullet BIG TIME
August 25th, 2026 at 3:43 pm
Stpetematt Says:
August 25th, 2026 at 3:22 pm
Chase is already walking around again so I doubt this injury affects him beyond today.
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I don’t know, that looked pretty bad. We’ll find out soon enough.
August 25th, 2026 at 4:05 pm
DR
so what is Zac doing?….updating his profile pic on a dating app?…
this is what i mean by sense of urgency….
the players should feel like a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs!!!!!
GO BUCS!!!!!
August 25th, 2026 at 4:07 pm
Nope, chase is good to go
August 25th, 2026 at 4:13 pm
Munich’s accuracy never fails.
August 25th, 2026 at 4:42 pm
Excuses
August 25th, 2026 at 5:15 pm
Chase said he hyperextended his knee slightly but could have kept playing.
August 25th, 2026 at 5:36 pm
Rod Munch Says:
August 25th, 2026 at 3:16 pm
Well the Bucs defense might have just got a huge boost for week 1…
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We also got a huge boost in week 2. They named Deshaun Watson starter!!!! ROFL!
August 25th, 2026 at 5:37 pm
How many times can you hear a head coach say they need to clean things up before you put the HC on notice that he needs to do his jobs. Plural.
Two hats with zero accountability. It’s a clown car at OBP.
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