Signature Game For Calijah Kancey
November 12th, 2026
Chatter out of One Buc Palace implies defensive tackle Calijah Kancey had a monster game on Sunday night.
It was a little bit of hyperbole from head coach/defensive coordinator Todd Bowles, via his Buccaneers Radio Network show.
Kancey played very well; Bowles thought he was spectacular.
“He was really getting off the ball playing in the backfield. He was playing three yards in the backfield every single time,” Bowles said of Kancey. “If he didn’t make the play, he set it up for somebody to make the play and that that’s what we really want him doing. That’s what his game is. That’s when he plays fast and furious and I thought he did a heck of a job playing on the other side of the ball.”
Kancey certainly was disruptive, and he notched his first sack — a half-sack — of the season.
Joe doesn’t think it’s a coincidence that Kancey has stayed healthy all season and the Bucs defense is very strong.
November 12th, 2026 at 1:35 pm
Sorry to hijack this article, but….
BA has the itch to return to coaching. Get on it Joe! Could the Glazers be working some magic right now? Hire BA as HC during the bye, let Bowles lock in on defense and can Robinson? This makes way too much sense and is exactly the type of surprise I spoke to earlier today. Lfg!
November 12th, 2026 at 1:48 pm
This Bucs defense is better than the 85 Bears, 2000 Ravens, and 2002 Bucs, combined.
And that explains the stellar record they have and the standing amongst the elite of the elite teams.
Go ahead and try to score on them in the fourth quarter with the game on the line. You will surely fail.
Just ask Rodgers and Williams. They learned the hard way.
November 12th, 2026 at 1:52 pm
“Monster game” “Every single time” Let’s not get carried away. Until a game or two ago I thought he was cut in the preseason. Most of the games this season he is not in the box score AT ALL. Should have traded Buster Kancey to a sucker.
November 12th, 2026 at 2:10 pm
Yea, Football coaches and fans aren’t watching the same game and seeing it the same way lol
Kancey has been good, but if you’re just looking for it to reflect in the box score than you cannot tell how “good” Kancey has been, but he has been bustin ass the last few weeks
November 12th, 2026 at 2:28 pm
They lost, Todd. I don’t care who you think had a “Monster Game.” It wasn’t monster enough
November 12th, 2026 at 3:11 pm
Cancey is playing very well…D is coming together.
November 12th, 2026 at 3:12 pm
Can we get Gruden to come give them a lecture about a great defense scoring??
November 12th, 2026 at 3:18 pm
“Can we get Gruden to come give them a lecture about a great defense scoring??”
Would be better off calling Dungy, he at the very least built 2 championship caliber defenses. Gruden just joined a team that already had one.
November 12th, 2026 at 3:21 pm
Nutty professor, as I’ve been singing for a while, sarcasm is not your thing. You’re actually bad at it. Not entertaining. So not sure what the point is. But please carry on. Buffoonery is rampant around here. So-called professors, and munchers, and so many others. And I’m not being sarcastic.
November 12th, 2026 at 3:37 pm
Joe … ‘Joe doesn’t think it’s a coincidence that Kancey has stayed healthy all season and the Bucs defense is very strong.’
I’ll concede that Kancey had his best game against the Bears … 0.5 sacks, 1 QB hit & 3 tackles (1 solo) in 45 def snaps (74%). I say that was his best game because on the season (9 games now) Kancey has a TOTAL of 0.5 sacks, 3 QB hits, 1 TFL, 0 FF, 1 FR (for a TD), and 12 tackles (8 solo) in 353 def snaps (64%).
Bucs’ NT/DT Vita Vea has 1 sack, 4 QB hits, 1 TFL, 0 FF, 0 FR, and 18 tackles (7 solo) in 392 def snaps (71%).
Bucs’ DT A’Shawn Robinson has 1 sack, 2 QB hits, 1 TFL, 0 FF, 0 FR, 2 INT and 22 tackles (6 solo) in 250 def snaps (46%) … over 100 fewer snaps.
Bucs have played 550 def snaps. Those 3 players have 995 def snaps now, and RNR, Roberts & Simmons have another 228 def snaps. So our DLinemen have 1,223 def snaps total. Looks to me like Bowles is using 3 DLinemen on only about 20% of the plays. Impressive that we’ve managed to have the #1 Run Defense doing that.
November 12th, 2026 at 4:04 pm
Having the defense play well is everything. Defense wins championships. Offense throws interceptions. Run the ball and punt, it’s the best way to win. Todd knows.