Gerald McCoy Selects NFC Team To Make Super Bowl: “I Have To Be Honest”
June 14th, 2022
Picks NFC favorite.
Former Bucs stud defensive tackle Gerald McCoy was torn and it pained him.
GMC has been to more Pro Bowls as a Bucs player (six) than John Lynch or Rondé Barber. He’s also been to more Pro Bowls than Ring of Honor members Jimmie Giles (four), Paul Gruber (none) and Doug Williams (none). So while appearing as a guest co-host of “Total Access” last night, seen on NFL Network, GMC confessed he has skin in the game in choosing a favorite to win the NFC this fall.
He was part of a panel asked to pick their favorite team to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. GMC grimaced and prefaced his answer, saying it is not the team he wants in the Super Bowl.
“Now let me preface this by saying, I love the Bucs. Anyone who knows me knows I am a Buc for life. I grew up a Bucs fan,” GMC said. “BUT, I have to be honest on this. I think the favorite on this is the Rams.”
GMC said the Rams have too much firepower when you look at who they were able to keep and who they were able to sign.
“I don’t know how they did it,” GMC said.
Why not the Packers or the Bucs? Simple, GMC said. Too many unanswered questions.
“There is a lot of question marks with Todd Bowles being a new head coach in Tampa,” GMC said. “It’s different being a coordinator than being a head coach!”
Well, GMC is right about that, but hold up. Todd Bowles was a head coach in the NFL, four seasons with the Jets.. It’s not like this is something brand new to him.
GMC also believes the Bucs’ secondary may be the team’s downfall. “The backend in Tampa, kinda questionable, I don’t know,” GMC said.
Joe understands why some are not sold on the Bucs secondary but as Joe pointed out yesterday, the amount of times teams threw on the Bucs because they didn’t dare run on them sort of throws the numbers sideways. Besides, it’s not like the Bucs didn’t beef up the secondary this spring.
Outside of GMC’s point about Bowles, Joe doesn’t think GMC was out of line. The Rams, until someone can dethrone them, are the current kings of the NFC mountain. That doesn’t mean the Bucs cannot beat them.
You can see GMC discuss the NFC race in the NFL Network video below.
The favorite in the NFC?@Geraldini93 is riding with the @RamsNFL 👀 pic.twitter.com/P3Bc8iDy5p
— NFL Total Access (@NFLTotalAccess) June 13, 2022
June 14th, 2022 at 4:26 am
geraldini as a rotational player at veteran league minimum if we don’t sign suh ???
lousy thought, but just a thought
June 14th, 2022 at 4:55 am
He was openly clamoring for a TV gig when he signed with the cowboys. I see he’s back at it again. Fortunately for him, NFL network doesn’t test like the NFL does
June 14th, 2022 at 5:01 am
I’m sure, now that Joe has flashed the Bat Signal, all of the hate will soon start rolling in.
June 14th, 2022 at 5:21 am
Fn clowns!!
June 14th, 2022 at 5:35 am
GMC … ‘Anyone who knows me knows I am a Buc for life.’
Not to those of us who well remember GMC signing with the Stinkin Panthers after his 9-year stint with the Bucs was up.
June 14th, 2022 at 5:59 am
GMC GTFOH ! The face of the lost decade talking bout superbowls ? Shut up and eat your ice cream ! bum !
June 14th, 2022 at 6:44 am
Whoopi?
June 14th, 2022 at 6:46 am
Gmc has to be the biggest fool who was ever a buccaneer. even more than Antonio brown who at least had talent.
June 14th, 2022 at 7:47 am
I have nothing against GMC but who cares who he thinks will got to the SB from the NFC?
June 14th, 2022 at 8:02 am
The Pro Bowl selection is a joke. If guys refuse to accept it, they just keep going down the row until the next guy accepts.
To compare McCoy’s Pro Bowls to Jimmie Giles and Doug Williams is insulting. What those two men did for this franchise is incomparable. And the Pro Bowl rules for making the team did not include Fan Boy votes. Joe, stop using MSNBC journalism.
June 14th, 2022 at 8:03 am
One good play call and the Bucs would have repeated and then the Rams would be a sad example of how leveraging to win now can backfire.
Keeping last year’s team together doesn’t make them better than the Bucs, even last year and especially this year.
June 14th, 2022 at 8:11 am
Always wanted Suh, I’m sure the front office did too! We got the leftovers w this guy. Sawwwwft so soft
June 14th, 2022 at 8:13 am
I wish this guy would just go away.
June 14th, 2022 at 8:23 am
GMC saddest buc ever hated we drafted him
June 14th, 2022 at 8:25 am
Diva !!
June 14th, 2022 at 8:38 am
Let’s see who were out vs the rams
Tristan Wirfs
Chris Godwin
Cyril Grayson
Perriman
AB
And those who played injured
Ryan Jensen
JPP
Lavonte David
We are gonna be fine.
June 14th, 2022 at 8:51 am
In other news , Wimpy will gladly pay you for a hamburger on Tuesday.
June 14th, 2022 at 9:03 am
Boy, I only hope that his fake ass hair is as soft as he is.
Whoopi indeed.
June 14th, 2022 at 9:11 am
The hate McCoy gets from bucs fans is unreal. The guy was a standout during a lost decade, who could have gone elsewhere at any point.
June 14th, 2022 at 9:19 am
Not only does he sound like a clown, he dresses, and looks like one too.
June 14th, 2022 at 9:20 am
@UK: he was the best player on a really bad team. That’s it. And that is not saying much.
But he was soft, never took a game over, or showed real leadership skills.
If you could buy McCoy for what he was worth, and sell him for what he thought he was worth, you’d be a millionaire+.
His comic-book superhero fetish made me cringe with embarrassment, and I doubt I’m alone in that.
To this day he’s peeved he’s not loved or respected by the Buc base.
June 14th, 2022 at 9:29 am
BTW: IMO, the Pro Bowl is meaningless in real terms.
The fact Paul Gruber never made one tells you everything one needs to know.
To insinuate McCoy is somehow superior to Barber or Lynch is an insult to those two GREAT players.
June 14th, 2022 at 9:38 am
His comic-book superhero fetish made me cringe with embarrassment, and I doubt I’m alone in that.
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Most of us yes, but Whoopi93’s biggest supporter, Munch, “swells” with pride for all things soft.
Comic books
Kimonos
And now, high quality weaves. We can only hope the hair was sustainably sourced.
Ah shucks……. my bad Ben.
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
June 14th, 2022 at 9:41 am
Bucschamp- you left Bowles off your list
June 14th, 2022 at 9:56 am
Don’t make excuses. Look who was out when we beat KC for the Super Bowl Bucschamp.
June 14th, 2022 at 10:01 am
The Rams went all in for last year. They traded their draft picks and back loaded contracts that they can’t live up to in the coming season.
They will probably not make a deep run into the playoffs this, if they get there at all, the NFC West is the 900 pound bear in the room.
Bucs have an easier path to making the Packers choke.
June 14th, 2022 at 10:02 am
The thing that pissed McCoy more than anything was the fact that Suh showed up and showed him up in every way possible. If Suh had not been here we may not have made it to the super bowl. The man was a beast in the playoffs.
June 14th, 2022 at 10:06 am
Always liked Gerald. Can’t blame the bad years on him alone.
June 14th, 2022 at 10:12 am
Rams had injury luck last year, they’re a very top top heavy team. Something tells me they won’t have the same luck this year avoiding injuries not when they’re defending champs and everyone is gunning for them.
June 14th, 2022 at 10:16 am
Yeah “A Buc Fan for life” except when he “finally feels at home and in a better organization” after his Carolina contract signing. Couldn’t and wouldn’t play in a 3/4 Defense, SHUrly hated to see his 93 go out and actually make game changing plays all over the field, and watch 93 help mold a defensive attitude.
Looks like McCoy has found Cam’s barber to his liking. It looks, yeah it Looks.
Go!! Bucs!! ROH FOR WILDER!!
June 14th, 2022 at 10:19 am
OMG this dude only spent one season with Cam, and now he looks like his soul mate.
June 14th, 2022 at 10:29 am
It’s a good take. He’s not wrong about any of it. The Rams are defending and have a very good team. The Bucs need to knock them off
June 14th, 2022 at 10:30 am
Cobra said it so I didn’t have to. But I’ll echo it. The contrast between McCoy’s pro bowls and grubers lack thereof is evidence of its insignificance. Gruber was by any definition a better player at his position than McCoy was. And I’m no McCoy hater. He was a decent player just not elite. If he wasn’t picked in the top three he would never have gotten nearly the accolades he did. It would have been a nice story if he were a third round pick. And yes, the superhero stuff was definitely cringy. Come on man…
June 14th, 2022 at 10:31 am
team vs team with no injuries I pick the Bucs everyday…..
If the Bucs can keeo healthy we are going to be serious contenders…
I think the Bucs and the Bills are the two best teams…….
I didnt like what Mc Coy said about Coach Bowles, not to many have concerns, maybe just he……
June 14th, 2022 at 10:31 am
Why so many haters on this guy, I’ll never understand. For years he was the one good player they had. And then there are idiots here complaining because he signed with the Panthers. Get a grip. He’s not a fan sitting at home with a bag of chips and a beer investing his whole life in a team. He was an actual player in a business who had to do what he had to do. Fans are way more invested than players and most of you just don’t seem to understand that
June 14th, 2022 at 10:31 am
dudes a fraud, he’s always been a fraud.
June 14th, 2022 at 10:36 am
AFC
The Bills and Denver are looking scary.
I think the Bengals fall back a little, usually happens when you peek a little early. Kansas City… Don’t think they’re the same. Ravens I have no idea what to make of them. Raiders are good.
NFC
The Cowboys will be good. Packers will be good. Saints are good but QB. Philly, I’m not sold on Hurts. SF don’t see them going as far this year
AZ I’m not sold on Murray.
Comes down to Bucs and Rams.
June 14th, 2022 at 10:39 am
“Swing your partner, ’round and ’round!”
June 14th, 2022 at 10:40 am
Robert Says:
“Whoopi?”
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I almost actually fell out of my chair. Holy spit. LOLZ
June 14th, 2022 at 10:44 am
We need to face the facts we haven’t beaten the saints or the Rams. And yall can keep saying quarterback all you want but the saints have beaten us 7 out of the 8 times we played them . The Rams beat us 3 times in a row with Brady as the quarterback. The last time we beat the Rams Jamies was our quarterback. And the Rams just played in a superbowl the year before. But yall keep saying this is a superbowl roster just because of one guy lol 😆 😂. As of right now this is not a superbowl roster.
June 14th, 2022 at 10:48 am
Remember that signature game that McCoy had against……..? Well, he had that one signature play against…….?
If nothing else, he was nice enough to say sorry to a QB mid hit. That sure was a signature moment.
He was great at telling us every offseason that “next year” would be there year.
June 14th, 2022 at 10:54 am
Who is Gerald McCoy?
June 14th, 2022 at 11:08 am
I read somewhere that Gerald’s 4th qtr sack rate was comparable
To some guy called Sapp. That can’t be right though, because G never showed up when it mattered…
June 14th, 2022 at 11:10 am
The hate for this man sickens me… Smh!!!
June 14th, 2022 at 11:12 am
@Oneilbuc…
With all due respect I diasgree with you, this is a superbowl roster even without Gronk….yet
June 14th, 2022 at 11:24 am
That shouldn’t be a controversial opinion. Remember the uproar before last season, whenever someone stated that the reigning champion Bucs weren’t the favorite to repeat?
June 14th, 2022 at 11:31 am
Not sayin I agree with GMC. But the Rams are the current champs. Which means, everybody else is underneath them until they are Defeated. The Rams will be there again this year. Until we can defeat them, they are the No 1 team. Like it or not, thats a Fact..for now.
June 14th, 2022 at 11:34 am
Everytime Joe drops a GMC or Jamies article it blows up
June 14th, 2022 at 11:47 am
The only thing Gerald Mccoy was great at was Fallin down and getting hurt all time buc leader of injury list.
June 14th, 2022 at 11:49 am
I’M A BUC FOR LIFE TOO
The Rams are the NFC favorite. Good take, GMC.
June 14th, 2022 at 12:08 pm
I’ve seen the idea of signing Gerald McCoy as a depth player on multiple Bucs site now….
I’m sure Jason Licht has no interest in bringing back a completely washed Gerald McCoy who was the face of the Bucs losing culture for damn near a decade.
While we’re at it, how about we lure Josh McCown out of retirement to compete with Gabbert for a backup role?
June 14th, 2022 at 12:23 pm
Its just a take. I hope teams sleep on the defense all season long. Coach Bowles knows his side of the ball has room for massive improvement, and I feel as if we are going to see that. The identity last year was to keep it close and let the GOAT do his thing. Hoping for easier wins this year. Run the football, control the clock, reduce the amount of snaps your defensive unity has to play, and profit.
June 14th, 2022 at 1:24 pm
He’s right The Rams are the team to beat. So let’s kick their butts! GOBUCS!
June 14th, 2022 at 1:24 pm
The Rams should be the favorites. But for some crazy stupid fumbles by the Rams, the playoff game wouldn’t have been close. The bucs were beat up, so let’s look at the regular season matchup. Stafford completed 71% and 4 TDs. Brady was even better, with 74% completion and 431 yards, with a full his full compliment of recievers. I think AB missed that game. The bucs still lost by 10. The Rams got better, and in my view the bucs a little worse.
It reminds me of the early to mid 90s cowboys 49ers. Despite having a tremendous team, SF couldn’t beat the cowboys. That is until 1994 with a loaded roster. I don’t think Tampa did enough to close the gap. They must change the gameplan and hope the Rams get banged up. Unless the bucs shorten the game, and stop blitzing Stafford, I don’t see much changing this year.
June 14th, 2022 at 1:25 pm
Gerald Mccoy who spent more time helping other players off the dirt than helping his own teammates win games. Yea don’t think anyone here really misses as soft as ice cream GMC.
June 14th, 2022 at 1:51 pm
ZZbuc. The defensive line is what I don’t like about the team. I hope we can a superbowl this year but without a good defense I don’t believe we can win a superbowl. I hope we do !!
June 14th, 2022 at 2:08 pm
We all wanted Suh in that draft that is not a lie. Geraldini is the perfect nickname he disappeared in every big moment. The Bucs have a Super Bowl ring with the name Suh, not McCoy. Suh ring of honor for that alone NOT McCoy. Dude needs to learn some bicep curls instead of tearing them. And btw Suh never gets hurt that we know of and attacks not hugs. Sorry rant over let’s not talk anymore about a washout
June 14th, 2022 at 2:09 pm
Ahhhhhh.
WTF is on yo Head bruh!?
June 14th, 2022 at 3:30 pm
picking up “small ben” on monday night football vs the steelers and apologizing to him is all i remember now……
oh yeah, and when mcdonald freight trained cucamonga conte out of the league
June 14th, 2022 at 4:10 pm
Na gerald was never a buc and never will be a buc i thought he was home in carolina
June 14th, 2022 at 4:30 pm
Six pro bowls for him, what a sham. Players voted him there to fake the Bucs into keeping him. Most overrated player in the NFL during the teens.
June 14th, 2022 at 5:07 pm
So whoopi gained some weight and grew some eyebrows and a beard….alrighty then
June 14th, 2022 at 6:27 pm
Like somebody else mentioned, if GMC wasn’t a #3 draft pick he’d be lucky if he got to one Pro Bowl, this guy has journeyman written all over him
June 14th, 2022 at 6:36 pm
Like somebody else mentioned, if GMC wasn’t a #3 draft pick, he would have been lucky to get to 1 Pro Bowl, he has the word journeyman written all over him
June 14th, 2022 at 7:10 pm
^^^^^
He does indeed….. written in fancy Japanese font all over his silky kimono.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmm
Munch.
June 14th, 2022 at 9:14 pm
Oh he really went out on a limb on that one! Of course he picks the defending champs.
It’s like betting on the favorite in a horse race.
June 14th, 2022 at 9:51 pm
93 is a good dude
But he was soft
June 14th, 2022 at 10:32 pm
Love ya Gerald. However I dont agree with you. We all have opinions.
June 14th, 2022 at 11:07 pm
Never liked this player. Captained some of the most pathetic and helpless defenses i never saw.
When we hired Bruce I knew we had a chance because his first order of business was to dump McCoy.
Once McCoy left my hate ended. It stops and ends on the football field for me………I caught McCoy on his appearance and now I like this guy. Well spoken, nice opinions and that smile…..He just lights up a room!! Gerald analyzing + me watching = football bliss.
June 14th, 2022 at 11:30 pm
What the hell, his opinion is no important than GOB, Defense , all these other guys that post on here. The only opinion that matters is yours. The rest is just fun.
June 15th, 2022 at 12:54 am
Geraldine McCoy, a real waste of column space since 2010. How are your PED tests going, St. Gerald?
June 15th, 2022 at 2:47 pm
BUCS!! I DON’T KNOW WHY PEOPLE BRING THE PACKERS UP THEY ARE LUCKY IF THEY WIN 6-8 GAMES BUCS SHOULD GO 15-2. WE SHOULD OF WON SUPERBOWL LAST YEAR BUT THEY HAD TO GIVE IT TO THE RAMS AND THEIR NEW STADIUM
June 15th, 2022 at 8:54 pm
I can’t believe Ted Danson dated her.
June 16th, 2022 at 10:47 pm
The internet doesn’t reflect the Buccaneer fan base. the real ones got nothing but love for GMC. the bandwagon boys just picking up on fake news and narratives because it sounds catchy Far from a HOFer, but definitely 1 of a few HL players during a very dark time as a bucs fan.