Luke Goedeke Said He Hates Underwear Football Because He Can’t Hold
June 16th, 2025
Looks forward to grabbing pads.
Underwear football is mostly behind us!
When the Bucs broke minicamp last week, it marked the end of underwear football season. Yay!
Starting usually with the fourth or fifth day of training camp practice, the pads come on. Then, the Bucs (and all teams) are practicing real football.
Bucs right tackle Luke Goedeke said last week he has a particular disdain for underwear football. It gets under his skin because, he said, offenses are at a disadvantage.
“It’s tough,” Goedeke said. “Right now, we’re basically in underwear trying to block someone. I would say defenses definitely have a huge advantage right now, because when we get the pads on, O-linemen have much more to grab and everything like that.
“Our jerseys are so loose [that defenses] can just push-pull the daylights out of us.”
As Joe has stated many times over the years, it is virtually impossible in underwear football to get any sort of read on line play because guys cannot hit. Even Todd Bowles has said a few times there’s little to gain in underwear football for linemen.
“[I’m] really working on eyes and hands and everything, just trying to work on fundamentals and build our craft,” Goedeke explained what he gets out of underwear football. “I mean, me specifically, just really working on my hand usage and just landing my punches better and being consistent kicking through the punch and everything in which this is a great opportunity to do that.”
But as far as real football, Goedeke’s just glad underwear football season is over and it won’t be long before Goedeke can blast some rookie piece of camp meat.
June 16th, 2025 at 1:53 am
I think Goedeke should be the first re-signing, before McCollum or Evans or anyone else. He’s earned it.
June 16th, 2025 at 2:25 am
Anyone who thinks that the O line does not hold on each and every play has not been paying attention for the last 20 or thirty years. They get a handful of jersey or shoulder pad front plate….as long as they don’t get outside of the shoulders it is ignored.
On that note, I noticed the last two years that DL are hooking our O Line-men’s arms to draw holding calls ….flailing their arms after they are beaten. Refs have made some really bad calls because of it. Half of Goedeke’s holding calls last year were bogus as hell.
Go Bucs!
June 16th, 2025 at 2:46 am
Man he looks like a whole different dude with the longer hair. Not nearly s mean looking. LOL
Go Bucs!
June 16th, 2025 at 6:41 am
I’m still seething over being beaten by ATL twice last season. I expect Luke and this team to absolutely steamroll these fake contenders in week 1.
June 16th, 2025 at 7:35 am
Much more to grab? Fine, but only if you know you can get away with it. Can’t be having 20 penalties per game. Maybe offensive linemen should practice while wearing mittens.
June 16th, 2025 at 7:43 am
Luke and this OL really improved last year to a very good OL. I’m expecting the same growth this year, with this OL becoming a truly elite OL. Dominate the division and match the elite teams with some night wins!
June 16th, 2025 at 11:23 am
He’s always been excellent at holding without getting flagged. I mean that as a big compliment.