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A.Q. Shipley Defends Tristan Wirfs

December 3rd, 2025

Has former Bucs teammate Tristan Wirfs’ back.

Lost in the yawning of the Bucs snapping their losing streak with a snoozer of an escape from a team that has lost 9 of its last 10 games and is hellbent on having a top-five draft pick next spring was a horrible holding call on Bucs left tackle Tristan Wirfs.

And it triggered Bucs Super Bowl-winning offensive lineman and former assistant offensive line coach A.Q. Shipley.

Many fans know Shipley best for his regular appearances on the “Pat McAfee Show” where Shipley breaks down and highlights offensive line play across the NFL.

Shipley took to Twitter this week to demonstrate how the penalty on Wirfs was no penalty at all and explained how tackles are taught to use “the chop,” which he said Wirfs did perfectly on the play in question. Shipley also had a few harsh words for the zebra who threw the flag.

In the video, Shipley pleaded with NFL officials to quit penalizing tackles for using legal techniques.

Wirfs was asked after the game about the call. The FOX broadcast showed Wirfs to be heated in the moment. Fearing he might get a nastygram from NFL strongman Roger Goodell for speaking the truth, Wirfs would only say about the call, “I like my money.”

(Hat tip: @stuckwithgreen.)

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6 Responses to “A.Q. Shipley Defends Tristan Wirfs”

  1. Obvious One Says:
    December 3rd, 2025 at 5:39 am

    If it’s a legal move, why aren’t the officials reversing the call? EVER?

    Where’s the accountability for such a persuasive position and power base the zebras hold sway over?

    Where can a person find the official guidelines demonstrating ALL legal and illegal movements on the grid iron?

    Who penalizes the zebras? Who takes action against them once it is realized that they ARE indeed dirty b@stards that are “Manipulating the Score and Obviously ON THE TAKE”?

    And finally, WHY haven’t we EVER heard of a zebra that was subject to Disciplinary Actions?

    Anybody got answers?

    WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY?

  2. Old Florida is GOAT Says:
    December 3rd, 2025 at 6:12 am

    ^The booth in NY.

  3. Old Florida is GOAT Says:
    December 3rd, 2025 at 6:12 am

    Total Power

  4. BucU Says:
    December 3rd, 2025 at 6:33 am

    Multi billion dollar industry in the hands of a few part time incompetent fools.
    Sounds about par for the course.

  5. Stuck with Green Says:
    December 3rd, 2025 at 6:45 am

    Agree with the sentiment so far in the comments. Bad look on NFL officiating. Wiped out a great play for getting Emeka Baker connection going again too! The fantasy fans is one thing but the betting fans is another. Hope no one had Emeka on a reception yards parlay lol

  6. garro Says:
    December 3rd, 2025 at 6:48 am

    Do these refs make calls based on a dude falling down? Sure looked like it on that one. As pointed out by Moose Johnston. WT…!!!

    BTW Luke has been the victim of this kind of stuff multiple times this year.

    Go Bucs!

 

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