Bucs Fall In BSPN Rankings
December 17th, 2025
What do you think Lavonte? How many more wins you have left in those old bones?“
The Bucs are almost in the bottom third of the league.
In the eyes of the mouse outfit more commonly known as BSPN, losing back-to-back to two division rivals at home with awful records — teams with more to lose by winning — puts frowns on the faces of those who judge from afar.
BSPN has the Bucs ranked at No. 21 in its latest power rankings. So if the NFL playoffs were based on rankings rather than division titles, the Bucs wouldn’t be anywhere near close enough to qualify.
Thank goodness for the NFC South, right?
The Bucs, since the bye week, have stunk. They’ve lost five of their last six games (since the bye), and six of their last eight. It’s been brutal.
Last week the defense let the Bucs down, not that the offense played perfect ball. But with the return of Mike Evans (wow, what a difference maker) and Jalen McMillan, who had a 19-yard catch right off the bat, it seems the offense has new life.
At least the offense appeared dangerous for a change. And Devin Culp even proved that yes, a tight end can actually catch a touchdown. Imagine that.
With the offense apparently rounding into form with the cavalry arriving, it’s up to the defense to hold up its end of the bargain.
Can defensive-minded Bucs coach Todd Bowles find a way, somehow, to squeeze two more wins out of the defense to get to the playoffs?
December 17th, 2025 at 12:03 am
At least we won the week 6 ESPN Power Poll… we were #1 and they can never take that away.
December 17th, 2025 at 12:08 am
Our only hope is that this team defensively gets on a run like the 06 Colts. Absolutely terrible in the regular season and inexplicably (aside from the return of Bob Sanders) started making plays. Offensively, Mike Evans will literally have to drag us to and through the if they’re going to do anything. & No more hospital balls from Baker (who has looked more like Shaun King since the Lions game – my guess is it’s some obscure oblique injury or something that has totally broken his mechanics.)
December 17th, 2025 at 12:12 am
🙂
December 17th, 2025 at 12:22 am
in case Grizz and todd hasnt noticed, Panthers love to overload the right side of the O line. Compensate for that with proper play calling, plus our 4 star WR’s and Bucky back….how the heck do we not put up 30 to 40 plus the next 3 games, regardless what the D does?
Baker? Grizz? You listening? (now granted, I know Baker is playing injured, but some things will give in these next three game’s DC play calls)
December 17th, 2025 at 1:33 am
It’s obvious the rest of the league has figured out His Geniusness’s players don’t know their assignments and call the plays that exploits the most busts. It’s true on offense defense and special bus. Todd obviously runs the league’s most ineffective practices. Specializing in poor tackling technique, whiffed blocks and non-coverage of kickoffs.
It’s been this way. The only consolation Bucs fans have for this lost season is, the Clown will finally be given his permanent nose upon exit/. Adios, Tood.
December 17th, 2025 at 2:07 am
Irving has underperformed White and Tucker AND he is coming back from an injury. But, for some reason, Grizzard keeps forcing snaps on Irving when he should be spreading the snaps evenly between all three running backs.
And, while the RBs have mostly been averaging 4 yards per carry of more since the Detroit game, Grizzard keeps passing the ball when half of the pass attempts result in incompletions, completions for no gain, completions for loss, sacks and interceptions with only the occasional big play.
On the fourth quarter against Atlanta, on 2nd and 14, the Bucs could have run the ball twice and ran the clock down to 1 minute and 20 seconds left in the game. The Falcons burned more time than that getting the ball across midfield which should have given the Bucs the win.
Instead, the Bucs threw and incompletion and then Baker was sacked forcing the Bucs to punt with 2 minutes left on the clock and letting Atlanta kick the winning field goal.
The best defense in the NFL is the one sitting on the bench while the team has a lead and the offense plays Ball Control.
The Bucs hired a game manager and they have statistical analysts. But, they cannot figure out that they would be winning more ball games if they just ran the ball more?
December 17th, 2025 at 3:11 am
There it is. Toopanca points out that the “Game Manager” has been missing in action. Apparently his demise came during the bi week. Better send out the blood hounds to see where Bowles buried the body.
Here’s the point.. You can almost negate the defensive screw ups if the clock management was even sort of paying attention. Baker hasn’t been used to having his weapons back and has BEEN on the run for his life with a Massive 2 seconds to figure out if there is an open man (he did find his lost weapons a little bit at least), However, ni matter how you slice it, Running the ball WAS the “smart play”, every play in the last couple of minutes. When we punted the ball back to them in those last moments of the game, WAS THERE ANYBODY THAT “DIDN’T KNOW” THAT WE WERE GOING TO LOSE THE GAME IN THAT DESPERATE MOMENT? Of Course we lost. The RECORD IS CRYSTAL CLEAR! WE ALWAYS LOSE IN MOMENTS LIKE THAT!
All Could Have and Should Have been completely Avoided If Only “Someone” had a clue. Though, I have to admit that I don’t know who to point the finger at. Was it Bowles (head coach) Grizzard (the OC that couldn’t see the forest because of the trees) or the mystical “Game Manager” whom Nobody’s seen for Over a Month? Who’s clock managing offensive strategies Just DOESN’T Exist?
As far as I’m concerned it was THE ENTIRE TEAMS FAULT! No Matter which way you look all signs point to GUILTY THROUGH ALL PHASES OF THE GAME! It IS truly a Bozo the Clown on planet Bizzaro with Plenty of Key Stone Cops running ALL OVER THE PLACE, type of story for our team of late! If it wasn’t SO BAD…. It would be Hilarious to watch from the outside In.
The whole thing reminds me of the scene in the “Water Boy” where they are at the Final and playing for the enchilada and the coach of the usual winner with Bo what’s his name standing there with another coach and looking up the ~ Mud Dogs next play~ in “FootBall for Dummies” and Laughing their @$$es Off! THAT’S what our team looked like against the AINTS! So Embarrassing!
So…. will this change? Does it have everybody’s attention now? Believe it or not…, there IS STILL HOPE.. Yes a pathetic way into the playoffs is likely But there is a world where EVERYBODY GETS THEIR SH!T TOGETHER AND UNIFY AS A “TEAM”
I would rather WE WIN! I DON’T WANT TO LOSE OUT LIKE THIS! Not like this…
Don’t want Bowles around if he doesn’t ABSOLUTELY get us a Miracle. Meaning More Than “one and done” IF we actually make the playoffs. Besides that… it IS truly time for The Change. The ONLY WAY he should be allowed to stay is if he gets us further than he Ever has before. And that’s it..
December 17th, 2025 at 3:22 am
We had 100 yds rushing for a long streak of games and that ended w Bucky getting hurt. It didn’t need to- other guys can run it. It’s poor play calling, poor personnel decisions.
December 17th, 2025 at 3:25 am
The Vero Beach High School coach is our time management coach
December 17th, 2025 at 5:07 am
@Obvious one, you kill me! Bi week? Sounds about right for the BUCS. Football for Dummies? It was actually Football for Idiots IIRC. Same thing. I remember DOS for dummies was actually a pretty good guide. Wow! That was 37 years ago.
December 17th, 2025 at 5:09 am
32 years ago.
December 17th, 2025 at 7:04 am
Super Bowl…or TB should be shown the door, along with the entire coaching staff!
Go Bucs!
December 17th, 2025 at 7:07 am
And maybe JL…simply because he is a very poor evaluator of defensive talent…especially DL!
December 17th, 2025 at 7:23 am
Thank goodness we’re in the NFC South? Unfortunately that’s made us think we’re better than we really are. Any other division Bowles would’ve been fired long ago.
December 17th, 2025 at 7:36 am
We beat the Texans , Seahawks and 49ERS so you never know.
December 17th, 2025 at 8:05 am
What’s the price of tea in China?
December 17th, 2025 at 9:10 am
Thank goodness the Bucs are in the NFC South? If that’s the mentality of the Bucs than forget about a Super Bowl 🏆 title..
They may not be like a Smith era team of the past, but forget about them achieving greatness like TB.
Waiting for another TB isn’t the answer 😪 because a TB is other worldly. It may take a Mahones which means a Smith team to get a chance at first round Quarterback in 2026/27🤔
What will 2026 bring us? Not sure anyone knows the answer. The Bucs players can provide us the answer. The question is what will the 2025 Bucs response be over the last 3 games.
December 17th, 2025 at 10:46 am
Thank goodness they have a dumpster division man what a line what a fall from grace if that’s the phrase joe is down to, cya Todd.