Luke Goedeke: Bucs Focused On Working Through Annual Vacation
June 21st, 2026
Interesting comments from Luke Goedeke during a national radio interview.
The Bucs’ right tackle hopped on SiriusXM NFL Radio last week and was asked what’s been the focus of conversations between Bucs coaches and players as it relates to how everyone will approach this year and bounce back from a sad finish in January.
Godeke noted there’s been a lot of attention to small details, and he said the team was shown a graphic this month illustrating how it lost the vast majority of 2025 games by small margins.
“You win half of those games and you’re telling a completely different story [about 2025], Goedeke said. “With that being said, I would say a lot of [prep for 2026] is really focusing on the details as well as coming back bigger, stronger, faster — not taking this next month off just to be lackadaisical because that’s how injuries kind of show up and stuff. So really taking this time and pushing forward and working on the little things so we don’t beat ourselves.”
Joe’s intrigued by Goedeke (and presumably other players) getting a message to keep working and training during the annual six-week player vacation. Day 1 of training camp is July 30. Joe presumes Godeke felt he got a different message last June, one that was more focused on rest and maintenance.
Perhaps this change in summer focus will lead to a tougher, more locked in team.
June 21st, 2026 at 6:53 pm
I thought the annual vacation came after the bye week?
June 21st, 2026 at 8:06 pm
I love what I’m seeing thus far and the momentum that’s building as we speak Joe!
This is exactly what good teams do after a disappointing season they stop making excuses and start attacking the details. What stands out to me isn’t “bigger, stronger, faster.” Every team says that in June. What stands out is Goedeke talking about the little things and not taking six weeks off mentally or physically. That’s accountability.
The Bucs didn’t get blown off the field in 2025, we lost a bunch of close games. Goedeke basically confirmed what many of us watched all season, that the margin between winning and losing wasn’t talent, it was execution.
A missed assignment.
A blown coverage.
A penalty.
A dropped pass.
A missed tackle.
Flip a handful of those plays and we’re talking about a playoff team instead of a team sitting home in January. The encouraging part is that the leaders in that locker room aren’t acting like they were unlucky. They’re acting like they were responsible. That my friends is how you build a contender.
The scary part for the rest of the league? This roster is younger, faster, and hungrier than last year’s group. If the veterans and young guys buy into the same mentality Goedeke is talking about, those one-score losses become one-score wins. Championship teams aren’t built in July, they’re built in June when nobody is watching.
LFG!
Ring Me
June 21st, 2026 at 8:35 pm
BoriMex 813. You’ve got a good feel for the game. Goedecke said “working on the little things so we don’t beat ourselves”. I’m thinking the “details” getting drilled into them is the mental mistakes. Your list has a dropped pass and a missed tackle. Those things are physical mistakes that generally don’t get you beat. Your list also includes penalties, missed assignments, blown coverages. Those kind of mistakes often get you beat.
I don’t know where “loafing” fits in there, but oh, well.
June 21st, 2026 at 9:12 pm
Terrific name and terrific comment at the top haha.
Funny, sadly true and as bad as it may sound, my money will be on the opposition outta the bye.
I’ll still be cheering for the Bucs of course but Bowles gonna Bowles… 1-3 is shameful.
June 21st, 2026 at 9:22 pm
@Kenton Smith
Fair point. I probably lumped physical and mental mistakes together 🤭. My larger point was that the difference between 10-7 and 13-4 is usually a handful of details whether it’s a penalty, blown coverage, dropped pass, missed tackle, or loafing on a play. Those little things add up fast in the NFL!
Regardless, Kenton Bucs will turn it around, hold on for the ride!
@Saskbucs
You still have time to repent!!
LFG!
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June 21st, 2026 at 9:41 pm
Love how the booster squad loves to hi5 guys who parrot their squawking
June 21st, 2026 at 9:52 pm
Funny thing is, nobody’s asked anyone to agree. If the facts happen to support optimism, that’s not parroting it’s evaluating the roster. Calling people “parrots” is easier than explaining why they’re wrong.
When the rebuttal becomes “you guys agree with each other,” that’s usually a sign the football argument ran out of gas!!
LFG!
Ring Me
June 21st, 2026 at 10:35 pm
How many KitKats will Todd Twocoach ingest during this time where no good coaching happens. Just like the rest of the time.
June 21st, 2026 at 11:15 pm
“Godeke noted there’s been a lot of attention to small details, and he said the team was shown a graphic this month illustrating how it lost the vast majority of 2025 games by small margins.“
Pointed this out months ago that we walked on the razors edge all year in 2025.
Spells of bad play and mental errors hampered us all season long no matter who was available. If it wasn’t the defense it was the offense and they rarely, rarely put quarters, halves or games together where they complimented eachother with good/opportunistic play.
12 of 17 games decided by a TD or less. As bad as it felt we’re not really all that far off IF we can takes some steps forward improving in all 3 phases.
Good to hear Goedeke talking about the details, he needs to re-cal his mental clock and remember he’s got to remain part of the pocket until he sees the ball ahead of him. I remember that 1 illegal man downfield call he drew stymying a a late game scoring opportunity.
June 22nd, 2026 at 12:05 am
It’s mind-blowing to me how a “certain type of fan” just eats this sh!t UP (in June). It is literally, what is PREACHED during every single practice, on every single day, in every single YEAR, of EVERY single ‘professional’ athlete’s ENTIRE playing career AND life, going back to BEFORE HIGH SCHOOL. It means, Jack Fricking SQAUT. It’s nothing BUT “TALK.” So, go ahead… Slurp up some more of it! Until, EVERY last drop. Hang on to every turned ankle, strained hammy, and pulled groin. ALL the Coach Speak. EVERYTHING. You go girl!
June 22nd, 2026 at 12:11 am
“there’s been a lot of attention to small details, and he said the team was shown a graphic this month illustrating how it lost the vast majority of 2025 games by small margins.“
He literally just described there, how almost EVERY NFL GAME is decided. And, THEY needed a “graphic” FOR THAT!? Lmao. That’s the big tell… That’s how you know it’s all a buncha EMPTY BS.
June 22nd, 2026 at 12:12 am
He said NOTHING.
June 22nd, 2026 at 12:15 am
@melvin Jr
Nobody is hanging a banner for winning June. But if players were talking about taking vacations, ignoring conditioning, and not focusing on details, you’d be criticizing that too. Offseason habits don’t guarantee success, but they absolutely influence it my guy.
LFG!!
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June 22nd, 2026 at 12:15 am
Goedeke’s comment — music to my ears:
“….. is really focusing on the details as well as coming back bigger, stronger, faster — not taking this next month off just to be lackadaisical because that’s how injuries kind of show up and stuff.”
Early season injuries occur because of insufficient (or improper) pre-season physical training. If the team is remaining focused right now, we’ll have fewer injuries from September on.
June 22nd, 2026 at 12:21 am
And, THEY needed a “graphic” FOR THAT!? Lmao
Nobody needed the graphic to learn close games matter. The point was to show exactly how often self-inflicted mistakes cost them. Teams use film, analytics, and visual data every day to reinforce points. By your logic, coaches should stop showing game tape because players already know the score.
June 22nd, 2026 at 4:25 am
5-12
Bucs get destroyed the last 8 weeks.
Bowles and Baker are weak leaders.
When the team starts its mid-year collapse, they won’t recover mentally.
No one will follow Bowles and Baker.
Then they play LAR and that will be the official end of Bowles.
Ask Evans.
June 22nd, 2026 at 4:43 am
BoriMex 813 … ‘Goedeke basically confirmed what many of us watched all season, that the margin between winning and losing wasn’t talent, it was execution.’
Your 8:06 PM comment was spot on, but TALENT plays just as big a part as execution. Take a close look at the personnel changes that’ve been made this off-season, especially on defense. I think the Bucs came to the realization that we just weren’t big enough, tough enough or nasty enough overall.
I get taken aback though when folks come to the conclusion like the article did that we had a bad season because we lost too many games because of 1 or 2 plays (Example: ‘Flip a handful of those plays and we’re talking about a playoff team instead of a team sitting home in January). That’s horsepuckey; the score in particular games may have been close, but it was always a lot more than 1 or 2 plays that cost us the win. For instance, Bucs’ defense allowed a very high number of explosive plays last season (not 1 or 2). We absolutely stunk it up on allowing 4th down conversions (yes, to include 4th-and-14). Well, unless you consider allowing opponents to score THIRTY TDs out of 43 trips into our Red Zone (69.8%) to be good football.
I love what I’m reading about our ‘renewed attention to detail’ right now, but this is still underwear football. Put the pads on, let them beat the snot out of each other, THEN let’s see what we’ve got. I’m still convinced that we’re capable of being a 10-7 team (give or take 1-2 wins in either direction), but in June we’re still a long way from being THAT team.
June 22nd, 2026 at 8:21 am
Block, tackle, and win.
June 22nd, 2026 at 11:56 am
Even a weak head coach wouldn’t tolerate such slop.
Twocoach apparently teaches it.
Well out, Mike Evans.