“It Looked Like The First Game For Us”
September 15th, 2026
Todd Bowles used to have the secret sauce for winning on opening day, but Bowles always claimed there was no such thing.
Joe’s heard Bowles asked a dozen times about how he always had his Bucs sharp on opening day, winning in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. And three of those Week 1 games were on the road against decent teams. But Bowles never flinched, he would simply praise how hard coaches and players worked to prepare in the summer. There was no magic.
Well, the Bucs lost yesterday. Streak broken.
And while most fans are pointing a finger of blame at Baker Mayfield’s three fumbles, Joe thinks the troubles went beyond that. Four out of six Bucs captains had subpar games, including the horror shows from Mayfield and Alex Anzalone.
Too many presnap penalties, a bad personal foul, and there was more.
Bowles told WFLA-TV sports that the Bucs didn’t look ready to hit the season running.
“It looked like the first game for us, and we got to be way better than come this week, “Bowles said. “So that’s what [Bowles and the team] talked about [after the game] for the most part. We’re going to correct the mistakes, put it to bed, and we’ll move on to Cleveland.”
There were strong individual performances, of course. And Bucs special teams looked vastly improved.
Joe might have been most rattled by the Bucs’ offensive line. They had no reason to be off their collective game. The standard is very high for that experienced group.
September 15th, 2026 at 11:53 am
Excuses !
R
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Losers!
September 15th, 2026 at 11:55 am
Joes!
Watch Godwin quitting on plays
YouTube channel
Buccaneers Observer has great film studies and he is a local Buccaneer fan
September 15th, 2026 at 11:56 am
Before you say the Defense played better read the following
Defense gave up
351 yards of offense
245 passing
106 rushing
8/14 on 3rd down
1 sack
1 Punt forced
Allowed 26 points
Oh and the Bengals TE is still wide open on every play
September 15th, 2026 at 11:57 am
KC looked pretty good in their first game…
September 15th, 2026 at 12:02 pm
Godwin tired of the coaching already!! still no excuse to DOG it!!! We need Rozeboom in there for Anzalone on occasion, that was unacceptable Between Vea and Anzalone, did Vea play?? We lose to Cleveland heads must roll immediately!! Go Bucs
September 15th, 2026 at 12:02 pm
It is called flat. Terrible coaching or terrible personel. Weak links at all the wrong places…4-13 year coming. We are doomed. After the pushover Browns this week a string of loss. Doom. Bowles Doom. JBF Doom. Oh well getting bored with it. The only thing the Bucs were better is the uniforms. How cam Bengal fans tand that Orange out. Uggh
September 15th, 2026 at 12:03 pm
“SB~LV đ Says:
September 15th, 2026 at 11:55 am
Joes!
Watch Godwin quitting on plays”
Mike knew the QB was cheeks, do you think Chris doesn’t know?
September 15th, 2026 at 12:10 pm
Getting ready for the first game feels like a coaching issue, just saying Todd
September 15th, 2026 at 12:11 pm
995547
Those images of Godwin turning his back and walking away while the play was still going on is a BIG STORY just waiting to be explored!
It was more than once
Again check out the video I referenced above
September 15th, 2026 at 12:19 pm
SB LV….just wasted 10 minutes of my life watching that guys “breakdowns” LMAO…trying to call out Godwin for “loafing” on a run play to the opposite side of the field
September 15th, 2026 at 12:23 pm
Sheen
Not the way the game is played!
September 15th, 2026 at 12:29 pm
Feels almost like we are actually watching preseason games still with the amount of slop the first two games are and the NFL has just monetized it hmmm.
September 15th, 2026 at 12:34 pm
Well…who’s job is it to have the team ready to play!? He hasn’t had this team ready to play in a LONG time!
September 15th, 2026 at 12:36 pm
So how is it the teams like buffalo. Teams like kc all look prepared. We dont. Theres alot of teams who looked bad or good. Carolina Chicago both looked good. Baltimore.
September 15th, 2026 at 12:39 pm
Remember the days of Jameis Winston when we were never sure of which version of him would show up?
Good Jameis was capable of a clean game with sterling numbers – just to turn around a week later and see Bad Jameis show up and toss 4 picks.
Baker is a lot more like Jameis than gets mentioned. A lot more.
September 15th, 2026 at 12:41 pm
All of the problems from week one were fixable.
The effort was very good. They did not quit. With one or two breaks, they would have been in a position to win the game.
No one really expected them to go 17â0, so itâs not the end of the season.
September 15th, 2026 at 12:47 pm
its funny i didnt see those godwin videos but my posts immediately after the game were targeted at godwin being a bigger problem than mayfield(there was a reason baker was holding on to the ball too long) . the next big problem is obviously the pass rush . baker messed up that game but i am not worried about him over the entirety of the season as i am with godwin and the pass rush
September 15th, 2026 at 12:49 pm
Ken is correct to a point-most issues are fixable, but if Anzalone is that bad against Cleveland, then the question becomes will we have another season long mess like Reddick last year????
September 15th, 2026 at 12:51 pm
For those that were wondering⌠Logan Hall went to a real defensive head coach, and they gave up a million yards, points, and Logan hall didnt record a single statlineâŚ
September 15th, 2026 at 12:54 pm
Joe … ‘And while most fans are pointing a finger of blame at Baker Mayfieldâs three fumbles, Joe thinks the troubles went beyond that. Four out of six Bucs captains had subpar games’.
Very nice attempt to get Mayfield off the hook Joe, but his THREE fumbles was pretty much the story of the game (although Bucky might have caught up to him if given more carries).
Those 6 Bucs’ captains also happen to represent an investment of $136 mil in actual salary and a tad over $160 mil in salary CAP hits. That’s a LOT of moolah for the productivity that they showed as a group on the field in Cincy on Sunday. I kinda feel that the six of them should at a minimum give the Glazers a group hug in appreciation of their generosity.
September 15th, 2026 at 12:56 pm
PRESEASON
Teaams should play at least one half with their starters and their plays. Tony Dungy was adamant about doing that to avoid game one gliches.
You can’t play scared.
September 15th, 2026 at 12:56 pm
941bucsfan Says:
âFor those that were wondering⌠Logan Hall went to a real defensive head coach, and they gave up a million yards, points, and Logan hall didnt record a single statlineâŚâ
Further proof that Licht is a charlatan and a buffoon. TB12 made him look smart.
As far as the latest excuses thrown out by Bowels, he needs to fire the DC.
Once heâs gone and Licht gets canned, we can start being a real football team again.
September 15th, 2026 at 1:02 pm
Oxycondomns … ‘my posts immediately after the game were targeted at godwin being a bigger problem than mayfield (there was a reason baker was holding on to the ball too long)’.
Didn’t see your posts after the game Oxy, so it’d be helpful if you’d elaborate. I for one am presupposing that Godwin wasn’t getting any separation, thus Mayfield had no one to throw to? Did the same situation exist with our other WRs, TEs & RBs, or was it JUST Chris?
The one thing that I noticed repeatedly is that the Bengals receivers seemed to often get a LOT more open for Burrow than our Bucs receivers did for Mayfield. Several of Baker’s throws were into very tight windows, but were accurate & usually the receiver hauled it in. Baker did complete 23-for-27 (85.2%) so that kinda implies some pretty good accuracy.
September 15th, 2026 at 1:02 pm
the secret sauce is in the kit-kats lol
September 15th, 2026 at 1:03 pm
An elixir of high priced loafers/fumblers & free agent stiffs on their 3rd team(AA ).
Throw in a GM and coach with unprecedented job securityâŚwhat could go wrong?!
September 15th, 2026 at 1:10 pm
Hereâs the depressing list from Over The Cap . com:
Top 5 Highest paid Bucs:
Tristan Wirfs now Whiffs
Baker MayFumble
Godwin
Retiree VV
Winfield
All who have seen much better days.
Anzolone 7th on the list
September 15th, 2026 at 1:12 pm
When your QB and running back
Put you in a 21-3 hole, because of their (Dumb) fumbles
The players are going to lose their motivation
And that’s exactly what happen
And then when they run to regain their composure
Their $165 million QB, fumbled away the ball again
He’s the highest paid player in Buccaneers history
And he’s playing (wreckless) football like he belongs in the Pop Warner League
There’s no excuse for that
People can makeup stupid excuses, they only make themselves look stupid
September 15th, 2026 at 1:13 pm
Actually it looked like your last 8 games Todd. We lost down the stretch to the worst teams in the league. Barely beating Carolina to end the season. The same Carolina the Bears just put a 59 burger on.
September 15th, 2026 at 1:13 pm
@defense rules
those were my exact words and thoughts that godwin wasnt getting any separation. also there might be a percentage of blame that goes to the coordinator where baker was looking downfield at the wrs backs . i thought emeka did better then godwin and maybe that we needed to see more of what hurst can do. but im really disappointed at godwin loafing on bakers attempt at a td run i didnt notice that before till i was directed at the youtube video. he could have recovered that ball with effort that kind of shocked me.
September 15th, 2026 at 1:17 pm
Clearly the Bucs superior coaching and QB won this game. The NFL got the score wrong and stole the game for the Bengals. Bucs WIN! Bucks Win!
September 15th, 2026 at 1:17 pm
Excuses and near misses aside, a loss is a loss, and you only get 17 tries a season. Every loss is important, no matter against who or how well you played when losing.
Which brings me to … Cleveland!
This is the biggest game of Bowles’ career. A loss this week against the Browns would solidify Todd as a first ballot Hall of Shamer.
I don’t see it happening. Nobody does for that matter. But if it does, is Todd Bowles still our head coach come Monday morning?
He wouldn’t be with some owners, especially those with any knowledge of football. But with the Glazers, who knows?
As living proof that money is often wasted on the rich, they might even extend him.
And remember, Coen buried them last week. If we lose, or even keep it close, that would be another reminder of how the Glazer boys let the better coach get away.
September 15th, 2026 at 1:18 pm
Even if we beat the Browns it will be a 20-17 nail biter.
Thatâs the best Turd Bowels can muster.
Heâs the Sultan of Suck!
September 15th, 2026 at 1:22 pm
No one else hardly ever mentions it but does Bowles and his OCâs know you can go to the hurry up offense before itâs the only option. When they were down 14-3 and even more they were taking their sweet a$$ time. and using all the clock. They could of had at least another drive with all the time they wasted once down over a touchdown. Also, you canât just assume that if you score that the Bengals are not gonna score as well and you will need even another drive. This repeated itself over and over and over last year. Also was a clear opportunity to go for 2 points on that last Buc touchdown. The TEâs ran free in the middle of the field just like always.
Everyoneâs trying to say that Bowles didnât lose this game, but he did us no favors with his game management. It sucks as always. Color me disgusted! He never changes.
Try something different!!! If Anzalone or other LBs are struggling in coverage, pull them out in obvious passing downs and put in Garnes or SMB and have them cover the tight end.
September 15th, 2026 at 1:25 pm
Donât mistake tight lips as a sign of a tight locker room!
Think of it as a powder keg or a IDE that is just waiting for someone to touch it off!
There IS and HAS been something fundamentally wrong with everything under the roof at OBP !
Everyone is biting their lip not wanting to unleash the conversation that ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO BE HAD!
MRSA or the equivalent and itâs just below the surface.
Needs to be a closed door meeting of the whole team and management
But hey!
Many people here have been saying that since the end of the 2024 season
September 15th, 2026 at 1:29 pm
I hope we donât regret moving up slightly for Jacob Rodriguez linebacker in the last draft. Imagine if we had him and Trotter for the next 10-12 years.
September 15th, 2026 at 1:30 pm
Not moving upâŚ
September 15th, 2026 at 1:31 pm
“Several of Bakerâs throws were into very tight windows, but were accurate & usually the receiver hauled it in. Baker did complete 23-for-27 (85.2%) so that kinda implies some pretty good accuracy.”
This is how easy it is to be misled by volume stats.
Bucky was our leading receiver catch 7 of 7 passes. -25 yards before the catch, meaning he really had to make up 73 yards but only got credited with 48 yard because all of his catches were at our behind the LOS.
Kenny Gainwell the better receiving back got ONE target that he caught 5 yards behind the LOS, that count as completions.
That’s 8 of 12 of those green dots posted on the passing chart Joe has on this site right now. When more than half your completion are at/behind the LOS, you better complete them, even the one that went nowhere which kind of defeats the purpose of passing the ball to begin with. Sure, accuracy
That’s 8 of 12 of the completions Baker completed behind the OL.
September 15th, 2026 at 1:31 pm
Both the O and the D are regressing. We’re on track for my 5-12 all summer long prediction.
September 15th, 2026 at 1:35 pm
You’re only as good as your QB
You’re only going as far as your QB takes you
And in the Bucs case
That’s nowhere
September 15th, 2026 at 1:43 pm
They must have the most soft practices ever.. When your coach is fat, and out of shape, you know he is not running around. It makes your players lazy too.
September 15th, 2026 at 1:49 pm
I know the Glazers feel like complete fools
For spending all of that money on Hot Garbage
They could’ve gotten better deals at the Goodwill
For what they spent on this trash
They are the Biggest Losers
September 15th, 2026 at 1:57 pm
Couldâve still won, wouldâve still won,& shouldâve still won had not the fourth fumble been taken away in the freaking end zone!!!
September 15th, 2026 at 2:29 pm
Warren: Mayfield averaged 9+ yards per completion.
September 15th, 2026 at 2:38 pm
Cincy ready! Lovie Bowles coaches circles around the opposition!
September 15th, 2026 at 2:41 pm
Correct the mistakes that have been happening for several years now? If you were an ACTUAL NFL COACH, they already wouldâve been corrected!
September 15th, 2026 at 2:42 pm
Good old Lakeland! He thinks sentences are paragraphs.
September 15th, 2026 at 2:50 pm
At the 3:19 mark Bucs score and cut it to 6 points. Defense needs to hold one series and get the ball back to the offense. This never happens with a Todd B defense. Clock expires with Cinci holding the ball. Same old story. A real DC and a real defense would have gotten the ball back. This is the real story of the game that got muffled with the fumbles.
September 15th, 2026 at 2:51 pm
“Warren: Mayfield averaged 9+ yards per completion”
167 of 216 total passing yards came off YAC which means the ball traveled a total of 49 yards gained before the catch on all of 23 receptions. Again, it’s easy to be misled.
That’s 2.1 air yards per completion. With Bucky, Otton, & Gainwell combining for -35 yards before their 11 combined receptions which is about half of all Bakers’ completions.
Hurst, CG, & Egbuka caught the other 12 passes for 80 yards. 59 of those 80 yards, YAC.
Textbook dinkage and dunkery
September 15th, 2026 at 2:57 pm
Why should the defense get the ball.back for the offense
So they can fumble it away again?
It seems like that’s all they was doing
So they gonna come back with 3:19 left
After stinking the field for 45 minutes
It don’t make sense
September 15th, 2026 at 3:00 pm
“At the 3:19 mark Bucs score and cut it to 6 points. Defense needs to hold one series and get the ball back to the offense.”
This fool is literally talking about the last drive of the game, lol
The damage was done and it didn’t start looking close until Josiah ran that pick 6 back w/2:24 left in the 3rd quarter to make
Our offense had 2 drives after the same defense generated that pick 6 and made it a 1 score game and the offenses first possession after the pick 6 was a turnover. Stop this BS
September 15th, 2026 at 3:09 pm
Almost an entirely new voaching staff and the same old results on the field.
Too bad there isn’t a common denominator to put ones finger on to explain some of this.
Nothing will change. This team has looked like this for five years. Lost and looking for answers, perpetually.
September 15th, 2026 at 3:09 pm
Use these Bowlesisms during performance reviews with your boss from now on. If itâs good enough for Todd, itâs good enough for 9-5 as a ham & egger
September 15th, 2026 at 3:14 pm
@DR
“Those 6 Bucsâ captains also happen to represent an investment of $136 mil in actual salary and a tad over $160 mil in salary CAP hits. Thatâs a LOT of moolah for the productivity that they showed as a group on the field in Cincy on Sunday”
They are all getting paid for 17 regular season games+ not one
If we are going to hear your incessant whining on contracts because you didn’t like Mayfield being locked up you are going to be as worthless reading as Rod
September 15th, 2026 at 3:20 pm
“If we are going to hear your incessant whining on contracts because you didnât like Mayfield being locked up you are going to be as worthless reading as Rod”
DR bring way more to the table as a commenter than you, in fact the only time you talk is to refer to people as children and there’s hardly ever a coherent, respectable football take. Even Rod makes good points, even though you tell he’s learning how football works on the fly just so he can irrationally critique.
You though? an easy scroll by until you say dumb stuff like the quote above
September 15th, 2026 at 3:22 pm
“Lakeland Says:
September 15th, 2026 at 1:35 pm
Youâre only as good as your QB
Youâre only going as far as your QB takes you
And in the Bucs case
Thatâs nowhere”
You’re only as good as your HC
You’re only going to go as far as your HC takes you
And in the Bucs case
That’s nowhere (aka perpetually mediocre with Todd)
September 15th, 2026 at 3:26 pm
Basically, he is saying he did a poor job of coaching. What a shock one of the worst coaches in the league didn’t have his team prepared.
September 15th, 2026 at 3:27 pm
MonsVenusVIP …how come all the girls went from 10’s to 4’s?
September 15th, 2026 at 3:32 pm
I agree 1000%
They should get rid of Todd Bowles
And Bowles should take Jason Licht and Baker Mayfield, Zac Robinson with him
We need a new HC, DC, GM, QB ,OC
Until we get those 5 pieces
The puzzle will be incomplete
And we will continue to stink the field
Clean the entire house, not a few rooms
September 15th, 2026 at 3:36 pm
Lakeland…they’re not getting rid of Baker…you’re just spinning your wheels.
September 15th, 2026 at 3:37 pm
I heard Bowles respond to a question about leaving the middle of the field wide open on defense. He stated, there are no defensive plays/set ups where the middle of the field should be left uncovered. Well, in his/our defense at least the last 2 seasons, the middle of the field is consistently left uncovered. So who is making these mistakes and why hasn’t it been fixed? Does a player have that many responsibilities on any given play that he gets confused? idk, we either need smarter defensive players or a simpler scheme. I did hear him comment that we were in a zone on at least one of those plays and someone obviously was no where they were supposed to be. Same crap…different year.
September 15th, 2026 at 3:38 pm
Iâm thinking everyone here, or most, anyway, are making a mountain out of a molehill. When itâs really just a rock in the road, a pebble, really.
Has anybody here ever played any football?
Our coaching was fine. Our special teams were fine. Our offensive line was fine. Our defense was better.
Mayfield hasnât fumbled more than once in a game for a turnover since 2021. He had three fumbles for turnovers- all in key situations. Then Bucky lost one?
Weâd have beaten them by 2 touchdowns except for one thing. Our QB couldnât do his job. Alot of great QBs average one turnover per game. No great QBs average 1.5 turnovers per game. But 3?
September 15th, 2026 at 3:41 pm
Buc1987
That’s exactly why they will continue to stink the field
September 15th, 2026 at 3:41 pm
The Bucs has officially become the Cleveland Browns of the NFC
September 15th, 2026 at 3:46 pm
âYouâre only as good as your HC
Youâre only going to go as far as your HC takes youâ
PSA:
You say stuff like this with conviction letâs me know youâve either never played a team sport or never had to coach/teach anybody anything or a little of both
Not how football works, no matter how much you parrot this dense point of view
September 15th, 2026 at 4:00 pm
As l stated earlier
These 5 positions are the keys to a successful football team
It’s a must to have a good QB, one that don’t make many mistakes
A QB that make plays when you need him to make plays
You must have a GM that will reload the roster with quality players
And maintain a roster full of quality players
You need a younger HC, who can communicate with today’s players
A HC who can make difficult decisions under pressure
A HC who would hold the players accountable
You need a OC who has vision, who is creative
An OC who can scheme around any defense
One that has an offensive mind, one that recognize mismatches
And you need a DC who puts his players in a position to succeed
One that recognizes a player strength and his weaknesses
A DC who can adapt to stopping the modern offenses
It’s sad to say
But l don’t believe we have any of the 5
September 15th, 2026 at 4:04 pm
Defense has gotten worse each year since 2023. 3 years of excuses. I ask why have a defensive coach if defense has gotten worse year over year.
September 15th, 2026 at 4:04 pm
Buc1987 Says:
September 15th, 2026 at 3:27 pm
MonsVenusVIP âŚhow come all the girls went from 10âs to 4âs?
I wouldnât know. Last time I was in there – Only Fans is what I wouldâve called this here website.
If I can make one recommendation for the folks here – Joeâs included – if youâre in the DFW area or coming into town for the Bucs – Cowboys game and want legit good food and literal 8-10âs running around, check out the Rowdy Cowboy.
September 15th, 2026 at 4:09 pm
The Bucs are 2-8 in their last 8 games
How many teams have a worst record during this period?
Not many
We are a very bad football team
And it start with the play of the QB
That how the game of football goes
Your QB is the Captain, the most important player
If he stinks, the team will stinks
September 15th, 2026 at 4:10 pm
***2-8 in their last 10 games*
September 15th, 2026 at 4:13 pm
the easiest game on the schedule is this week – MIN and PIT are moving up the power rankings so the Bucs may not be favored in any other game except against the South – I see an implosion coming
September 15th, 2026 at 4:16 pm
Lakeland Says:
September 2nd, 2026 at 7:51 pm
I’m looking at 12-5
But I wouldn’t rule out 14-3
so what happened over there in Lakeland ? Grady Judd got your tongue ?
September 15th, 2026 at 4:18 pm
“Bucky was our leading receiver catch 7 of 7 passes. -25 yards before the catch, meaning he really had to make up 73 yards but only got credited with 48 yard because all of his catches were at our behind the LOS.”
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I don’t mind the passes behind LOS if they’re check downs that avoid forcing the ball to a WR and they don’t lose yards. Some of it could also be a way to make the short pass game an extension of the run game which I’ve been hoping Zac would get creative with.
There was nothing wrong with our offense that a couple less fumbles and penalties couldn’t (won’t) fix. Of course I’d like to see more explosives but I’m happy moving the chains and the explosives will come as the season moves along.
September 15th, 2026 at 4:18 pm
I was forcing myself to be a optimistic fan
But, now it’s time to accept reality
This team stinks
September 15th, 2026 at 4:19 pm
All roads lead back to Bowles!!!!
September 15th, 2026 at 4:24 pm
The defense was lifeless when the game was on the line in the 4th quarter.
A Todd Bowles specialty. Heâs a guru. Championship level genius.
Does the same thing over and over while expecting different results.
Itâs the perfectly sane thing to do.
September 15th, 2026 at 4:24 pm
It’s like when your son is playing little league baseball
And you know he can’t play, but you still support him
All the while, you’re hoping that he get better one day
Every year, you brag about the great season he’s going to have
But deep down inside
You know he stinks, he’s not a good baseball player
That’s the way l was feeling about the Bucs
September 15th, 2026 at 4:24 pm
WBL … ‘This is how easy it is to be misled by volume stats.’
Au contraire WBL. All ‘volume stats’ do is show ‘the BIG picture’. Along those lines … ‘Baker did complete 23-for-27 (85.2%) so that kinda implies some pretty good accuracy.’
Those plays behind the LOS have been Bucs’ staples since TB12 was here. Back in 2020, Lenny caught 36-of-47 for 233 yds. Of those, YBC was MINUS 2, and YAC was 235. McCoy was 15-of-19 for 101 yds; YBC was MINUS 1 and YBC was 102.
Mayfield has just continued that. In 2023 Rachaad was 64-of-70 for 549 yds; YBC was MINUS 62 yds and YAC was 611 yds. Similar stats for Edmonds & Tucker that year. Nothing’s changed since. Well, except the OCs.
September 15th, 2026 at 4:28 pm
Bowles is not the guy ! Team is never ready to play .he is way to soft and needs to be gone ! They have no fire ,none! ! A team is a reflection of there coach . The jets tried to tell us ! We lose to the browns. Im done till they get a now coach..going to watch mike evens and the 49ers. Mike had a great game with a team that knows how to coach . We all knew itcwas going to be another excuse year with bowles .
September 15th, 2026 at 4:30 pm
ME13 saw this coming at the end of last season! It doesn’t take a genius to see this team and coaching are a mess though! He wanted another championship…and knew he wasn’t getting one here!
September 15th, 2026 at 4:31 pm
6-11 is exactly what we saw – reminds me of Ray Perkins era – just continuing to do the same stupid things that donât work on D and an offense that is just a mistake or 3 away from victoryâŚ.
September 15th, 2026 at 4:37 pm
Fannin will have a field day if they dont fix this crap.
September 15th, 2026 at 4:43 pm
You guys whining and crying the way you are after one game are almost comical. Already quit on the team and season. Not sure what type of fan you could be with that attitude. We already know your feelings about this team. Stating the same things over and over ad nauseum and using multiple monikers got old last year. Give it a rest, please.
September 15th, 2026 at 4:45 pm
Mike Evans is 1-0 with a real franchise QB.
Bowles and Baker are 0-1 and are both scrubs.
Blind leading the blind. Mike knows.
September 15th, 2026 at 4:52 pm
SB~LV
STFU!!!!!!!!!
baker is who we thought he was!!!!!!!!
GO BUCS!!!!!!
September 15th, 2026 at 4:53 pm
KENTON SMITH
you finally show your face on JBF lol
new flash: Baker had 2 fumbles(1 lost) and 2 INTs vs the Phins last year!!!!!!
we’ve seen this BS before!!!!!!!
baker is who we thought he was!!!!!!!!!
GO BUCS!!!!!
September 15th, 2026 at 4:55 pm
Harold Fanning jr prop 36.5 yds receiving yards. His normal average is 21. I’m still taking the over.
September 15th, 2026 at 5:15 pm
âSome of it could also be a way to make the short pass game an extension of the run game which Iâve been hoping Zac would get creative with.â
It is an extension of the run and also the sort of offense we resorted to last year when we didnât have an adequate deep threat.
âAu contraire WBL. All âvolume statsâ do is show âthe BIG pictureâ. Along those lines ⌠âBaker did complete 23-for-27 (85.2%) so that kinda implies some pretty good accuracy.ââ
Sir. 52% of the the passes completed didnât breach the LOS. For all that we might as well add handoffs to the completion %, because the bar and degree of difficulty on these throws are low. You better complete that pass when that skill guys is 7 paces away from you, fym?
I know how useful passing out of the backfield can be, and also realize itâs not as useful when thatâs what youâre predominately doing in your run game. Thatâs a stunted pass game, not some type of effective tact why do you think Baker held onto the ball so long pretty much throughout the game? Cincy put a lid on our offense
September 15th, 2026 at 5:16 pm
SB~LV đ Says: âJoes! Watch Godwin quitting on playsâ
WBL Replies: âMike knew the QB was cheeks, do you think Chris doesnât know?â
SUCH a great point. Lots of people on here who refuse to admit it, and act as if it was this huge mystery, while trying to blame literally everything they possibly can ON Bowles. But, like I said, great WRâs do not typically LEAVE great QBâs and just walk-away, like HE DID. Especially, after being THE face of the franchise for 12-YEARS, and WINNING a Super Bowl. THEN, to go out of his way to mention that he was looking for and wanting to play for a great QB in San Fran⌠I mean, he did NOT have to do that. Thatâs why all the Bois would try so hard to shutdown the conversation on here, complaining about every single article that Joe posted on Mike Evans. And, then would immediately start blaming a SINGLE 3rd & 28 PLAY, the Head Coach, or try saying that it was some big mystery⌠Or, that Mike was just selfish because he wanted all the targets. Absurd. IF he believed in THIS football team, and THIS Quarterback, now do you REALLY THINK he wouldâve still wanted to leave!? Again, a STUD WR is not leaving a GREAT QB like HE DID, really out of nowhere. And, for HALF THE MONEY (easily, after accounting for taxes, living expenses, and having to move across the entire country). It wasnât JUST a 3rd & 28. I could see-it myself, that HE was also, extremely frustrated with one, Bake Mayfield. Notice how weird and quiet Baker HIMSELF was after it happened. There was definitely âsomethingâ going on there, between the TWO. I saw-it. Sometimes, you just have to wake up and LOOK. These Baker Bros are just living inside of this dream.
September 15th, 2026 at 5:40 pm
âAnd, then would immediately start blaming a SINGLE 3rd & 28 PLAY, the Head Coach, or try saying that it was some big mystery⌠Or, that Mike was just selfish because he wanted all the targets. Absurd. IF he believed in THIS football team, and THIS Quarterback, now do you REALLY THINK he wouldâve still wanted to leave!?â
Man, didnât hear anybody say that tired âweâll be fine without Mikeâ on or since Sunday. Hurst didnât even get a target until Cincy went into a 2-high shell to basically play prevent with about 5 minutes in the game. Mike officially has more receiving TDs than our entire team lol.
September 15th, 2026 at 5:46 pm
@ Lakeland Says: âWe need a new HC, DC, GM, QB ,OC
Until we get those 5 pieces
The puzzle will be incomplete
And we will continue to stink the field
Clean the entire house, not a few roomsâ
You can forget that NOW. That ship has already sailed, along with the Baker Mayfield extension. Just think about how much âflexibilityâ we couldâve had this off-season, too! Itâs enough to make you JUST SICK. Even, if they did hire a new coach and GM, itâd more than likely be someone too weak to trade him⌠IF they even could. His current contract will make it almost âimpossibleâ to trade him. Nobody would be willing to take that monstrosity on. Iâm already getting bored with all of this. And, Iâm afraid that itâll only get worse.
September 15th, 2026 at 6:09 pm
“It looked like the first game for us.”
What the f**k does that even mean?
Why were there so many teams around the league where it did NOT look like the first game for them?
I’m so damned tired of B-wlzo’s f’ing excuses week after week for years on end now.
STFUandGTFO already!!!
September 15th, 2026 at 6:10 pm
Warren Brooks Lynch – Of course, thatâs not going to hold up. Mike wouldâve gotten plenty of targets here, too. The Niners also have other weapons. I just think theyâre relationship soured and Mike didnât trust Baker (and Bowles) to be âthe manâ to get himself, and the team to where he wanted to be. He didnât have to make that comment about Purdy and Shanahan. Mike sacrificed a lot to WIN with Brady⌠And, I think he wouldâve done the exact same to win with BAKER. I donât believe that it was JUST over his target share. I felt-like, a lot of times, Baker seemed to hang in the pocket and hold onto the ball forever, while staring him down. I felt-like, Baker probably relied on Mike maybe, a little too much even!? I think Bakerâs actual PLAY last season is what truly pushed everything over the ledge.
September 15th, 2026 at 6:24 pm
813bucboi, MelvinJunior, Lakeland, WBL, and Rod Munch.
Doesnât matter how much you beat a dead horse. Not even one little bit.
September 15th, 2026 at 6:34 pm
âDoesnât matter how much you beat a dead horse. Not even one little bit.â
It mustâve been a rough weekend for you now that I think about it.
Mateer and the Sooners got dropped like a satellite call. Then your boy embarrasses himself and this team after getting his pay day. I feel for you.
September 15th, 2026 at 6:34 pm
And WBL. If you think throwing a screen pass behind the line of scrimmage is an easier pass to throw than a quick slant or buttonhook or 7 yard out- you donât know what youâre talking about.
September 15th, 2026 at 6:42 pm
WBL. Not as much of a college fan anymore. I donât have much vested in my Sooners anymore. Name, image and likeness kind of spoiled the college game for me- for now, anyway. Never been a fan of Mateer.
September 15th, 2026 at 6:50 pm
But deep down inside
You know he stinks, heâs not a good baseball player
Thatâs the way l was feeling about the Bucs….Lakeland
Welcome to reality, Lakeland. You may not like the view but the air is a lot more clean. Congrats!
September 15th, 2026 at 6:56 pm
“Man, didnât hear anybody say that tired âweâll be fine without Mikeâ on or since Sunday. Hurst didnât even get a target until Cincy went into a 2-high shell to basically play prevent with about 5 minutes in the game. Mike officially has more receiving TDs than our entire team lol.”
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Let me be the 1st then…..We’ll be fine without Mike. He had a good game – happy for him but so what ? We lost because we turned the ball over 4 times not because Mike is in SF. We need to get J-Mac back on the field and Zac needs to spread sh$t around. Hurst should have gotten touches early…. Tez needs a few more targets and no more of those silly jet sweeps.
September 15th, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Stpetematt Says:
September 2nd, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Really? I think the Bucs run all over the Bengals.
Then they stop the run and force enough mistakes to win.
momâs boyfriend got mad at Matt after betting the rent money on the Bucs –
made Matr stand in the corner for an hour wearing a dunce cap – poor Matt
September 15th, 2026 at 8:15 pm
I actually feel very good about the Buc’s. If we can stay healthy (big ask), we will win a bunch of games and make playoffs. I know we have a badass schedule but we could have easily handled the Bengals.
September 15th, 2026 at 8:16 pm
I actually feel very good about the Buc’s. If we can stay healthy (big ask), we will win a bunch of games and make playoffs.
September 15th, 2026 at 8:28 pm
Oh no we lost the sky is falling just shut up with the negative crap and fire everyone talk
September 15th, 2026 at 8:51 pm
Bucs must have hired a new third string QB, Maker Fumblefield or Fumble Makerfield? Or maybe that was Baker playing last Sunday.
September 15th, 2026 at 9:05 pm
Flush Bowles
September 15th, 2026 at 10:59 pm
Being blindly optimistic is also beating a dead horse. Itâs all well and good to love the team but that saying goes both ways
I donât look at this as overly pessimistic or overly positive. There were good aspects to the game and obviously very poor aspects.
At the beginning of the week I said it was reasonable to lose. I thought that a loss would be us losing 33-30 in something of a shootout. Instead what I saw was a defense that did make plays they were not capable of last year and an offense that was able to move the ball consistently. I also saw a defense that couldnât get off the field in too many instances and an offense that didnât look very dynamic and had issues finishing and was actually pushed around at times physically.
At the beginning of the season many optimists cited a return to the â24 offense and a somewhat improved defense as the reason why. I still like the roster but this is a trend at this pointâŚturnovers on offense, not much creativity on offense and a defense that just isnât good enough.
If Bowles is to get to 10 wins, he has to win games like Sunday when the other team wasnât playing very well. Instead we received more of the same. Itâs not logical at all to think this guys is capable of reversing it.
September 16th, 2026 at 1:47 am
Baker Mayfield singlehandedly lost the game.
That makes 5 of the last 6 games for Tampa where Baker singlehandedly lost the game and didn’t give the team a chance to win.
September 16th, 2026 at 1:48 am
The defense gave up 16 points when the Bengals started on their side of the field … and the defense scored 7 points.
So that’s 9 net points the defense gave up.
Anyone mentioning the defense is a moron.