“We Just Need More Guys To Have His Back”
February 27th, 2018
A Buccaneers starter has a strong take on what’s going to make Tampa Bay a good football team this season.
It’s an important one for fans to digest.
Right tackle Demar Dotson was asked on the Ira Kaufman Podcast last week, (by the Sage of Tampa Bay sports himself), why fans should feel good about the Bucs turning things around in 2018.
Dotson went directly to the straw that stirs the drink.
“One, you got a franchise quarterback in Jameis, who’s, you know, the guy wants to win. He’s hungry. He’s determined. He’s not a loser,” Dotson said. “Jameis is a guy, I would go to war with that guy any day of the week. He’s got his guys’ backs. We just need more guys to have his back.
“When I go out there on Sunday, man, I really want to protect for the guy. Because I know truly, he got a lot of rah-rah with him but it’s genuine passion. I think they made a big fuss about him eating Ws, and it come out odd and weird, but the guy’s just got genuine, 100 percent authentic passion.
“He might not know how to channel it yet, you know, channel it the right way because he’s still young. But the guy’s just got so much fired up energy; he wants to win. I think when you’ve got a leader like that that’s going to run this organization, once they surround him with the right pieces, and everything comes to unfold, this thing [is going to thrive].”
Dotson went on to say there are many fakers out there when it comes to NFL leadership and authenticity in the locker room, but that’s not Jameis. Dotson was very passionate about that, saying he’d see right through BS after nine years in the NFL — and he had Jameis under a microscope when he arrived.
Lost in all the angst about the Bucs’ defense and the apparent status woe approach from the organization is the fact it’s still a quarterback league. If Jameis has a breakthrough 2018, if he can climb out of the average wing of NFC starters, the Bucs will be the turnaround story of the year.
February 27th, 2018 at 10:37 am
Dotson says:
“He might not know how to channel it yet, you know, channel it the right way because he’s still young. But the guy’s just got so much fired up energy; he wants to win. I think when you’ve got a leader like that that’s going to run this organization, once they surround him with the right pieces, and everything comes to unfold, this thing [is going to thrive].”
Well said by Dotson! When he referred to “once they surround him with the right pieces….”, hopefully this below might be this year’s largest piece. One can hope.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2761191-2018-nfl-mock-draft-best-bets-for-entire-first-round
Go Bucs!
February 27th, 2018 at 10:44 am
Sooner or later what they want to do and what they did do have to match. Every off-season these players talk the talk then a couple games into the season they are getting blown out by someone and they are shell shocked for the rest of the season. There’s no reason to believe a single word that comes out of anyone at one buc place until they are at least competing with the other teams in this division. Forget wildcard or playoffs until you prove you can beat someone in our division this talk means nothing especially coming from the players who’ve been here the longest
February 27th, 2018 at 10:49 am
Dotson went on to say there are many fakers out there when it comes to NFL leadership and authenticity in the locker room
wow!!!!!…..that statement caught my eye…..is he saying there are fakers in our locker room or in the nfl in general…..I think he meant the former but idk…..
but him saying, “We just need more guys to have his back” tells me that we still have a losing culture and we have players on the team that don’t care about winning…..sounds like some of the vets are the guilty ones…..
this is a mess……have already have to worry about the “X’s” and “O’s” of the game and now it seems our biggest problem may be players, coaches and the front office aren’t on the same page but it seems as if we have a team that has an “every man for themselves attitude”……
coaches have to make sure everyone is on the same page and is buying into whatever the coaches are selling…..this is bad!!!!!
#NOEXCUSESIN2018!!!!!….GO BUCS!!!!
February 27th, 2018 at 10:50 am
@BetterBuccinBelieveIt
I think Justis Mosqueda was on drugs when he published that mock draft.
February 27th, 2018 at 10:55 am
a below average career loser who is a card carrying member of cancer93 led losing culture talking about leadership and winning is freaking hilarious… he would not a winner or what it takes to win if he spent the summer studying the 49er or cowboy dynasties.
asking dotson to speak about leadership or winning is similar to martha stewart calling a hoarder for decorating advice.
February 27th, 2018 at 10:58 am
I just want to see a continuation of what the team did the final game of the season.
Jameis showing his true colors…ignoring Koetter’s safe call and going for the game deciding dagger to Godwin!!!
That’s beyond a great omen! Consider how many times we’re going to hear Deckerhoff….Jameis throws it down field and it’s CAUGHT…Chris Godwin!!!
February 27th, 2018 at 10:59 am
Quit beating around the bush, and come out and say it.
We need a better coaching staff
There I said it for you Dot
February 27th, 2018 at 11:19 am
basically dotson is saying the hold overs led by cancer93 are stunting the growth of jameis and the youngsters with their joyous love of losing and lack of drive.
February 27th, 2018 at 11:21 am
Jameis showing his true colors…ignoring Koetter’s safe call and going for the game deciding dagger to Godwin!!!
I don’t know about that…..that’s a sign of poor coaching…..players are suppose to believe in what the coach is calling and trust their judgment……what would happen if all the players decided to ignore dirk?…..let me correct that….what would happen if MORE players decided to ignore dirk?…..
imo, there is nothing you can carry over from that last game except for Winston ignoring dirk…..we still struggled that day and sean payton gave us the game with a few stupid coaching decisions….he let his dislike for dirk get in the way on a win….
something I would’ve liked to carry over would’ve been going on a winning streak much like the 49ers did…..closing out the year with 5straight wins is something you can carry over to next season……
#NOEXCUSESIN2018!!!!!….GO BUCS!!!!
February 27th, 2018 at 11:24 am
LakeLand Says:
February 27th, 2018 at 10:59 am
Quit beating around the bush, and come out and say it.
We need a better coaching staff
There I said it for you Dot
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tmaxcon Says:
February 27th, 2018 at 11:19 am
basically dotson is saying the hold overs led by cancer93 are stunting the growth of jameis and the youngsters with their joyous love of losing and lack of drive.
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I agree with both those comments…..we still have a bunch of dead weight hanging around…..players and coaches……
#NOEXCUSESIN2018!!!!!…..GO BUCS!!!!!
February 27th, 2018 at 11:32 am
I’m one of Jameis’ biggest supporters and believers. But smart people watch successful people who have done what they want to do and pick up traits from them.
Do you know what Brady screams before every game: “Do your job!”
Do you know what Montana’s mantra was before every game: “Just like we practiced all week, men.”
Jameis is doing/emulating the movie version of leadership, where every speech has to be a HUGE life altering speech. It’s unnecessary and over time ineffective.
Do your job should be all he has to say say. Do your job, just like we practiced all week.
Period.
What will help Jameis just as much – go get him some more working men for that offensive line.
FIX THE TRENCHES, FIX THE BUCS!!
February 27th, 2018 at 11:34 am
Coaching. It’s all about coaching.
“joyous love of losing”?! tmax, you need to ease up on the sticky stuff!!!
February 27th, 2018 at 11:43 am
Fix the interior of the Oline and add an “A” talent RB. That is very doable this offseason.
If Licht accomplishes that and also adds a couple pieces to the defense – this team should win more games than it loses in 2018 with Jameis Winston under center.
The Defense cannot be “fixed” this year. Its going to take another 2-3 years of solid defensive heavy drafting to get where we need to be on that side of the ball. Our biggest need is pass rush and there are not many good options out there this year in either FA or the draft.
But the offense just needs 3 good additions to be “complete” and in position to be exceptional. 2 upgraded OL players (2 Guards or 1 Center 1 Guard) and 1 very good RB. That’s all we need.
Sign one – draft one. Sign one – draft one.
Sign Norwell – Draft Nelson. Sign Hyde – Draft Sony or Guice.
Re-sign Evan Smith to back up both Guard spots. Cut Sweezy
BOOM – DONE! Offense ready to kick ass!
Rest of the 2018 draft and most of 2019 draft go to defense.
We have an offensive minded head coach. We have a franchise QB. We have the best collection of receiving “weapons” in the league. We have invested a ton of recent draft equity in building up the offense.
Licht needs to complete the offense and can do so with a couple FA signings and a couple high draft picks.
THIS should be the plan! Complete the offense and shore up the defense as much as possible this off season.
February 27th, 2018 at 11:45 am
Not there yet
I agree with you. These players always talking about what went wrong how about doing something about it like week 2 vs getting an L slap in Minn.
GMC and is minion needs to get cut immediately.
February 27th, 2018 at 11:51 am
@Pickgrin- Your opening sentence solves a bunch of problems on offense AND defense. By running the ball EFFECTIVELY, we’ll be able to control more clock. You don’t hang your defense out to dry this way.
Face it, we’re more than one offseason from having legit talent on this defense outside of LB. We’ll need any assistance we can get.
February 27th, 2018 at 11:51 am
Bucsfanman
It’s really all about getting that POS cancer93 out of the locker room. nothing will chance until the disease is eradicated.
You need to trade in that batman coffee mug for a Charlie Sheen #WINNING mug both were relevant years ago but no longer worth a damn similar to cancer93.
February 27th, 2018 at 11:59 am
I’ve got a closet full of Charlie Sheen shirts. Does that count?!
We just need some new blood to drown him out tmax. He’s still useful IMO. We need to restock regardless, dude’s 30.
Where we agree is on ownership. What is the course here? If we plan on doing anything as a team, we need ownership to step up their game.
February 27th, 2018 at 11:59 am
A broken record of the stupidest song in history says what?
February 27th, 2018 at 12:01 pm
Love how big Dot just tells the truth!!!! Love that Demar said that “hard knocks was a distraction” on another website’s podcast!!!!! Dude just tells the truth!!!!!!!!!!!
Go Bucs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 27th, 2018 at 12:07 pm
Realist
you may love dot but he can’t play football and commits far too many drive killing penalties. time to throw out the trash and bring in a new RT.
February 27th, 2018 at 12:08 pm
GMC and his rainbow filled candy leadership needs to go.
JW needs players that matches his intensity.
February 27th, 2018 at 12:08 pm
Bucsfanman
now charlie sheen that is a real role model. he would find a way to win unlike the bad character cancer93
February 27th, 2018 at 12:11 pm
@tmaxcon
to be fair, I was talking only of his “interviews”!!!!!!!!!
and their penalties majorly dropped lower this year!!!! In 2017 both Tackles were top 10 with D. Smith being the second most penalized player in the whole league!!!!!!
credit where credit is due!!!!!
Now the timing of those penalties is another matter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO Bucs!!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 27th, 2018 at 12:13 pm
The Buc Realist
i can’t get past the timing. Dotson is a backup and always has been. it’s just another case of a feel good story and popularity outweighing common sense and production.
February 27th, 2018 at 12:18 pm
“Dotson is a backup and always has been”
Dot was a top 5 RT in 2017.
No idea why I’m even responding to an idiot troll but there’s the facts.
February 27th, 2018 at 12:19 pm
Tmaxcon
Dotson is cool. He gets bonus points for calling out those sorry players on the Bucs.
February 27th, 2018 at 12:26 pm
Pickgrin
if all these below average players that your profess to be top 5 and so good why have the bucs been in the basement better part of a decade and have not won a meaningful game in 16 years. maybe you should replace your love of losers with actual standards. defending mediocrity is pathetic.
February 27th, 2018 at 12:28 pm
lamarcus
i agree he is probably a decent guy but I could give a rats arse about any of that. the players are paid to WIN nothing else matters. this team can off season talk with the Bronx Bombers but when the season starts they are more link Tinker Bell on Ice at Disney.
February 27th, 2018 at 12:33 pm
@BucfanfromOH…
Perhaps yeah, in that case pour me two of what he’s havin’. I’ve seen far crazier mocks already. A lot of it made sense. Key will be Cleveland at #4.
February 27th, 2018 at 12:38 pm
Dotson did not address getting a right tackle that can play 16 games.
February 27th, 2018 at 12:59 pm
HK was not an distraction!!!!!!!…..its an excuses!!!!!!!!!!…..I doubt dot said HK caused them to lose 11 games this year!!!!!!!!!!…..had we won 11games and got knocked out of the playoffs in the 1st round, no one would be saying HK distracted us from going further…..
when this team fails they make excuses instead of making adjustments……simple as that!!!!!!!!!!
#NOEXCUSESIN2018!!!!!….GO BUCS!!!!!
February 27th, 2018 at 1:20 pm
Everybody on this sorry Bucs team is the culprit..they are at fault..Except, our wonderful coaching staff. How Lovely!
February 27th, 2018 at 2:32 pm
Mike Johnson
stop it… everyone on the bucs roster is great and we are lucky to watch them lose and embarrass themselves weekly with a smile and hope.
February 27th, 2018 at 2:42 pm
@ tony from la
Obviously you have never been in a locker room before. Also there is more than one way to skin a cat. Obviously you have never heard of that. Ray lewis was never tuned out, michael irvin was never tuned out, and the saints havent tuned out brees who has been giving rah rah speeches before every game for years. Geesh srop trying to tell individuals to be like others. Its ok if jameis does not act like montana. Its more than one way to skin a cat. Learn that phrase for when some stranger tells you how you should live your life.
February 27th, 2018 at 3:08 pm
Webster your right about that. There is more then one way to lead. And when you look at all the examples you mentioned they had other players around them that had their own ways of doing things.
Heck, look no further then our championship team. Sapp was a very vocal guy. His style really jacked up some players but others didn’t want a guy in their face so they looked up to Brooks and his quieter style.
We can’t just have Winston screaming rah rah and think that’s going to motivate everybody. Need other personality types to reach the guys who don’t go for that style…….That being said I think Winston isn’t developed as a leader yet either, maybe because he is the lone voice on this team. I think he’s trying too hard to keep everybody happy when sometimes they need a good tongue lashing. Quite a few times on game days I thought our offensive line deserved to hear it. I’ve seen many of the great ones do it, Winston can too.
February 27th, 2018 at 6:36 pm
Who’s Dotson trying to convince of this genuinely great leadership? Himself maybe.
February 27th, 2018 at 7:22 pm
Fans are unrealistic nowadays and i think it has trickled into owners and maybe some FOs. The Bucs will be just fine if they stay the course and build through the draft around the young core (Winston, Evans, Howard, Marpet, Kwon, Lavonte). Stop reaching for guys in FA. Build thru draft supplement through FA
February 28th, 2018 at 9:49 am
Tmaxi: you make that phone call yet?
February 28th, 2018 at 12:31 pm
Well look like Dotson sorry tail can coach the o line once he’s released. Good suck up job but Dotson: release and retire my friend