Ryan Fitzpatrick: “I Can Rely On My Experience And Some Of Those Scars I’ve Built Up”
July 1st, 2018
It won’t be long before many Bucs fans transition from fits of rage directed at America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, and engage in happy and fiery chants of “Fitz, Fitz, Fitz.”
Those will be a rallying cry for Tampa Bay’s new opening day starter, Ryan Fitzpatrick, who has as many career wins (48) as a starter than Josh McCown and Josh Freeman combined.
And Fitzpatrick has a better career winning percentage as a starter than Jameis!
Fitzpatrick, 35, spoke to Katherine Smith of Spectrum Sports and talked about where he stands in his career, the 2018 Bucs and relying on his experience, and more.
Enjoy the video below: Seventy short days until opening day in New Orleans.
July 1st, 2018 at 1:02 pm
I find it very odd that Derrick Brooks and Tony Dungy are not volunteering to come to Winston’s aid to mentor him through this mess, and help him recover from and conquer his so many demons.
July 1st, 2018 at 1:03 pm
All he has to do is play smart.
Shouldn’t be hard with all of our talent on offense.
Hopefully the defense can turn their fortunes around hold a lead.
The JW supporters will be in tears.
I’ll be smiling.
Go Bucs!
July 1st, 2018 at 1:05 pm
I find it very odd that Derrick Brooks and Tony Dungy are not volunteering to come to Winston’s aid to guide him through this mess, and to mentor him in his battle to overcome his so many demons.
July 1st, 2018 at 1:12 pm
As a BUC fan I will rally behind Fitz, But I still want Jameis Leading the offense as soon as possible. If Fitz has the hot hand and happens to go 2 and 1 or 3 and 0 . I say let him go till week 4. Then let J.W. take over with 1st team reps during the bye week starting week 6.
July 1st, 2018 at 1:12 pm
With this group of offensive weapons and an improved defense an average QB should be able to win. We go 2 and 1 in the first 3
July 1st, 2018 at 1:17 pm
If Cappa isn’t any good he’s about to get more scars
July 1st, 2018 at 1:17 pm
No matter what you think about Fitz….if you are a Buc fan you have to be rooting for him…..what a story…..those first three games we’ll be underdogs….if Fits can come away with one or two….what a hero.
July 1st, 2018 at 1:19 pm
@DayOne
Tony and Derrick are not employed by the Bucs..In fact, both were let go by the Bucs. Why is it there responsibility to come to the aid of JW?
Besides that, they know a train wreck when they see one. Maybe they see rehabilitating JW as a lost cause.
Now If Tony were president of Football Operations, and Derrick was in Management in some capacity, I would guarantee action would be taken.
July 1st, 2018 at 1:21 pm
This is Fitz best game last yr. most yards best completion percentage etc.
It’s not about the weapons, he had the weapons, it’s that defense they can’t hold anything or anyone and the “improved dline” allegedly can’t cover Julio.
https://youtu.be/wQy-hP_beT4
Dolphins game was even worse, but let’s focus on this game and the difference in the passing and running games.
July 1st, 2018 at 1:22 pm
One thing is for sure, Fitz has A LOT of off field work to do if ever wants to be known as America’s Groper.
July 1st, 2018 at 1:23 pm
He’s a journeyman who apparently he’s surprised he lasted this long. He’ll fill in and play like backups play them Winston will return and finish the season sorry but once the off-season and training camp is over the focus shifts to wind and losses, this entire staff won’t put their job in any more Jeopardy than it is by playing the lesser player
If Dirk will play Doug Martin as bad a season as he was having I’m not sure why people are thinking Winston will sit the bench when he returns
July 1st, 2018 at 1:31 pm
Not sure what punishment you are expecting this organization to give the guy for an incident that happened over 2 years ago. He’s been suspended and now Winston’s fate is in their hands to decide whether he deserves another contract or cut ties. At least now is they resign him they can put the same type of contract structure on the deal that Martin had which would allows them to move on immediately if something happens again. If not for this unfortunate incident they may not have had this type of leverage if had stayed clean like Martin until after he got a big payday
July 1st, 2018 at 1:32 pm
I believe that Fitz can and will (if allowed to) lead us to the 2-14 season that a lot of posters here on JBF want.
July 1st, 2018 at 1:33 pm
2017:
Ryan Fitzpatrick: 2 and 1, 7TDs – 3INTs, 0 Fumbles.
Jameis Winston: 3 and 10, 19 TDS – 11 INTs, 15 Fumbles
Why does everyone think Fitz is this Huge drop off?
July 1st, 2018 at 1:35 pm
Of course all Bucs fans will root for Fitz to do well the 1st 3 games. And he just might.
If the OLine is “fixed” and the RBs can do what they do well – then Fitz has more receiving firepower to work with than he has ever had in his career. He SHOULD perform reasonably well.
BUT – Fitzpatrick is a back-up at this point in his career for a reason. He’s had a lot more downs than ups in his career as a past NFL starting QB.
If Ryan can play smart, game managing style football for 3 games – there’s a reasonable chance the Bucs can win at least 1 of those “toughest in the Super Bowl era” 1st 3 games on our schedule. Maybe even 2 if things go well and/or the Bucs get a couple good breaks.
Lets not have any illusions though about which QB on the roster gives the Bucs the best chance to win – game in and game out over the course of this 2018 season…
You want to see the Bucs in the playoffs with at least a chance to play in a Super Bowl this year? Then you better stop trying to run the best QB this franchise has ever fielded in 42 years out of town!
July 1st, 2018 at 1:42 pm
The guy is a phony, and not a great QB.
As far as his on the field play, If Trent Dilfer turned the ball over and couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn like Jameis, he would get run out of town…oh wait….
July 1st, 2018 at 1:48 pm
If Fitz can hold down the fort for a while maybe that will give Jason Licht some time to find the Bucs a TRUE franchise QB
July 1st, 2018 at 1:54 pm
You guys need to watch film, I keep trying to post some vids but they don’t get past the filters. Sure on paper Fitz looks good but then you watch the tape.
July 1st, 2018 at 2:05 pm
Let’s just be brutally honest and take the Pewter tinted or Garnet and Gold tinted glasses and look at JW for what he is (so far).
He has shown flashes of brilliance but in all reality he is an average QB who is turnover prone. He has a Lousy TD to TO %. He has a losing record. He makes bad decisions on and off the field. That’s what it is. I have supported him since we draft him and will continue to do so as long as he is a Buc. There is a difference between supporting him and putting him on a pedestal. JW has A LOT to prove ON the field as far as I am concerned.
Like it or not Fitz has a better win% better TD % and a better TO % in his career
That is kinda scary when I think of that as a fan.
July 1st, 2018 at 2:07 pm
@SB
Exactly.
I asked DB55 on another thread “what’s so great about Jameis Winston?”
Crickets…
July 1st, 2018 at 2:19 pm
We don’t need Fitz to pull a rabbit out of a hat, though it would help. If he can make decent decisions, and be average at his position, the Bucs can do well eith others doing their jobs. But he is after all, 35 years old and has no problem mixing it up physically, so regardless of what happens to that other QB that is always causing trouble (forgot his name), the Bucs need another game experienced QB in here to back him up–or compete with him for the starting job.
July 1st, 2018 at 2:21 pm
The year Fitz won ten games he played with a really good defense. DUH. That’s true for most QB’s.
So on a sliding scale we could rank QB’s as so talented they can steal games for you even when the D lets down…QB’s talentd enough to manage an offense and if provided with a good defense win championships…Dilfer…Johnson…Flacco..and then there are QB’s that simply lose…even with talent around them.
Fitzpatrick is not going to steal wins for us. But he also is not going to lose games for us. So far we’ve seen Jameis steal some but also lose games for us.
This was his year to become consistent and show us what he really has.
Instead it turns into Ryan Fitzpatrick’s last rodeo as a starter. He has nothing to lose. He’ll be loose. And he has a TON of experience. He’ll make some mistakes, he’ll make some plays but most of all it will depend on our running game and receivers YAC and of course our D. Again is it as good on the field as it is on “paper”. I like our D on paper…but reserve judgement until I see them on the field.
July 1st, 2018 at 2:26 pm
Watch the tape.
Bucs v atl week 12 2017
You get a game recap, click the play button.
Go from week 9 thru week 12, do the whole season for all I care.
July 1st, 2018 at 2:29 pm
RoyT lets hope training camp turns into QB controversy Ryan vs Ryan in a good way…all either has to do is play like boring check down Brad Johnson ,chew clock score a few points and keep the ball away from the opponent… defense hold up their end and 3-0 is the way I think….
July 1st, 2018 at 2:31 pm
Fan’s let’s give Jameis a shot…..are you with me…at least on this.
Watch Jameis against the Bears….or perhaps the Falcons (both away games)
See how you’re feeling….are you rooting for him to succeed….play well….or are you rooting for him to fail?
Then, and only then will you truly know how you will feel going forward…
Give it a try…what’s the harm in that?
July 1st, 2018 at 2:34 pm
@JMark…
If I recall, Derrick Brooks already spent time with Winston when he first got here. Brooks is just another guy Winston bamboozled.
Dungy? Now that’s a guy that believes in second chances. And Winston already used his up.
Winston has pretty much screwed himself.
July 1st, 2018 at 2:38 pm
TBBF…we did that already…we gave Jameis a shot after he had already messed up before we drafted him.
As I said yesterday, if he’s on the field, I hope he does well for his team, for my team, the one I pay good money to see.
I just don’t think he needs to be on the field for quite a while. If the Bucs are 3-0 when the time comes, I’ll say “no way, keep it going.” And if they are 0-3, I’m just as likely to say the same thing. If they are 2-1 or 1-2 and/or if Fitz is stinking it up, I’ll blame the GM and owners if they didn’t bring in another QB.
Do not count on Winston again.
July 1st, 2018 at 2:46 pm
@ Roy
I’m mainly speaking to those who have already written him off.
If he & the Bucs continue to lose….he will be the first to go….I don’t think there is any way the Bucs pay him $20 million….
They will have a new coach and likely an new GM who will get a chance to pick their QB…
At least we are starting to have the looks of a decent team. Hopefully the worst is over.
July 1st, 2018 at 2:54 pm
As far as the talking heads saying the “Bucs would go 0-3 anyway” or “they’d be lucky if they win just one with Winston” or “if starting 0-3 their season is done anyway”…I say hogwash to all. Yeah, if they start 0-3 the chances of playoffs are slim. If all things were equal with every team, they have a 38% shot on Day 1 anyway. No one thought they’d go 10-6 in 2010 with Rah. No one thought they’d be banged up and beat the Chargers, Chiefs, and Seahawks two years ago. No one thought they’d beat the Steelers in their house with Schiano and Glennon. No one thought they’d lose 6 straight and get Gruden fired in 2008.
The Bucs’ own worst enemy, the “gift” from Winston that will “keep on giving” even when the lying little toad is nowhere around, is distraction. Fitz can help get rid of that, and I’m also not about to say we’ll probably lose all 3 games, or we’re lucky if we can win 1. That’s a loser mentality. They have, at least on paper, a pretty darn good team from what I can see. So let’s let them play the games. I lay it on the owners, GM, and coaches to do what is needed to keep distraction off of them.
July 1st, 2018 at 2:55 pm
We will be 2-1 entering the Bear game, Fitz will also start that game and we win again, then the bye week…………….
July 1st, 2018 at 2:55 pm
Good thing we spent a high 2 pick on a 3rd down back so as to give him a running game
July 1st, 2018 at 2:56 pm
@TBBF…I hope the worst is over too. Can it get worse? (we are already losing!)
Don’t want to start over, but if we have a piece of rotten wood in the foundation, may have to delay construction.
July 1st, 2018 at 3:09 pm
Day one…why would they? They aren’t looking for publicity… I would think anything they would try to do would be after a nice heart to heart talk with him to see if he is really sincere about salvaging his reputation and career.
July 1st, 2018 at 3:11 pm
Starting over at my age isn’t encouraging……
I’d like to think we have the makings of a stout defense…..we won our SB with a good but not excellent QB…..But that D…..wow.
July 1st, 2018 at 3:15 pm
Third season I’ve been saying this with this staff (said it with lovie as well) the defense is the difference between winning and losing no matter who the qb is.
July 1st, 2018 at 3:31 pm
I don’t want anyone to be confused as to where I stand.
I was a strong Mariota supporter only because I felt Jameis was an off-field risk…..remember all the “it’s 10 pm, do you know where your prospective QB is”
But I have never said, “I told you so”….because I became a Jameis fan as soon as I saw his passion and ability.
He stands on very thin ice with me….I believe this will actually be his third chance the second being us drafting him.
I support him primarily because of my support for the team and I’m conflicted.
But I will do everything to help keep the fan base on board.
July 1st, 2018 at 3:34 pm
@TBBF…good copy on all. I also would prefer not to wait 25+ years for another SB. And we’re already 16 years into the timeline (if the first SB is any indication). Maybe 2017 is the year (hope not). I know, let’s get to the playoffs first.
July 1st, 2018 at 3:35 pm
^^^^2027, not 2017.
July 1st, 2018 at 3:35 pm
2027, not 2017
July 1st, 2018 at 3:37 pm
Roy, almost every time I see your moniker I think “Buford T. Justice” in my mind briefly. Guess I am dating myself.
July 1st, 2018 at 3:49 pm
Jameis is a terrible QB
Las Vegas, and all the prognosticaters, have us at 2-4 wins WITH Anus Jameis.
Sit him, while we try to trade him.
He lied to all of us. He should never play in another Bucs game.
Hopefully the team is being quiet, because they are working on a trade.
July 1st, 2018 at 3:58 pm
If you think hes being traded, you are fooling yourself. Not to mention, if Jameis leaves the Bucs will be in the basement for several more years. Not sure how any fan of this team would be ok with enduring more losing seasons on purpose all because you have a vendetta against a 24 year old immature kid who is already paying for his stupid mistake. Unbelieveable.
July 1st, 2018 at 3:59 pm
Drew Lock will be a nice pick in next year’s draft.
July 1st, 2018 at 4:00 pm
What makes Jameis Winston so great?
Famous Jameis lost 1 game in his career before being drafted to the TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS. He won the Heisman as a freshman, he and Derrick Henry are the youngest players to have done so. Have you seen Derrick Henry play?
As a Buc he had a terrible rookie year, throwing for 4,000 yards and pro-bowl appearance where he gashed the def for a 53 yard strike to Delaney Walker. Google Jameis Winston pro bowl highlights. Lol. He would have more touchdowns at the PB (and season) if receivers hadn’t dropped them. See the highlights.
Sophomore year, Jameis leads the team to a 9-7 record barely missing the playoffs due to losing a tie-breaker with the Lions for the last spot. 5 game win steak including @KC, 4 div wins and another 4K season. His Jersey and Cleats hang in the HOF.
Last season, he starts 2-2 (shoulda been 3-1 ne) before getting hurt in ARZ in the first qrt. Comes back to lose 4 out of 5 games. 2 of which he had the lead going into the 4th qrt. and in GB’s case he had the lead with 2 mins left.
Off the field he invests time with speacial olympians, kids with cancer, diabetes and other life threatening diseases including poverty. I’m pretty sure guys like Evans, Godwin, Brate, Humphries and Kwon love him I could be wrong about that. So for all purposes he seems to be a model citizen.
Now, the girls. He has a problem. He needs to learn to keep his duck in his shorts. Starting a family could help but ultimately he has to want to be an adult. It’s the last piece to the puzzle. If at 24 he can turn his life around from being a horn-ball and attention getter than you’ll have an absolute diamond.
Protect the franchise and raise the Lombardi. I mean get an oline.
Finally, consider this, the organization is in this position because it drafted a q.b who fizzled out the league after hurting his pinky and due to substance abuse issues, then the next two guys although squeky-squeky clean won a total of 6 games over two season. Jameis matches that as a rookie then climbs to 9 wins the following season. The last time the TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS had a pro bowl quarterback was in 2007 when Jeff Garcia took 1st place in the NFC South with 9 wins. 🤯
July 1st, 2018 at 4:09 pm
Whether or not we keep Jameis….drafting a QB after round 3 wouldn’t be a bad Idea……develop a backup, maybe trade later…..keep Jameis’ extended contract lower….
Fitz is a short-timer….and if Ryan Griffin can’t win the # 2 spot by now….get rid of him.
July 1st, 2018 at 4:10 pm
We need two Olinemen in the first 3 rounds…..probably DE or S with the other pick.
July 1st, 2018 at 4:22 pm
JW has 69 TDs in the NFL compared to 60 Turnovers.
JW has 18 wins in the NFL compared to 27 losses.
I support the kid but to you guys that are making him seem like he is the next Peyton Manning, get Real.
July 1st, 2018 at 4:23 pm
I mean start seeing the kid for what the Rest of the world sees him as. Do yourself a favor.
July 1st, 2018 at 4:25 pm
You say get real but yet pretend that 18 wins and 27 losses is all on him and not indicative of the garbage team around him. You are also acting like its not normal for a young QB to turn the ball over. Ive read your comments before you and I thought you seemed somewhat intelligent then you go and make a ridiculous statement like that. You are starting to sound like the rest of the choir boys who are just throwing out statements to validate your hate. SMH
July 1st, 2018 at 4:26 pm
We need to solidify the right guard spot with a proven veteran tough guy like Richie Incognito
July 1st, 2018 at 4:30 pm
Joe why are you monitoring my comments? I have said nothing to deserve this. Why even comment real time if the comment shows up hours later? So much for having a conversation. I’m out
July 1st, 2018 at 4:32 pm
Couch it is not about being a “choir boy” because I am Miles from that. I have done way worse in my life than Winston. Presuming he is innocent of the r@ pe at FSU. I am a Firm supporter of JW even though I am a life long Gator and UF alum.
I don’t think I am being unreasonable here to look at the kid for what he has Done here ON the field. He has NOT been spectacular except in flashes. I don’t see what is so “ridiculous” about what I am proposing here. The kid has not lived up to expectations ON or Off the field. Simple as that. I will continue to support him as long as he is a Buc because I have been a fan for 42 yrs. However I will not turn a blind eye to the fact that he has Completely underperformed as a No. 1 Overall pick.
July 1st, 2018 at 4:37 pm
I mean if we weren’t Bucs fans we would see the kid in a totally different light.
Take Matt Ryan
Goes to a 4 and 12 team
Goes 11 and 5 first yr
Goes 9 and 5 in his second yr
Goes 13 and 3 in his second yr.
Isn’t this what we all hoped JW would do for us when we drafted him. I am in NO WAY saying it is all JW’s fault. What I am saying is stop pretending like he is Tom Brady or Joe Montana.
Heck he isn’t even close to Matt Ryan.
July 1st, 2018 at 4:41 pm
Well said SB….! and no one would have to be taking the moral high ground if Jameis had not sinned and then lied and deceived about the sin….to compare this sad chapter to anyone one of our youthful indiscretions is simplistic and inappropriate by any measure
July 1st, 2018 at 4:47 pm
Ugh. My posts arent going through.
July 1st, 2018 at 4:49 pm
Lol Couch……….Joe has dialed up his filters I believe in light of the JW suspension.
Many extra key words being screened
July 1st, 2018 at 4:51 pm
Some who support Jameis totally and try to excuse his actions….blaming it on
Trump, The Driver, Racists, Alcohol, Youth
I believe you can support Jameis without totally excusing him of responsibility.
As far as his performance….he’s certainly been inconsistent and can everyone at least agree he fumbles too much.
He needs to perform this year regardless of the team….regardless of the coaches….regardless of the schedule….because he is very vulnerable now.
July 1st, 2018 at 4:53 pm
SB
I got screened every time I put the name in EW (initials for the Mass Sen) as one of the reasons the Pats will never….and I mean never take Jameis.
July 1st, 2018 at 4:54 pm
All the comparisons are a water off time, Winston came out at age 20. The QB gets blame, the coach, the defense and the gm. Looked decent in Doug Martin’s contact year hmm wonder why.
I thought this was joebucsfan. There sure are a lot of haters here. If you’re upset about what he was suspended for say that but don’t be dumb enough to question who the better quarterback on THIS roster is. Winston went from Lovie Smith to a first time head coach who plays for field goals. Comparing him to Matt Ryan is pointless because we know he’s the 4th best qb in this division.
It’s Winston until we draft another replacement even if he gets 20 million while we look for another. Just pathetic people want to torpedo the team just so he doesn’t get that 5th year option….. Your haters and clearly don’t care about the team. I expect playoffs or a new coach and gm and in that scenario this would probably be Winston’s last year unless the Glazer’s say so
July 1st, 2018 at 4:55 pm
I think the old “under-moderation is totally gone…..you post….and it gets put through immediately or maybe later if deemed OK….or maybe not at all…
This is why there are so many duplicate posts.
July 1st, 2018 at 4:55 pm
@DB55 bingo. I agree 100%
July 1st, 2018 at 4:57 pm
Join the large club, Couch
July 1st, 2018 at 5:00 pm
Not sure if you are completely talking to just me Not there, but All I am trying to convey his Jameis is NOT an Elite QB yet like many are portraying him to be.
I completely stand by my statements because ALL of them are completely factual and backed by stats.
One more time, I have and will support JW as long as he is a Buc! I am not putting him down in any way. I am simply stating that he isn’t living up to his “billing” ON the field.
He is however living up to his billing Off the field.
July 1st, 2018 at 5:02 pm
I am not acting like hes Tom brady or anyone else. Hes jameis Winston. A 24 year old Knuckle head. Who has shown flashes of greatness. Has he shown to be good enough to be a #1 Draft pick? No. But not many 3rd year QBs have at that point in their careers. It sounds like you think he should be an all pro at this point even with a terrible team around him for pretty much all of his career so far.
Very Very few QBs have ever had the success Ryan has had early in their careers. That would of been great but extremely unrealistic. It just doesnt work like that in the NFL. Especially for a mediocre franchise that cant seem to get out of its own way.
July 1st, 2018 at 5:03 pm
If you want to judge him because of off field issues then fine. Thats your right but at least be fair when judging his on field performance. He hasent been consistently great but he hasent been as terrible as you are making it seem either.
Ha I beat joes filters!!!
July 1st, 2018 at 5:10 pm
Yet Ryan totally melted (as did his defense) in the SB……Brad Johnson didn’t. When we got our shot…..we won…..at least most of us can be thankful for that…..I’m not sure about some of the posters.
July 1st, 2018 at 5:13 pm
Couch,
You may be preaching to the Choir here…..only the idiots think Jameis isn’t at least good some of the time……
I have been saying…”Give him a running game and an average defense and he will win a Championship for us”
July 1st, 2018 at 5:16 pm
Lol @ Couch for beating Joe’s filters. Good show!
I think what you just posted is fair to a point. I am Not bashing JW though. I am not even crucifying him for what “allegedly” did off the field. I am only being realistic. Not only Ryan but Goff, Wentz, Newton, Rothlessberger, Russell Wilson just to name a few caught on to the game right away On the field. Does he show flashes of brilliance that maybe even surpasses what those guys are capable of? Yes! However he hasn’t done it yet on a consistent basis. I am hoping that this is his Breakout yr we have been waiting for.
“He’s My Quarterback Man” sniffles.
July 1st, 2018 at 5:16 pm
Lol I know exactly what you are referencing TBBF. I to laughed when I read his post yesterday. Complete stupidity for someone claiming to be a Bucs fan.
July 1st, 2018 at 5:19 pm
@SB
Those guys were an exception to the rule, not the norm. Consistency comes with experience and age. Im not sure JW will ever become consistent. I have hope though. This is his first screw up as a Buc I think he deserves at least 1 chance to redeem himself as a Buc before we just write him off. Thats all Im saying.
July 1st, 2018 at 5:19 pm
@SB…you might not be too far off with that one!
July 1st, 2018 at 5:20 pm
Has he shown to be good enough to be a #1 Draft pick?
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How many ACTIVE qbs have their Jersey and Cleats hanging in the HOF? Certainly not mm and darn sure not Matty Ice, Fitz, McClown, Glennon or Freeman.
It seems like the argument is he’s easily replaceable, I say if so, then why has it taken 10 years, 4 coaches and 7 last place finishes to replace Garcia?
July 1st, 2018 at 5:23 pm
And don’t get me started on Russell Wilson because I called that one to my buddies when Seattle drafted him. I Knew that kid was gonna Take that job even though they just spent all that money on Flynn.
I know Jameis has it in him and I pray he gets in there and shows us why he deserves the 5th yr option pick up.
Heck I have to give DestinJohnny a OJ Howard Jersey if we don’t go at least 8 an 8 🙂
July 1st, 2018 at 5:23 pm
I see a turning of the guard a little bit in here. Seems like some posters have calmed down and realized he is going to be our qb . So you are going to have to root for him if you root for the bucs That’s why I am not getting bent out of shape it doesn’t affect my life any. If he is the qb great for him if he isn’t next man up. Crying and emailing your ticket rep isn’t going to do anything but make you seem like a crybaby. I don’t like him and if he is on the team I quit. So one mailed there winston jersey to One buc come on what’s that going to do. You look like an idiot who takes this football stuff way to serious. I am an avid fan read everything bucs. But mailing jerseys or giving up my season tickets because of a player on the team did something I don’t like. That’s a little over the top.
July 1st, 2018 at 5:26 pm
Jeffbuc
You are perfectly normal, Sir.
July 1st, 2018 at 5:27 pm
Ok well none of those guys I mentioned were No. 1 overall and did better DB.
@ Roy. I am not trying to be disagreeable in any way. Just want to know what I am too far off on?
July 1st, 2018 at 5:28 pm
Oh wait! Nobody got what I meant when I typed
“He’s My Quarterback Man” sniffles.??
T.O.
July 1st, 2018 at 5:30 pm
DB55
Im not sure if you took my comment and was talking to someone else or if it was all meant for me but I agree completely. Getting rid of Winston is the worst thing this franchise can do in terms of winning football games and making the playoffs any time soon.
July 1st, 2018 at 5:31 pm
I have lost some masterpiece posts in cyberspace…..I note that the longer posts don’t seem to make it. I guess, I should copy them…..try to edit them (if I knew what to edit) and re-submit…..
Not complaining Joe….no complaints from TBBF……I love JBF….you are the greatest. I am so thankful for your site.
July 1st, 2018 at 5:34 pm
Anyways. It is time to go throw the ball with my son.
I hope you guys haven’t gotten the wrong idea with my critique of JW on field. I am Really hoping the fact that that happened two yrs ago and him having a child will put this all behind him. I have never said cut him or he is done or anything. I do however think that to turn a blind eye to the big picture as the rest of the world sees it is silly.
July 1st, 2018 at 5:35 pm
Goff, Wentz, Newton, Rothlessberger, Russell Wilson
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Gurley, Blount, Newton, Bettis and Bell, Marshawn Lynch.
#19 def, #4, #7, #5, #11
Winston
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Peyton Barber and #32
One of these things is not like the other.
July 1st, 2018 at 5:42 pm
Like I said DB55
“Give Jameis a running game and an average defense and he will win a Championship for us”
You present an unarguable clear picture of most of our problem…
Now, take away fumble here & there and we have real promise.
July 1st, 2018 at 5:42 pm
Facts quiet them down every time. Shhhhh!
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July 1st, 2018 at 5:52 pm
Dunno. Spam filter doesn’t talk to Joe.
July 1st, 2018 at 6:17 pm
@SB…I was referring to your Dukes of Hazzard comparison….no worries or issues with your other stuff.
July 1st, 2018 at 6:21 pm
Fitz will not do anything stupid on the field..off the field for that matter either. If we can open up with a nice little running game, its gonna be to our advantage. Can’t wait to see these supposedly..new and improved Bucs! I’m really tired of the..SOB’s (same ole Bucs), Aren’t you??
July 1st, 2018 at 6:29 pm
Joe Says:
July 1st, 2018 at 5:52 pm
Joe why are you monitoring my comments?
Dunno. Spam filter doesn’t talk to Joe.
Joe, then what in this comment was flagged by your spam filter?
“We need to solidify the right guard spot with a proven veteran tough guy like Richie Incognito”
July 1st, 2018 at 6:49 pm
Good Roy. I was not trying to be controversial.
I was actually talking about Buford T. Justice from Smokey and the bandit. It was just the Buford and the T. thing. No harm meant.
July 1st, 2018 at 7:01 pm
@dayonepaul…..Tony Dungy said that the Bucs should draft mariotta prior to the draft….
July 1st, 2018 at 7:03 pm
DB55 THAT’s what facts will do! LOVE IT!!!
Altho I am going to stick with JW isn’t a hard drinker, so when he drinks that animated personality get’s more animated…and MAY HAVE scared the UBer driver being a 6’4, black
man.
I wish there was a dash cam…THAT WOULD BE FACT…no opinions
I will believe that the intoxicated JW had the where with all to grab a feel and then back off!
NOT…the intoxicated men I’ve met!
Until facts…I am not going to make it normal by calling him a habitual assaulter!
And as for lying are we talking about after passing out or whatever…
The Bucs brass, coaches and tight team mates know more…but it is what it is!
Go Bucs…love me some Jaboo…that’s for the haters!
July 1st, 2018 at 7:05 pm
There’s a lot of if’s in your arguments. If this, if that, if the other, if, if, if.
The best predictor of future success is past success or lack thereof.
Reminder Fitz won 10 games in one of twelve nfl seasons even with some of the best RBs and Def in the league. Including Marshall Faulk, Fred Jackson, Marshawn Lynch and CJ2K but it never helped, lol.
July 1st, 2018 at 7:05 pm
Isaid MAY HAVE scared her, but then again she may have scared him…just sayin…
July 1st, 2018 at 7:11 pm
Capt. Tim
Exactly. No way is Winston elite and never will be.
AlteredEgo
Agreed. Can’t have a franchise QB that is a proven liar and not trustworthy
DB55
You are totally screwed up. All you do on here is take up space as your football IQ is really, really low
July 1st, 2018 at 7:17 pm
Dashcam would be great. I know many many drivers have internal cams for safety purposes. If not the dash then the drive-thru cam but that probably gone after two years.
I don’t question Kate, but lately I’ve been wondering what I would do if some dude ran his hands across my lap and touched me inappropriately.
July 1st, 2018 at 7:24 pm
Can we at least agree that Jameis was unwise to have allowed himself to be put in that position…..like having a personal driver for example…
Not much good is going to happen, out of town, after midnight, drunk, hanging with Ronald Darby & Brandon Banks…..that is a recipe for disaster….and it happened….
July 1st, 2018 at 7:27 pm
Hell…you throw me in the front seat with a female Uber driver under those conditions and I would throw up all over her….but not sure I’d be groping anything but a couple of tacos. Hungry as hell when I’m like that.
July 1st, 2018 at 7:33 pm
Fitz fitz fitz
please avoid the blitz,
Steelers eagles and saints.
manage each possession no complaints
have the fans doing cartwheels and splits
July 1st, 2018 at 7:36 pm
You FSU homers and Winston fanboys really crack me up. Don’t care anything at all about the Bucs, just your Seminole brothers and your fallen idol. You should go to JameisNolesFan and not waste the true Bucs fan’s time
July 1st, 2018 at 7:37 pm
Fitz has a nice thick Buc beard going there to catch all the slobber from slobber knocking some wins for the home team. What an opportunity to set the early examples for the team and fans on a crucial start to the season.
July 1st, 2018 at 7:43 pm
Happy Canada Day ! Buc fans woot!
July 1st, 2018 at 7:46 pm
Here is probably how the conversation went:
Brandon “Hey Ronald, lets call Jamies’ personal driver…he’s really drunk and unruly.:
Ronald “He doesn’t have a driver, let’s call in a Uber.?
Brandon “Lets make sure it’s a hot female and put him in the front seat wit her”
Ronald “Yep…he’s so hammered, nothin’ bad be happening.”
Next morning:
Ronald…..”Hey Brandon, did you hear Jameis groped the driver and she complained to Uber?
Brandon…..”Make sure he keeps my name out of this. It won’t play well at my r@pe trial.”
Ronald….”Will do bro, I know how to take care of a Brotha”
July 1st, 2018 at 7:48 pm
I’m sort of thinking about JPP right now.
July 1st, 2018 at 7:52 pm
Where is that large Harvard fan base on JBF for Fitz?……..I’m USF, I don’t count.
July 1st, 2018 at 8:06 pm
I’m excited about fitz!! We’re going to the Super Bowl.
July 1st, 2018 at 8:26 pm
Fitz Fitz Fitz
while Jameis sits sits sits
This fan will never quit
I still give 2 $hit$
Revamped D line bringing hits
Giving OC’s terrible fits,
gotta stop staring at Miko’s …
July 1st, 2018 at 8:27 pm
well that’ll get me moderated for sure
July 1st, 2018 at 8:41 pm
DB55
You are totally screwed up. All you do on here is take up space as your football IQ is really, really low
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Where am I wrong? Just state your case and cite your sources.
July 1st, 2018 at 8:46 pm
I’ll take Fitzpatrick any day over America’s groping and turn over inaccurate machine!
July 1st, 2018 at 8:56 pm
Mike Johnson Says:
July 1st, 2018 at 6:21 pm
Fitz will not do anything stupid on the field
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Apparently you don’t watch much football Mike Johnson. Ryan Fitzpatrick has done a LOT of stupid things on the field in his 13 years as an NFL QB.
In fact – just year before last (2016) he threw 12 TDs vs 17 INTs starting 14 games for the Jets. The Jets were a pretty bad team to be fair – but let’s not put Fitz on any kind of pedestal as an exemplary on the field decision maker just because he played fairly well in relief for the Bucs last year and won 2 games vs teams that were not very good.
July 1st, 2018 at 8:57 pm
Why would someone post the word famous over and over? That’s a show of intelligence?
July 1st, 2018 at 9:06 pm
Pick
There you go with facts again. We’re not dealing with facts we’re dealing with EMOTIONS only! And I THINK Fitz will do great bc nana nana nah na you got cooties
July 1st, 2018 at 9:37 pm
The debate over Fitz…..good, bad, indifferent……..kind of irrelevant. It’s not like we are considering picking him up in FA…..it’s not like we are drafting him.
He is our starter for the first 3 games period…..good, bad, or indifferent.
Can’t we simply root for him to do well?
July 1st, 2018 at 9:54 pm
Just referring to the folks who say he should play the whole season. Although it would be a good way to get a top 5 pick.
July 1st, 2018 at 9:55 pm
TBBF you want fans on this board to root for the Bucs to win? Seriously?
July 1st, 2018 at 10:02 pm
@SC
I’m beginning to wonder about some of them…
Where in SC? I’m in Wilmington.
July 1st, 2018 at 10:10 pm
Good old Myrtle Beach
July 1st, 2018 at 10:14 pm
Db55: how does Winston taste? I mean, you’re all over his jock!
July 1st, 2018 at 10:16 pm
So as I sit here and watch the Yankees embarrass the Red Sox, I was wondering do any of the Joes have anything POSITIVE to bring us on any of the other players on “ THEMIGHTYBUCS” My God you guys are wearing this story out! How’s OJ? Grimes feeling good? Ryan Griffin excited to be in the mix at least for the first 3 games? JPP? #93? Anything will do. Sure most of them are on their last vacation before training camp but please try to bring something positive. I know I can just not check the site till the season starts if I don’t like it but I’m a Buc Fan, have been like so many on here all my life. I live in the mountains now, your not getting anything here about the Bucs EVER! BSPN NFL NETWORK ALL NEGATIVE… your it Joes. But y’all will probably ride this until rookies report
Joe has three stories on Fitzpatrick here on the home page now, as well as one on the 4th QB on the roster and a potential QB signing. –Joe
July 1st, 2018 at 10:30 pm
It’s the nature, Knox. Joe does a good job consolidating
July 1st, 2018 at 10:34 pm
@Knoxville
Someone has to talk about this. Jameis won’t…..not a word more from the Bucs…..Jason Licht, nope…..Koetter, no even a no comment….and the NFL is finished talking. The silence is maddening especially to the media.
But, I agree….would like to see perhaps some speculation on the Sweezy money…..etc.
July 1st, 2018 at 11:07 pm
Fitzpatrick doesn’t bring anything good or worth getting excited about. 😴 boring…