McCoy Says He Won’t Fall Into Vet Trap
August 15th, 2018
Joe had a heart-to-heart with Gerald McCoy today after practice on the muggy fields of the Tennessee Titans complex.
First, let Joe set the record straight on the report here of Gerald McCoy’s injury last night that had McCoy limping long after practice ended in Tampa on Tuesday.
McCoy’s toe got stomped in practice. He’s fine. He doesn’t take a veterans day for a badly bruised digit.
But on the subject of the body, today Joe got a little philosophical with McCoy, who turned 30 this offseason.
A lot of young players assume their bodies will be in trouble when they’re 30 or they look into the future and envision that as the beginning of the end. Joe asked McCoy about what he used to think about turning 30 and how that might jibe with his current reality.
“I feel like I’m 30,” McCoy said laughing.
“But here’s the thing. Three years ago I was at the Super Bowl and I had the opportunity to interview Bruce Smith. And when the interview was over, I asked him, ‘I said how did you play 20 years?’ and he said, ‘I learned at an early age it’s easier to stay in shape than get in shape. So I believe if I keep doing the same things I’ve always done and don’t stop for a minute physically, and just improve with my technique and the mental part of the game, then I can play as long as I want. Staying in shape and giving it my all is being myself, not falling into the trap mentally of, ‘Oh, you’re nine years in. You’re 30. You should take days off. You shouldn’t be going as hard.’ I go hard every day. I only know one way and I’m not going to stop. I’m going to keep going until my body tells me or makes me stop.”
McCoy isn’t throwing around BS. His offseason regimen of training with Drew Brees and showing up for every practice early and hungry continued this season, his ninth in the NFL.
Joe has even heard movers and shakers around One Buc Palace say this has been McCoy’s strongest August to date.
August 15th, 2018 at 4:55 pm
yawn…..
#NOEXCUSESIN2018!!!…#PRESSURESONTHECOACHES!!!….GO BUCS!!!!
August 15th, 2018 at 4:56 pm
Queue the McCoy haters in 3..2..1…
The reality is… we have yet to see McCoy’s full potential because of how weak our D-Line has been.
McCoy could have a MONSTER year this year once the other D-Line guys start bringing the heat and leaving McCoy single-teamed.
August 15th, 2018 at 5:06 pm
8-8 minimum. Jmo
August 15th, 2018 at 5:07 pm
exactly BucsBandit
August 15th, 2018 at 5:14 pm
McCoy is a phenomenal athlete for his size. His problem in my opinion is he often gets lost during plays. Countless times he blows past a guard to get into the backfield, but then seems confused as to what is happening on the play. I just don’t think he has good instincts as a football player and I am not sure what he can do to improve in that area.
Warren Sapp had great quickness like McCoy but he also had elite football recognition skills and as a result was a much more productive player.
August 15th, 2018 at 5:29 pm
He’ll he body slammed that QB after curry took 2 of the blockers McCoy might hit that 10 sack number that be great
August 15th, 2018 at 5:42 pm
Joe, Please explain how a person can have a Heart to Heart with player who has proven he plyas with no heart for 9 years. that’s right you are the leader of the apologists who judge players on their smiles not wins and loses.
August 15th, 2018 at 5:46 pm
We love you GMC!!
A class-act.
A true teammate.
And a great father.
Anybody who hates him is SICK.
Go Bucs!!
August 15th, 2018 at 5:46 pm
McCoy haters are trash
August 15th, 2018 at 5:48 pm
Ha Ha Ha!!!! Aww He hurt his big toe! You just can’t make this stuff up! What a cream puff!
August 15th, 2018 at 6:04 pm
Agree 777
August 15th, 2018 at 6:14 pm
So nice that McCoy has been training with Brees.
I hear Drew prefers training in a non-threatening environment.
Good call Drew……..
August 15th, 2018 at 6:17 pm
Gmc is garbage. Full of dookie.
August 15th, 2018 at 6:18 pm
@BucEmUp, not only are McCoy haters trash, but they show how little they understand the game and especially the position McCoy plays. A troll is a troll is a troll. Can’t do much to change a donkey with their ignorance.
August 15th, 2018 at 6:29 pm
Chris K
So you know what a 3-technique DT is huh?
You’re good man……
August 15th, 2018 at 6:43 pm
Great news that he’s not injured. This needs to be his best season. The d line is the hope and where the wins need to happen.
August 15th, 2018 at 7:05 pm
@Wausa
That’s his job to disrupt up the center and make the back or qb go elsewhere. Other then one year where has the talent been to help facilitate that getoff? Let’s see how it plays out this year imo, just like Bucs Bandit alluded too earlier.
Put Aaron Donald on this line over the same years, he has as many sacks and pressures?
August 15th, 2018 at 7:19 pm
Why if a player is called out in here it is OK
Unless it’s Winston or McCoy
Then your a HATER
If McCoy doesn’t have a fantastic year will the LoVers call him out?
August 15th, 2018 at 7:36 pm
McCoy is solid….not sure why folks see him differently. He’s just never won….if the Bucs produce some winning at the end of his career….Maybe even a deep playoff run or two, I think people will see him more like Selmon. Great player and member of the community.
August 15th, 2018 at 8:00 pm
I really think the defense will be improved this year.
August 15th, 2018 at 9:17 pm
Mr. Softie should take a cue from a REAL stud like JPP who still had a monster career even after blowing off a few digits. GMC cries in his oatmeal for stubbing his toe! LMFAO!!
August 15th, 2018 at 9:27 pm
But buc believer jpp’s giants had a worse record than the bucs last year. How could that be if he is so much better than McCoy. You say McCoy has a losing record and its his fault. But jpp team has a worse record and he is a beast. So you are just being a hater. Loving one guy for going 3-13 and hating on another guy because his team went 5-11. You are a pathetic idiot who doesn’t deserve the joy when this team starts winning again. And I’m sure if McCoy wins a super bowl then it will be despite him and he got lucky that he had a great defensive line around him.
August 15th, 2018 at 9:54 pm
@Jeffbuc …. calling me a pathetic idiot is your way of defending Batman? Oookkk. Your not even worth trying to insult to prove a point you have done it for me.
August 16th, 2018 at 6:47 am
Actually buc believer,
Jeffbuc was spot on. The end of your post where you laugh at yourself for a corny line about stubbing his toe shows the immaturity of your post. He just stated in the article that he was going hard and not taking days off. He made no mention of his toe… That was Joe. Your blind hate is apparent, and played out. You desperately seek pats on the back for trying to slam him and appeal to the McCoy haters… Grow up. Is this where I put in a LMAO bucbeliever?
August 16th, 2018 at 6:50 am
Actually buc believer,
Jeffbuc was spot on. The end of your post where you laugh at yourself for a corny line about stubbing his toe shows the immaturity of your post. He just stated in the article that he was going hard and not taking days off. He made no mention of his toe… That was Joe. Your blind hate is apparent, and played out. You desperately seek pats on the back for trying to slam him and appeal to the McCoy haters… Grow up. Is this where I put in a LMAO bucbeliever?
August 16th, 2018 at 7:09 am
ATrain- To answer your question, YES I will call him out.
To clarify your other question, criticizing a player for poor play is one thing, calling the most consistent player on defense “garbage,” “dookie,”(Who says that anyway?! A 2 year-old?!), “heartless”, “cream-puff” is not “calling a player out. There’s no critical thinking there and it’s the same posters over and over. They don’t like GMC for whatever reason. People label them “haters”.
I have no issue with criticizing poor play, but what’s to criticize? They haven’t played a regular season game yet.
Honestly though, I do often scroll to these GMC articles to get a good laugh sometimes!
Go Bucs!
August 16th, 2018 at 7:40 am
Toe stepped on… I said it was either that or a blister. You’re welcome, I’ll be here all season.
August 16th, 2018 at 8:04 am
@Realbucfan… nothing anyone can say to convince the GMC apologists. Just wait till the end of the season when he has sub par performances when it counts NOT STATS and see how many games he taps out of because he is getting embarrassed and we will see. If I’m wrong I will admit it.
August 16th, 2018 at 8:59 am
What games are you watching where he taps out?! He plays through plenty of injuries. That’s well documented. If you’re talking about a torn triceps or other significant injury, that’s an idiotic statement. What injury and from what game are you referring to? I’m no McCoy apologist but ignorant takes on his play( because you know that he likes comic book characters) are misplaced and is on you! You even reference his stats because you know he is good at what he does. Not his fault he missed playing for the bucs in the late 90s when they had a real team and coaches. Why is that lost on you? Dotson, LVD, and many more are career losers but no one rails on them in every post. Why? Because they never said they like Batman! God forbid. Is it odd, yes.. but so are adults who wear Winnie the Pooh shirts. Has nothing to do with their job performance.