“That’s Their Problem; That’s Not Mine”
June 4th, 2019
Gerald McCoy had plenty to say during his first news conference as Carolina Panthers defensive tackle/end.
Of course, Joe was listening.
Interestingly, McCoy explained that a big reason he went vegan right after last season was “my joints were starting to hurt and stuff.”
Hmm, 31-year-old defensive tackle with sore joints. That might not be a guy worth $13 million.
McCoy also talked about how great it was to be wanted by Panthers teammates, who he said were pushing management to sign him. He also said he appreciated that his breakfast with Panthers head coach Ron Rivera was not some kind of sales job.
He said leaving the Bucs was all business, but it seemed like it might be a little personal after this exchange.
Reporter: Was there a little salt in the wound experienced when you saw that [Ndamukong] Suh got No. 93?
Gerald McCoy: Nah, that’s their problem, that’s not mine. I’m a Panther. Let them deal with that.
Keep in mind Suh was very complimentary of McCoy when asked about him in Tampa last week.
Put it on the calendar: Bucs-Panthers, Thursday Night Football, September 12th in Charlotte.
June 4th, 2019 at 6:58 pm
Stuff like this is making Suh more and more like able by the moment
June 4th, 2019 at 6:58 pm
He is so mad that the bucs cut him loose it’s hilarious… suh never missed a game.. joe is he vegan???
June 4th, 2019 at 7:01 pm
This just in… McCoy just tore his bicep leaving the press conference.
June 4th, 2019 at 7:05 pm
Im so sick of hearing about this guy… im so glad he got his press conference out the way. Everybody knows he’s mad and trying to act like he’s happy where he at but the truth is….he wishes he was in tampa because he know they just got some real coaches and wins are coming but sadly these new coaches didn’t want him so he went to the only team in the nfc which happens to be in our division who wanted him just to prove them wrong.. SMH should have picked a contender. BUM
June 4th, 2019 at 7:05 pm
Please be the last story about the former Buc until we are actually game planning him.
June 4th, 2019 at 7:06 pm
McCoy took the biggest offer rather than going with the team most likely deep in the play offs… Cleveland… I’d love to know what his other offers were… his pride simply would not allow him to sign a lesser deal even though, if handled properly he has more than enough money to never work a day in his life after football
June 4th, 2019 at 7:07 pm
@snook i just spit my drink out…..to funny bro good one
June 4th, 2019 at 7:07 pm
He cried…
June 4th, 2019 at 7:09 pm
McCoy always the soft sensitive one
June 4th, 2019 at 7:11 pm
anyone remember how Kap’s body reacted when he turned vegan… what about Arian Foster?
June 4th, 2019 at 7:12 pm
Bucs have a problem because they gave Suh 93? Interesting take by McCoy. He probably should have taken one of those multi-year deals at 11 per he was offered. Allegedly.
June 4th, 2019 at 7:13 pm
He’s bitter….they all talk about its a business until business decisions are made that don’t favor them. He’s been bitter since Winston came in and challenged his seat on the throne. McCoy has always been the face of the franchise by default….as soon as a few alpha males were brought in, he was done. Very productive player on very terrible teams = not much.
June 4th, 2019 at 7:26 pm
No story here other than the question, does meat cause joint pain?
June 4th, 2019 at 7:28 pm
I woulda liked to get the real 93 first instead of the impostor 93 that has been in pewter the past 8 years. I hope suh is here in tampa to play and not collect a check because this will look bad again for the bucs because the panthers defense is really good
June 4th, 2019 at 7:30 pm
So much for ring of honor.He Should have restructured so we could have traded him. Same money anyway
June 4th, 2019 at 7:30 pm
Who cares?
McCoy was an above average players for us and he’s taken his above average talents to Carolina.
For those that resort to label him with immature, unflattering, empty-headed grade school adjectives to make you feel better about you, take a breather and grow up.
He doesn’t care. Why should you? Nothing you write will affect him in the least.
He is cashing multimillion dollar checks. Are you?
Let it go and concentrate on what we have, not what once was …
We have a team to back. Get onboard or take a hike!
June 4th, 2019 at 7:34 pm
Suh donates way more to charity than McCoy
June 4th, 2019 at 7:35 pm
What a bum!
June 4th, 2019 at 7:40 pm
tnew Says
“anyone remember how Kap’s body reacted when he turned vegan… what about Arian Foster?”
I could never go Vegan. I don’t see how anyone lives without meat. Especially steak and hotwings.
June 4th, 2019 at 7:42 pm
I’m more interested in the Jensen vs McCoy match up.
June 4th, 2019 at 7:42 pm
Jeff Says
“Suh donates way more to charity than McCoy”
Prove it. McCoy has been very good in that area. Both have. Stop making things up.
Rvrn if it turns out to be true? It only be because Suh made more than McCoy over his career because he was a money grubber until this year.
June 4th, 2019 at 7:45 pm
I will believe Suh is better when and if he plays better for us. Because he has failed miserably the last few places he has gone. He got talked about last year in the playoffs…but overall, he sucked.
In fact, over the last half decade, McCoy has played better in fewer games. Easy to stay healthy if you don’t put much effort on the field.
So I hope he actually plays well this year.
June 4th, 2019 at 7:53 pm
GMC still caring what haters think
Bye bye soft mentality
June 4th, 2019 at 7:59 pm
@ bonzai
In 2011, suh was named the most charitable athlete for what he gave a a rookie in 2010. In 2015 he came in second behind tiger woods as one of the 8th most charitable athlete of all time. He is on every list i have read about most charitable athletes etc. So i think its safe to say he is more charitable than mccoy
June 4th, 2019 at 8:04 pm
@ bozai
In 2016, suh’s charity foundation made the top 10 in the nfl.
June 4th, 2019 at 8:05 pm
And now there’s no reason why we should wonder why this defense was garbage with him As the leader. I 100% believe jpp called him out lol your going to the teams divison rival because you got cut and couldn’t get 13 million after all the money you were paid.
BA is new here and he took his comments personal so any hate or animosity should have been directed at him. Most hall of famers get cut like this and still feel they can play so move on and acknowledge it’s business. At 31 I think I he has to play at a high level because if he gets run over and loses to us he looks even worse. People talking like he’s going to destroy us in week two forget it’s our defense that was bad and not the offense. He may have a good season but for two weeks out of this year he put a target on his back
June 4th, 2019 at 8:05 pm
Arians wants a hard nose defensive line. So he gave McCoy the boot. “Simple as that”
June 4th, 2019 at 8:06 pm
JA perfect. Losers in here casting stones at GMC and working nights cleaning urinals.
June 4th, 2019 at 8:09 pm
So the “nasty” one takes the high road and GMC, MR Softie, tries to break bad…
What a buffoon he is, cant wait to watch him get manhandled my Ali and run over by Barber…
Sept 12 is my BDay and I know what I am getting, a BUCS VICTORY!!!!!
June 4th, 2019 at 8:09 pm
@AceofAerospace Im with you buc brother. I. Tired of these GMC stories….JOE im looking at you. Lets write and read about PRESENT bucs players and what they are doing positive or negative. Not PAST players. Quit living in the past and start living in the present.
June 4th, 2019 at 8:14 pm
Yall think he gonna start for em?
I was looking at their line its a toss u
June 4th, 2019 at 8:15 pm
This is the Joe who doesnt like Nassib
June 4th, 2019 at 8:17 pm
https://www.looktothestars.org/news/14160-which-nfl-player-gives-the-most-to-charity
June 4th, 2019 at 8:18 pm
Tried to post the link to the story where Suh is among the NFL’s most charitable.
June 4th, 2019 at 8:18 pm
Simeon Rice is a better player by far ita not even close. No one talks about Jimmy Wilkerson wearing his number the next year. Once Ricw left the bucs he fell off the map, the pressure is all on Geraldo e because apparently fans and local media except the bucs defense to suck for some reason. The Panthers HAVE to beat us otherwise he’ll be even more embarrassed. Good luck with the revenge plot, your be heckled if you cant dominate this o line and for the record I don’t think it will happen, I completely except BA to put the pressure on the o line week 2
June 4th, 2019 at 8:21 pm
Suh was in my town Myrtle Beach this weekend, cool pictures at the animal park here. Check out his instagram.
June 4th, 2019 at 8:25 pm
Ok, he signed with Carolina, he had his press conference. Can we be done with this now until the Bucs and Panthers play?
June 4th, 2019 at 8:26 pm
If he had offered to restructure this might’ve been a moot point. It was plain to see last season GMC took a step backward. After the Joe’s reported several times last season that he had a difficult time getting dressed after a game much less be at least 75% healthy for the next game. I predict River Ron will put GMC into a rotation. He’s no longer reliable health wise to be an every down player but could prove to be effective in a rotation. Marpet needs to be ready week 2 …by week 6 he’ll be stiff.
June 4th, 2019 at 8:26 pm
Dusthty says the panthers D is really good. How so??? Kawan Short washed up,Dontari pie washed up,Bruce Avril washed up. Gose without saying what 93 is.
June 4th, 2019 at 8:29 pm
What was it that defense lost 7 str8 last season.
June 4th, 2019 at 8:30 pm
F outta here and bet some money.
June 4th, 2019 at 8:38 pm
By the way for those who have spoke about eating meat and being vegan. There is a form of arthritis called gout that effects joints like knees ankles and feet. It can be exacerbated by eating red meats. It’s nicknamed as the “rich man’s disease”.
June 4th, 2019 at 8:50 pm
Problem? No, problem at all.
June 4th, 2019 at 9:01 pm
Who is this McCoy character? Did he play football for the Bucs before? I don’t recall ever noticing him on the field.
June 4th, 2019 at 9:09 pm
He is who we thought he was, soft served ice cream
June 4th, 2019 at 9:45 pm
HOLY CRAP IM.FREIKING EXCITED TO WATCH THIS GAME NOW!!!!!!!!! SUH IS GOING TO TAKE CAM OUT OF THE GAME AND JENSEN WILL TAKE MCCOYS LUNCH MONEY!!!!!!!!
June 4th, 2019 at 9:48 pm
I don’t get it. Here we are with mini-camp going on, a team that’s in the process of being rebuilt big-time, and what’s the conversation about? A Carolina Panther. With all that’s happening right under everyone’s noses right now, I would think that getting familiar with these players would be all-consuming for JBFers instead of being concerned with this year’s Carolina Panthers.
June 4th, 2019 at 9:50 pm
Bucallnught anyone who doesnt like nassib is high
June 4th, 2019 at 9:51 pm
Vegan?
Reminds me a of a dude I played ball with in high school. We were talking about “cunnilingus” and he said “I don’t eat anything that gets up and walks away when I’m finished.”
Don’t trust vegans….Soy has phytoestrogens that behave like estrogen.
June 4th, 2019 at 9:57 pm
Hey JA I say GMCs Twitter Acocount says different
June 4th, 2019 at 10:51 pm
He’s still retiring as a Buc right?
June 4th, 2019 at 11:11 pm
A DL goes vegan?
WTF?
At least the Bucs have two games where they can run the football down their opponent’s throats.
I didn’t hear the presser, but based on Joe’s reporting I heard some whining butthurt softness.
June 4th, 2019 at 11:33 pm
McCoy is a good player but no longer on this team. So tired about reading about him so I’m going somewhere else with this. I continue to see posters on this site complaining about the draft. Too many db’s, no running back or right guard. Looking at last years Bucs, it was painfully obvious that the weakest position on this team was the defensive backfield. Lacking in starting caliber talent and no depth whatsoever. These coaches have told us over and over what this new defense will look like anzd still many don’t get it. This is not a true 3/4. It will be a hybrid defense predominantly showing 3 down lineman but will have many formations that have 6 or 7 db’s. Where do you think all these db’s were to come from. For Bowles’ defense to work, this had to be db heavy draft. The alternative would have been to address the oline and running back and turn the defensive changeover in to a 2 year project. This would have shored up a few weak spots offense but made our defense worse than last years if thats possible. And we know from experience where that would get us.
End of Rant!
June 4th, 2019 at 11:40 pm
He’ll blow out a pinky before the season is over…soft A$$!!!!
June 4th, 2019 at 11:42 pm
Oooolpwussass!!
June 5th, 2019 at 1:40 am
Hey GMC, low class bro….but ok….btw, about wanting to come back and retire as a Buc, na, nope, no thanks….just ride off quietly with whoever the fk you with…smdh!
June 5th, 2019 at 2:00 am
GMC’s answer was jibberish but meh. WGAFF!
June 5th, 2019 at 3:20 am
There may be a productive 93!!
June 5th, 2019 at 3:47 am
What a classless thing for him to say. I get that his feelings may be hurt but that seemed out of character. Somewhere in Gotham the real Batman is shaking his head in shame.
I wonder if Gerald is going to work on a new dance routine for when we are (hopefully) kicking the s@#t out of the Panthers this year?
June 5th, 2019 at 6:23 am
Classless was giving the stomper #93…..that was a sht shot.
June 5th, 2019 at 6:43 am
To be fair, the Bucs giving Suh McCoy’s old number WAS a bit of a schmuck-move…
June 5th, 2019 at 7:06 am
Maybe the Glazers will name a parking lot after him…..
June 5th, 2019 at 8:57 am
How you read into to much , he doesn’t want to worry about Bucs what they do is their problem he is loyal to his new team. It’s joe who can’t get over Mccoy not a buc so not our problem. Stop reading thing everything to create story
June 5th, 2019 at 11:59 am
He’s a vegan? A professional football playing vegan? Worked wonders when Arian Foster went vegan and never was healthy again and then again when Kaepernick went vegan and lost so much weight (went from 225 to 195) that the 49ers didn’t feel he weighed enough to safely put him on the field. This explain a lot about McCoy. Vegans have lowered protein synthesis, their testosterone levels typically take a nice dip and generally can’t perform nearly as well as non-vegans. That stupid nickname of McSofty has finally made its way into my vocabulary. I’m so glad to be done with this buffoon. He clearly has no idea what it takes to be great.
June 5th, 2019 at 5:58 pm
Agreed DonRyKo..Giving Suh GMc’s old no was a sleezy move. But our old Buc history is frought with them. I wish GMC well. Just not well when he plays us 2 times a yr. The Panthers really received GMC well and one’s trash is anothers treasure. Just left the Panther website and they are thrilled to have GMC. It means a lot to him and thats all that counts. Its a business. Bucs could have handled all of this better though. The guy gave us 9 good yrs. Went to the Pro nowl 6 of those yrs. Some of us Buc fans been losing so long, we don’t know how to wish the guy well. Good Luck GMC.