“The Hot Boys” And The Bucs
August 19th, 2019
Bucs fans will get a decent look at their opening day opponent tonight on Monday Night Football.
The 49ers are fired up about “The Hot Boys” coming to Tampa in less than three weeks.
Yes, it’s a stupid nickname for the reworked San Francisco linebackers corps led by Kwon Alexander. Kwon’s knee was carved up with his ACL repaired in November. He recently was cleared to practice in full pads and the reviews on his play and influence have Niners fans all hot in the pants.
Chris Biderman of the Sacramento Bee wrote all about Kwon’s impact, especially on second-year linebacker Fred Wagner.
Since signing Alexander to a four-year, $54 million contract, his high-octane personality has rubbed off on the rest of the linebackers, including Warner, who has become one of the loudest voices on the practice field. When stretching ends, Warner has regularly run to the other side of the field imploring his offensive teammates to match his energy for the day.
“Fred’s coming into his own,” defensive coordinator Robert Saleh said. “He wanted to, obviously, last year as a rookie, but having Kwon with him, because Kwon’s very vocal, it’s bringing out Fred. Fred’s very confident and just a good football player, so they do what a linebacker group is supposed to do, so I won’t pump them up for doing what they’re supposed to do. It’s a good group, though.”
So here come “The Hot Boys.” Joe will spare you more on the nickname and John Lynch raving about how Kwon is such an influential player. (C’mon, man, if he was that good, how did the Bucs so often suck so incredibly badly with him on the field).
Even with Nick Bosa banged up, there’s loads of love in the other Bay area for their revived defensive line and defense, which wasn’t bad last season. They even picked off Jimmy Garoppolo on five straight passes in practice last wee.
The Bucs won’t have it easy on opening day. But if they can’t beat San Francisco at home, then who can they beat?
August 19th, 2019 at 12:12 pm
“Shanahan is the key but dont have the tools
dont think jimmy G is healthy enough for Shanny to beat us with. no inside tackles rb
34-17 Bucs win
i think our weakness will be ground and pound offenses like Baltimore
STRONG OFFENSIVE LINES WILL DESTROY US”
Kobe Faker
August 19th, 2019 at 12:13 pm
lol its a reference to an older rap group… not surprised an older group of gentlemen wouldn’t get the reference to that group. Silly name none the less but there is the explanation for the guys who don’t get where “Hot Boyz” came from.
August 19th, 2019 at 12:16 pm
I don’t know about hot boys but I do know they will be hot. Early September in Tampa. Hot hot hot.
August 19th, 2019 at 12:16 pm
he could always talk and fire up people but finishing in the 4th quarter and winning are just not his thing…. it takes longer than one year to recover from his time with cancer93… kwon is all mouth just like his mentor cancer93
August 19th, 2019 at 12:18 pm
“the betting line is
Tampa -1
total 49”
Kobe Faker
August 19th, 2019 at 12:18 pm
The Hot Boys will melt in RayJ. They are lucky it’s a 4:30 kickoff
August 19th, 2019 at 12:24 pm
Kobe are you serious bro, do you hear yourself??? This defense is suited to deal with any style of offense. Please try ground and pound with us this year. Do you realize how much girth Vea,Suh,Allen,Nunez-Roches and Ledbetter equate to. Yea good luck with that.
August 19th, 2019 at 12:25 pm
Put this in your pack, screen save it to remind me if I’m wrong later in the season. “No one and I mean no one will rush for a 100 yards on Tampa this season”. Bank on that.
August 19th, 2019 at 12:30 pm
(C’mon, man, if he was that good, how did the Bucs so often suck so incredibly badly with him on the field).
Kwon is certainly an emotional guy but he’s severely tackling challenged
August 19th, 2019 at 12:38 pm
We need to start fast.
August 19th, 2019 at 12:41 pm
The only thing hot about kwon is his mom. HELLO! 🥁
August 19th, 2019 at 12:45 pm
I need for Kwon to be a tad more original. Demarcus Lawrence dubbed Dallas D- Line as the Hot Boyz last season. Got’s to be quicker kwon.
August 19th, 2019 at 12:52 pm
The Bucs won’t have it easy on opening day. But if they can’t beat San Francisco at home, then who can they beat?
There’s good ole Debbie Downer again. I knew you wouldn’t let us down and gone article without being negative, good on ya.
So if we lose week one the seasons over right?
August 19th, 2019 at 12:52 pm
Kwon is going to excel in his career. How many players have Tampa fans said were no good, then they went on to be good elsewhere?
Kwon needed to strengthen his tackling, yes, but here’s the thing: Tampa fans always discount development. ALWAYS. His tackling could be improved.
Now do I think it will be when we play them? Possibly marginally. But we’re lucky we don’t play them late in the season.
And Kobe is probably wrong about quality offensive lines.
August 19th, 2019 at 12:53 pm
But let me guess if we win it means nothing right, after all it is only one week? I see how this game is played….
August 19th, 2019 at 12:54 pm
The only think hot will be the physical shart dripping down JG’s pants after a half-dozen TB blitzes.
August 19th, 2019 at 12:54 pm
thing
August 19th, 2019 at 12:55 pm
I still can’t get over the fact that John Lynch decided it was a good investment to pay Kwon Alexander $13.5M per year…. and did so with Kwon coming off a major knee injury towards the end of last season no less….
That chit is CRAZY.
Yes, Kwon brings a lot of ‘TUDE to the team that can positively rub off on other players – but other than the Atlanta game after his brother was killed and maybe a couple other very good games – when has Kwon Alexander’s play on the field ever matched the intensity of his ‘tude?
August 19th, 2019 at 12:56 pm
Kobe we have the ultimate 3/4 anchor in Darf Vea. This is not a Vince Wolfork nose,Vea is athletically freaky bro. Vea about to soon help people round here understand her was the right pick. And that’s coming from a Seminole. No one rushing for a 100 yard on us this season .
August 19th, 2019 at 12:57 pm
NOSBOS Says
“Put this in your pack, screen save it to remind me if I’m wrong later in the season. “No one and I mean no one will rush for a 100 yards on Tampa this season”. Bank on that.”
Heh. Big talk.
I think you are wrong…but not by much. It’s possible one might have one 100 game.
But I’m also skeptical that Arians will run the ball as much as Tampa Fans believe he will. Come regular season, it will probably almost disappear.
August 19th, 2019 at 12:57 pm
The “HOT” boys!!! LOL
That’s about right for San Fransico.
Not sure anyone but Kwon could have come up with something that soft. It matches his cute red hair.
This is hilarious, what even funnier is when JW carves up both Kwon and McCoy week one and two and the Buc’s are 2-0!!!!
August 19th, 2019 at 1:03 pm
@tmaxcon,
Serious question – do you think you add any value to this site? You are seriously just a stale joke at this point. I just hope for your sake you are a much better person in real life.
August 19th, 2019 at 1:04 pm
“Hot Boys”
Oh my! How frightening!
Kwon should have gone with, Red Headed Step Children from Pasco County!!
August 19th, 2019 at 1:05 pm
Key words from the gayest sports article I’ve ever read:
San Francisco
Hot Boys
Rubbed Off
Stretching Ends
I think Chris B moonlights as a gay porn writer.
August 19th, 2019 at 1:15 pm
The bucs OL is going to have a really hot day with that front 7 of the niners and that is a fact… this might be an hot n ol bucball 13-10 game unless it turns into one of those ugly bucs games where jimmy g torches all those rookie dbs
August 19th, 2019 at 1:17 pm
@joe… please tell me #13 is ok.
August 19th, 2019 at 1:18 pm
So let me see if I got this straight,
Kwon has practiced little, if at all. The Niners are super psyched because he’s “Vocal”.
Kwon was always good at running his mouth, it was the football that gave him problems. I love me some John Lynch, but damn surely John could see his bad angles and poor tackling. He still gave him 54mil…What the actual F?
August 19th, 2019 at 1:21 pm
Kwon is more talk than McCoy.
So glad we didn’t re-sign that guy. Could his resume be any weaker?
August 19th, 2019 at 1:39 pm
This is essentially the same defense we dominated last year since bosa isn’t playing and benonoch was a starter. No reason we should be concerned about week one because we should win.
August 19th, 2019 at 1:40 pm
Oh it’s possible Bonzai,I just don’t think anyone will do so. And meet me clarify, I mean a single rusher. A team may do so, QB as well as a few rushers, but an individual runner. No one on our schedule.
August 19th, 2019 at 1:51 pm
What in the actual freak? My God California is a weird place.
Sounds more like a boy band then NFL players. How embarrassing for them.
August 19th, 2019 at 1:55 pm
(C’mon, man, if he was that good, how did the Bucs so often suck so incredibly badly with him on the field).
August 19th, 2019 at 2:01 pm
Joe: (C’mon, man, if he was that good, how did the Bucs so often suck so incredibly badly with him on the field).
— Amen! Ditto for McCoy, Lavonte David, the CB with the very vocal wife and who got mad because they asked him to cover somebody, and on and on and on. Kwon was flash and dance. McCoy was the incredible disappearing act. David was misused, and maybe disillusioned, understandably.
August 19th, 2019 at 2:06 pm
Good one Doosh.
You also missed “hot in the pants” and “pump them up.”
August 19th, 2019 at 2:08 pm
Hawaiian Buc Says:
August 19th, 2019 at 1:03 pm
@tmaxcon,
Serious question – do you think you add any value to this site? You are seriously just a stale joke at this point. I just hope for your sake you are a much better person in real life.
still butt hurt i was right about cancer93.. of course, I add value. I add facts and reality that is sorely lacking from low standard bucfans fantasy world they live. I educate those clinging to one year wonder has beens that sapp carried to the promise land. you people rewrite history all day long to feel good about mediocrity. I am raising the standards for all while you are making excuses, justifying and accepting failure!
keep lowering the standards Hawaiian until one day Tampa throws a parade for 0-16 they have enough backups in the ring of underachievement to filed an xfl team and have already render that honor meaningless.
August 19th, 2019 at 2:40 pm
Bucs going to blow them out ! 40+ points
August 19th, 2019 at 2:42 pm
Kwon took the wrong gap often than not. Bad angles trying to catch the ball career. And he was a liability in coverage.
August 19th, 2019 at 2:58 pm
I’ll wager the rook has better stats than motor-mouth, tackle-misser Kwon, by far. His red hair matches that matador cape he uses when tackling! 49’ers overpaid!
August 19th, 2019 at 5:05 pm
@Slugglife
Good catch.
I really need to start wearing my glasses….
August 19th, 2019 at 5:08 pm
The hot boys sound like they’ll enjoy our new kicker.
August 19th, 2019 at 6:14 pm
Sounds like a boy band. I thought Tim McGraw was the concert…lol
August 19th, 2019 at 7:10 pm
The Kwonster will jack up the 49ers’ LB squad. What happened to Beckwith? He still on the roster?
August 19th, 2019 at 8:28 pm
Kwon will never finish a full year without getting injured, very undisciplined player, he will get burned
August 19th, 2019 at 9:00 pm
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August 19th, 2019 at 9:02 pm
When I was teaching Middle School in the 2000’s “Hot Boys,” was an insulting term the students used for Homosexuals.
August 21st, 2019 at 5:41 am
“Hot boys” “loads of love” I have a half dozen zingers I would love to post but joe would have me in moderation prison for a long, long time.