Bucs Are The Lead Dogs
October 15th, 2021
It’s cool to be a Bucs fan again!
For way too long, Bucs fans held their heads down in shame. It’s what happens when a fan base is kicked in the nuts week after week, year after year. Joe is confident some Bucs fans have yet to fully recover from the resulting PTSD.
So with the reigning Super Bowl champions off to a 5-1 start the Bucs are getting a lot of run from all sorts of media, not to mention many high-profile primetime games such as last night on FOX, NFL Network and Amazon Prime.
But it seems children in faraway places in our nation are getting turned on by the Bucs. And their favorite player isn’t a young, exciting video game-like quarterback such as Kyler Murray or Lamar Jackson or even Jalen Hurts.
No, it seems the guy pushing popularity with elementary school kids and younger is an old man six years from AARP eligibility.
Yes, that would be salad bar-hating, park-violating, home-invading, NFLPA-ignoring, down-forgetting, handshake-stiffing, jet-ski-losing, biscuit-baking, tequila-shooting, smartphone-phobic, waffle-grilling, trophy-throwing, roller-coaster-scared, numbers-rules-peeved, helmet-tossing, football-punting, Bucs-Super Bowl-winning quarterback Tom Brady.
“Good Morning Football” co-hosts Kyle Brandt — who dared to use the word “dynasty” referencing the Bucs — and closet Bucs fan Peter Schrager explain how their sons decided that the best gear to wear of all the NFL players is that of a middle-aged man.
It’s all in the really cool NFL Network video below. It seems in the schoolyards of New York City, the fresh NFL player to follow is Brady.
Given what Bucs fans went through during The Lost Decade, who saw that coming?
Who are the ‘lead dogs’ in the NFC right now?
@KyleBrandt & @PSchrags‘ sons have cast their votes. pic.twitter.com/qUcf6QjMgC— GMFB (@gmfb) October 15, 2021
October 15th, 2021 at 3:16 pm
Their were some dark days in this website. Just remembering the josh mccwon days and already looking forward to the draft by week 8 of each season. Thankfully all this has changed. Go BUCS
October 15th, 2021 at 3:56 pm
That’s awesome! Who’d a thunk it just a few short years ago. It’s great fun to have a whole new cadre of Bucs fans across the country. Got to ride this train till if falls off the tracks.
October 15th, 2021 at 4:12 pm
great, love it. TB12 is all/only reason we are what we are.
Tom, unintentionally last night , reminded us that we are here ONLY because of him. 8 minute “without” him in forth Q, and we almost lost. Those 8 minute he become like JW… and then he came back, and took control of the game giving Bucs an other W.
Interesting how kids can smell this. Awesome video clip, J. 👋
October 15th, 2021 at 4:39 pm
I agree Joe. It is still hard to believe everything that has happened to the Bucs over the past 18 months.
The Bucs are able to have half of the defensive starters injured and still win road games because they are able to overwhelm teams with their talent despite the injuries.
October 15th, 2021 at 4:52 pm
Enjoy this for every moment… if you were here for 02-03, you know it doesn’t last long and can be taken away REAL fast.
I remember thinking a successful season was merely playing meaningful games in DECEMBER. And then you’d end up looking at the draft by Halloween.
October 15th, 2021 at 4:55 pm
As a lifelong Bucs fan, there were way too many years that the season ended before Halloween and draft talk always took over. Never have we had a team so talented, so decimated with injuries yet continues to win. Brady singlehandedly changed this franchise.
October 15th, 2021 at 7:08 pm
I believe we’re a top 5 maybe 6 team, but let’s settle down a bit. Look who we’ve beaten this year.
October 15th, 2021 at 7:43 pm
Brady is the Beatles of football.
October 15th, 2021 at 8:02 pm
It’s like a dream come true for us fans from day 1
53, Tampa native – first game was a preseason game in 76 VS the Baltimore Colts – Bert Jones at QB that night- they smoked us – I was 8
The big sombrero with those itchy metal seats….for 20 bucks I could sit at the 40 yard line surrounded by whatever NFC central Teams fans we were playing
It’s all worth it now –
It’s like a dream come true 👍
October 15th, 2021 at 8:07 pm
Been a diehard fan for 42 years. I’m still not totally sure what to make of all of this, but for guys like LVD, ME13 and Will Gholston, I am like thrilled to death!
October 15th, 2021 at 8:08 pm
Miguel Says:
October 15th, 2021 at 7:43 pm
Brady is the Beatles of football.
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Don’t think so.
October 15th, 2021 at 8:39 pm
tom brady, the savior king of tampa bay
October 15th, 2021 at 10:09 pm
I got news, to me it has ALWAYS been cool to be a Bucs fan. Win or lose. I just love the Bucs. GO TEAM GO
October 16th, 2021 at 1:46 am
Speaking of desk days.
Remember when we were youngry and it was a “race to 10”?
Or when we were learning about the thermostat and food temperatures being controlled by the head coach?
These are good times fans. Enjoy them while they last.
October 16th, 2021 at 1:47 am
^ *dark* days, not desk days
Stupid autocorrect
October 16th, 2021 at 11:13 am
“Desk days” were Dark Days for me.
October 16th, 2021 at 11:32 am
I was at a concert in Dallas last weekend and saw a guy in a Brady jersey. I literally have never seen that outside of my house here before!