Todd Bowles Only Rules Out Tristan Wirfs
December 3rd, 2022
Bucs coach Todd Bowles.
[UPDATE 3:15 p.m.:] Boy, this is good news.
With Vita Vea and Akiem Hicks having bum wheels, and with Antoine Winfield with a sprained ankle and defensive back Logan Ryan practicing for the first time since foot surgery, plus Mike Edwards nursing a sore hamstring and Sean Murphy-Bunting having a sore quad, it appeared the Bucs would be down several defensive starters Monday against the slimy Saints.
That may not be the case.
Today, Bucs coach Todd Bowles said the only player he would rule out for Monday is right tackle Tristan Wirfs.
“Everybody’s in play” to dress,” Bowles said.
Bowles seemed very upbeat about Ryan playing.
“He had no setbacks, hopefully,” Bowles said of the veteran defensive back. “He’s been working hard, doing a little more each day. We’ve just got to see how much he can do.”
Bowles seemed to indicate he may have a fair amount of gametime decisions come Monday evening.
[UPDATE 3:15 p.m.:] Mike Edwards, Sean Murphy-Bunting and Antoine Winfield officially are listed as doubtful for Monday night.
December 3rd, 2022 at 2:34 pm
Doesn’t matter offense will score 10 pts
December 3rd, 2022 at 2:34 pm
These idiot coaches have built such badwill, I literally don’t believe anything they say. I assume most of the questionable guys will miss the game, but I hope I’m wrong.
Regardless I don’t trust these moron coaches to give the team much of a chance to win this even if the Bucs are dramatically more talented.
December 3rd, 2022 at 2:45 pm
Oh! The season is still going?
December 3rd, 2022 at 2:56 pm
Incoming the annual home shutout to New Orleans
December 3rd, 2022 at 2:59 pm
Uh Oh…Bowlezo Game Time decisions…Danger Will Robinson.
December 3rd, 2022 at 3:08 pm
I think NO kills us. Cameron Jordan against Josh Wells is a nightmare for us. There won’t be a ton of sacks because Brady will just dump to a running back or kill it in the dirt. Tom doesn’t stand in this year because he doesn’t trust protection. Receivers don’t gain separation and we can’t run it. time to think about the draft.
December 3rd, 2022 at 3:23 pm
Bowles should be on mentally injured reserve
December 3rd, 2022 at 3:29 pm
This game is looming larger and larger. I hope they have some pride.
December 3rd, 2022 at 4:00 pm
@ Anonymous. Love the optimism!
December 3rd, 2022 at 4:11 pm
Good news? Bowles and Leftwich are still coaching, aren’t they? They remind me of someone who owns a Lamborghini Murcielago but doesn’t know how to drive stick.
December 3rd, 2022 at 4:32 pm
Brian Flores or Eric Bienemy.
December 3rd, 2022 at 4:34 pm
By all accounts, it will take a miracle for us to win this game. I hope and pray I’m wrong, but it all depends on whether the Panthers Bucs show up or the Munich Bucs show up. Have no clue, and no confidence, and it should not be this way.
The Bucs in 2022 should be competitive in each game, accounting for a bad game here or there, just like any team any year. With a 5-6 record, only 2 (TWO!) games have the Bucs been competitive. The Rams game was a fluke and it was an anomaly, and thankfully the O got it done at the very end.
The Browns game should have been won, could have been won, save for coaching malpractice, malfeasance, and handcuffing the best to ever do it.
December 3rd, 2022 at 4:46 pm
Sean Murphy Bunting being doubtful is great news actually. I hope he’s doubtful every week up until Tampa decides to not resign him
December 3rd, 2022 at 4:59 pm
Doesn’t matter who plays. Coaches will lose it for us.
December 3rd, 2022 at 5:18 pm
Dear Buc Fam,
Perhaps if we all start praying in unison from now until kickoff Monday the combined positive energy will overpower the lack of mental ability from our coaching staff for just long enough for us to score 21 points and the. We can watch Todd call a zero blitz with 8 seconds left and Jaboo walks off a victor after beating Carleton Davis this time…
22-21 Saints even with divine intervention
It’s is again a Bucs life we live
December 3rd, 2022 at 5:30 pm
Nobody wants to hear form this clown anymore
December 3rd, 2022 at 5:33 pm
ClwJB,
I’ve never prayed for a football team to do this or that, but in this case, only prayers can elevate this team.
GO BUCS!!! Please rise above and overcome the odds!!!! Like 2020…
December 3rd, 2022 at 5:47 pm
I just read the Patriots are calling out their coaches because the offense play calling is conservative and not putting them in the position to win. Sound familiar? Their play caller is Matt Patricia another ex DC minded HC for Detriot.
December 3rd, 2022 at 5:51 pm
I am currently watching Georgia annihilate LSU. The playcalling between run and pass with Georgia has been brilliant.
Just thought I’d share since it’s been a while that most of us have seen good playcalling.
December 3rd, 2022 at 6:01 pm
I agree with you David, was just thinking if we could lure Georgia’s OC/QB’s coach (Monken) here to Tampa. Great offense minded coach would be welcomed here.
December 3rd, 2022 at 6:02 pm
David, the guy calling Georgia’s plays used to our OC under Dirk. Todd “we chose to suck” Monken.
December 3rd, 2022 at 6:02 pm
Can we rule out the OC???
Will someone please unplug his headset and everyone just pretend they still hear him. Please?
December 3rd, 2022 at 6:37 pm
Todd….
You mismanaged this team.
Your game time decisions were awful.
You’ve become a liability to this cooperation.
Todd…..Youre Fired!
December 3rd, 2022 at 6:55 pm
It is what it is. This is why teams aren’t hiring DCs as head coaches. This is who Bowles is. Hopefully he blows an ACL coming down the tunnel and they put him on the inactive list.
December 3rd, 2022 at 6:59 pm
Um….na, im done, nevermind….
December 3rd, 2022 at 7:05 pm
I had some setbacks this week, but I’ll be a go for watching the game from the couch. It will be a game-time decision, on who brings my beers to me.
I’ll play possum, and get my wife to bring em. She’s so gullible.
December 3rd, 2022 at 7:33 pm
The season is over. It’s just a slog to get to the end with as few new injuries as possible, and hopefully they’ll continue to play so awful that it makes Bowles’ firing inevitable.
December 3rd, 2022 at 8:35 pm
Rule out yourself and firewich and let’s win a game!
December 3rd, 2022 at 9:00 pm
They can win this game if the Saints lay an egg. Saints aren’t much. The following two games, however….
December 3rd, 2022 at 10:32 pm
I start to get excited and then realize it’s still the same lousy coaching staff.
December 3rd, 2022 at 10:35 pm
Donovan Smith and Wells. Go to the worst run game. They need to mix in Vaughn. Maybe take away a bit of how ridiculously obvious a run is coming up.
December 3rd, 2022 at 10:50 pm
Dewey…lmao good call. Nick Saban was a .500 NFL HC. Can never be certain about a college coaches
December 3rd, 2022 at 10:56 pm
Brian Flores or Eric Bienemy or Goatfarmer
December 3rd, 2022 at 10:57 pm
I trust what Bowles says about as much as I trust a heroin addict in a poppy field.
December 3rd, 2022 at 11:37 pm
Can’t wait for us to Mon Night. so the Bowles haters CAN rest IT FOR A WEEK.
December 3rd, 2022 at 11:37 pm
It’s been amazing to watch the BUCS become the JETS. I can’t wait to see them have a perfect season next year! 0-17, here we come!!!
December 4th, 2022 at 3:43 am
SOEbuc … ‘Go to the worst run game. They need to mix in Vaughn. Maybe take away a bit of how ridiculously obvious a run is coming up.’
Good to see someone still thinking about how we might be able to win this next ballgame. Gets boring hearing commenter after commenter pee & moan about literally everything that’s wrong with the Bucs without offering a single solution.
In regards to winning Monday’s game, I agree with you. IF we can use our woeful running game to keep their defense off-balance, we can beat them. Sustaining drives against the Saints is hard as it is, but trying to do that by relying on just a passing game is next to impossible. But they are susceptible to the run this year. They currently rank #22 in run defense, giving up an average of 4.5 YPC.
Admittedly running the ball isn’t our strength (yes I know, an understatement when you rank dead last with a 3.3 YPC average), BUT … that’s how we beat them in Game 1 this year (well, that and great defense). Bucs ran the ball 30 times in 65 plays (46.2% runs) for a measly 72 yards … which is BAD … but our passing game was no better (18-for-34 with 1 sack is barely 50%). What saved us in that game is that the Saints committed FIVE turnovers, and we scored 17 of our 20 points on 3 of those (TD, FG, Pick 6).
Saints have made 21 giveaways in 12 games, but they’ve done better in recent games (they gave it away 16 times in their first 7 games). They’re obviously playing more conservative football lately (after benching Jameis), and it’s cost them in terms of points (only 50 points scored in their last 4 games). Turnovers have really hurt them (Saints have committed 2 or more turnovers in 7 of their 12 games this year … and lost 6 of those). THAT’S their Achilles Heel.
BTW, Vaughn may not be the ‘full package RB’ that Fournette & White provide, but he was quite CONSISTENT in the Cleveland game in terms of running the ball in limited action (4 carries of 4, 6, 1, 4 yards). And 3 of those were to the left no less. I’d like to see him get more carries just to see if he can help spark some CONSISTENCY that we’ve been lacking in our running game.
December 4th, 2022 at 6:33 am
the bucs still play tackle football? Thank you to the us soccer team! Very proud of the boys!! They had a great run.. It was a nice diversion from this toilet bowl buccaneers season..
December 4th, 2022 at 8:15 am
QUIET–it is the Civil WAR and General Bowles speaks.”Gentlemen, it looks like rain tomorrow so we will wait til noon to attack”.
December 4th, 2022 at 8:38 am
There’s no repercussions for these guys. They know they’re safe. A loss won’t mean anything.
December 4th, 2022 at 8:48 am
DR, agree 100% just can’t be predictable, the run 1st down 8 out of 10 times. The offense cannot win a game when they throw away a down every series. How is it possible these coaches can’t see they have to mix things up. Plus BA built this O to be a pass first O. Square peg in a round circle.
December 4th, 2022 at 8:49 am
Hole.
December 4th, 2022 at 9:10 am
Run rats run. Go Bucs!
December 4th, 2022 at 10:35 am
I’m almost at the point where I would rather just DVR the game and maybe watch it later if the Bucs surprisingly play well than waste hours of my day in anguish to watch them look like the Dilfer led Bucs of old.
December 4th, 2022 at 10:57 am
DR
I’m always down for more Vaughn. He has the a much better ability getting through the middle and turning up the speed than White. one game where he gets over 100 yards and everyone thought he was ROY. He is very good pass catching RB. He needs to split out much more.
December 4th, 2022 at 1:31 pm
Edwards and Winfield both being out will hurt us badly.
December 4th, 2022 at 1:50 pm
Toad should rule himself and his idiot stooge out.
Brian Flores or Eric Bienemy.