“I Genuinely Cannot Find Eight Solid Wins”
July 9th, 2024
Erin Kate Dolan.
So the gambling crowd that dabbles in ESPNBet is very familiar with one of ESPN’s top handicapping analysts, the famous Erin Kate Dolan.
Dolan dives into all kinds of exotic wagers and turned her attention to the NFC South last week. On her EKD show, she chose four over/under bets tied to the NFC South that currently have her leaning firmly in a certain direction.
Three were tied to player performance. The other was the Bucs’ final 2024 record.
As most Bucs fans know and hate, Tampa Bay’s win total over/under for this season has been set at 7 1/2. It was 6 1/2 last season and the Bucs won nine games. Dolan picked the Bucs to go “under” this season, as in win seven or less games.
“I genuinely cannot find eight solid wins with this team right now. They also lost their offensive coordinator in Dave Canales,” Dolan explained. “… Again, can’t find eight wins.”
Dolan went on to talk about the Bucs’ “extremely difficult” early schedule and how the NFC South should be more competitive this season.
Interestingly, Dolan acknowledged that going under with the Bucs may be considered by some to be “hot take right now,” but that was not the intention.
Joe is glad so few have jumped on the Bucs’ bandwagon. It’ll make the winning more sweet.
While Joe doesn’t expect the Falcons to beat the Steelers on opening day in Atlanta, if that happens, the Falcons hype will go even further off the charts.
Dolan closed her segment picking the Bucs to finish in third place behind the Falcons and Saints, respectively.
July 9th, 2024 at 3:43 pm
she probably can’t find a make up remover either.
July 9th, 2024 at 3:48 pm
She isn’t to bright
July 9th, 2024 at 3:50 pm
Lol
July 9th, 2024 at 4:08 pm
Guess the Falcons early schedule is a cake walk in her eyes…..
July 9th, 2024 at 4:26 pm
Why even give her the platform?I could definitely go a day or two without all the negative articles everyday..
July 9th, 2024 at 4:27 pm
Bucs strengthened their roster from last year and the Bucs were within one score of the NFC Championship game. If the Bucs are relatively healthy, I am confident the Bucs can build off of what they did last year.
July 9th, 2024 at 4:32 pm
Disappointed again with another analyst. When the Falcons and Saints end up being not so great, will all the analysts apologize? Doubt it.
July 9th, 2024 at 4:42 pm
What is it about the Steelers that makes you so sure that they’ll march in to Atlanta and win? Not to defend a division rival, but the Steelers have been supremely mediocre for years now and arguably not as talented as Atlanta with Atlanta having a Quarterback that, for whatever anyone has to say about Cousins – puts up huge numbers. Taking him One thousand times out of a thousand over “dangeruss”
July 9th, 2024 at 4:44 pm
Will say one thing for her, she has very white teeth.
July 9th, 2024 at 4:45 pm
Here’s 8
Carolina 2x
Wash
NYG
Denver
LV
Atlanta 1x
Saints 1x
Beyand that, we have to win a couple of games we shouldn’t.
July 9th, 2024 at 4:51 pm
To an ousider, they lost Shaq and their best CB so I can see why many aren’t picking them to do well.
BUT I see a better O-Line, OC and WR corps
I think they are on the verge of having a consistent pass rush with the front 4-5.
I think the DB’s are overall better.
LB is a concern
Personally. I see 10-11 wins. I also do not understand this notion that they start out with a tough schedule. I see 4-2, which they will need because then they have Ravens, KC, & SF 3 out of 4 weeks.
July 9th, 2024 at 4:53 pm
Seriously? I see 8 games the Bucs will be favored in the spread …
WAS, DEN, ATL, @NYG, @CAR, LV, CAR, NO
No way the Bucs get swept by Det, Phi, KC, SF, LAC, and DAL.
Win the games you’re supposed to win and split the rest: 11 wins.
July 9th, 2024 at 4:58 pm
TampaBayBucFan, you just convinced me. Hard Rock app being fired up.
July 9th, 2024 at 5:02 pm
Anyone think she was hired for her brains?
July 9th, 2024 at 5:06 pm
Last 4 articles are negative.
Way to build anticipation! lol
July 9th, 2024 at 5:06 pm
These are the same people who believed the addition of Derek Carr to the Saints will make them a division winner.
July 9th, 2024 at 5:08 pm
I will say this: Dave Canales was not a good offensive coordinator for us.
The national media is giving him tons of props…but in truth, his offense was very up and down here.
People like this simply do not know this team.
July 9th, 2024 at 5:08 pm
hot, dumb and full o’ xox
July 9th, 2024 at 5:09 pm
her teeth are pearly white as they say.
we need more of her opinions
July 9th, 2024 at 5:16 pm
I cannot begin to fathom why…but I just have a good feeling about Liam Coen. I’m hoping he does a bang-up job.
July 9th, 2024 at 5:25 pm
Kgh4life Says:
“These are the same people who believed the addition of Derek Carr to the Saints will make them a division winner.”
Agreed. Derek Carr and also Kirk Cousins are getting way too much hype.
July 9th, 2024 at 5:33 pm
She needs to be just seen, not heard.
July 9th, 2024 at 5:35 pm
@face maybe it my come down to coaching…I’ll take the Tomlin over Morris.love both of course because they made names for themselves here with our buccaneers as assistants would have liked to see how Mike would have worked out as our head coach đ
July 9th, 2024 at 5:51 pm
But she can easily swallow 9 solid losses as we succumb to the sucking.
July 9th, 2024 at 6:08 pm
These people will never fail to come up with some witch doctor crap. Let the sh:t flow, all of the real Bucs fans know where we stand. There’s a few questions about a couple of areas but other than that I think Tykee will contribute in one, LB hope Britt is ready for the big time, online get it right fast so they can gel as much as possible. If the young guys do it all season that will be great. I like what Rich Eisen said myself and take his word over all of these people that just seem to come out of the littlest corner just trying to take a jam mean very little. Scratching a couple of quarters together trying to get a lot… Let’s Do This!!!
July 9th, 2024 at 6:13 pm
She couldnât find her arse with both hands. Trending towards a horsey.
July 9th, 2024 at 6:17 pm
To an ousider, they lost Shaq and their best CB so I can see why many arenât picking them to do well.
BUT I see a better O-Line, OC and WR corps
And an improved secondary (-neal and -davis, +McCollum/Hall/Thomas) and an improved OLB (-White +ANYBODY) and a better D-Line (-shaq +Braswell)
July 9th, 2024 at 6:26 pm
Her opinion is about as solid as water.
July 9th, 2024 at 6:47 pm
When they find out that Diaby and Kancy are going to put up 25 sacks between the two of them and Bucs can run the ball a whole lot better they going to do the Olympic back pedal .
July 9th, 2024 at 7:21 pm
This is modern media. Some sort of narrative forms, usually based on guesses. Then everyone circles the narrative trying to put a spin on it repeating the same thing over and over.
July 9th, 2024 at 7:43 pm
I’ll take 7 solid wins, 3 shaky wins and 1 fluke victory. That’s 11-7 stfu lady.
July 9th, 2024 at 7:59 pm
too dolled up to know anything about ball đ
July 9th, 2024 at 8:07 pm
A horse is a horse of course of course.
July 9th, 2024 at 8:30 pm
Those teeth glow.
July 9th, 2024 at 8:34 pm
Where do these morons come from? I donât pretend to know much about football, but at least I played in HS, and know itâs a fools errand to try to forecast a teamâs success w/o knowing anything about the players or coaches. It appears that this woman is simply a parrot and knows nothing about the Bucs, Btw, losing Canales was win by subtraction.
July 9th, 2024 at 8:39 pm
Easy friggin money. Too bad I’m too broke to bet đ¤Ł
July 9th, 2024 at 8:50 pm
Screw that talking head. She got her job by being pretty. She knows more about makeup than the Bucs. I have us at 11 wins and that is with splitting with the Dixie Chicks. Seriously, they hire hotties and teach them this crap. Bucs win the Division again.
July 9th, 2024 at 9:01 pm
She is a skirt-football is for man talk
July 9th, 2024 at 9:06 pm
Her Teeth glow cause of the spray tan, sheesh
July 9th, 2024 at 9:07 pm
And this, my friends, is why blonds are made fun of.
July 9th, 2024 at 9:07 pm
We didn’t lose our office of coordinator, we were fortunate to get rid of him. What we have now is a significant upgrade. Who cares if she can’t find eight wins, this is a 10 plus win team. The game is played on the field, not on these people that know nothing about the teams Minds. Their opinions are worthless
July 9th, 2024 at 9:23 pm
I have to agree with TampaBayBucFan on his 8 wins, but I also think that San Diego is WAY overhyped, which gets the Bucs to 9 wins (their strength will be running the ball, which the Bucs will shut down). If they win any of the other 8 games, they do even better (Cowboys, 49ers, Eagles, Lions, Chiefs, Ravens … and better than a split with the Saints or Falcons).
Of course, things could go the other way. If they don’t at least spit with the Falcons or Saints, it’s entirely possible she is right. There are probably only six “locks” this season for the Bucs (Panthers x 2, Broncos, Raiders, Giants, Commanders). So, she’s not entirely incorrect if folks would just take their rose colored glasses off for a minute. Of course, very few teams probably have a ton of “locks” on their schedule.
July 9th, 2024 at 9:31 pm
Saddle her up and give her a carrot.
July 9th, 2024 at 9:50 pm
A woman whoâs claim to fame is her looks isnât an analyst. A degree in journalism is the extent of her football wisdom. If she werenât a piece of eye candy sheâd be waiting tables at Dennyâs.
July 10th, 2024 at 1:04 am
She didn’t make the cut as a Swashbuckler, so she has an axe to grind. Just my take. Bucs take 11 this year.
July 10th, 2024 at 1:18 am
I think sheâs embarrassing (to herself, for lots of reasons)⌠A straight up clown. And, it has absolutely nothing to do with this (â8-winsâ). My NFL Sunday Show is âFantasy Football Nowâ (for DFS), & sheâs just embarrassing on so many levels. Awful. And, that ESPN Bet (or whatever) commercial!? Lmao
July 10th, 2024 at 1:29 am
Odds are really high that Mayfield will regress this season.
July 10th, 2024 at 1:54 am
Before entering the sports betting world, Dolan was a sports reporter at PHL17 in Philadelphia and a sideline reporter for the Philadelphia Wings. She graduated summa cum laude from Penn State University in 2018 with a broadcast journalism degree.
Kyle Brandt was a soap opera actor in the real world and day of our lives before getting into sports. Why are all the men questioning his looks and ability to prognostic the future? He has the Bucs finishing #19.
July 10th, 2024 at 2:13 am
Pre season prognostication is a hoot.
July 10th, 2024 at 6:34 am
My guess is that she has touble finding her car keys as well.
I guess I will have to resign myself to the fact that Joe will never run out of these folks. SMH
Geez!
July 10th, 2024 at 6:37 am
i wouldnt kick her out of the bed
July 10th, 2024 at 6:47 am
Stoke the locker room.
July 10th, 2024 at 7:46 am
Yeah that 23rd place Dave Canales was really impressiveâŚ
July 10th, 2024 at 10:45 am
Can the offense generate chunk yard plays and then can they convert redzone trips into TD’s instead of field goal attempts?
We have very little juice on offense. Evans is obviously still a very good reciever, but he’s not a catch and run guy, so if he doesn’t catch it in the end zone, we still have to find a way to get it in there. Godwin is the same way. We still need someone that can get seperation, catch a ball, make a move, and find the goal line.
July 10th, 2024 at 10:55 am
Looked for a Scott Wurster comment…
July 10th, 2024 at 10:59 am
Can you make a comment section where people can actually reply to others?
July 10th, 2024 at 12:38 pm
gofortheface30 Says:
July 9th, 2024 at 4:42 pm
What is it about the Steelers that makes you so sure that theyâll march in to Atlanta and win? Not to defend a division rival, but the Steelers have been supremely mediocre for years now and arguably not as talented as Atlanta with Atlanta having a Quarterback that, for whatever anyone has to say about Cousins â puts up huge numbers. Taking him One thousand times out of a thousand over âdangerussâ
Cousins is coming off of a bad injury into a new system and typically starts off slow most years. He has not been practicing and nobody knows his actual condition. Atlanta will be about 3 -3 to start the year.
July 10th, 2024 at 1:21 pm
@Bucsfan55 or the number to her plastic surgeon for a touch up.
July 10th, 2024 at 1:32 pm
Greg, what weâve got is sloppy/journalism. My father is churning in his grave! (Love you,Dad! đ˘)
Go Bucs!
July 10th, 2024 at 2:51 pm
Trashk to the Past – Odds are really high that Trashk will regress to third string this season.
Bet the farm on Baker regressing, though. Someone else will gladly accept those funds.
July 10th, 2024 at 2:54 pm
Howard Cosell had better takes and he
NEVER PLAYED THE GAME
July 10th, 2024 at 2:55 pm
Come on Joe??? Why do we care what she says, the Buc never get any respect. Here is a head line for you next week Joe. (Sports commentary personally says.) Baker Mayfield suck his M.O. is he is so up and down over the last few seasons even though he was the Pro bowl MVP and Mike Evans is washed up and over paid look for him to have a down season with of course a new officenive coordinator. And Tood Bowles are you kidding me is over his head as a head Coach. The Buc won’t win more the 7 games if the are lucky maybe 8. Now the Falcons now there’s a team that could win 10 or 11 games this season with the signing of washed up/ aka the savor that is kurt Cousins. Stop with the nonsense articles. P.S. Stans perdition 10 win possibly 12 but hay I am a homer Bucs fan for sure.
July 10th, 2024 at 2:59 pm
Print that article Joe, it’s got to be as good as some of the so CALLED expert. Give me a dadgum break I am sick of these people hating on the Bucs. My word they piss me off something to no end.
July 10th, 2024 at 3:36 pm
I would take the under as well.
People pretend like this team wasn’t 4-7 last year when it faced one of the most ridiculous string of opponents on losing streaks that you’ll ever see. Obviously you give credit for winning those games, but you need to look at how the teams they beat were playing at the time they beat them. The only teams the Bucs faced that weren’t playing awful at the end of the year was the Saints and Lions, both loses. The Packers were in a defensive funk where, in a row, they made Tommy Divito, Baker and Bryce Young all look like future HOFers. The Jags were in a funk. They barely beat Carolina twice. The Eagles were at the end of a historic collapse. If you’re trying to predict the future, and not just being a fanboy, you’ll have some legit questions about what this team is and if they can just glide by on another cupcake schedule.
That’s just being realistic – if you choose to live in fantasy land, good for you – and I sincerely hope you’re right and I’m wrong. I was wrong last year — well over the last few games anyways as I literally had them 4-7 in my game by game picks. But hopefully they can get it done again, not rooting against them at all, I just would rather be surprised in a positive way as opposed to when I was a kid and year after year after year after year watching them lose 10 games or more and never see it coming.
July 11th, 2024 at 8:44 am
Never heard of her.