Todd Bowles Admits Some Bucs Players Can’t Return To Their Homes
October 15th, 2024
Todd Bowles says some team members now feeling impact of Hurricane Milton.
When the Bucs bugged out to New Orleans with their families, including furry, four-legged members, Bowles admitted they had no idea what they may be walking into when the team returned.
Coaches, players and many staff member were hearing and seeing reports of so many Tampa Bay areas were not just without power, but were underwater from the ravages of Hurricane Milton.
For some, and Bowles did not mention who, it seems their worst fears were realized Sunday night. Bowles admitted some players are now living in hotels. So Joe guesses either their home was flooded or in the best-case scenario, they don’t have power restored.
“Right now, [the after-effects of the storm] doesn’t impact our ability to practice,” Bowles said. “We will assess the situation going forward.
“There’s a few of us that are still in hotels right now but getting to work seems to be no problem.”
Joe spoke to a Bucs defensive assistant after Sunday’s game and he told Joe he had no power.
Joe is guessing he wasn’t alone in that boat.
Looking back how the Bucs, for three quarters, manhandled the slimy Saints, Joe is very relieved they didn’t play poorly and then try to blame the storm for their heads not being in the game.
October 15th, 2024 at 8:42 am
Godspeed and prayers to all the residents down there.
October 15th, 2024 at 8:53 am
I’m very proud of the Bucs and the tremendous outpouring of support our state is getting. I was among the lucky Floridians, but a lot of residents got hammered. They aren’t the wealthy idiots who build on barrier islands.
October 15th, 2024 at 9:57 am
Agree completely with Orlbucfan as I usually do.
October 15th, 2024 at 10:01 am
Well that really does make sense.
October 15th, 2024 at 10:31 am
stpetebucfan Says:
October 15th, 2024 at 9:57 am
Agree completely with Orlbucfan as I usually do.
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Not surprised. There’s never seems to be a shortage of people that like to show off their stupidity.
October 15th, 2024 at 11:27 am
They can move to Hard Rock wile their homes are fixed.
October 15th, 2024 at 12:41 pm
So the big question is- after another big emotional win a la the Detroit game, are in for another letdown this Monday? Also a night game, which doesn’t seem to be our specialty…
October 15th, 2024 at 12:42 pm
@Brandon – your comment is the only stupidity on display here bud.
October 15th, 2024 at 1:03 pm
Censored again. Wow. Maybe someday it will be explained why.
Joe deleted all political comments in here. –Joe
October 15th, 2024 at 3:03 pm
Go Joe !! Not taking crap from anyone these past few days. Don’t blame you . Keep up the great work
October 15th, 2024 at 3:44 pm
We played a game in 110 degree heat, 4 days later played a heartbreaker in Atlanta. Then got hit with a hurricane and have to pack up and relocate to play N. O.
This adversity now will pay off later.
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And thank you Joe for keeping political crap out of the comments 👍🏼.
October 15th, 2024 at 4:05 pm
Thanks Joe… I don’t recall Milton being a registered member of any political party. Still have a house and just got power back, grateful. Internet and tv honing to take awhile. Sorry, to have missed the Aints stomp.
October 15th, 2024 at 6:15 pm
I’d guess power is more the issue – I know some people in Tampa that still don’t have power. There really wasn’t much storm surge in this area from Milton since it passed to the south – although perhaps they got some unlucky. I could certainly see something like a tree falling on a house, that of course would be a huge issue.
It was an odd storm however, for a one-time CAT5 hurricane that had days to build up a surge, even to the south it was well less than expected. From what I’ve read, it was more of the angle that it hit, and the angle of the state going away from the storm, that combo allowed the surge to spread out over a very large area so no one area got hit super hard. Now, had the storm made landfall in Pasco – well, a completely different storm, and the area would look very different today.
October 16th, 2024 at 1:03 am
The only problem with waterfront homes is…Sometimes thay don’t stay that way. My home was once the only one in the neighborhood to not have flood damage. We prepared and flood insurance for waterfront homes in Florida is a joke.
Opal left me without power for a week. Imagine this is gonna be far worse for many of the folks in Tampa and surrounding areas.
Go Bucs!
October 16th, 2024 at 1:09 pm
Brady let AB stay with him. LFG Mr. 5% Raihdah
October 17th, 2024 at 12:01 pm
I stayed at a Water St. hotel escaping from our own power outage Sat-Tue, and can confirm Bucs players were staying there.