Todd Bowles: “We’ll Be Ready”
October 6th, 2024
Vows to be prepared.
Did the Bucs look ready Thursday night?
Yeah, the offense did. Logan Hall sure did. Lavonte David was born ready.
But the Bucs defense sure as hell wasn’t ready for Kirk Cousins. Not when he never had to leave the pocket yet still hung 509 yards on the Bucs.
Appalling!
With the slimy Saints game looming a week from today, Todd Bowles seems to use these extra couple of days the Bucs have to make sure the Bucs defense has plays to slow Derek Carr.
“If you want to be the best, you’ve got to beat the best,” Bowles said after Thursday’s loss. “And we understand that. We’ll be ready for them, and we’ll get ready next week.”
Joe hopes like heck Bowles and his coaches find a way to prevent Carr from hanging 500 yards on his defense.
Maybe use your edge rushers to — you know — rush the passer?
Maybe tell Jamel Dean if he doesn’t stop giving receivers massive cushions then he can start giving receivers all the cushion his heart desires while he’s on the sideline with Kyle Trask.
And for heaven’s sake, if K.J. Britt is not up to playing linebacker full-time in the NFL and is getting targeted by Carr like JFK sitting in a convertible limo in Dallas, then get him off the field and try J.J. Russell.
October 6th, 2024 at 12:06 pm
I’m not listening to a word that comes from this coaching staff
They are conservative, inconsistent playcallers
Both sides of the ball
They are 500 coaches, it makes us a 500 team
I’m not satisfied with a 500 team
I applaud the losers who accept mediocrity
October 6th, 2024 at 12:10 pm
I’m still a fan. But I am no longer high on the Bucs. Not after they let the Falcons just score at will. I’ll just get snockered every game and watch.
October 6th, 2024 at 12:15 pm
Actually, “Yes” they did look ready. Right up until the kick off.
October 6th, 2024 at 12:15 pm
I’ve been waiting for black Monday to come to Tampa ever since Bruce Arians decided he should be the head coach. Lovie Smith said he was Tennessee ready so please don’t use the phrase we’ll be ready because I’m sure you were ready Thursday night.
The offense played in the heat too and they were just fine so can’t use the Philly game as an excuse
October 6th, 2024 at 12:25 pm
Listen the Bucs lost for two reasons. 1) Taking the ball out of baker, Evans & Godwins hands. 2) The defense was doomed to give up major yardage and points the moment the coaching staff decided to roll with KJ Britt in Nickel.
Both of those combined earned the Bucs a loss.
October 6th, 2024 at 12:33 pm
I felt really bad about this loss but when I considered the fact that we had 3 pivotal players out on defense and 2 on offense and still took this game down to the wire, I now feel like better ball is ahead of us. I realize that 1 player, (Britt, Logan Ryan) can cripple a defense and the absence of 1 player (Winfield), let alone 3 (plus Kancey and Dennis) is huge. So, when we get those players back we will be a very good team.
October 6th, 2024 at 12:36 pm
Screw Bowles this is the NFL dude ur suppose to be ready every game u idiot. Just be ready to get fired and I wish it would happen sooner then later. OWNERSHIP IS WASTING OUR TALENT!!!!!!!!!
October 6th, 2024 at 12:42 pm
We’ll be much better once we get our guys back healthy guaranteed
October 6th, 2024 at 12:42 pm
Tennessee Ready, right Lovie?
October 6th, 2024 at 12:43 pm
Bowles is a good HC/DC when he is aggressive and doesn’t use much zone and a terrible HC/DC when he is conservative and using his terrible zone defense.
Seems like a pretty simple solution to me!
October 6th, 2024 at 12:45 pm
The sun rises in the east.
The sun sets in the west.
The tide comes in.
The tide goes out.
Todd Bowles will never change.
October 6th, 2024 at 12:47 pm
Mark all the doomers. Beginning with the saints, Bucs will get on a roll. Too much talent. Getting healthy. I’m now hedging to 6/4 at bye. Losses will be close. Wins will be affirming. MVP baker just getting started …
October 6th, 2024 at 12:48 pm
I mentioned the mismatch with Britt vs the Falcons ability to work the field and make us chase. Again I don’t like this match up with Kamara, Rasheed, and Hill. Britt is an above average tackle between the tackles but a poor tackler when chasing and we definitely know about his coverage ability.
October 6th, 2024 at 12:58 pm
Hey Joe, the Vikings just went 5-0. They also lead the league in sacks. Do you think that’s a coincidence?
October 6th, 2024 at 1:03 pm
Will Jamal Dean ever again catch an interception? It’s been over 2 seasons now since he caught his last interception. Dude is a 14.66 mil cap hit to the team this season.
October 6th, 2024 at 1:07 pm
Bucs are the only team that their CBs & Safeties do not get interceptions. I am tired of seeing other NFL teams make incredible interceptions when the ball is in or close to them. Can we teach our guys to get interceptions?
October 6th, 2024 at 1:08 pm
Switch one of our nickel safety corners to get in there
October 6th, 2024 at 1:12 pm
The most aggressive teams win in the NFL
The Falcons were aggressive while we were conservative
We need an aggressive coaching staff
October 6th, 2024 at 1:21 pm
So will da Stanks. Who will outstink the Stanks?
October 6th, 2024 at 1:24 pm
Hey Todd there is a giat cane heading your way so how ya get ready? He is hopeless. Lucky if we get 6-11 and avoid the celler.
October 6th, 2024 at 1:25 pm
I don’t know if a youtube link gums up the works. Hopefully not.
You guys need to tighten up. You get knocked down you get up again.
I thought the Bucs were KO’d last year in Houston after another epic defensive choke in the last minute. But Bowles got his Bucs to believe and they got back up! Some music to guide you!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vz56Od00Ns&list=PLHkaRPEMOjYdhOToZKtFBdO34s_xElAhG&index=7
October 6th, 2024 at 1:28 pm
We all know that the entire NFL saw the Bucs defensive debacle Thursday night. Every single team we play until the Bucs show they can stop it is throwing down the middle. KJ Britt is an absolute liability and from the second play of the game Cousins went after him. I don’t have much confidence in Bowles to fix the problem without some kind of major move by Licht to trade for a coverage linebacker.
October 6th, 2024 at 1:29 pm
Hey Bowel movement. Saying it doesn’t make it so.
October 6th, 2024 at 1:42 pm
Defensive mastermind.
October 6th, 2024 at 1:47 pm
We often complain about players like Izien and Dean but do you remember Sabby Piscitelli? Brian Griese (had the pleasure of watching him in Denver first) I mean at least Baker seems to me to be a legitimate quarterback of the future, especially if he can maintain consistency; that’s the one thing he’s missing, in my opinion. The offense needs to carry the team, which is understandable given the constraints of the salary cap.
Ultimately, that last game came down to a fumble and a clear facemask that went uncalled. Those types of penalties need to be reviewed, especially in pivotal moments, or conspiracy theories will inevitably arise, even if it’s just for fun. After all, that’s what the internet and football are for entertainment.
October 6th, 2024 at 2:19 pm
Cook up Todd
October 6th, 2024 at 2:23 pm
Carr might have a career game if the D plays like they did against the Falcons.
October 6th, 2024 at 2:26 pm
Bucs were as ready as they could be with 13 defensive players. We were right there. This is a good team, well coached. I agree with 6-4 or 7-3 after ten.
Go Bucs !!!
October 6th, 2024 at 2:45 pm
“Saints Ready”
Where have we heard something similar before?
October 6th, 2024 at 2:47 pm
I’d take any of the backup linebackers over Britt. Bowels praises him for plugging up holes in the run game but that’s because he’s so slow by the time everyone is moving he’s still stuck in the same spot. He can’t cover, i rarely see him make a play in the run game which is what he’s supposed to be good at and he clearly got targeted last game as cousins completely gouged the middle of our defense. Please take this guy off the field he’s not athletic whatsoever and IMO dosent even make a good backup LB. Keep players like this on the field multiple weeks in a row after they’ve proved nothing but a spot on the bench is the reason this team loses. Get him off the field and find a new reliable linebacker that can at least run faster than the 350lb defensive linemen on the field.
October 6th, 2024 at 2:49 pm
Jamel dean was also disappointing in many ways. Should have traded him instead of Davis.
October 6th, 2024 at 2:55 pm
Tripod Todd misusing Rick Flair’s quote. Are the Saints the best then? His defense sure made the Falcons & Kissin’ Cousins look like the best of all time. I’m afraid Bowles hit his coaching ceiling last year…actually overachieved at times during the 2nd half of the season. Expectations are now lowered…as they should be.
October 6th, 2024 at 2:58 pm
Ole Todd “Jeff Fisher” Bowles needs to get this team ready so they don’t finish around .500 again. The D was a joke Thursday. Cousins hadn’t done anything all year and the d let him do whatever he wanted. Need a real D end if we plan on going anywhere in the playoffs. You either play to win and get the players we need or this will be another Jeff Fisher .500 team.