“They’ve Got To Find Some Pass Rush”
November 22nd, 2024
Tony Dungy is looking, just like many of his fellow Tampa residents are.
The Hall of Fame and Buccaneers Ring of Honor head coach joined his NBC colleague Mike Florio for a PFT Live episode this week and said the Bucs have two keys to turning around their season.
“They’ve got to find some pass rush,” Dungy implored.
Father Dungy also added that Mike Evans needs to return healthy to restore explosiveness (or the threat of it) to the offense.
Dungy, like most Bucs fans, believes the Bucs will be in the playoffs with a 10-6 record.
On paper, per Dungy, the Bucs (4-6) play six teams with records currently worse than Tampa Bay’s in their final seven games. The Falcons (6-5) have three “loseable games” remaining, to use Dungy’s phrase.
Florio, who picked the Bucs to be in the NFC Championship game, put it quite succinctly. “They have to start winning more games or they’re going to run out of games,” he said.
Joe’s not counting on a Bucs edge pass rush emerging from the shadows. However, the Bucs will face three highly suspect offensive lines in the next three games against the Giants, Panthers and Raiders. That could/should help.
The Bucs rank tied for 8th in the NFL in sacks per game, but like Joe and others, Dungy is seeking more consistency and he values an edge rush like Joe does.
November 22nd, 2024 at 8:37 am
Can we use Dungy for a few games?
November 22nd, 2024 at 8:49 am
Did he mean to say a 10-7 record? Or an 11-6 record? 10 wins probably is enough in our division, but winning out to get to 11 seems like a stretch for us. Especially if our defense continues to let air craft carriers park in the middle of the field.
November 22nd, 2024 at 8:57 am
Is that even worth quoting? Captain Obvious gets paid to say that crap. Here’s one you may want to pen in the future, Joe. ‘If the team loses more games than they win, they probably don’t make the playoffs.’ Or better yet….Breaking News: Team that scores less points, loses the game.
November 22nd, 2024 at 9:09 am
They need to learn how to defend. Tied for 8th in sacks but when the game is on the line this D crumbles time & time again. I’m more concerned with Bowles putting a game plan in place and sticking to it ALL game long. Good coordinators, on both sides, adjust. Liam does it on offense, but on D it seems the message is always “we have to execute better”. I say try coaching better!
November 22nd, 2024 at 9:19 am
SmashSquach- Bowels is not capable of coaching better. I think we have all seen enough of his numerous terminally offenses that he just skates by with.
November 22nd, 2024 at 9:30 am
Come, on Tony, they just “aren’t in sync.”
You know that drill…
November 22nd, 2024 at 9:33 am
Right on Coach Dungy!
Agree with others – Tony was actively going to the Bucs facility for a long time. If he is still available to do that, let him consult too. I think the players would love that too.
November 22nd, 2024 at 10:07 am
At the owners meetings Bowles came out and said we need to get bigger up front so they drafted a center and benched Hainsey.
It’s Bowles fault if he wanted an edge rusher licht would have drafted one. I’m not saying it would have hit but more likely in the first round
November 22nd, 2024 at 10:26 am
Even if the Bucs wanted to draft an edge at 26 this past year… who could they have gotten? Has Darius Robinson played a snap in AZ? Chop Robinson was gone along with the highly rated guys. Would have been a shot in the dark again like JTS and Hall. Then everyone would have said Licht sucks at drafting pass rushers.
November 22nd, 2024 at 10:36 am
The pass rush from the outside is an embarrassment. JTS is a wet paper towel. Yaya is all yack and no attack.
But this is the team they have. So some coaches need to start motivating.
November 22nd, 2024 at 10:54 am
JTS has been unproductive for 3 years. And our new DE is a ghost. Where is he? Where are our Headhunters, ball busters, Regulators, and hard hitters on Defense? Answer? We have none. I’m going to LMAO if the Giants spank us.
November 22nd, 2024 at 12:02 pm
JTS was wanted by Arians. You can see it in the tape of the room when he was drafted.
November 22nd, 2024 at 12:49 pm
We should have traded up. Period. I was screaming for Jared verse and he was there if we just went for it. I love Barton but we needed him