Bucky Irving: Rachaad White’s Success Is My Success
December 2nd, 2024
Bucs RB Bucky Irving.
Joe thinks it is fairly obvious by now that Bucky Irving is the best running back the Bucs have drafted since Doug Martin, maybe not since Cadillac Williams.
Irving has really melded himself into a real weapon but still seems to be a part-time cog in the Bucs offense.
And Irving has no problem with that. The way he looks at it, wins are the goal and if a teammate helps the Bucs win, everybody wins, Irving said this morning at One Buc Palace.
“In our [running backs] room, all of our success is one,” Irving said. “If I’m having success, everybody in our room is having success.
“To see your brother out there [Rachaad White], I have his back. I couldn’t be out there at the time. I got faith in Rachaad. He’s a great guy, for sure.
“He’s a guy that can make explosive plays. We all are capable of doing it.”
Irving ran for 152 yards on 25 carries, averaging 6.1 yards a carry. Very impressive.
However, Irving suffered what Bucs coach Todd Bowles deemed a hip-pointer yesterday, which may be one reason why White was the Bucs’ running back on the game-winning drive in overtime.
There is video out there of Irving walking to the Bucs’ locker room with ice wrapped around his midsection after the win hollering, “F’ no!” after being asked if he was OK.
Irving added he felt much better this morning. That doesn’t mean he will practice this week or be able to play when the Bucs host the Raiders on Sunday.
December 2nd, 2024 at 10:31 am
I loved the way Cadi Ran the ball. He was exciting to watch. Bucky gives me that same feeling. Here’s to hoping his career is much longer than Cadi’s was.
December 2nd, 2024 at 10:42 am
He makes play every week lol!! I’m at a point where I texted my fellow buc fans and just say “Bucky” or “Bucky is special” lol
December 2nd, 2024 at 10:42 am
A gamer who is really hard to tackle. Not built for 20 plus carries a game. Interesting how the Ravens, Eagles, and Buccaneers, three of the best offenses have evolved as rushing teams as has the Lions.
December 2nd, 2024 at 10:43 am
The mystery to me is why Sean Tucker is not in the mix?
White and Irvin are getting run into the ground.
December 2nd, 2024 at 10:45 am
Bucky jukes like Barry and answers media questions like Marshawn Lynch. Obviously not a fan of media.
December 2nd, 2024 at 10:46 am
this guy single handily wins us games
December 2nd, 2024 at 10:47 am
Is it a mystery that Tucker isn’t in the game? Didn’t he fumble twice on like 6 touches last week?
December 2nd, 2024 at 10:48 am
Dude is banged up. We need him. Won’t be any use if we run him into the ground
December 2nd, 2024 at 10:51 am
Buddha exactly bro. He’s not really built for being a bell cow even tho we need him to be. Getting him 30 touches a game is asking for trouble
December 2nd, 2024 at 10:54 am
They probably need to sit Bucky this week and let him rest that hip. Just put White and Tucker in they can handle the load against a weak Raiders team.
December 2nd, 2024 at 10:56 am
Considering Doug Martin was infinitely better than Cadillac Williams, it is safe to say that Irving is the best RB drafted by the Bucs since Martin… then Dunn. Williams had one 1000 yard season…. and a total of NINE 100 yard games in his Bucs career after starting with three straight to start his career. After his 4th career start, Williams was very average at best over the course of his career.
December 2nd, 2024 at 10:58 am
And he’s a Rookie! Everyone so down on our team. Every last player and coach fought til the end. The defense gets the biggest turnover of the season in overtime. I thought we’d win by more but we never seemed to find a rhythm. This wise rookie running back and teammate(brother) along with our players and coaches still believe. I do too.
December 2nd, 2024 at 11:07 am
Doug Martin was NOT better than Caddy. Doug just happened to stay healthy. Caddy was a difference maker when he was healthy. Two knee injuries took away his explosiveness.
December 2nd, 2024 at 11:11 am
@BucVoyager – I second that. Cadillac was a special runner. His body failed him and those patellar tendon ruptures were career altering.
December 2nd, 2024 at 11:22 am
Didn’t Bucky get injured on a worthless kickoff return with few seconds left?
Correct me if I’m wrong ，
December 2nd, 2024 at 11:36 am
Time to stop with the Rachaad White bashing….,Did my eyes deceive me or did White have a huge run in overtime?
December 2nd, 2024 at 11:37 am
He’ll play Sunday, and yeah, no more kickoff returns.
December 2nd, 2024 at 11:39 am
Bucky has been great; very fun to watch. But in today’s NFL, injuries require some depth at the skill positions. I think that Bucky, White and Tucker should give us fans a lot of comfort at RB.
December 2nd, 2024 at 11:57 am
Some people just kill me with their comments, yes the Raiders have a losing record BUT if you actually have WATCHED them play their pass rush is not a weak part of their team they have a unsettled QB position problem. Don’t be surprised if Sunday the Bucs find themselves in another tough battle equal to what the Panthers gave them!! ALL the RBs have given this team juice the REAL question is will Baker Mayfield execute better down the stretch???🚩☠️🏈‼️
December 2nd, 2024 at 12:03 pm
Love it Bucky.
If only all fans could adopt a similar attitude.
Would help if (at least 1) Joe would stop dropping digs at RW over and over again but it’s probably too late for that…. The narrative has been established and the minions have been conditioned to believe Rachaad was overwhelmingly to blame for our run game issues. That take has been, and is, wrong.
Go Buc Nasty
Go Silky White
December 2nd, 2024 at 12:16 pm
“ALL the RBs have given this team juice the REAL question is will Baker Mayfield execute better down the stretch???”
No – the real question is whether or not Todd’s Charmin soft defense will ever get fixed.
December 2nd, 2024 at 12:22 pm
White is NOT a good runner ( rb) ….. on a third and short, he stayed way too upright, turned his body Hit the hole like an absolute kitten……. On another 2 nd or third and short, he runs backwards and gets hit for a 5 yard loss…. Yes, the play got blown up, but he literally can see it coming 3 yards away and runs right into the mess rather and lower his shoulder pads, changing and direction and getting back to the scrimmage……… He is Not a good runner at all ……. He can catch and can run in open space but he is atrocious behind the line of scrimmage……….
Glad the Bucs have them for situational football, but he shouldn’t get more than three -5 carries a game for the love the football gods please realize this !!
December 2nd, 2024 at 12:35 pm
Agreed, nobody should be questioning the offense until the defense can stop somebody, anybody. Please? Pretty, pretty Please?
December 2nd, 2024 at 12:40 pm
For those who worry about Bucky carrying the ball to much I give you the great John McKay who once said when questioned about giving the ball to much to a RB, “why, the balls not heavy.” I do tend to agree with you. Would like to see his touches kept at around 20 but damn, he was hot against the kittens.
December 2nd, 2024 at 1:07 pm
Good enough to bust a 38 yarder to set up the win.
Buckys great – Rachaad is great – you’re an idiot 🙂
December 2nd, 2024 at 1:34 pm
we have not always had the best luck with some players, but a good one like this makes up for it.
id rather have one great and five failures, then six average ones
December 2nd, 2024 at 1:38 pm
Bucky and Rasheed complement each other. I see it. Does Coen? I also want to see a QB bootleg option called when the Offense has the da##ed football on the 1 yard line set to score. Did that play go outta fashion?
December 2nd, 2024 at 1:54 pm
Gonegator
I couldn’t agree with you more. Some of these so-called fans are real idiots.
December 2nd, 2024 at 1:58 pm
I still can’t believe Bicky Irvin lasted till the third round.
December 2nd, 2024 at 5:05 pm
Reminds me a lot of Warrick Dunn. Great draft pick.
December 2nd, 2024 at 7:02 pm
How about if you “fans” with the if you can’t say something nice don’t say anything attitudes go hide under mother’s apron. The grownups are talking football.
December 2nd, 2024 at 7:11 pm
White and Irving are so great I don’t think our OC knows what to do with them in goal line situations. Just when you think Reggie is going to bust one in for a TD ….. he gets tackled for a loss !! I’m sure coach Coen will figure it out soon and once he does, we will see a consistent increase in points in goal line situations ! Hopefully just in time to get to the 11-6 record we all are hoping for !!
Go Bucs !! Beat the Raiders!!
December 2nd, 2024 at 9:23 pm
Glad to see some substantive football talk on this post.
Go Bucs!!
December 2nd, 2024 at 11:38 pm
Rachaad is decent but needs to be used in open space like another commenter said… Our defense is and has been the inconsistent part this season when our offense is averaging nearly 28 points a game (unheard of as a bucs fan in my life for the most part)
The thing is we need to use Sean Tucker. He was a beast in college and runs a 4.4 and has looked good for the only 9 runs we’ve seen him in this season. I can be grateful for White’s run in OT in a game against a newly resilient Panthers squad but we should have finished in regulation but at the same time watch him have the awareness of Trent Richardson most plays.
You can critique without being a fair weather fan.
I will always have problems with how post super bowl Gruden dismantled the team that made me love the defense more than the offense in my formative years. That same defense was one of the best of all time and Brad Johnson would have never got a ring on his finger without it.
December 3rd, 2024 at 12:55 am
the thing about bucky…is he always makes that first guy miss…it’s totally wild the way he leaves a dude grasping at air or grabbing at at ghosts…
you can literally make an entire youtube video of defenders missing tackles on bucky, and he’s only played a dozen games with limited touches to this point…
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what about:
go bucky go…!
(make them miss bucky miss…) 🙂
run bucky run…!
score bucky score…!
December 3rd, 2024 at 12:57 am
reality is bucky’s fresh legs = fun fun fun…
looks like we’ve got a terrific back in the stable for the next few years, maybe more