Soft Zone Polishes Off Season
January 12th, 2025
Todd Bowles
Why do opposing receivers often frolic through the Bucs defense like deer in corn fields?
Commanders QB Jayden Daniels completed a tick under 69 percent of his passes tonight. And Joe would wager that nobody attending in The Licht House was surprised.
The Bucs ranked in the bottom third of the NFL this season when it comes to allowing opposing QBs to complete passes. They converted on 66.35 percent of their throws.
The Bucs were equally as bad last year in that department. But more important is how wide open receivers were consistently, which ties to why the Bucs had a significant drop in forced turnovers this season.
The Bucs’ deficiencies in that area were on full display tonight for the football world.
Frankly, Joe is numb.
Tykee Smith seemed to hit a rookie wall. J.J. Russell is a practice-squad caliber linebacker. The Bucs’ edge rush needs to be better, and tight coverage is too hard to find.
The overall defense is not the only reason the Bucs’ season ended tonight, but it is the weakness of the team, a team led by a defense-first head coach.
This Bucs defense was the worst since 2019, when it was loaded with rookies and young players, and learning a brand new scheme.
Joe expects better next season. Much better. Otherwise it’s time for change.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:39 pm
FIRE BOWLES!!
January 12th, 2025 at 11:40 pm
Todd Bowles needs to be fired. His defense couldn’t get off the damn field all game. The commanders went for it every 4th down because they know the probability was high that they would get it because Bowles defense SUCKS!
January 12th, 2025 at 11:41 pm
Keep Liam over Todd, please!
January 12th, 2025 at 11:41 pm
And frolic they sure do. Fire our HC!
January 12th, 2025 at 11:41 pm
We must become a normal team…an HC an OC and a DC, W/O Bowles. He must go.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:41 pm
Both Todd and Baker have reached the ceiling, this is the best we can do folks.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:41 pm
Where’s that high dollar safety? Got his money
January 12th, 2025 at 11:42 pm
TIME FOR A MAJOR CHANGE.
BOWLES MUST GO.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:42 pm
Why wait? Two seasons seems like more than enough time. Its time for a change now
January 12th, 2025 at 11:42 pm
Lots of Rookies and injury on D this year, if the next Draft is half as good as this one we will be fine.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:42 pm
The defense lost this game…
Commanders did not punt once…
long sustained drives…
time of possession….
Less penalties!
The only thing that made it close was Wash kept going for it on 4th and goal…
Bowels is the wrong guy if the Bucs want to get to a NFC title game and sb!
January 12th, 2025 at 11:42 pm
Yes lets put Haynes and Funderburk in man to man… jeez some of yall.
Dean got hurt, Haynes is a practice squad cb, Funderwhatever came in for a bit and he is another PS. McCollum was committing penalties and getting beat.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:42 pm
if theres anybody better out there id go get em
January 12th, 2025 at 11:42 pm
They didn’t respect the defense at all
January 12th, 2025 at 11:43 pm
Need to see what the average yards on first down for Daniels was all night. Every first down they were getting 5-7 yards. Once they would do that, they could call any play. The D has consistently got worse after Bowles first year and every rookie qb or no name seems to career games. I get we like building through the draft, but this team needs some FA to fix all the holes on D
January 12th, 2025 at 11:43 pm
@Joe
Why are you still willing to sacrifice another season under Bowles? Joe doesn’t run the team. Bowles is returning. Is Joe supposed to have a tantrum? Joe expected bad defense tonight and predicted a shootout.–Joe
Huge waste of time and resources to go on like this.
When you repeat the same behavior and expect different results, they have a term for that.
Insanity.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:43 pm
FIRE COEN!
January 12th, 2025 at 11:43 pm
If only we would have been able to fill some of these known weaknesses before the trade deadline. Hmmm who would thunk it?
But I guess keepin Todd and this defensive staff another year will fix everything
January 12th, 2025 at 11:43 pm
The broadcast never showed a replay of the Commanders first TD. I would love to know how that receiver was so wide open on 4th down.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:43 pm
Fire Bowles now. The NFC south won’t suck forever.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:43 pm
Well the Secondary sucks Joe
Winfield and Dean both are not playing up to their contracts.
They basically are only playing with one LBs…LVD, the rest of the LBs sucks.
Bowles and Coen both got outcoached tonight.
Kingsbury kick the sheit outta Coen tonight
January 12th, 2025 at 11:43 pm
Its all good…a higher draft pick…maybe Emmanwori and Kennard…and we can hopefully say goodbye to Todd…we’ll see…in your hands Jason and Glazers…its all good
lets get back to it for next season…moving forward we will
January 12th, 2025 at 11:43 pm
Like trump and mcmahon say your fired
January 12th, 2025 at 11:44 pm
The Bucs Pass Defense has stunk now for a couple years. We never get off the field on 3rd downs and the lack of timely sacks on3rd is maddening. Let’s be honest Bowles Defense is the weakness of this team. He needs to go. Keep Liam and bring in Dennis Allen as DC. No Pass Rush when you need it. Same old same old.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:44 pm
A soft HC is a reflection of soft ownership. The Glazers, like Bowles, have no balls. And the results are what we witnessed today.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:45 pm
NotBakersFault Says:
January 12th, 2025 at 11:41 pm
Keep Liam over Todd, please!
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Yeah 20pts when the defense gave them to 4th down stops is soooo great.
Don’t forget the 3 and out with penalties. Canales did better in his first playoff run.
He isn’t ready to be a HC and won’t be offered a job this off season anyways.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:45 pm
Really good question Joe, so please ask Bowles this word for word. “Why do opposing teams receivers run through your defense like deer in pasture?” Because it happens all season, every season since he came to Tampa.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:45 pm
Truth be Told Says:
January 12th, 2025 at 11:44 pm
The Bucs Pass Defense has stunk now for a couple years. We never get off the field on 3rd downs and the lack of timely sacks on3rd is maddening. Let’s be honest Bowles Defense is the weakness of this team. He needs to go. Keep Liam and bring in Dennis Allen as DC. No Pass Rush when you need it. Same old same old.
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Dennis Allen! lmao I can tell you not for the Bucs.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:46 pm
I guess the difference is we all expect the defense to suck cuz they have all year. But 23 points isn’t that much.
Offense is what has won us game this year and tonight they were a letdown. Big time.
Coen had a poor game plan and multiple guys made huge mistakes including Baker, Barton, J-Mac, Mauch.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:46 pm
And where the hell is Antoine Winfield….. he’s not the same player anymore
STOP BLAMING BAKER!
……There are 52 other players on the roster that could’ve played better to…..like the Secondary and the LBs.
Did you dumb Bucs fans forget that the Bucs barely made the playoffs????
Hell, it was the commanders that got the Bucs into the playoffs by beating the Falcons that the Bucs couldn’t beat all year long!
I swear, you Bucs fans are idiots
January 12th, 2025 at 11:46 pm
There were glimpses of this being a prideful group, but not enough to lay it on the line for the W. 54 left it on the field. But the secondary, including 31 has been marginal (at best) all year. And that’s being generous. The lack of an edge rush, combined with abysmal play from the other MLB position doomed us too. Not to mention some of the least skilled tackling I’ve seen from a Bucs’ D in a very long time. Josh Hayes, we salute you.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:46 pm
Definitely poor play on both sides of the ball tonight. We can continue to make the argument that defensive injuries, young players, [insert other buzzwords here] are all to blame… but the right thing to do here is to bring in a DC. I don’t think Bowles has the chops for that any longer. I respect him as a coach, and I get that the players like him, but he is the play caller and there were and have been FAR too many bad defensive games against mediocre at best teams.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:46 pm
Why waste another season, Joe? Our defense was the problem all year. Our defensive secondary couldn’t stop anybody or get turnovers. Bowles’ ceiling is getting in the playoffs and only if the NFC South continues to stink.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:47 pm
If the system falls apart because of injuries, maybe it’s the system. Again, Detroit has a bunch of injuries, the system doesn’t require special skills for a specific situation
January 12th, 2025 at 11:47 pm
Winfield peaked in 2023.
Vea is overrated.
Dean is worthless.
There is ZERO edge rush,
2025 is going to be rough for this defense.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:47 pm
With 4 minutes and 30 seconds left in the game I would have let the get in side our 20 yard line. We had not stopped them all night with our them taking 4 minutes off the clock. At least if we let get inside the 20 we would have got the ball back and give our best players a chance to win the game.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:47 pm
Honestly, the only thing that matters right now is if Lavonte David is ok….
Im gonna worry about that instead of reading these low IQ dimwits and their fire Todd Bowles post…
January 12th, 2025 at 11:48 pm
Bowles ain’t going anywhere, unless he retires. Bucs weren’t winning the Super Bowl this year so it was better to lose tonight and get the butt hurt over with. Let it out fellas.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:48 pm
We do lack depth, sorely lacking in depth
January 12th, 2025 at 11:48 pm
Can someone tell me why Jaden Daniels is even ambulatory–McCollum sent him flying into the hinterland. He never gets hurt–makes no sense.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:48 pm
BucfaninMi Says:
January 12th, 2025 at 11:47 pm
If the system falls apart because of injuries, maybe it’s the system. Again, Detroit has a bunch of injuries, the system doesn’t require special skills for a specific situation
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Most injuries on defense and uhhh their defense has been trash except for the last Minn game. Pay attention.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:49 pm
Not sure if anyone else notices but the Buxs players don’t seem to be trying to “Peanut” punch the ball out much on receptions / tackles. Other games it looks like guys are trying on every play.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:49 pm
Time for change is NOW! Our D has been Swiss cheese all year. Everyone knew what would happen when Washington got the ball w 4 mins left! It’s time for change now!!!!!!
January 12th, 2025 at 11:49 pm
Bowles cost us the 2nd superbowl with brady amd another 3 seasons with decent talent. Fire him and move on! Keep lepn or get someone lole gruden or someone who can hold players accountable. BOWLES IS TOO SOFT.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:49 pm
Bowles soft zone pairs well with the complete lack of talent on the defensive aside from DT. We’re worse of than an expansion team out there with Hayes and Funderburk, Britt, Jones, and whoever is lining up at safety for the day.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:49 pm
Next season. Why??? Why go through another season of this we seen this same show with Bowles every year. Start out strong suck half way through then rally to barely make the playoffs then get eliminated. No make the changes now. Keep the offense and Coen. Can Bowles and 70 percent of the defensive players.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:49 pm
Defensive Mastermind My A$$
January 12th, 2025 at 11:49 pm
@Angus you’re right, But I was more prepared for a loss to Detroit, more honor
January 12th, 2025 at 11:49 pm
For all of the Coen haters, you can’t score if you never have the ball or it’s on the ground on your 15-yard line. If Bowles is coming back he needs to be forced to hire a DC.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:49 pm
Fire Bowles
January 12th, 2025 at 11:50 pm
none of the mistakes or coaching mattered when dean went down bucs playoffs chances were done
January 12th, 2025 at 11:50 pm
What’s Bowles overall record?
Add 10-8
It is entirely possible that this is who Todd is…there’s a ton of data supporting that he is a mediocre coach.
Glazer time.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:50 pm
We have seen the ceiling of this team as long as Bowles is the head coach. Maybe, maybe playoffs, occasionally win the first round, but that’s about it. No NFC championship, or #1 seed with him. Better than the lost decade, at least they win a few, but if the goal is the Super Bowl, a change will be required.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:50 pm
Tbbucs3 Says:
January 12th, 2025 at 11:47 pm
Honestly, the only thing that matters right now is if Lavonte David is ok….
Im gonna worry about that instead of reading these low IQ dimwits and their fire Todd Bowles post…
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The roll up didn’t look that bad. He may have had a mix of pain & frustration knowing that 1st was likely it for the season.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:50 pm
Lavonte will retire.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:50 pm
The blame goes to everyone, the game was filled with mistakes from everyone. The OC f’d up, the DC f’d up, the QB f’d up, guys missed tackles, dropped passes and had timely penalties. The TEAM f’d up tonight and the team lost because of it. You phaggots that keep blaming one person or another are clowns and should be fired from this site.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:52 pm
Defense was spare parts this year too many injuries
We need to draft lots of defensive players
Don’t blame defense or coach Bowles
Our QB lost the game the fumble and the bad snap in end zone
January 12th, 2025 at 11:52 pm
And FIRE BOWLES
And where the hell is Antoine Winfield….. he’s not the same player anymore
STOP BLAMING BAKER!
……There are 52 other players on the roster that could’ve played better to…..like the Secondary and the LBs.
Did you dumb Bucs fans forget that the Bucs barely made the playoffs????
Hell, it was the commanders that got the Bucs into the playoffs by beating the Falcons that the Bucs couldn’t beat all year long!
I swear, you Bucs fans are idiots
January 12th, 2025 at 11:52 pm
If ownership keeps Bowles, we will be 3rd in the south next season.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:52 pm
Any update on David?
January 12th, 2025 at 11:52 pm
I definitely do NOT think the Commanders are a better team than Tampa…..
This comes down to “ ANY GIVEN SUNDAY “
Whoever makes the least amount of errors wins…
Washington did that tonite….
Bucs obviously have HOLES to address this off season…..
This one was a heart-breaker tonite….
Going to be a LONG next 6-7 months again 🙁
January 12th, 2025 at 11:53 pm
Bucs4ever- exactly he may only be mediocre at HC. Are we that scarred by this team?
January 12th, 2025 at 11:53 pm
Day 1-76 Says:
January 12th, 2025 at 11:49 pm
For all of the Coen haters, you can’t score if you never have the ball or it’s on the ground on your 15-yard line. If Bowles is coming back he needs to be forced to hire a DC.
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They had a 3 and out and backed up due to the offense faults.
They were driving when the cute play was called.
The other defensive stop was not backed up either so try again. Don’t hat Coen, just the fans that act like he is McVay when he isn’t even Ben Johnson yet.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:54 pm
WhatTheBucs Says:
January 12th, 2025 at 11:52 pm
If ownership keeps Bowles, we will be 3rd in the south next season.
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Said that last year…and the year before that….and year before that.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:54 pm
What happened to the high powered offensive juggernaut we were supposed to be?
Everybody has been blowing so much smoke up the offense’s, and particularly Coen’s butt, but they’ve cost us games, including this one.
Some of us tried to warn yall about thinking the offense was a finished product and incapable of skrewing up but not only did you not listen but you won’t even face the truth now that you’ve seen it with your own eyes. Mind boggling to me.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:55 pm
43 plays, 20 points. I would say that’s fairly efficient
January 12th, 2025 at 11:56 pm
Baker reached his ceiling? Cripes you guys… we wouldn’t be in the playoffs without Baker. Him and Coen cost us tonight, bad timing on their part. Give him a defense and the Bucs will be just fine. Give Bowles a D, which they will do this offseason, and watch the soft zone continue to get roasted.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:56 pm
We need some dang corners and a legit pass rusher!
January 12th, 2025 at 11:56 pm
@Joe
You’re the one talking up Bowles after they beat the putrid Saints.
I had zero doubt about the outcome of this game a week ago.
Nostradamus I am not. Just a common sense individual.
It was clear as day to anyone that didn’t have their head up their arse.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:56 pm
Darren caputo Says:
January 12th, 2025 at 11:49 pm
Bowles cost us the 2nd superbowl with brady amd another 3 seasons with decent talent. Fire him and move on! Keep lepn or get someone lole gruden or someone who can hold players accountable. BOWLES IS TOO SOFT.
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Wirfs was limping bad, lost Godwin, no AB.
You realize they had to play SF next and the Bengals made it. They weren’t going to win it with injuries like that.
January 12th, 2025 at 11:57 pm
All season long the defense let the offense down plain and simple. They couldn’t stop anyone!
January 12th, 2025 at 11:59 pm
And if you think bowles will do anything different next season you re on Crack. Why wait till next year to fire him
January 12th, 2025 at 11:59 pm
Who said Baker reached his ceiling? He’s top 10 in the NFL
January 12th, 2025 at 11:59 pm
Tbbucs3 is TKras
January 12th, 2025 at 11:59 pm
Fire Bowles!
January 12th, 2025 at 11:59 pm
The commanders were the better team tonight
They did what they had to do
JD is a stud rookie QB
Bowles and Coen both got outcoached as well…
Just be honest
January 13th, 2025 at 12:00 am
The talent on the offensive side, they should have won 12 or more games and gone deep in the playoffs. They should next season too, but they won’t
January 13th, 2025 at 12:00 am
Just can’t wait to watch more of our Defense next year. Fire Todd Bowles!
January 13th, 2025 at 12:01 am
We were 3rd in the NFL in points per play for 2024. We matched our average tonight. Reason only scoring 20 is because we only had 7 possessions. Average NFL game a team gets 12. Our offense was in line to score 30+ points in a normal game. Just like our season average.
Defense can’t not make big plays ever and Washington made zero mistakes on offense (no drops, stupid drive killing penalties, fumbles, or even coming close to a pick).
January 13th, 2025 at 12:01 am
Next draft—-Defense end, linebacker, secondary….repeat till ur out of picks
January 13th, 2025 at 12:01 am
Tbbucs3 is not TKras
…..then who the hell is Ronnie Lane then???
January 13th, 2025 at 12:01 am
Anyone who is giving Bowles a pass because of injuries would do well to remember that he said we had the roster we needed to win, so the GM didn’t go out and get anyone. We can keep Bowles for another year, but I’m reminded of a saying about the definition of insanity…
January 13th, 2025 at 12:01 am
Jackson Says:
January 12th, 2025 at 11:55 pm
43 plays, 20 points. I would say that’s fairly efficient
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Yep, its about .45 points per play. Which is our average for 2024 and 3rd best in NFL.
January 13th, 2025 at 12:02 am
I’ve never seen a team have zero punts and go for it every 4th down and get it. Dan Quinn must’ve been playing vs the computer on madden… wait he did it in real life
January 13th, 2025 at 12:02 am
And FIRE BOWLES
And where the hell is Antoine Winfield….. he’s not the same player anymore
STOP BLAMING BAKER!
……There are 52 other players on the roster that could’ve played better to…..like the Secondary and the LBs.
Did you dumb Bucs fans forget that the Bucs barely made the playoffs????
Hell, it was the commanders that got the Bucs into the playoffs by beating the Falcons that the Bucs couldn’t beat all year long!
I swear, you Bucs fans are idiots
The commanders were the better team tonight
They did what they had to do
JD is a stud rookie QB
Bowles and Coen both got outcoached as well…
Just be honest
January 13th, 2025 at 12:02 am
The Glazer family have made it clear they want the team to show progress. After tonight Bowles has proven he cannot take the team any further than he already has. And tonight he took them a step backward
If you think he’s capable of anything better. You’re wrong.
January 13th, 2025 at 12:03 am
Well they didn’t get it every 4th down but who does that? Especially against hard ball defensive coach like Bowles
January 13th, 2025 at 12:04 am
Cliff Kingsburry kicked the sheit outta Bowles & Coen tonight
January 13th, 2025 at 12:04 am
Dean is garbage. “Hurt” after having his eyebrows fried.
January 13th, 2025 at 12:04 am
The refs took a strip interception away from us where the receiver was not down by contact when he gave up the ball.
7 points
Strangely similar to another call a few games back when MacMillan had a ball stripped away from him after he possessed it IN TH ENDZONE.
7 points
Both calls technically INCORRECT by the refs and both calls cost us the game.
Otherwise, I’d say the game was played well by both teams.
Still wondering why Bowles is banking time-outs though.
Does he think he can sell them in the off season or something?
January 13th, 2025 at 12:05 am
Hoe. You need to shut da fup. No cap money. No depth.
Baker let the team down. Period. The offense went missing. Penalties. Punt. Most of you guys are drinking toilet water. Daniels beat baker.
January 13th, 2025 at 12:05 am
We need a HC that knows how to manage a game and keep his team crisp and consistent.
And a DC that’s a Defensive Coordinator and knows how to build a defense.
He’s a former Safety and our Secondary is garbage
January 13th, 2025 at 12:06 am
The Bowles won the division again so that is the default excuse for keeping no matter how bad his defense is. Never mind Carolina is on their 3rd coach in 3 years, basically the entire nfc south at one point with has fired a coach or had one on the hot seat. Is it not easy for the most stable franchise to win the division even if it always comes down to the last game of the year.
If you’re keeping Bowles go get this dude some new assistant coaches. We’ll sit through another disappointing defensive ranked season and see if Coen saves his job twice
January 13th, 2025 at 12:07 am
A signed Edge, drafted CB, ILB, S, and DT will not even fix our whole Defense.
Need a new DC.
January 13th, 2025 at 12:09 am
The Bucs were lucky to even get this far with their horrible defensive backfield. At least the first 2 draft picks better be for defense. Hopefully with a new head coach.
January 13th, 2025 at 12:10 am
@gp – he’s been doing that for years. He thinks he gets to redeeem them for s prize at the ends of seasons.
But today the timeouts didn’t matter. It was the giant mistakes on both sides of the ball. Drops, fumbles, penalties, bad snaps, missed tackles. All of it.
This was always going to be a close game and come down to who made more mistakes. And tonight we made way more mistakes.
January 13th, 2025 at 12:11 am
Tough loss and game def got away from us after that fumble. With that said there were a lot of positive moments in that game and it easily could have gone the other way: McCullom’s punishing hit on Daniels, big, reaching first down from Evans, big run from Baker and nice, fluid runs from
Bucky. Overall, a strong season with a ton of bright spots ahead for 2025. We are a few pieces away from a deep run. A strong defensive draft could get us there. Onward!
January 13th, 2025 at 12:11 am
Any other defensive Coordinator in league would be fired over this defense
January 13th, 2025 at 12:11 am
Gp you’re right about that play. WR never had possession, but refs blew whistle and play wasn’t reviewable. That was huge
January 13th, 2025 at 12:12 am
New punter. New center. 2 new starting WR.
No safeties most of year. No pass rusher. No LB besides David. No #1 cb.
And you guys blame Bowles. ?
Baker #1 in turnovers. New OC. No true fan base
January 13th, 2025 at 12:17 am
I hope the Glazers wake up Tampa Bay with some Surprise news and heal this defense laden town
January 13th, 2025 at 12:19 am
un
He can keep his TO’s for all I care
I’m more fed up with the refs who have been doing this chit to us since the establishment of the franchise!
It’s infuriating!
January 13th, 2025 at 12:25 am
Colonel Angus
It was a turnover
Not positive but I think all turnovers are reviewed, or at least reviewable.
Sounds to me like the refs are making it up as they go along, and no one is allowed to question them.
January 13th, 2025 at 12:26 am
To those harking on the injuries to the defense, I get it. We were beat up and yes, we were running a bunch of JAGs out there. But then why did Todd put the game in their hands? If you know your defense is beat up, and hadn’t stopped Wash in the first 56 minutes, why choose to kick the FG for the tie and not go WIN the game with your top 5 offense? The reason is simple. Todd Bowles can’t accept that HIS defense is mediocre, and just like both Atlanta games, the Chiefs game, and several others, his conservatism got us beat.
January 13th, 2025 at 12:55 am
can bowles win a SB as head coach…that should be the question not confidence.
One tell the real Story joe
January 13th, 2025 at 1:33 am
No surprise at all. Its number 1. Stop the run number 2-987,989,999,999,999,876,999 × infinity stop the run.
January 13th, 2025 at 6:14 am
Defense failed with Dean in the lineup. Then he gets burnt and is hurt again as usual. Blame this clueless coach who has a weak game plan that is exploited every week. When a team in the playoffs goes for it on fourth and 1 every time it tells you how much they respect your defense.
Fire Bowles
January 13th, 2025 at 6:55 am
Team always worked over by inexperienced QB’s. End the suffering Bowles must be jettisoned.
January 13th, 2025 at 12:29 pm
“If only we would have been able to fill some of these known weaknesses before the trade deadline.”
With who? Haason Reddick and his 1 sack in 10 games? Josh Uche and his 0 sacks for the Cheifs? Maybe Tradaveious White would have helped but he had 0 Ints and 3 passes deflected after the trade. I get the notion, but it’s not based on reality