Joel Glazer Talks 2024 Performance, “Consistent” Play
April 1st, 2025
Buccaneers co-owner Joel Glazer speaks.
Some might say the 2024 Bucs season was a roller coaster ride. Ownership has a slightly different view.
Joe is at the NFL owners meetings at The Breakers resort, a five-star palace in Palm Beach.
How swanky is it? Joe asked the front desk where a water could be purchased and Joe was promptly handed a fancy 12-ounce aluminum can of spring water from Iceland that would have cost $4.99 at Wawa. And no, Joe isn’t staying at the $1,600-a-night property.
The NFL owners are lodged on premises amid massive security, and Buccaneers co-owner Joel Glazer held a nine-minute news conference today for some Tampa media in attendance.
Glazer was asked about the Bucs’ showing last season and applauded it.
“I thought there were a lot of positives last year. I mean, we had a good season,” Glazer said. “Obviously, we didn’t accomplish the ultimate goals we wanted to accomplish. But [we were] consistent, even when we kind of had that down streak in the middle, games were very, very close. And then, hey, in the NFL, you want to be playing your best football from November on, and that’s what we were doing. To see the team jelling, that to me is what is the most exciting part.”
Joe followed up and asked how Glazer would characterize the season. Did the division-champion Bucs overachieve or underachieve, or were the Bucs sort of in line with expectations?
Glazer wanted no part of that. He pointed more to the intangibles.
“I never want to say ‘overachieve/underachieve,”’ Glazer said. “It’s just the key was watching the team progress, watching the team grow as the season went on, watching the young players contribute and grow And, you know, there’s a chemistry among this team. People talk about chemistry all the time, but I walked into training camp last year, I honestly have never seen the chemistry that exists within this group of players. And it’s just a great group. So that’s a key element [among] a lot of other elements. But really, we are progressing as one would hope to progress.”
That was a common theme among the Bucs hierarchy talking this week. The team has amazing chemistry led by a franchise quarterback who embodies the spirit and work ethic of the club.
What would define progress for 2025? Joe will answer it because Team Glazer wasn’t asked. The Bucs need much better consistency in their overall play and they have to win playoff games. Anything else isn’t enough. Everything the Bucs have done the past two years has set the bar that high.
April 1st, 2025 at 4:10 pm
These Glazers are just the least interesting people to quote. They never really say anything but the most obvious and least controversial.
April 1st, 2025 at 4:20 pm
I think that all the good years should culminate with going deep into the playoffs or getting into the SB. I think our defense will be almost as good as our offense. Did I use culminate right? 🙂
April 1st, 2025 at 4:25 pm
Yup, they a pleasant respite from Jerry Jones
April 1st, 2025 at 5:00 pm
Do they plan on picking up Bowles 5th year option, and or are they planning on giving him a new long term deal? Money talks, BS walks.
April 1st, 2025 at 5:01 pm
We lost in the first round to a rookie QB without forcing them to punt.
That is not a success in my book.
But in the Todd Bowles era it has to be viewed as wildly successful.
Wash, Rinse, Repeat.
28-27
April 1st, 2025 at 5:07 pm
I agree BucDawg. Jason Licht has done a great job of putting together a very talented NFL roster and the Bucs hit the lottery getting Baker Mayfield. However, the Bucs defense and game management are very poor.
April 1st, 2025 at 5:24 pm
Never get tired of Joe talking about our franchise QB who the team really digs. Moreover, it is getting obvious that Mayfield is well regarded by the Tampa fan base.
April 1st, 2025 at 6:02 pm
Damn Joe, thought the Glazers would have put you up 😁
April 1st, 2025 at 6:17 pm
Shoyinka a bust.
April 1st, 2025 at 6:47 pm
Glazers are the opposite of Jerry Jones thankfully. What did Joel say about a new stadium? What did he think about the NFLPA report?
April 1st, 2025 at 7:11 pm
The contrast between the Gazers (including the deceased, Malcom) and Jerry Jones is stark. It is sad that the Cowboys retain some of their old glory and are still known as America’s team. The franchise does not have the class that the Bucs possess today.
April 1st, 2025 at 7:13 pm
the smartest glaser?
April 1st, 2025 at 7:32 pm
Yes, so glad the Glazers are NOT like Jerry. You have Mr. Licht in place whose doing a great job. A lot more hits than misses on some picks lately, and signings, like Brady and Baker. He knows what hes doing.
April 1st, 2025 at 7:46 pm
Yep. Malcolm was the true entrepreneur. It seems the current generation has managed the fortune well, though.
April 1st, 2025 at 8:19 pm
I’m so grateful of the glazers ownership and leadership. After having season tickets in the early culverhouse years the stark comparisons strike meaningful to this humble Buc fan. Thanks for caring every one of the glazer clan. You all rock!
April 1st, 2025 at 8:25 pm
The team last season was good enough to win the SB. The team this year will be the same. Since GM Licht recently gave props to Brady for changing the culture from a losing franchise to one that has high expectations each year, it is time to hitch our wagon to Mayfield and get it done. This will be Bakers third season. One and done is not good enough. Super Bowl or bust. Keeping it real in Ireland.
April 1st, 2025 at 9:14 pm
Wanted to hear what Joel had to say about a new stadium, I don’t even think he was asked. The audio was a little low but the best I could tell he was only asked about renovations. Why? I don’t know. Anyway the gist of what he said was the organization is working through their end of it as the TSA is working through their end and at some point they will work from that to develop a plan for some renovations at some point in the future. Yipee.
April 1st, 2025 at 9:32 pm
The fact that many of you have Super Bowl expectations speaks to the job done by Jason Licht and Todd Bowles. It cannot be viewed though any other lens. They don’t have all that talent and win more often than they lose if these two suck. We had Jon Gruden with awful Bruce Allen. We had the Raheem/Schiano/Lovie/Koetter years. This is better. Stop hating.
April 1st, 2025 at 9:37 pm
One in the same. A massive renovation is coming, which is basically a new stadium but on the same footprint. Hillsborough County is saving up for it which is why the Rays wanted a stadium in Pinellas County. Hillsborough County doesn’t have money for three (renovated Bucs stadium, new Rays stadium and new/renovated Lightning arena — which is older than The Licht House).
Sports Business Journal wrote a huge story about this last month. Joe wrote about it two weeks ago.
April 1st, 2025 at 9:39 pm
They’re looking at a renovated stadium.
April 1st, 2025 at 11:07 pm
4 teams out of 32 go deep into the playoffs every year. It’s amazing the stupidity this website brings out.