Weather Was An Issue For Bucky Irving
December 9th, 2025
So Sunday in the shocking loss to the slimy Saints in Tampa, Bucs running back Bucky Irving got off to a poor start.
At one point he had a dozen carries for less than 20 yards.
However, fellow running backs Sean Tucker and Rachaad White had much more success, and consistent success. But the Bucs went back to Irving and he broke a run late in the game.
So what was up with Bucky early? It seems, per Todd Bowles, Irving’s style wasn’t meshing the rainy weather sloppy field.
“I think he had to adjust early on with the weather. He was trying to jump cut and do all the side to side stuff and you know, and that type of weather you gotta get going downhill,” Bowles told the Buccaneers Radio Network.
“And I think he adjusted well in the second half and started getting downhill.”
Why it took so many carries for Bucky to adjust is anyone’s guess. The Bucs certainly knew the weather forecast before kickoff.