“Still Sifting Through”
December 25th, 2025
With 9+ months to prepare, the Bucs are still figuring things out when it comes to one area of the team.
That sound you heard was Joe rifling blunt objects at Ira Kaufman’s mahogany desk at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters.
Joe could not believe what Todd Bowles said on his official team radio show this week.
A Bucs dream/plan/fantasy became reality recently when receivers Jalen McMillan, Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and Emeka Egbuka joined running backs Bucky Irving, Rachaad White and Sean Tucker healthy on the field together two games ago.
Firepower! That’s the group the coaches expected to unleash on defenses when the 2025 offseason kicked off, along with then-rising tight end Cade Otton.
Despite all that time to prepare, Bowles said this week the Bucs are still figuring it out. They scored just 20 points Sunday against Panthers team that was allowing 23 per game.
“I think we’re still sifting through how to get all these guys touches at the same time between JMac and Mike and Chris and Mecca and Cade and Bucky, Rashad and Sean, “Bowles said. “So we gotta do a better job of making sure everyone has their plays designed when they go in there and make sure we execute ’em.”
Joe really doesn’t know what to say or think. Sunday was Week 16 of the NFL season.