Gerald McCoy Says Bucs Have Had Internal Problems
December 12th, 2025
Troubling words from Gerald McCoy on X this morning regarding what’s going on behind the scenes at One Buc Palace.
The retired six-time Bucs Pro Bowl defensive tackle offered a defense of Todd Bowles, to a degree, and noted Bowles’ profanity-laced tirade last night was in the works and no shock to him.
Here is McCoy’s exact quote:
“Good morning Bucs fans. I already know yall gonna be upset with me and that’s fine but remember im a fan just like yall at this point. Im frustrated too. But I’ll say this we can’t just say Todd Bowles Todd Bowles. I know for a fact personally…….. Not just from film, TB press conference last night was brewing. At some point we have to say ok when do we look at the players. People ain’t doing what they are supposed to during the week and it’s showing in the game. That’s all imma say. Take what you want from that.”
Often, McCoy says publicly that Lavonte David is one of his very closest friends. So it’s no stretch to believe McCoy is getting his intel directly from David.
This is very troubling, and not surprising to Joe. It’s been written here that something has been rotting in the Bucs’ locker room. Joe has smelled it for weeks.
Remember, another former Bucs player with tight current connections in the locker room, Richard Sherman, also said publicly weeks ago that the Bucs are not a top team because, “I know some things.”
Regardless, if there have been issues in practice, then that speaks to Bowles and the team’s highly overrated leadership. Simple as that.