Beware Being Crowned In October
December 23rd, 2025
No use looking over your shoulder.
So Joe just finished watching San Francisco take down Indianapolis on Monday Night Football. Fun game. And damn, the 49ers have some tight ends.
It saddens Joe when he sees backups for other teams who could easily start for the Bucs. Imagine the Bucs with Kyle Juszczyk? (Yes, technically, he’s a fullback. Baloney, he’s a tight end.)
Anyway, BSPN flashed a graphic that showed after Week 8, the Colts were 7-1 and had a 90+ percent chance of the playoffs. Now? They’re like Wile E. Coyote standing on the tip of a mountain ledge, with sticks of dynamite surrounding him with lit fuses.
Reminds Joe of a team in warm and sunny Florida on the west coast of the east coast.
The Bucs once upon a time were 5-1. They seemed to be on track for the No. 1 seed. And then… implosion! The Bucs are now hanging on to a playoff berth by the skin of their teeth.
Moral of the story is, October, she is a tease. If you fall for the siren, you’re going to be walking home from the bar alone, empty-handed.