{"id":897923,"date":"2026-05-22T06:13:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T06:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/897923\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T06:13:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T06:13:20","slug":"bucs-cant-get-over-the-hump-joebucsfan-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/897923\/","title":{"rendered":"Bucs Can&#8217;t Get Over The Hump &#8211; JoeBucsFan.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tBucs Can\u2019t Get Over The Hump<br \/>\nMay 22nd, 2026 <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bowles-0929.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-383974\" class=\"size-full wp-image-383974\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bowles-0929.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-383974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">National prediction.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It will be the same ol\u2019 same ol\u2019 for the Bucs this fall.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And that\u2019s a problem, typed Gilberto Manzano of SI.com.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In a rundown of each team\u2019s schedule, Manzano said the Bucs will be the Bucs this fall, partly because this may be their least talented team this decade.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Manzano sees the Bucs doing what they have done in the past four seasons: finishing right around .500. But this time, even with a 9-8 record, Manzano sees the Bucs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/predicting-every-nfc-team-record-2026-schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">getting squeezed out<\/a> of the playoffs again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Buccaneers have hit a wall that I don\u2019t think they can overcome. \u2026they constantly play down to their mediocre competition in the NFC South, and now their division rivals have improved this offseason.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Being average and winning more than eight games won\u2019t be enough this season. Also, Tampa Bay took a hit with Mike Evans, Jamel Dean and Lavonte David no longer with the team. But maybe I\u2019ll regret this prediction because the schedule-makers did the Buccaneers a favor by balancing out the slate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Manzano hit one nail on the head. Way, way too many times the Bucs play down to their opponents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Manzano has the Bucs missing out on the playoffs thanks to the slimy Saints, who Manzano believes will go 10-7. Joe doesn\u2019t get the slimy Saints love. At all.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If Joe is worried about any team in the NFC South, it\u2019s the Stinking Panthers. They\u2019re the division champs. And Joe thinks they got better in the draft.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Panthers receivers Tet Offensive McMillan and Chris Brazzell facing Benjamin Morrison and Zyon McCollum is a bad matchup for the Bucs. But, that\u2019s what happens when you let your best cornerback walk out the door.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As Raheem Morris famously said, \u201cI will tolerate you until I can replace you.\u201d Joe doesn\u2019t yet see Jamel Dean\u2019s replacement on the roster \u2014 unless you are going to tell Joe that\u2019s Jacob Parrish, who KitKat-eating Bucs coach Todd Bowles still refers to as a nickel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bucs Can\u2019t Get Over The Hump May 22nd, 2026 National prediction. 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