Bold Prediction:
Bowles will be fired at the bye week with the Buccaneers sporting a 1-win record for the season. Robinson will be promoted to interim coach. His audition will fail and the Buccaneers fire Licht at season's end.
Not really sure if this will happen. I would bet against it personally, but you guys wanted BOLD.
Bold Prediction:
Bowles will be fired at the bye week with the Buccaneers sporting a 1-win record for the season. Robinson will be promoted to interim coach. His audition will fail and the Buccaneers fire Licht at season's end.
Not really sure if this will happen. I would bet against it personally, but you guys wanted BOLD.
I mean that actually is pretty believable
the only reason it's bold is because the Glazers will likely keep Bowles the whole year with 4-6 wins. If they respect him enough to keep him with a historic collapse in the franchise 50 year anniversary, i think anything short of Bowles beating his wife and he is safe for 2026 season.
The Eagles just had had to publicly shame Hurts to get him to hopefully run the called plays. The Bucs just lost Evans. The Bucs are limiting void years where they can (restructuring only if needed) and now have limited dead cap, especially relative to the Eagles.
The difference between Tampa and Philly is the Bucs have a QB. Philly is in the unique situation where they are successful despite the QB position holding them hostage. Hurts is good at times but his ego seems to be getting in the way and he's too glib to recognize his limitations. Hurts is a top half of the league talent with something in his head holding him back and the Eagles won't make another run because of it.
I personally think John Harbaugh is a tired weak and uninteresting story but, the Giants are getting better and who is going to stop that Cowboys offense. The Redskins may be the bottom dweller there for a while. Way too old a team.
Interesting, i would think most NFL fans, non-Buc Fans would rank Hurts ahead of Baker but likely both in the same "tier"
dont get me wrong, i am with you in spirit (blinded by Baker 2024 season) but 2025 season suggest otherwise
Hurts - 25 passing TDs, 6 INTs, 3224 yards, 64.8% completion percentage, 8 rushing TDs
Baker - 26 Passing TDs, 11 INTs, 3693 yards, 63.2% completion percentage, 1 rushing TD
to me they are both in the 15th-20th range with both capable of being top 10 QBs...but insane to suggest Baker is better than Hurts given the facts.
One of the previous posts mentions Hurts' ego. I agree his big head is holding him back from being a better QB and a better teammate. Some of the interviews I've seen just make him very unlikeable. He should be more humble after the coaching staff works him over before this season.
Lavonte David said recently that their defensive game plan against the Eagles was to make Hurts beat them ie to see whether he was capable of diagnosing the defense etc.
Either way though, a QB deliberately playing outside the offense is nuts. We are not talking about a broken play and improvising when things break down. We are talking about refusing to throw to Brown etc.
Lavonte David said recently that their defensive game plan against the Eagles was to make Hurts beat them ie to see whether he was capable of diagnosing the defense etc.
Either way though, a QB deliberately playing outside the offense is nuts. We are not talking about a broken play and improvising when things break down. We are talking about refusing to throw to Brown etc.
i am not saying i like Hurts or that he is a good QB just saying to say Baker is better than him after what transpired in 2025 is a bit homeristic.
I live in Eagle country and after they won the Superbowl it was insufferable of them saying he was a top 5 QB and better than Baker after Hurts threw 18 TDs and Baker had 40+. I said they were both top 10 given one just won a Superbowl and one was on fire.
after this year, neither of them are in the top 10, and to me....it was always clear that the eagles talented roster carried hurts...accredited to their GM.