November 8, 2009 Buccaneers Initiate Ring of Honor
Buccaneers introduced a Ring of Honor program, replacing the retired Krewe of Honor, for the Bucs 30th anniversary celebration of the 1979 Buccaneer team. The Buccaneers induct just one player into the Bucs Ring of Honor each season, in 2015 two individuals were inducted.
Lee Roy Selmon - Defensive End (1976 - 1984)
2009 - RING OF HONOR: Honored, on November 8th, 2009, presentation during halftime of the 1st Throwback game against Green Bay Packers.
John Harvey McKay - Head Coach (1976 - 1984)
2010 - RING OF HONOR: Honored, on December 5th, 2010, presentation during halftime of the 1st Throwback game against Atlanta Falcons.
Jimmie Giles, Jr. - Tight End (1976 - 1984)
2011 - RING OF HONOR: Honored, December 4th, 2011, during the Carolina Panthers halftime presentation.
Paul Blake Gruber - Offensive Tackle (1988 - 1999)
2012 - RING OF HONOR: Honored, October 14th, 2012, during the Kansas City Chiefs halftime presentation.
Warren Sapp- Defensive End (1995 - 2003)
2013 - RING OF HONOR: Honored, November 11th, 2013, during the Miami Dolphins halftime presentation.
Derrick Brooks- Linebacker (1995 - 2003)
2014 - RING OF HONOR: Honored, September 14th, 2014, during the St. Louis Rams halftime presentation.
Michael Joseph Alstott - Runningback (1996-2007)
2015 - RING OF HONOR: Honored, October 4th, 2015, during the Carolina Panthers halftime presentation.
Douglas Lee Williams - Quarterback (1978 - 1982)
2015 - RING OF HONOR: Honored, December 6th, 2015, during the Atlanta Falcons halftime presentation.
John Terrence Lynch - Safety (1993 - 2003)
2016 - RING OF HONOR: Honored, November 3rd, 2016, during the Atlanta Falcons halftime presentation.
Malcolm Glazer - Owner (1995 - 2014)
2017 - RING OF HONOR: Honored, Thursday, October 5th, 2017, during the New England Patriots halftime presentation
Jon David Gruden - Head Coach (2002 - 2008)
2017 - RING OF HONOR: Honored, Monday, December 18th, 2017, during the Monday Night Football halftime presentation against the Atlanta Falcons.
Jamael Orondé "Rondé" Barber - Defensive Back (1997 - 2012)
2019 - RING OF HONOR: Honored, Sunday, September 22nd, 2019 at halftime of Tampa Bay's home game against the New York Giants.
Monte George Kiffin - Defensive Coordinator (1996 - 2008)
2020 - RING OF HONOR: Honored, Sunday, September 19th, 2021.
Bruce Charles Arians - Head Coach / Consultant (2019 - Present)
2020 - RING OF HONOR: To Be Honored, Sunday, October 2nd, 2022.
Players that need to be added:
1. Tom Brady
2. James Wilder
3. Mike Evans (when he retires)
4. Lavonte David (when he retires)
5. Hardy Nickerson
6. Tony Dungy
7.Martin Gramatica
8. Tony Mayberry
maybe?
1. Warrick Dunn
2. Vincent Jackson
3. Joey Galloway
4. Michael Spurlock
5. Karl “the truth” Williams
6. Donnie Abraham
7. Simeon Rice
8. Mark Carrier
9. Dexter Jackson
10. Gerald McCoy
11. Shelton Quarles
12. Rob Gronkowski
13. Dave Moore
Simeon Rice should be in and in the HOF. Think it was SR started some nonsense about McCoy getting it. Get lost.
Get lost? Hope you’re well man.Simeon Rice should be in and in the HOF. Think it was SR started some nonsense about McCoy getting it. Get lost.
SR did just post an article:
https://www.pewterreport.com/gerald-mccoy-retire-bucs-ring-of-honor/
I think Warren Sapp said it best:
“He was a damn good player – damn good player – [but] not even close,” Sapp told Pewter Report in 2019. “You damn sure don’t get legendary status or tell somebody to put your jersey up if you didn’t take them to any playoff games. I still remember when that bitch (Raymond James Stadium) was rocking when San Francisco came here and all them flags were waving. That was my last home playoff game. You could run that thing back any day of the week and I’ll keep watching that thing. Not one playoff game, not even a wild card [with McCoy]. I went to nine [playoff games]. We went 5-4“
Paul Gruber had nine losing seasons in his first nine years. They made the playoffs twice late in his career, but once was in his last year which he missed the last half with a broken leg. So obviously he wasn't the reason they got there in 1999. Gruber made the Ring despite the fact that he was on losing teams for basically his entire career. Gruber was All-Pro twice and McCoy was All-Pro three years in a row. That's the reason he should be in the ring. Last I checked Warren Sapp wasn't the one choosing the ring of honor. He's welcome to have his opinion, but in my opinion if you put Gruber in there you have to put McCoy in there. Fans have a thing about McCoy, but I don't think it's justified. He got blamed for the losing teams. Nobody blames Gruber for his losing teams. Why is that?
Paul Gruber didn’t follow a HOF terror who won a Super Bowl. Expectations were as low as possible. He was a beacon of hope.
McCoy followed Sapp and was drafted at the same time as Suh. Suh stepped on people. Sapp ran through opposing team's warm ups
McCoy laughed and smiled.
He didn't get to be All-pro by laughing and smiling. He That just shows how the fans have turned on McCoy, and it's because guys like Sapp and Beckles have been badmouthing him. There opinion does matter, as they are former Bucs, especially Sapp. But so do the voters for All-pro. All-pro is not like making an all-star game because they need one guy from each team. This negativity toward McCoy seemed to escalate in the last couple years he was here for some reason.Paul Gruber didn’t follow a HOF terror who won a Super Bowl. Expectations were as low as possible. He was a beacon of hope.
McCoy followed Sapp and was drafted at the same time as Suh. Suh stepped on people. Sapp ran through opposing team's warm ups
McCoy laughed and smiled.
My comment was about the way things work. It was not a criticism of McCoy. It was about perception and circumstances driving fan opinion
One observation...the OP failed to note that Jon Gruden has been removed from the ROH.
Paul Gruber had nine losing seasons in his first nine years. They made the playoffs twice late in his career, but once was in his last year which he missed the last half with a broken leg. So obviously he wasn't the reason they got there in 1999. Gruber made the Ring despite the fact that he was on losing teams for basically his entire career. Gruber was All-Pro twice and McCoy was All-Pro three years in a row. That's the reason he should be in the ring. Last I checked Warren Sapp wasn't the one choosing the ring of honor. He's welcome to have his opinion, but in my opinion if you put Gruber in there you have to put McCoy in there. Fans have a thing about McCoy, but I don't think it's justified. He got blamed for the losing teams. Nobody blames Gruber for his losing teams. Why is that?
Draft status influences All-Pro votes. It's why some idiot voted for Devin White. It's how Quenton Nelson has 3 All-Pros. McCoy (3rd overall) and Jurrell Casey (3rd round) were basically identical players but McCoy got more accolades because of his draft status.
Not about All-Pro, but this is how draft status can give players hyped up status. Chase Young is completely average but yet....
“He was the best player coming out last year that I scouted, and he’s already the best player in the league at his position — the most dominant defensive end in the league," one anonymous NFC executive told Sports Illustrated. "I’d say Chase is already someone everyone has to be aware of when he’s in the game, and should become a multi-year All-Pro and future Hall of Famer."
Draft status influences All-Pro votes.
True. The fifth round status of Matt Milano and Talanoa Hufanga ushered them right into their First-Team All-Pro nods.
It's why some idiot voted for Devin White.
Is it possible that guy was just an idiot who fell for the hype that is constantly praised on White? God knows there are plenty of idiots running around there. Have you heard of the dude that keeps trumpeting Scotty Miller >>> Antonio Brown in 2020? Some people do and say the dumbest shit.
Why didn't Clelin Ferrell garner All-Pro hype? There must have been hype for Ferrell, as he was drafted in front of Devin White. So was Nick Bosa. I bet he's only an All-Pro because of his draft status too. Who was it around these parts that didn't want to draft Nick Bosa again?
Draft status influences All-Pro votes.
True. The fifth round status of Matt Milano and Talanoa Hufanga ushered them right into their First-Team All-Pro nods.
It's why some idiot voted for Devin White.
Is it possible that guy was just an idiot who fell for the hype that is constantly praised on White? God knows there are plenty of idiots running around there. Have you heard of the dude that keeps trumpeting Scotty Miller >>> Antonio Brown in 2020? Some people do and say the dumbest shit.
Why didn't Clelin Ferrell garner All-Pro hype? There must have been hype for Ferrell, as he was drafted in front of Devin White. So was Nick Bosa. I bet he's only an All-Pro because of his draft status too. Who was it around these parts that didn't want to draft Nick Bosa again?
I started by saying Brown was better than Miller. But Miller's influence on the offense was underrated, evident by the Bucs scoring slightly more PPG and Brady having a slightly higher QBR when Miller was #3 than AB in 2020. After Miller's influence on the Rams game in the 4th qtr, when he was #3, he should have had the role all by himself going forward. Instead they kept him on special teams and the offense kept sucking minus a couple moments of Brady heroics.
Now back to my main point. I'll break it down s-l-o-w for you because I suspect you have a comprehension issue. Three things can be true.
A. A high pick can be justly voted all-pro.
B. A late pick can be voted all-pro.
C. High picks get over-rated and sometimes receive accolades they do not deserve. Gerald McCoy fits into this category. Devin White, Chase Young and Quenton Nelson are other examples.
I didn't want Bosa because I didn't think he would stay healthy. He's already missed 14 games in 4 years and when he gets his big contract it will become a bad contract, just like his brother. Speaking of bad contracts, how is Shaq Barrett doing? And I noticed you left off Nelson in your little rant. Conceding that argument? How much does it hurt that Orlando Brown turned out to be the better player?
Speaking of bad contracts, how is Shaq Barrett doing?
Like the Buccaneers trophy case, he's doing better than he would have been doing if he would have been traded after the 2019 season and not won a Superbowl - like you wanted to do. I'm sure he appreciates your concern.
And I noticed you left off Nelson in your little rant.
Left off? I would get carpal tunnel syndrome if I covered every player you've ever made a fool out of yourself in every single post. The 4x All-Pro and 5x Pro-Bowler is doing pretty well for someone that "isn't enough of an athlete" to be in the NFL and that "Connor Williams is better" than.
How much does it hurt that Orlando Brown turned out to be the better player?
lolz, delusional. If draft status influences All-Pro votes, how come the "blue chipper" has yet to be elected to any All-Pro team? Maybe he'll get there finally, since he's on his third team in the last four seasons.
Your delusions are nothing if not comical. Please, keep them coming.
I'm not a fan of introducing everyone into ring of honor. dungy must go up there, rice and gramatica may as well but do not have to, mike and lavonte once they retire for sure. that's it for now
