Bucs are an average drafting team. Sign average free agents and the fans blame the coach for being average?
Stop. Just stop. We have above average talent.
Coen carried us last year with great coaching on offense that helped mask the defense.
Licht hasn't invested in the defense and when he has he has whiffed. There's no excuse for that...
But the talent of the defense is in the 18-25 range but it's PLAYING like a top 3 worst unit since the bye week.
There are specific plays you can point to that are 100% on Bowles.
Let's use the Panthers game... The all out blitz at the end of the half where Tet scored a TD. That isn't talent that is 110% the play calling. That play alone cost is 4 points (maybe 7) and the game. Period. Full stop.
Bucs were an offensive line driven team last year and the logical thinking was they would be even better in 2025 because they were young and now they going into year 2 playing together. The offensive line went from being a great strength to being a weakness. So if the OL is not good, and by your admission the front 7 sucks, and the TEs suck, and the QB is average how is this roster above average right now? We have good WRs and DBs but none of them are elite players.
@jc5100 I agree with a lot of your idea about this team, but so much of these issues point to both Licht AND Bowles. I’m 100% sure that Bowles had a big say in selecting guys like JTS; Logan Hall; not upgrading the edge position for 4 years; drafting offense in the first round the last 2 years; keeping the special teams coordinator on staff all season; etc. He is our head coach. There are teams with worst injuries than us this year, with better performance. There is no excuse for Bowles.
