Flag On The Post: Super Bowl- Bound

And that’ll do it. Super Bowl-bound!

That picture is more symbolic than most will recognize.

The image of Buccaneers defense taking down a supposedly unstoppable offensive player.

 

A great headline.

Not exactly the story though.

 

Dickey V could be the mascot for any team.

This cat is genuinely into the BUCS. And super opinionated. Right or wrong.

And has been every season.

He doesn’t just pop up when things are good.

Unlike some former players.

One of the dopest images from the NFC Title Game.

 

All these damn onion in here….

 
 
 
 

Seriously….who the f*%# is in charge of the onions in here??

 
 
 

We understand.

 

Not bad for the “wOrSt tAcKLe in ThE NfL”.

 

3 in a row on the road.

And the last visiting stadium being the most iconic in the League.

It seems like a fairytale.

But ending the journey in victory at Raymond James Stadium would be an all-time classic ending to the season.

The kind that could cap off a career……….

 

There’s something in the air.

Put your money on the Raptors while nobody’s looking.

 
 

This unit has been super impressive.

“That’s what she said.”-—-Michael Scott

 
 
 
 
 

These here receipts are something else.

 

Got ‘em.

 

When it comes to the BUCS, the temporary/visiting fans are always the most vocal.

Funny enough, that’s how it’s been at the stadium for a while.

While I can’t blame anyone for having a favourite player and following his career, I do find it damn near repulsive to claim “adopting” the fandom of those who followed the Team long before.

I spoke to Hall Of Fame Buccaneers fan Big Nasty about the temporary fans coming about aboard on the podcast last year….”Come As You Are”.

He said it best. “Don’t be a jump-ship-chump.”

Win or lose, don’t go blaming everyone BUT you’re favourite player.

And don’t go thinking YOUR guy is what makes the Team go and nothing else.

 

This is probably the worst/best thing I’ve seen all season.

I actually hate that I saw it because it now stuck in my head. But, I also love that I can share it to some unexpected soul like an evil jack-in-the-box.

 
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These fools will type anything to get a reaction.

“Lookin' like straight Bozos…”—-ICE CUBE

 

Some of those cats got their cheese up in a curd over that flag that had to come from 15 yards down field and into the frame on television.

The hold was egregious and obvious.

Johnson could’ve pressed assault charges after that fella tried to undress him like that.

 
 
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The dilemma.

There were definitely a lot of BUCS fans that couldn’t stand the thought of Tom Brady prior to his joining the Team.

Lots of them claimed he had referees in his back pocket.

The same ones also looked at the referees to blame in damn near every BUCS loss ever.

So, there’s that.

 

Much like “The Office”, it’s just hard to go wrong with a “Simpsons” meme.

 

Tee-hee

 
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“Oh, no you di-int!”

 

When genius goes wrong.

 
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Grade A analysis by this here drunken cheesehead.

EA Sports is definitely the wrong tool to use when scouting opponents.

It’s a few steps behind PFF “grades”.

 
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Riiiiiiiiiiight.

Don’t let these clowns back on the bandwagon.

Change the channel.

Oh, it’s true. It’s damn true.

The love/obsession with the QB position will have people making all kinds of caveats and loopholes and mental gymnastic reps until their last breath.

It’s hilarious.

For the record, if this is your first time here, there are no punches pulled for fan favourites. When they look bad, it’s pointed out. And this was the case with that walking liability at QB the previous 5 years. The writing was on the wall back in 2017 and fellow BUCS fans/followers hated me and all the facts that pointed to it….Here, Here, and Here.

 
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These people exist. They are dangerous to themselves and others.

Approach with caution.

Facts won’t stop them. That will only enrage them.

 
 

Some people will believe anything they can think up.

 

Right on!

 

#Gravediggers

 

Straight killers on the low.

Know ‘bout it.

 
 
 
 
 

I’ll never forget just how much McCoy and David did together in Tampa on the way to this Super Bowl appearance.

Two top 5 players at their position and they didn’t get into the playoffs.

And both true franchise players on and off the field.

I wish they could’ve experienced this run together on the field.

 

It’s true.

 
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Tell him “ Todd Bowles and that damn Defense.”

 

That damn SMB still trailing just a lil’. But he made it count.

Ha!

Serious business, Murphy-Bounting had a rough season. But he’s been making his presence known the last few weeks.

Hoping to see it one more time to close out the season.

 

Never entertain idiots.

Laugh at ‘em and move on.

 

If your favourite BUCS coverage isn’t talking about the defense, change the damn channel.

Better yet, come on outside for some fresh air.

 

Perfection.

 

If you didn’t see it coming, you weren’t paying attention.

Just like Poirier rendering McGregor defenseless.

All the hype was behind what McGregor did in the past and all the eyes that were on him. Poirier has been grinding hard for the last 5 years non-stop.

And even though he took a few tough losses and got set back by injuries, he was still well beyond average.

The organization just didn’t do anything to push him into the limelight.

But if you watched the fights leading into this one and saw what Poirier was bringing in this one that he didn’t have in the last one, you knew how it was likely to go.

 

If the talk ain’t about what the defense was doing versus Green Bay, then it ain’t real.

It’s filler.

And there’s plenty of that going around.

 

Carlton Davis talkin’ that $#*&.

Don’t kick a man when he’s down??

Don’t bother a man when he’s standing where you want to be unless you’re asking him how he got there.

 

EVERYBODY talkin’ that sh*t.

It’s contagious.

 

A straight up game changer in ALL facets of the defensive line.

Dude was coming in on passing downs rather the being the misclassified “run stuffer” clowns have continued parroting based on his physical stature before they ever watched a minute of game film on him a few weeks before the draft back in 2018.

 
 

The young fella took some lumps(read: ass whoopin’) in Round 1 against the Chiefs.

I FULLY expect things to be different in the rematch.

Remember the 1st time he took on Michael Thomas/Drew Brees? Remember the subsequent meetings??

Don’t be surprised to see him hit a front flip in the end zone on a pick-6.

 

The number of the gods!!!

MIKE GLENNON fans, rejoice!

 
 
 

It still hasn’t hit me yet. Once I make it back into town for Super Bowl week back in the area I called home for 17 years, it’ll settle in.

The last time the Super Bowl was in Tampa, I was working the scene as a stage manager for the NFL Network and CBS Sports.

This time, I’ll be a fan of the HOME TEAM.

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