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The Seahawks loss may be the Bucs gain if Jason Licht wishes it to be

On Monday, the Seahawks released linebacker Tyrel Dodson in a move that shocked and confused many around the NFL. 

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have had some issues with consistent play on defense in the secondary. Not to be lost int he shuffle though is the play at linebacker. Outside of Lavonte David, everyone in the position group has been rather underwhelming.

On Monday, the Seahawks released linebacker Tyrel Dodson, a move that shocked and confused many in the NFL.

In nine games with the Seahawks, he has 71 tackles, two sacks, five tackles for loss, and one forced fumble. The Seahawks have been getting a youth movement going, and despite just signing with them this offseason, Dodson was the odd man out.

The Bucs could use him to play alongside Lavonte David to help the Bucs establish a better run defense and help in coverage. Vita Vea and Calijah Kancey could also use the help, which would potentially allow them to get more pass rush help up front.

It is a move that makes sense for all parties, and Jason Licht should consider making it.

Todd Bowles sees one area the Bucs defense needs to improve after their Bye Week

Todd Bowles has identified the issue he hopes the team can address after the Bye Week.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense has been a disaster this year. I am not going to mince words; it has been awful. The hard things for a defense to achieve have been an issue just as much as the small things.

Mastering those small things, though, could make the big things easier. Todd Bowles has identified the issue he hopes the team can address after the Bye Week.

“We definitely have to tackle better. We have spurts where we play well. [In] the second half, I didn’t think we tackled better at all. Again, coaches and players – we have our coaches, we have our players – we have to get out of this jam. We got ourselves in it, we have to get out of it. We show good spots and then we make an error and it comes up. . .”

Todd Bowles needs the defense, the unit he leads and specializes in, to be better. Plain and simple, this defense is a hindrance to a great offense that can score 30+ points a game but struggles not to give up more.

Perhaps tackling is the key, but we will have to wait and see if that fixes things.

Bucs HC Todd Bowles discusses potential for giving up defensive play calling

Defense has been costing the Bucs several games this season, while the offense has put up impressive numbers in just about every category.

Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles has been under a lot of scrutiny in recent weeks due to his defense’s performance. The defense has been costing the Bucs several games this season, while the offense has put up impressive numbers in just about every category.

On Monday, during his media availability, Todd Bowles was asked about the potential for his play-calling duties to be handed over.

“What’s not happening is we have about four or five plays a game where we either miss a tackle or we’re not dropping where we’re supposed to and we give up a big play. I’ll continue to call plays.”

The defense showed against the Saints that it can make play after play when it is healthy. Against the Ravens and Falcons, the Bucs have looked lost and, at times, disorganized. The play calling has been a factor; look at what Minnesota and Brian Flores have done with a depleted Vikings secondary.

Something has to give for the Bucs. If they can’t turn things around against the Chiefs in Week 9, then the rumblings will only get louder.

Bucs LB SirVocea Dennis out for the year following shoulder surgery

After losing Chris Godwin earlier in the week, the Bucs have now lost linebacker SirVocea Dennis for the season. 

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been bit by the injury bug about as many times as a team can through seven weeks of the season. Injuries have affected every layer of the roster, and on Wednesday, one player’s injury became a season-ender.

After losing Chris Godwin earlier in the week, the Bucs have now lost linebacker SirVocea Dennis for the season.

Dennis was placed on injured reserve earlier this year with a designation to return in four weeks. Unfortunately, the injury proved to be more serious than expected, and he is now out for the year following surgery.

Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times was the first to report this.

In Dennis’ absence, Lavonte David will look for a full-time replacement to work alongside, and that replacement is expected to be K.J. Britt. He has not been playing to the best of his ability this year in his absence, but his best game was against the Falcons earlier in the year.

Perhaps the Week 8 matchup between the teams will help him get momentum back on his side.

Ravens vs. Buccaneers: Top photos from Baltimore’s 41-31 win on Monday Night Football

We’re looking at the top photos from the Baltimore Ravens 41-31 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night in Week 7

The Ravens started the game down 10-0, then scored 41 unanswered points, jumping out to a massive lead before allowing 21 late points to the Buccaneers in the fourth quarter. Even with the defensive letdown, Baltimore’s performance won’t overshadow Lamar Jackson’s five-touchdown pass performance, as the Ravens moved to 5-2 on the season with a 41-31 win over Tampa at Raymond James Stadium.

Baltimore amassed 508 yards of total offense but had a dominant performance ruined as the defense allowed over 430 yards of offense for Tampa.

With preparation for the Browns in Week 8 set to begin, here’s an instant analysis of the big win on Monday Night Football.

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Eagles limp into bye week after a 33-16 loss to the Buccaneers in Week 4

The Philadelphia Eagles suffered a disastrous 33-16 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.

With A.J. Brown (hamstring), DeVonta Smith (concussion), and Lane Johnson (concussion) out with injuries, the Eagles didn’t have enough depth in key positions. They suffered a disastrous 33-16 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.

Jalen Hurts was sacked six times on the afternoon, and the star quarterback committed another turnover (fumble), as Philadelphia could not sustain any offensive consistency without the big three in the lineup.

Saquon Barkley had ten carries for 84 yards (8.4 avg). Still, with the Eagles playing from behind all afternoon, the running back was unable to get the Philadelphia offense over the hump against a motivated Tampa defense.

An Eagles defense that shut New Orleans down in Week 3 was gashed to 445 total yards for the Buccaneers offense, including 111 rushing yards and a twelve-minute advantage in time of possession.

Baker Mayfield was on fire early, and even after an inefficient second half, he still was 30-40 passing for 347 yards, two touchdowns, and a 100.2 rating.

Philadelphia (2-2) will now have a week off, during which questions about Sirianni’s job security and the Eagles’ playoff hopes will dominate the airwaves.

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WATCH: Bucs LB Lavonte David gets a strip-sack of Jalen Hurts

Lavonte David comes up with a huge defensive play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers again.

Lavonte David comes up with a huge defensive play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers again.

With the Philadelphia Eagles in the red zone looking to cut the Bucs lead down to one score, David records a strip-sack on Jalen Hurts, giving the Bucs linebacker his 30th career forced fumble.

With the 30th forced fumble under his belt, David is now tied with Khalil Mack for the lead among active players. The 13-year veteran has totaled 34.5 career sacks, which ties him for seventh-most in Bucs franchise history with Chidi Ahanotu.

  1. Warren Sapp – 77.0
  2. Simeon Rice – 69.5
  3. Gerald McCoy – 54.5
  4. Shaquil Barrett – 45.0
  5. Chidi Ahanotu – 34.5

Sights and sounds from first half of Eagles matchup vs. Buccaneers

Jalen Hurts was 7-15 passing for 49 yards and one touchdown, and the Eagles offense was non-existent in the first half as Tampa jumped out to a 21-0 lead before finishing the first half with a 24-7 lead. The Buccaneers dominated time of possession, …

Jalen Hurts was 7-15 passing for 49 yards and one touchdown, and the Eagles offense was non-existent in the first half as Tampa jumped out to a 21-0 lead before finishing the first half with a 24-7 lead. The Buccaneers dominated time of possession, holding for 20:14 seconds, compared to Philadelphia’s 9+ minutes with the football.

With the second half set to begin, here are sights and sounds from the first half.

PFF Grades: Best and worst from Bucs Week 3 loss to the Broncos

The NFL season will sometimes show us what we want to see from players; other times, we may see something bad when it isn’t there. For fans and media, there has to be a way to check and balance things to avoid favoritism or bias in a negative light. …

The NFL season will sometimes show us what we want to see from players; other times, we may see something bad when it isn’t there. For fans and media, there has to be a way to check and balance things to avoid favoritism or bias in a negative light.

Thanks to PFF, we will always have an extra set of eyes to examine the football game.

There were few high grades or performances to discuss in Week 3 for the Bucs. They took a winless Denver Broncos team for granted, and as a result, they left the stadium on Sunday with their first loss of the season. The PFF grades are going to be very interesting for this week.

Here are the best and worst from the PFF grades for the Bucs’ win loss to the Denver Broncos.

OT Tristan Wirfs 85.2

RB Bucky Irving 78.6

WR Chris Godwin 74.6

C Graham Barton 74.3

G Cody Mauch 67.1

G Ben Bredeson 44.7

WR Jalen McMillan 51.5

TE Payne Durham 54.5

WR Sterling Shepard 55.7

RB Sean Tucker 57.7

Bucky Irving 76.8

Sean Tucker 59

Rachaad White 54

OT Tristan Wirfs 88.9

C Graham Barton 80.9

WR Mike Evans 77.9

G Cody Mauch 71.2

TE Cade Otton 66.2

OT Justin Skule 48.4

TE Payne Durham 56.3

WR Chris Godwin 58.3

TE Ko Kieft 59.2

C Robert Hainsey 59.4

OT Tristan Wirfs 78.8

TE Cade Otton 70

OT Justin Skule 69.1

C Graham Barton 59.1

G Cody Mauch 53.4

G Ben Bredeson 18.1

RB Bucky Irving 48

RB Rachaad White 50.3

CB Zyon McCollum 90.8

CB Tykee Smith 85

Edge Mike Greene 77.9

SAF Christian Izien 73.1

LB SirVocea Dennis 71.1

LB K.J. Britt 29.2

DL William Gholston 44.9

DL Greg Gaines 53.7

DL Logan Hall 53.9

DL C.J. Brewer 54.2

DB Tykee Smith 86.2

LB SirVocea Dennis 78.4

CB Zyon McCollum 78.3

CB Jamel Dean 75.7

DL Mike Greene 74.8

LB K.J. Britt 38.5

DL William Gholston 41.5

SAF Jordan Whitehead 44.8

SAF Christian Izien 52.6

DL Anthony Nelson 52.9

DL Anthony Nelson 71.9

Edge Yaya Diaby 66.2

DL Mike Greene 64.4

DL William Gholston 63.4

DL C.J. Brewer 62.8

LB SirVocea Dennis 49

DL Greg Gaines 49.9

LB Lavonte David 50.6

SAF Christian Izien 51.6

DL Logan Hall 51.7

CB Zyon McCollum 89.8

CB Tykee Smith 82.4

SAF Christian Izien 76.4

SAF Jordan Whitehead 75.4

LB SirVocea Dennis 66.2

LB K.J. Britt 36.1

CB Jamel Dean 52

DL Greg Gaines 60

DL C.J. Brewer 60

DL Logan Hall 60

Bucs poke fun at doubters on social media following win over Lions

Following Sunday’s 20-16 win in Detroit over the Lions, the Buccaneers social media team poked fun at the doubters.

The Detroit Lions have become somewhat of a media darling over the course of the last two seasons, something that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers only seemed to have enjoyed during the three seasons Tom Brady captained the ship.

Ask anyone outside of Tampa to talk about Lavonte David’s career, if you needed further clarification of the lack of national attention the Buccaneers receive.

Following Sunday’s 20-16 win in Detroit over the Lions, the Buccaneers social media team poked fun at the doubters—basically everyone—who said the team would go to the Motor City 1-0 and leave 1-1, licking their wounds, especially with the laundry list of starters and key playmakers on the injury report.

To best explain what a “W Admin” comment on X means, you really need to look no further than the highlight reel of detractors that the Buccaneers social media team posted. Talking heads such as Stephen A. Smith went on record earlier last week after Baker Mayfield’s 4 TD effort against the Washington Commanders to say that  “he’s [Mayfield] very good, but I’m not going to go as far as saying he’s ‘top tier’,” on ESPN’s First Take.

The Bucs will look to continue their hot start to the season and get to 3-0 for the first time since 2005 when the 0-2 Denver Broncos come to town.