“Everybody Needs To Take A Hard Look In The Mirror”
November 23rd, 2025
Lavonte David
“Everybody needs to take a hard look in the mirror. I’ll tell you that,” said Lavonte David in the somber Bucs postgame locker room tonight.
Todd Bowles had a response that Joe didn’t like.
Joe gets what David was saying. And the Bucs’ iconic linebacker explained further on the Buccaneers Radio Network, saying players need to decide what kind of players they want to be.
Bowles was told of David’s comments and suggested veterans need to help young players do that if they need help. Frankly, Joe thinks the veteran Buccaneers probably need more of a gut check than the young guys, and it might be time for Bowles and his coaching staff to take over the failing leadership of the roster.
Any examination that involved a mirror should have happened for Bucs defensive players last week. That didn’t happen, it seems, because players, including David, were certain they were on the right track.
Something dreadfully wrong led to a truly heartless performance tonight against the Rams.
The Bucs rolled over in so many ways. The team will need a lot more than a mirror to pull out of this ditch.