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Coach him up, Coach.
Could the Bucs be the beneficiary of a guy not fitting an almighty scheme?
It sure looks like the reason why the Lions let a double-digit sack guy in Al-Quadin Muhammad walk was he didn’t fit what the Lions wanted to do at the edge rusher position.
What team wouldn’t jump at a guy who brought the quarterback down 11 times off the bench in 2025? Weird.
To paraphrase a famous Ira Kaufman quote about cash, “Who doesn’t want sacks?” (Well, aside from youknowwho.)
Good coaches take the most talented players available and use them in a defensive style that gets the most out of the players. Way too many coaches are addicted to scheme and will be willing to let good players walk because they don’t fit.
It’s a crutch. It’s an excuse to cover for lazy coaching. But it seems that Muhammad was a victim of just such a mentality in Detroit.
Joe thought Lions coach Dan Campbell was better than that. But Joe has read various articles saying otherwise.
Joe is completely perplexed how a guy who had double-digit sacks, a guy who also had nine tackles for loss, couldn’t start a game even after three sacks against Dallas in December.
Why wouldn’t you want that guy on the field more? Weird.
It will be very interesting to see how Bucs coach Todd Bowles — a man who seems to value scheme over production — uses Muhammad.