_“See, it wasn’t that bad.”_
Joe sure wishes he had John Breech as a professor in college. Joe would be happy as hell to take a good grade if he failed an exam.
That’s what Breech of CBS did for the Bucs. In the overtime loss to the Steelers on Sunday, Breech didn’t think the Bucs failed. He didn’t even think the Bucs were average.
Breech gave the Bucs a [“B-” grade](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-grades-week-6-browns-ravens-afc-colts-2026/).
> The Buccaneers simply let this game slip away. The Bucs defense bullied the Steelers during a first half in which Pittsburgh totaled just 116 yards. Tampa Bay appeared to be in control of this game until the fourth quarter, when Jalon Daniels threw two interceptions, including one that went to former Buccaneers corner Jamel Dean. Of course, that’s what happens when you put the ball in the hands of your rookie QB. Asking your rookie QB to throw the ball 43 times is almost always going to lead to a loss and that’s what the Bucs did here.
The problem here wasn’t that Jalon Daniels put the ball in the air so much. It was that the running game stunk. The Bucs had no choice if they wanted any sort of offense.
No, it’s not great that the Bucs had Daniels put the ball in the air so many times. Maybe the next time he plays this year, if Bucs offensive coordinator Zac Robinson is still here, maybe Robinson will realize it’s not smart to have Daniels throw out passes to the sideline.
But what do Bucs fans know? They could see this watching the past two games after four or five beers. Yet the offensive coordinator couldn’t see it while standing on the field sober.