Gerald McCoy Talks Super Bowl Road
June 4th, 2025
Retired Bucs Pro Bowl DT Gerald McCoy.
Six-time Buccaneers Pro Bowl defensive tackle Gerald McCoy was a polarizing player during his Tampa Bay days.
But Joe thinks there’s at least one thing every Bucs fan can agree on when it comes to McCoy:
If a Buccaneers cheerleader Ring of Honor was created, McCoy would be a first-ballot inductee.
Now a podcaster and an NFL Network analyst, McCoy is relentless is his public selling of all things Bucs. And he’s not lying. McCoy is a true believer. He’s had fun for months rubbing his Bucs-win-the-division-last-year prediction in the faces of Falcons fans.
McCoy was back at it again this week on The Rich Eisen Show. He’s bullish on the Bucs challenging the Eagles for the NFC Championship this year.
Among many points, including McCoy saying he thinks Vita Vea can elevate his game to become an All-Pro for the first time, the former Bucs captain noted how hungry edge rusher Haason Reddick will be to face the Eagles — regular season or postseason. And McCoy said he’s sure Baker Mayfield will very much want to plant his Oklahoma flag to show the world he’s the best Sooners quarterback, not Jalen Hurts.
The Reddick and Mayfield takes were fresh to Joe, and Joe suspects Mayfield has shared that desire to McCoy directly, and the two are friends.
McCoy also likes the Bucs’ drafting of two man-to-man cornerbacks in Rounds 2 and 3 in April, Benjamin Morrison and Jacob Parrish. He seems to think the rookies can contribute immediately.
“We’ve seen that. The Eagles’ Kryptonite is the Buccaneers,” McCoy said with confidence.
For those who might scoff at that statement (it’s true and has been for years), McCoy had some advice. “Just look at the matchups and tell me I’m wrong.”
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