Former Bucks defensive tackle Gerald McCoy admitted he was biased about his appearance a week ago NFL Network’s Good Morning Football program. In 2010, the Tampa Bay first-round pick said so explicitly when asked to rate the NFC South team and which team would win the championship in 2023.
Therefore, it was not surprising that he chose his former team to aim for the three-peat. The Bucks will enter the 2023 season as the first back-to-back NFC South champions in franchise history. And the Bucks have just his five division wins, including three more in his previous NFC Central wins.
“I’m not going to be biased…of course it’s the Bucks!” McCoy told GMFB.
Gerald McCoy trusts Baker Mayfield and Mike Evans to attack
Bucks QB Baker Mayfield – Photo Credit: Cliff Welch//PR
Not only did Gerald McCoy admit to his bias against the Bucks, but former Oklahoma All-American player Gerald McCoy also cast his vote of confidence for the former Sooners legend.
“I know a lot of people don’t believe in Baker Mayfield, but I believe in Baker Mayfield,” McCoy said. “One is because he’s an Oklahoma Sooner. Baker is a born leader. I know Baker has had his ups and downs, but now he’s in a Buccaneers uniform. And I’m Baker.” “You have to believe Mayfield is the leader of the team in Tampa.”
McCoy went on to predict another breakthrough year for four-time Pro Bowl receiver Mike Evans that Mayfield will have to rely on.
“Baker is going to have to rely heavily on someone. I believe Baker is a very underrated wide receiver in history. We talked about this yesterday,” McCoy said. “I almost brought him up, guess what? I said we have to be open minded about this. But Mike Evans has 1,000 in every season he’s been in the NFL. It was a model of yardage stability.
“They’re going back to the days I remember, when there was no Tom Brady. Instead of saying, ‘Hey, we’ve got No. 12 on our team,’ there are different ways to actually win.” have to find But they have running back Rashard White. He made a big leap forward as a rookie last year. We still have Chris Godwin, but Mike Evans will play a complicated role in this offense. Oh, they’re going to have to rely heavily on Mike. “
Gerald McCoy bullish on Bucks defense getting the job done
Bucks LB Labonte David and DT Gerald McCoy – Photo Credit: Cliff Welch/PR
Gerald McCoy has completed his analysis of the Bucks’ chances of winning the NFC South on defense, the side of the ball they are most familiar with. A natural starting point for any conversation about the Tampa Bay defense is, of course, linebacker Labonte David. McCoy and David wore red and pewter and played together for seven years.
“On the ball defense side, one of my favorite players, one of my closest friends and actually the godfather of my youngest son, Labonte David,” McCoy said. “He just re-signed. He had the opportunity to sign elsewhere. He said, ‘No, I want to finish my career in Tampa.'” He was a great leader there. I think he’s one of the most underrated players in the NFL’s history. Go see his numbers.
“And they know there’s a Devin White[holdout]situation going on there. He kind of demanded a deal. We don’t know what’s going to happen.”
McCoy then addressed trench play with the addition of newcomer Pittsburgh All-American defensive tackle Kariya Kansi, the team’s first-round pick.
“But this year we got Kariya Kansi,” McCoy said. “In Tampa, the undertackling technique was very important, and that put a lot of pressure on me. You know, coming from the same school and fitting into the Aaron Donald mold, they put him in to put pressure in midfield.
“Vita Vea is still out there. I believe …yes, I think the Bucks are the best quarterbacks in this division. [New Orleans Saints’] Derek Carr, but I believe so from top to bottom [Tampa Bay] can get it done. “
Watch Gerald McCoy talk the Bucks about Good Morning Football
Gerald McCoy recently made the news, appearing on Chris Long’s podcast and saying: His relationship with Bucks Hall of Famer Warren Sapp.
Click the video below to see Gerald McCoy’s analysis of NFL Network’s Good Morning Football. Go to his YouTube channel on Good Morning Football.
