Rapid Reactions Week 18: Bucs blowout the Panthers 41-17, claim the 2 seed

[mdb1958]

Are Florida Eagles fans going to swamp our stadium?

[mdb1958]

Congrats on the #5 scoring defense.
Congrats on the #2 scoring offense
Congrats on the #2 total offense

Thanks PM

I was thinking about individual records and sometimes they just move on to other teams or retire. When it comes down to your team being the best in the league at something that never goes away.

We just missed total offense and sadly I don't think no one on Tampa's sideline even knew it. First down with 36 seconds needing 18 yards and we kneel for a one yard loss - sigh.

[mdb1958]

Did I watch a Buc game yesterday where the refs did not speak one time?

[mdb1958]

Also, this thing where the announcers get to respond 3 to 5 seconds ahead of my vision - is starting to piss me off.

[Dread]

Are Florida Eagles fans going to swamp our stadium?

Depends how many season ticket holders re-sell on 3rd party sites and how much Philly fans are willing to pay.

They'll be some for sure. But with this being the first real home playoff game for the Bucs in close to 15yrs I'd imagine most fans keep their tickets and go.

We'll see. It will be interesting to see either way. I don't think it will be enough to cause Brady any issues communicating at the LoS

[13F11B]

Are Florida Eagles fans going to swamp our stadium?

Depends how many season ticket holders re-sell on 3rd party sites and how much Philly fans are willing to pay.

They'll be some for sure. But with this being the first real home playoff game for the Bucs in close to 15yrs I'd imagine most fans keep their tickets and go.

We'll see. It will be interesting to see either way. I don't think it will be enough to cause Brady any issues communicating at the LoS

Tampa Fans better damn well keep Philly fan at home sitting on the couch.

[nybf]

TONS of tix available. Looks like close to face? $216 - $250 for upper level.

[acmillis]

Again...I guess I'm not a real fan. If I can get $600 for my pair of nose bleeds (face value is less than $100), I'm selling. If I don't get that, I'll go.

[King Bootz]

Again...I guess I'm not a real fan. If I can get $600 for my pair of nose bleeds (face value is less than $100), I'm selling. If I don't get that, I'll go.

Send me them tickets I'll send ya $350

[nybf]

[acmillis]

Again...I guess I'm not a real fan. If I can get $600 for my pair of nose bleeds (face value is less than $100), I'm selling. If I don't get that, I'll go.

Send me them tickets I'll send ya $350

$450 and you got a deal, monster!

[King Bootz]

Send me them tickets I'll send ya $350

$450 and you got a deal, monster!

I'll inbox you

[Noles1724]

$450 and you got a deal, monster!

I'll inbox you

this ends bad, right?

[Kona]

We’ll be there, have an opportunity to sell for some extra coin but at the end of the day we haven’t had a home playoff game since 2007. I’m not missing that.

[acmillis]

I'll inbox you

this ends bad, right?

I gave him my account and routing numbers, just waiting on payment after I transferred the tickets.

[Tnbandwagoner]

I don’t think we took a deep shot on 3rd and short all game!

I was really broken up about that. I had multiple breakable objects lined up ready to throw at the TV and never got the opportunity.

[Buc2]

Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski were aware of TE's $1M catch incentives on Sunday
Jason Owens
Tue, January 11, 2022, 5:11 PM·2 min read

With their playoff bid secure, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers didn't have much at stake during Sunday's season finale against the Carolina Panthers.

But Rob Gronkowski did. The Bucs tight end entered Sunday's game with a shot at reaching three separate contract incentives valued at $500,000 each. He secured two of them, for a cool $1 million tacked on to his $8 million in salary and signing bonuses this season.

And in case you thought multimillionaire athletes don't care about $1 million here and there, you thought wrong. Gronkowksi and his old pal Tom Brady made sure the tight end got his bonuses before Brady took his seat on the bench during Sunday's 41-17 blowout win.

Video released by the NFL on Tuesday shows just how aware of the incentives they both were as they planned out Gronkowski's payday.



"Let's go, I need one more," Gronkowski told Brady on the sideline.

"One more catch?" Brady confirmed before giving Gronkowski an affirming fist bump.

"If I don't get the seventh catch, I have to go get a real job," Gronkowski later joked with a Bucs staffer on the sideline.

Brady secures Gronk's payday before taking seat on bench

With 6:29 remaining in the game that the Bucs led 31-17, Brady found Gronkowski for his seventh catch of the day and 55th of the season. That catch was worth $500,000 for Gronkowski. Brady promptly found his seat on the bench, where he would ensure his health for Tampa Bay's upcoming wild-card game against the Philadelphia Eagles.



Gronkowski, meanwhile, celebrated with a $1 million song and dance. Because Gronk.

He'd reached his yardage incentive earlier in the day. Gronkowski entered the game 65 yards short of a $500,000 bonus triggered at 750 receiving yards. He finished the day with seven catches for 137 yards, bringing his season total to 55 catches for 802 yards with six touchdowns.

He also finished the season three touchdowns short of another $500,000 bonus. But two out of three's not bad. Especially when it lands $1 million in your bank account.


Tom Brady, as usual, has Rob Gronkowski's back. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

[BJJ34]

Gronk saying he’s gonna have to get a real job is hilarious. Who the hell was he saying that to?

[mdb1958]

Were we acting that we had no clue screens where forming?

[Snake]

Were we acting that we had no clue screens where forming?

Please stop

[Buc2]

Gronk saying he’s gonna have to get a real job is hilarious. Who the hell was he saying that to?

It was in my post...

"If I don't get the seventh catch, I have to go get a real job," Gronkowski later joked with a Bucs staffer on the sideline.

[Buccabeer]

Are Florida Eagles fans going to swamp our stadium?

Depends how many season ticket holders re-sell on 3rd party sites and how much Philly fans are willing to pay.

They'll be some for sure. But with this being the first real home playoff game for the Bucs in close to 15yrs I'd imagine most fans keep their tickets and go.

We'll see. It will be interesting to see either way. I don't think it will be enough to cause Brady any issues communicating at the LoS

I cannot make it this Sunday so I sold mine, but I did it through Facebook and required proof it was a Bucs Fan. I sold them without much problem and actually got a lot of good feedback on my requirement. Go Bucs

[Buccabeer]

Again...I guess I'm not a real fan. If I can get $600 for my pair of nose bleeds (face value is less than $100), I'm selling. If I don't get that, I'll go.

You're not a real fan, I just sold mine because I cannot make it, required they be a Bucs Fan, had multiple people sending me pics of themselves in Bucs gear, etc. It's not that hard to be loyal, just sayin......

[Buc2]

Depends how many season ticket holders re-sell on 3rd party sites and how much Philly fans are willing to pay.

They'll be some for sure. But with this being the first real home playoff game for the Bucs in close to 15yrs I'd imagine most fans keep their tickets and go.

We'll see. It will be interesting to see either way. I don't think it will be enough to cause Brady any issues communicating at the LoS

I cannot make it this Sunday so I sold mine, but I did it through Facebook and required proof it was a Bucs Fan. I sold them without much problem and actually got a lot of good feedback on my requirement. Go Bucs

How did they prove they were a Bucs fan and not an Eagles fan living in Tampa or some such?

[Buccabeer]

I cannot make it this Sunday so I sold mine, but I did it through Facebook and required proof it was a Bucs Fan. I sold them without much problem and actually got a lot of good feedback on my requirement. Go Bucs

How did they prove they were a Bucs fan and not an Eagles fan living in Tampa or some such?

Some sent pics of themselves in a Bucs uni, one guy sent a pic of him at the game Sunday, one was buying for her son and sent a pic of him in front of Ray Jay.

[Dread]

Depends how many season ticket holders re-sell on 3rd party sites and how much Philly fans are willing to pay.

They'll be some for sure. But with this being the first real home playoff game for the Bucs in close to 15yrs I'd imagine most fans keep their tickets and go.

We'll see. It will be interesting to see either way. I don't think it will be enough to cause Brady any issues communicating at the LoS

I cannot make it this Sunday so I sold mine, but I did it through Facebook and required proof it was a Bucs Fan. I sold them without much problem and actually got a lot of good feedback on my requirement. Go Bucs

You're a better fan than @acmillis

[acmillis]

I cannot make it this Sunday so I sold mine, but I did it through Facebook and required proof it was a Bucs Fan. I sold them without much problem and actually got a lot of good feedback on my requirement. Go Bucs

You're a better fan than @acmillis

So Buccabeer was the one posting “prove you’re part of Bucs nation” on that ticket selling group, huh?

[acmillis]

So… anybody want my tickets 330, Row M on the aisle closest to 331….$400
Not sure I want my 7 yo son exposed to Eagle fans, but will take him if nobody buys mine…

[King Bootz]

I’d love to see the idiots who bought those tickets. “Prove you’re a fan”? Please. That’s pathetic.

@acmillis make ya money.

[Buccabeer]

You're a better fan than @acmillis

So Buccabeer was the one posting “prove you’re part of Bucs nation” on that ticket selling group, huh?

Yep, that was me. Sold them to a Bucs fan, no problem.

[Buccabeer]

I’d love to see the idiots who bought those tickets. “Prove you’re a fan”? Please. That’s pathetic.

@acmillis make ya money.

Trying to understand what's pathetic? Requiring that someone be a Bucs fan to buy tickets I own? Trying to not add to the amount of Eagles fans that will be in the stadium because I am a Bucs fan? Why would someone be an idiot for buying a ticket to see the team they like play in a home playoff game?

Was this just another contrarian take?

[King Bootz]

I’d love to see the idiots who bought those tickets. “Prove you’re a fan”? Please. That’s pathetic.

@acmillis make ya money.

Trying to understand what's pathetic? Requiring that someone be a Bucs fan to buy tickets I own? Trying to not add to the amount of Eagles fans that will be in the stadium because I am a Bucs fan? Why would someone be an idiot for buying a ticket to see the team they like play in a home playoff game?

Was this just another contrarian take?

Trying to make people "prove" they're Bucs fans. Pics with Bucs gear on doesn't prove anything. For all you know they could be buying the tix for someone else and not themselves. You don't know. But the arrogance there is grotesque.

[Buccabeer]

Trying to understand what's pathetic? Requiring that someone be a Bucs fan to buy tickets I own? Trying to not add to the amount of Eagles fans that will be in the stadium because I am a Bucs fan? Why would someone be an idiot for buying a ticket to see the team they like play in a home playoff game?

Was this just another contrarian take?

Trying to make people "prove" they're Bucs fans. Pics with Bucs gear on doesn't prove anything. For all you know they could be buying the tix for someone else and not themselves. You don't know. But the arrogance there is grotesque.

Dude, you're hilarious, you'd argue whether a square is really a square or if it's really a circle with 90 degree angles....

[Moozician]

Trying to understand what's pathetic? Requiring that someone be a Bucs fan to buy tickets I own? Trying to not add to the amount of Eagles fans that will be in the stadium because I am a Bucs fan? Why would someone be an idiot for buying a ticket to see the team they like play in a home playoff game?

Was this just another contrarian take?

Trying to make people "prove" they're Bucs fans. Pics with Bucs gear on doesn't prove anything. For all you know they could be buying the tix for someone else and not themselves. You don't know. But the arrogance there is grotesque.

JFC Bootz... Just shut up already.

[King Bootz]

Trying to make people "prove" they're Bucs fans. Pics with Bucs gear on doesn't prove anything. For all you know they could be buying the tix for someone else and not themselves. You don't know. But the arrogance there is grotesque.

Dude, you're hilarious, you'd argue whether a square is really a square or if it's really a circle with 90 degree angles....

Best you got for your "real fan" approach? Got it.