Bucs win, but...

[IronDog]

I hate how the talking heads continue to put an * next to our achievements. Examples:

Superbowl XXXVII, Bucs best the Raiders, but the Raiders were missing their starting Center, and Gruden won with Dungy's team, and if he hadn't been the Raiders's coach the previous year....

Superbowl LV, Bucs beat Mahomes's Chiefs, but the Chiefs were absent their starting OL and were playing players in positions only a day in....

Opening night 2021 Bucs beat the Cowboys, but the Cowboys lost one of their starters on the front line....

Etc. Fuck. Every team is missing someone important, but that's the only reason for the outcome. Fuck them!

[Rocker]

Small market franchise beats hugely popular big market franchise just doesn’t have the same ring to it.

[acmillis]

KC is one of the smallest market teams, but I think you were pointing toward DAL with that specific comment

[Miller4Prez64]

People have been trying to put asterisks on Brady’s achievements for decades now. If anything, all the pettiness over his greatness just makes me like the guy even more.

As for 2002, I think people unfairly view that team as a fluke. We fell apart right after and it took us 18 years to find success again and Gruden hasnt sniffed any on field success since then either. We all know that defense was all time great since the late 90s and was no fluke, but the casual fan can easily shrug it off as a fluke.

[MJW]

It's almost always "but..." for everyone but the fans of the team itself. It's the nature of football. There are no control experiments and very few victories are SO one-sided that you can't play, "but..." if you really want to.

I say, fuck 'em. The notch goes in the left-hand column. The LombardiS go in the case.

[real bucs fan]

Even the Pats had to deal with crap like this. It’s the price we pay for the “privilege” of winning.

[13F11B]

I hate how the talking heads continue to put an * next to our achievements. Examples:

Superbowl XXXVII, Bucs best the Raiders, but the Raiders were missing their starting Center, and Gruden won with Dungy's team, and if he hadn't been the Raiders's coach the previous year....

Superbowl LV, Bucs beat Mahomes's Chiefs, but the Chiefs were absent their starting OL and were playing players in positions only a day in....

Opening night 2021 Bucs beat the Cowboys, but the Cowboys lost one of their starters on the front line....

Etc. Fuck. Every team is missing someone important, but that's the only reason for the outcome. Fuck them!

I am sure they put an * next to the Rams win too. The Buccaneers were down several key players. That is the only reason the Rams won the game. Talking heads talk crap to sell their stories. Click bait. Pure and simple. Kinda like Lugz.

[MJW]

You can put a * next to anything you want.

Many people don't realize the legendary '72 Dolphins schedule was comically bad. It was the second easiest strength of schedule for a Superbowl winner in NFL history (.357). So maybe they should get a *? They probably don't go undefeated if they play more than 2 teams all season with a winning record.

Ultimately, it doesn't matter. Once your name is on the Cup (metaphorically), it's there forever.