Last week and over the weekend, Pro Bowl practices and games were held in Orlando. Joe’s sure many of you purposely missed it just like Joe.
(Joe sort of enjoyed the Pro Bowl when they allowed tackling. Whatever that abortion is they call “football” now is a disgrace to anyone who ever snapped on a chinstrap. For the record, the “other Joe” likes the new Pro Bowl and won a wager on Vita Vea’s team in the Tug of War.)
At those practices, Joe’s good friend Rock Riley, the local sports media celebrity, caught up with Baker Mayfield. There, Mayfield teed off on, yet again, Lavonte David not making the Pro Bowl.
That’s another reason Joe can no longer handle the Pro Bowl. If guys like David, a borderline Hall of Famer, isn’t deemed worthy of playing in it for years, then why should Joe pay any attention?
“It’s still a shame Lavonte David is not here,” Mayfield said. “Like every year. I dunno.”
Mayfield thought there were other Bucs worthy of being named to the Pro Bowl, but he didn’t elaborate.
“We had a ton of guys that deserved to be here,” Mayfield said. In a way, he sort of sighed and added, “That’s the way it goes.”
Then Mayfield added words that Joe hopes pay off in 2025.
“Hopefully [the Bucs players snubbed from the Pro Bowl] use it as motivation,” Mayfield said.
Mayfield did say he enjoyed himself in Orlando. Not so much because of the football, but Mayfield said what made the week was that he, Tristan Wirfs, Mike Evans and Vita Vea, were all at the pool together with their families.
“You can’t beat that,” Mayfield said.
Team unity.
