“He’s too nice.”
“He disappears late in games.”
“He isn’t the player he used to be.”
Such criticisms have been thrown Gerald McCoy’s way for a number of years now, which is why news of him returning to the Buccaneers in 2019 was met with complaints from a segment of the fan base. Those complaints and criticisms are misplaced and, in some cases, just plain ignorant.
Does McCoy’s salary make up a large chunk of the team’s cap these days? Yes, it does. Has he earned that money and the right to be one of the team’s highest-paid players?