Bucs Cut Wide Receiver Adam Humphries
October 5th, 2015
Tough break for arguably the top story of the Buccaneers’ preseason.
Tryout rookie receiver Adam Humphries out of Clemson made the Bucs’ roster after a strong finish to his preseason.
And now he’s gone.
The first pass of Jameis Winston’s regular-season career went to Humphries. It was intercepted for a pick-6 and Humphries was blasted for running a weak route. In the opener, he was targeted four times and caught two balls for 14 yards. The Bucs never threw another pass his way.
Joe suspects if Humphries clears waivers, then he’ll land on Tampa Bay’s practice squad. The Bucs have two rookie receivers there now, Donteea Dye and Evans Spencer.
October 5th, 2015 at 5:48 pm
awwwwwwwww
cmonnnnnnn…….
GIVE A WHITE BOY A CHANCE LOVIE!!!!!!!!!!
October 5th, 2015 at 5:49 pm
All these cuts today, feel like the F.O. is just trying to take the attention away from the heat on Lovie..
October 5th, 2015 at 5:51 pm
Scapegoats, come on down!
October 5th, 2015 at 5:52 pm
“Scapegoats, come on down!”
exactly!
October 5th, 2015 at 5:52 pm
Some other team will get him and he will turn into a pro bowl wr.
October 5th, 2015 at 5:59 pm
I guess he was not on the verge!!!!
October 5th, 2015 at 5:59 pm
Bill Belichick just stopped motorboating his wife right now, and is dialing up Humphries agent…
October 5th, 2015 at 6:08 pm
This kid has good hands wtf
October 5th, 2015 at 6:10 pm
He’ll clear waiver and end up back on the practice squad and allowed to develop more.
October 5th, 2015 at 6:10 pm
Lovie “we’re getting better”. I don’t know what he’s watching. Same old softball questions thrown at him before the press and same old answers.
October 5th, 2015 at 6:11 pm
America’s wide receiver. He’s out – simple as that.
October 5th, 2015 at 6:14 pm
Huge mistake. This kid will be good. Lovie cannot evaluate or see talent. Lovie needs to go back into his basement
October 5th, 2015 at 6:18 pm
Starting to think Lovie doesn’t Love white people or Hawaiians!
October 5th, 2015 at 6:20 pm
This guy will be in New England by Wednesday and playing by Sunday!!
October 5th, 2015 at 6:27 pm
I don’t understand any decision Lovie makes, not one!!!
October 5th, 2015 at 6:35 pm
Next Wes Welker
October 5th, 2015 at 6:43 pm
Lovie is in CYA mode.
October 5th, 2015 at 6:44 pm
Verner and Goldson were pro bowlers that dropped off with the Bucs. Clayborn and M Johnson look solid after leaving. Barron too. GMC and LVD are coasting. We need a veteran GM and hire Tom Clements. Humphries will catch passes from Rodgers!
October 5th, 2015 at 6:44 pm
Lovie is the master in the art of deflection.
October 5th, 2015 at 6:52 pm
Well lets see if someone claims him. He may be needed on a WR starved team
October 5th, 2015 at 7:03 pm
While the team is crumbling at his feet, it’s the tough, masterful decisions like this that will cement Lovie’s legacy.
October 5th, 2015 at 7:22 pm
Lets face it….Humphries just doesn’t fit the Bucs passing game…..
He’s short
He has speed
He runs great short routes over the middle
Yes, he could be the next Wes Welker with Brady or Manning throwing to him.
From what I have seen, Jameis doesn’t throw many short passes over the middle….he like downfieldl….and down & out routes….same as Glennon & Freeman.
I never understood why that hasn’t become part of our offense.
It seems like everytime we have a 3rd and less than 5….we are throwing 15 yard passes.
3rd & 10 we usually throw 5 yard passes. Not all on Winston….some is gameplan & playcalling.
October 5th, 2015 at 7:45 pm
Lovie Smith.
October 5th, 2015 at 7:54 pm
Quick! Let’s play “THE COACHING CAROUSEL!!” because it’s so fun!!!
“It’s as simple as that” – Lovie Smith aka “I wish a muthaf!@% would!!”
October 5th, 2015 at 8:03 pm
“Quick! Let’s play “THE COACHING CAROUSEL!!” because it’s so fun!!!”
I know right?? We’re on pace for a 4-12 season! Twice as good as last year! No need to shake things up now!
October 5th, 2015 at 8:30 pm
So Humphries with sure hands and speed can’t stay on the roster but guys like the great George Johnson can continue to ride the pine for a 5th and $3mil/yr?
Incompetent Lovie Smith.
October 5th, 2015 at 8:31 pm
Got nothing to do with scapegoats, ya dweebs.
They needed to make roster room and the guys claimed off waivers at the start of the season cannot be cut yet.
Get a clue.
October 5th, 2015 at 8:44 pm
Lovie is starting to sound like a car salesman trying to sale you a crappy car. Instead of selling a car he is selling more time to be our head coach. I’m not buying it!!
October 5th, 2015 at 8:53 pm
@ Bonzai
I think the waiver claims only have to be kept 3 games…..could be wrong…but…
October 5th, 2015 at 8:58 pm
One of the practice squad WRs has been put on the roster.
And google play just opened as i typed because of an ad. Sucks.
October 5th, 2015 at 9:04 pm
He’s gone, and there’s nothing we can do about it.
October 5th, 2015 at 9:23 pm
Bucs release Brindza!!
October 5th, 2015 at 9:30 pm
I love it how we cut someone and everyone makes as if they are the next “INSERT GREAT PLAYER OF SAME COLOR AND POSITION”. Really guys, Adam Humphries? It’s a great story and all, but really??? Wes Welker he is not. That’s an insult to Wes Welker. Everyone thought Mike James was the next Walter Payton, yet he’s sitting on our practice squad. I’m all for criticizing Lovie, in fact I encourage it, but we don’t need to make stuff up. There’s plenty there to criticize.
October 5th, 2015 at 9:53 pm
Seahawks cover 3 / cover 1 defense looks good 🙁
October 5th, 2015 at 9:53 pm
I have an original idea; fire the leader of the “Cover Who” defense we run. We got Debacled again.
October 5th, 2015 at 9:59 pm
Did they cut humphries I make room for QB?
October 5th, 2015 at 10:01 pm
So Humphries goes to Nashville and that QB makes him look like a star.
October 5th, 2015 at 10:12 pm
@J
Get off Mariota’s jock strap. He has a losing record even with a decent O-Line, he still needs to survives by running armature college plays because he’s not a real NFL quarterback
October 5th, 2015 at 10:21 pm
@J Sweet baby Jesus I hope they do make more room for a QB. Not saying we get rid of Winston but trade Glennon and add a vet for security if we are going to commit to this suicide squad for the rest of the season.
October 5th, 2015 at 10:22 pm
@J,
Colin Kaepernick was thought of as the most promising QB in the league by guys like Ron Jaworski, among others, running a very similar offense. How is that working out nowadays? RG3 was thought by many to be better than Luck. How is that working out? While I like Mariota, lets not crown him yet. These running QB’s tend to start out on fire, then cool off once defenses get some tape on them. Maybe he’ll be the exception, but I wouldn’t book my trip to Canton for him just yet.
On the flip side, when Peyton was a rookie, he was awful. Same for Elway, Aikman, and Brees. I’m not saying Jameis will be as good as those guys, but my point is that they weren’t great right away either. They showed flashes of brilliance, as well as moments of head scratching. That’s pretty much what Jameis is doing. Give it time before you proclaim one better than the other.
October 5th, 2015 at 10:27 pm
What makes a QB is the amount of time they spend studying defensives and perfecting their craft
October 5th, 2015 at 10:28 pm
What makes a QB great is the amount of time they spend studying defenses and perfecting their craft
October 5th, 2015 at 10:31 pm
Still think Glennon deserves some playing time after that debacle of turnover fest. Omg I was embarrassed in the bar, ppl are asking for another game!!! Pitiful absolutely pitiful
How many more interceptions will he throw this year before Glennon gets to play. That was part of the scouting report…. Interception machine… Ignore it cuz hes a homer pick… A pick.6
October 5th, 2015 at 10:36 pm
@Drywaller
No. We’ve already seen Glennon does not have the potential to win Super Bowls. Winston is the best hope we have to getting back to the promise land. We just got to find some offensive linemen who can $*#(&$ block well for him. When he starts getting the same amount of time Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, and Drew Brees have to find open receivers we can judge him on an even playing field. BUT GLENNON IS NOT THE ANSWER
October 5th, 2015 at 10:41 pm
@Drywaller…
Dude, you need to come to peace with the fact that Winston is our QB… If it makes you feel any better, Peyton Manning had 11 Ints in his first 4 games…
October 5th, 2015 at 10:43 pm
LOL @ 11 ints in 4 games
October 5th, 2015 at 10:46 pm
Humphries was released to bring up donate dye from the practice squad. But I thought Hall was the better rcv?
All I know is Lovie cut delaire and riverboat Ron had him looking like a seasoned starter, just saying.
October 5th, 2015 at 10:59 pm
The missing ingredient is ASJ….there is no team that can cover VJAX, ASJ & ME13……you will see when he returns….
October 5th, 2015 at 11:17 pm
Stupid move to cut Humphries. Plenty of Welker-like potential there. He was a rookie just like half of this team. He can learn to run better routes. Let’s see what genius move L & L decides is more worth the roster spot. Sorry for being cynical but I’ve seen just about all I care to see from a personnel perspective. On that note, I just watched Tim Wright catch a super-clutch pass for Detroit who is marching for possible game-winning drive. We just cut Brindza today. Catch my drift.
October 5th, 2015 at 11:22 pm
“The missing ingredient is ASJ….there is no team that can cover VJAX, ASJ & ME13……you will see when he returns….”
Coulda still had Tim Wright.. 6’4″, good hands…. But our Personnel Chief Lovie felt that Brindza was, well you know how the story goes…
October 5th, 2015 at 11:47 pm
At this point, we need to not think Superbowl. We need to win one game, and then one more and so forth. I cannot see Glennon making these mistakes. He has better foot work, a stronger arm, and more accurate, doesn’t turn over the ball anywhere near as much.
Winston needs to watch n learn. Hes a lost child. Play Glennon and go for the win.
October 5th, 2015 at 11:57 pm
If we lose to the Jags at home, which would be 3 losses in a row at home to start the season, how could Lovie not be canned or at least on the hot seat? Especially if it is another ugly game without any sort of gameplan being executed. There is no more room for patience. I think we all expected some up and down from a rookie QB, but the defense and special teams along with droves of penalties is an indictment on Lovie. My patience is wearing very thin. The Bucs better stomp a mudhole in the Jags just for some sort of sanity for the pained Bucs fans.
October 6th, 2015 at 12:48 am
cmurda, the Jags will stomp our ass for the same reason the panthers did. OUR QB sucks!! JW is a bust and we are all just papering over his *& * * play! This guys is aweful. FSU King were are you? You said you know QB’s, I think you are full of it!
October 6th, 2015 at 1:01 am
Great news. He now will be picked up by a good team and will be all pro in 3 years.
October 6th, 2015 at 1:39 am
Should have practiced squaded him and kept Hall from the start…
October 6th, 2015 at 3:10 am
I can’t think of a reason why you guys think Jameis is a bust other than because you are idiots. Mariota has a losing record and still needs to run amateur college plays because he’s not a good NFL quarterback. Jameis on the other hand has a losing record because his team has the worst head coach, horrible offensive line, slow receivers, unreliable field goal kicker, and a defense that no one in the NFL takes seriously.
October 6th, 2015 at 4:21 am
Drywaller Buc says :
“How many more interceptions will he throw this year before Glennon gets to play”
50 that’s your number. Winston has to throw 50 more INT’s before Glennon gets to play.
October 6th, 2015 at 9:07 am
Needed to grow his hair out. Almost every team in the league has a token white guy with long hair.
October 6th, 2015 at 9:43 am
Just another mistake. We just cut the most sure handed WR on the roster….yay Lovie!
October 6th, 2015 at 9:57 am
I have been a Buccaneers fan ( true fan ) through the good and the large amount of bad and I will always be a fan. That being said our kicker misses that many field goals and X points and A. Humphries is punished by being waived! These are the type of decisions the fans are scratching there heads at. I am not blind and can see that we have many issues on the roster but 11 played his a$$ off during the preseason and earned a spot on this team. Mark my words he will be a star somewhere or at worst a very serviceable slot receiver compared to a Welker or Edelman type of playmaker. Now I am no NFL coach but it seems like this move is cutting of an arm to slow a small cut from bleeding. All I know is that these moves along with the poor showings on Sunday are adding up on the coaches ledger and being a great coach along time ago is not doing much for him now!
October 6th, 2015 at 11:25 am
We got rid of Hall, and now Humphries, 2 speedy quick twitch receivers with good hands, so we could put Evan Spencer (the running back coach’s son) on the squad instead.
Pretty sure Lovie took the HC job just to hand out other jobs to his friends. It’s mind blowing that the Glazers gave him so much personnel control.