Injury Revelations Forthcoming
April 11th, 2016
Injured center?
At the NFC Coaches Breakfast last month, Dirk Koetter made it clear there are several injured/rehabilitating Buccaneers.
The only name he would reveal was Jacquies Smith. The defensive end had a shoulder “cleaned up,” implying surgery. Of course, he didn’t need to name Louis Murphy, who had ACL surgery in November.
But who else is down? Answers likely will come today, as the Bucs reported back to One Buc Palace this morning.
Joe already speculated why center Joe Hawley might be nursing something. Joe also has seen defensive tackle Akeem Spence reference on social media that he’s rehabbing.
Is Gerald McCoy 100 percent? Is Austin Seferian-Jenkins? Many answers are forthcoming.
Of course, a guy unable to practice in April or May, is often 100 percent ready in July.
April 11th, 2016 at 9:34 am
Wow, we are already handing out the Floppy hats for the Floppy had club!!!!
April 11th, 2016 at 9:42 am
How about Marpet ankle surgery?
April 11th, 2016 at 9:54 am
I’m a runner and I tore 2 ligaments in my ankle 18 months ago and It probably took 14 months to get it back to 100% stable. I’ve turned it a couple of times since and swells up on me. Not sure you couch tater’s know very much about injuries and rehab.
April 11th, 2016 at 9:56 am
Realist.. u understand that this game is pretty violent and these guys play with injuries that would have most of us in a body cast. I’d rather them be dealing with injuries now than later on in the offseason
April 11th, 2016 at 9:57 am
@AC
sounds like you just made the best case for keeping MG8!!!!!
April 11th, 2016 at 10:12 am
@R.O.
“Im a runner”………..
Yesterday you called people turds, today it is couch taters. Glad to see an elite athlete like yourself calling people names. Smh
April 11th, 2016 at 10:17 am
I’m not concerned. The rookies are not even there yet. This camp is a minor one.
April 11th, 2016 at 10:47 am
I guess r.o. thinks he/she is speacial.
April 11th, 2016 at 10:50 am
Either a troll or a condescending a-hole
April 11th, 2016 at 10:53 am
I jog, do wind sprints, hit Youfit for the Elliptical machine.
Admittedly I use weight machines instead of free weights
so that hurts my internet bravado a little.
However, I never feel the urge to rub this in the faces
of people who don’t exercise.
I guess that’s because I’m not an ass-hat.
April 11th, 2016 at 11:01 am
I sprained my ankle once playing basketball in the Navy 30 years ago and I limped for like 6 weeks…to this day if I step wrong it swells up like a balloon….guess that makes me an expert at injury recovery timelines as well…
April 11th, 2016 at 11:06 am
and down goes R.O…. No need to pile on he has been knocked out cold that being said I did stub my toe reaching for the remote after I tossed it watching Loser Lovies defense trying to stop a slant. I did not spill my beer though.
This is the time of year for them to deal with injuries and get ready so no concern on my part. Plenty of time to heal up.
April 11th, 2016 at 11:18 am
R.O.
Really Obnoxious!!!!!!
April 11th, 2016 at 11:29 am
You guys are killing R.O.!!! LOL
April 11th, 2016 at 11:35 am
I’m 6’3″ 225, still very active and used to play soccer, football and track year-round. I had both knees “cleaned up” in 2014 by the same knee doc that works on the Titans. I’ve been very diligent with rehab and workouts. It’s been almost two years and I’m still not back to where I was before the surgery in terms of strength and inflamation (but the stabbing pains are gone). I wonder every day how NFL athletes can rehab so quickly and then get back in the trenches. It is unbelievable. I know they suffer more than most people can comprehend.
April 11th, 2016 at 11:50 am
This all points to.. pretexts you Buc fans can hide behind. It was the injuries or it was the schedule right? No excuses..Just win BUCS..by any means necessary. I’m sick of the excuses and scapegoats. Players have got to ball..period. Who will you fair weathered fans blame this year? The trainers? Certainly not the halo’ed new regime. Maybe the water boy?
WE ARE..WATCHING….
April 11th, 2016 at 12:07 pm
This just in…..BREAKING NEWS…..all NFL teams deal with injuries all year round………and one team still wins the Lombardi trophy with injuries.
RO>> DNA is back>>> you are an A-hole.
April 11th, 2016 at 12:46 pm
Yup, you got me.
You caught the tater.
Since you’re a runner, run and get me a beer.
And some nachos.
April 11th, 2016 at 1:22 pm
I sit a lot until my butt hurts and I have to get up. Have had torn cartilage in my left knee for 30 years from playing pickup football. Not too bothersome.
April 11th, 2016 at 1:49 pm
Lol Spacebuc.
April 11th, 2016 at 6:51 pm
@ pirateinpackerland
Ur from Wi? What part? I live near Janesville. It’s in southern Wisconsin.
F#CK THE PACKERS
April 11th, 2016 at 9:53 pm
Joe- did any of those answers about injuries come today as you speculated? I don’t recall any questions by the media about it during the presser.
April 11th, 2016 at 10:28 pm
Injuries are injuries but c’mon man. When was the last time GMC did not have a significant injury? 2011? Did McCoy ever have surgery on his shoulder? I know he did on his hand but never heard anything about the shoulder? Akeem Spence rehabbing? Spence injured his back lifting weights last year then re-joined the team mid-season. Next he injured his ankle after the Saints game which put him on IR and he is supposed to be the young healthy up an comer. Clinton McDonald is another one. He has missed 13 games in two years and people say we don’t need to draft a DT? 13 games is as good as a season. I say we draft a pair of DT this year. Give me some beef up front like 6-4 325 Vincent Valentine out of corn fed Nebraska or 6-2 325 D.J. Reader out of Clemson. Players who are hungry, literally. Yea, every team has injuries, just not like our guys. Austin Safarian-Jenkins needs to light it up this year and play all 16 or start his own hot tub summer sale, get your money for nothin chicks for free bed time spa sales team. If he so much as misses a game because he has a bruised rib-cage, its time to send him down the early retirement social security football has been line. No more Mr Nice Guy..boys.