Leonard Fournette Is Benched
December 13th, 2020
UPDATED 11:45 a.m. – Leonard Fournette will not play today.
That’s the official word from the team, as Fournette has been declared inactive against the Vikings.
Perhaps it’s also why LeSean “Shady” McCoy has been Tweeting all kinds of messages expressing his happiness last week.
Through his last four games, Fournette has 46 yards on 19 carries and a few drops in the passing game. Ugly numbers.
Joe doesn’t know if Fournette broke a team rule, or the Bucs just want to give other players a shot. What Joe would bet at few bucks on, however, is that Tom Brady is behind this decision in some way.
Rookie RB Ke’Shawn Vaughn is active today after weeks of being buried; he hasn’t taken an offensive snap since Week 6. So that represents more change at the position.
Here are today’s Bucs inactives:
DL Khalil Davis
DL Jeremiah Ledbetter
TE Tanner Hudson
CB Jamel Dean (groin injury)
RB Leonard Fournette
QB Ryan Griffin
Buccaneers legend Derrick Brooks is back for TAMPA TWO, episode 2 this week with iconic JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman.
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December 13th, 2020 at 11:41 am
Ohhhh boyyyy Rojo gonna get some run…and ….ANDDDDD we may use the backs in the pass game some today
December 13th, 2020 at 11:42 am
He hasn’t lived up to all the hype yet. Maybe he’ll find his second wind if we make the playoffs. We sure could use his heroics of past.
December 13th, 2020 at 11:44 am
Joe/not that I have a problem with this, but does it ever occur to you the biggest problem with this team is “too many chiefs and not enough Indians”?
December 13th, 2020 at 11:46 am
Phuck !… 1st round RB for free… ya get what you pay for..
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Too many “cleat tosses” playing the game today!
December 13th, 2020 at 11:49 am
Dumb… many were calling him the best back on the team after the second game. Two weeks about running the ball more and we are focused on pass catching backs.
December 13th, 2020 at 11:53 am
Fournette, outside of a handful of plays, has disappointed.
Now we see why Jax gave him the hook.
December 13th, 2020 at 11:53 am
He hasn’t been that good since the first few games of the season, but these coaches also completely abandon the running game every other half of football.
Either way, RoJo has proven they should give him the ball 20 times a game
RUN ROJO RUN!
December 13th, 2020 at 12:00 pm
One of Joe’s saviors apparently isn’t working out. At least we didn’t give up a draft pick.
I’m hopeful he gets it together for the next few games…..to sit him in this important game speaks volumes.
December 13th, 2020 at 12:14 pm
Carson Wentz may end up being a steal in free agency next year. One bad year and he’s benched? Wow.
December 13th, 2020 at 12:15 pm
Fournette has essentially stunk up the joint other than the 2nd half of one game.
December 13th, 2020 at 12:17 pm
Well that’s unfortunate. Get right LF we need you homie. I just hope they run 25 times today at least.
Go Bucs
December 13th, 2020 at 12:19 pm
Lol c’mon Bonzai. That’s never gonna happen. But yeah I’d vote yes with you
Go Bucs
December 13th, 2020 at 12:20 pm
No other reason in my opinion other than the reality that he has been nothing short of awful in every which way. I was very wrong about him. Fournette in his first few years of the league was fantastic, and superior to Ronald Jones. The Bucs brought him in for a reason because clearly they didn’t think the world of Jones. However, to ROJO’s credit, he has been outstanding. Pro bowl year, and clearly being under utilized. Arians intimated as such this week suggesting Jones needs atleast 20 touches. We now have our bell cow, and by god Jones has earned it. Happy for him. Now don’t let us all down by dropping everything
December 13th, 2020 at 12:26 pm
Vaughn will catch 5 passes out of the backfield and will be the permanent 3rd down back by 4:15 PM, if not sooner.
December 13th, 2020 at 12:28 pm
Fournette now, Brown later.
December 13th, 2020 at 12:36 pm
Man, this season can not end soon enough. Just what the hell.
December 13th, 2020 at 1:30 pm
Waste of money just like A.B.. Licht is still an idiot.
December 13th, 2020 at 2:38 pm
AB= Flop
Fournette= Flop
December 13th, 2020 at 2:40 pm
Yes, Fournette broke an unwritten rule. Don’t smile after dropping a pass.
December 13th, 2020 at 4:05 pm
Time to bench AB and give Scotty Miller more playing time.
December 13th, 2020 at 5:22 pm
Well… he sucks so there’s that.
December 13th, 2020 at 5:52 pm
SHADY MCSHADY!
December 13th, 2020 at 6:22 pm
Some you people crack me up HEY guess what we play against other teams who are pro’s also they want to win also lol
December 14th, 2020 at 12:26 am
@joe in michigan
Exactly! I saw that too.
Fournette is acting like a diva.
He has no heart. Hes runnin soft too.
He has mentally checked out.
Hes still a punk diva.
December 14th, 2020 at 10:15 pm
Ha!! So your boy who you wanted to start over Rojo right away sucks to hard to get in the field and Rojo is top 10 in the league… Hmm imagine that?? Who could have guessed that?? Hmmmmm