Report: Bucs “Optimistic” Top Three Receivers Will Play Against Chiefs Tonight
October 2nd, 2022
Might play tonight.
[UPDATE: 3:21 a.m.] Joe will believe it when he sees it.
The Bucs have been so riddled by injuries, as is often reported from the AdventHamstring Training Center (nee: One Buc Palace), that Joe just cannot nibble on the carrot that suggests the Bucs will be their closest to full strength at receiver since Opening Night.
Mike Evans is back from a one-game suspension against Kansas City tonight. But Chris Godwin and Julio Jones? Joe’s suspicious.
But wait! BSPN uber insider Adam Schefter, as he is wont to do in the wee hours of a Sunday morning of game day, has an interesting report. He seems to have been fed intel that the team is “optimistic” of the chances of Evans, Godwin and Jones each suiting up and taking the field tonight.
Joe will believe it when he sees it. The first clue is the active game roster. That won’t be released until 90 minutes before kickoff, roughly 6:50 p.m. tonight.
The Bucs activated Cole Beasley again from the practice squad yesterday.
If Evans, Godwin and Jones are all active along with Beasley, does that mean Scotty Miller will be inactive? Or just Breshad Perriman, who was listed as “doubtful” on Friday’s injury report?
[UPDATE: 3:21 a.m.] NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport had a report roughly two hours after Schefter’s. In Rapoport’s missive, he said the Bucs’ top-four receivers, Evans, Godwin, Julio and Russell Gage “should” play tonight.
Cross your fingers, Bucs fans.
October 2nd, 2022 at 1:26 am
Beasley is for Perriman but it’s very obvious he’s taking Scotty Miller’s spot.
October 2nd, 2022 at 2:11 am
If Julio can go. I really want Godwin to
sit out unless to Atl game.
October 2nd, 2022 at 2:12 am
^ until
October 2nd, 2022 at 2:21 am
Beckles (the average at best former NFL Guard) Puts the blame on Scotty.
Guess im in the minority here but I have watched Millers routes on the all 22 and he gets interfered with on literally every play. Way beyond the 5 yards allowed by rule.
Soo… with Vinovich and crew the Mugging of Scotty Miller will continue as planned. “That is all”
October 2nd, 2022 at 2:25 am
Garro – Scotty Miller is easily mugged and knocked off his routes because he’s so small and apparently terrible and hand-fighting.
IT’S CHRIS GODWIN TIME. No more holding Chris back if he’s okay to go. Some Bucs fans want us to delay playing Chris until later in the season. I think it’s time they just let him play and see how he does. He’s either going to hold up health-wise or he’s not. Better to find out now than late in the season if he was being relied upon for certain plays and then he goes down and someone else has to step in, which as we’ve seen, hasn’t gone very well so far.
October 2nd, 2022 at 3:08 am
I highly Godwin goes. And I’m okay with that.
Would love it if Julio is ready tho. That would def open things up.
October 2nd, 2022 at 3:20 am
trask.. thank you.. garo, miller cant get open.. this isnt college..
October 2nd, 2022 at 3:50 am
Godwin lasted 1 game, got re-injured, then had to sit out the next 2. He’s been limited in practice. Question is: Was he REALLY game-ready or did he come back prematurely? Obviously we’ll never find out the answer, BUT … let’s not rush him back prematurely and jeopardize more of the season. Coaches are being smart waiting until game-time to decide. Bucs NEED Chris to get this offense humming again. He’s a difference-maker … 9 TDs & 55 first downs last year alone in his 14 games. Paired with Mike Evans … 15 TDs & 56 first downs in 16 games … they’re a truly dynamic duo.
October 2nd, 2022 at 4:49 am
Rest godwin and throw beasley in. More snaps for cole.
October 2nd, 2022 at 5:26 am
Great to hear. Let’s hope hamstrings and knees hold up longer than the first series.
October 2nd, 2022 at 6:29 am
Suiting up, and playing is one thing, can they make it through a game? Be depressing to see them both limp off again, not be able to finish.
October 2nd, 2022 at 6:51 am
Would love to see Mike have a career game on the heels of Brady getting him suspended.
October 2nd, 2022 at 7:10 am
LETS HOPE THEY ALL PLAY!!!
The Bucs didn’t put together a squad of superheros to see most of them ride the bench all season.
Fan are exhausted from the injury merry-go-round last year. We so don’t want another whole season of that mentally exhausting drama.
Pls get healthy and stay healthy guys.
October 2nd, 2022 at 7:35 am
Second time activated from the PS for Beasley…(I believe teams are allowed only 2)…
That will mean next time it will require a roster spot to activate him.
Barring injury, it looks like that is when Scotty will be placed on the PS……and will probably get claimed somewhere.
October 2nd, 2022 at 9:28 am
Drugs. Give them all drugs.
October 2nd, 2022 at 9:47 am
CrackWise,
Brady didn’t get Evans suspended.
Evans did it to himself because once again, he couldn’t keep his emotions in check.
October 2nd, 2022 at 10:02 am
Scooter was “inactive” last week… 4 yards on 52 snaps = inactive
October 2nd, 2022 at 10:06 am
Great news. Scotty Miller has had a bad preseason and season so far. It’s like he is using Darden’s shoes from last year with all these falls during routes. Maybe Cole will get more chances over Miller.
October 2nd, 2022 at 11:08 am
This Scotty Miller band wagon has to end. I thought he was interfered with at first, second, third…but if they’re not going to call it then it’s not interference. His inability to play through contact has made him a liability. There is no way around it. Time to move on.
October 2nd, 2022 at 11:10 am
Time to cut Scooter
October 2nd, 2022 at 12:42 pm
it’s only game 4. Let CG14 sit another week out. I know we need him but we need him more later than now. Same with JJ. it’s a long season and we’re only in the beginning. Heavy dose of running and short routes helps get the ball out quick then take some deep shots with ME13. No sense in putting guys out there who arnt fully healthy. If we take another lose it won’t be the end of the season.
October 2nd, 2022 at 2:04 pm
Beasley should take miller’s slot on the roster.
October 2nd, 2022 at 2:40 pm
lets call gronkypoo and win a superbowl
October 2nd, 2022 at 3:00 pm
Anyone know that Cole Beasley NFL contract will be worth?
Joe said 4.5 million that 1st day.
October 2nd, 2022 at 4:42 pm
Scotty was inactive week 1, so he’d be odd man out for now. The issue, I think, is health – which is why he’s still on the team. You can’t trust anyone other than Evans to actually play week to week – so you need at least 1 other guy. Although, with that said, is someone like Thompkins really going to do any worse than Miller?
October 2nd, 2022 at 4:48 pm
geno711 – Joe said he was guessing that’s what it would cost, not that $4.5m was the deal.
Because of the way the Bucs have signed him, to a practice squad deal, for now, his salary is $358k.
However, once they activate him, I’m assuming they’re giving him more money, but I’d be shocked if it was $4.5m, although they could use void years and spread it over years to bring the salary cap hit down.
I’d guess, as far as the hit goes, it’s around $1m-1.2m. The Bucs don’t have much cap room to play with, and they still have to put money aside for things like injury – or, say, trying to sign Gronk or Suh.