“Stayed Off My Foot As Much As Possible”
November 20th, 2024
Antoine Winfield Jr. is not on the Buccaneers’ official injury report that came out today, but he sort of issued his own personal injury report.
Winfield talked to media after Bucs players had their first non-walk-through practice since the team’s six-day vacation known as the bye week.
Asked about time off and his previously injured foot, Winfield interestingly noted that he babied that foot during the bye.
“The bye week helped. You know, stayed off my foot as much as possible and I’m ready to rock and roll,” Winfield said.
In the days leading up to the Bucs-49ers game 10 days ago, Winfield was not on the official injury report.
He then missed multiple tackles against San Francisco and did not look much like the All-Pro safety he was in 2023. That led Joe to say many times that Winfield has to be hurt regardless of what the injury report says.
So is Winfield really healthy now? Will his foot be right at any point before the 2025 season? Those are key questions tied to the Bucs’ chances for success this season.
Joe’s not implying the Bucs are playing games with the injury report, but something seems off — and sounds off — with Winfield.
Healthy enough to play and practice is often something very different than truly being healthy.
November 20th, 2024 at 10:14 pm
Something of with Winfield, Wirfs and Dean. They all got paid and now get injured and become average. Kancey will always play a portion of the season bc of his calf and Vea is a part time player. This team is soft but expensive.
November 20th, 2024 at 11:24 pm
You can shake off a foot injury. The stain and stank of the defensiveless coordinator, on the other hand, who reports to the head uncoich, cannot be shaken off, until Jason and the Glazerites make the move when league rules allow. The coaching down of every player he gets his mitts on is astounding. Either the great players regress, or the new players don’t develop. The only ones to avoid that fate (LVD, Gholston) were already here when The Guy arrived.
November 20th, 2024 at 11:45 pm
Turn up 2nd half let’s ride
November 21st, 2024 at 2:45 am
I have to agree with Mr Pear. Turtle Todd should have been launched after the Cleveland game 2 years ago for sheer ineptitude (plus orchestrating the loss to the Rams in the playoffs the year before). You know, his hiring was forced on the Glazers by Bruce Arians suddenly retiring in Spring 2022, he was not their choice even if Arians had a secession plan. Last year’s Lazarus like rise from 4-7 and a fluke playoff win over a sputtering Philly team in the wildcard saved Todd’s job, but has he improved? He makes the same errors in game management and soft zone over and over again. His loss in Cleveland is so much like chokes in the ATL, KC at home vs the ATL and the 49ers. Man, if he loses this Sunday to Dimes Devito, that should cause a revolt in Buc nation, if someone had coin, they should do what Gator fans did to Ron Zook 20 years ago with a billboard asking for Bowles’ dismissal.
November 21st, 2024 at 4:19 am
Joe you said something sounds “off” about Winfield. I listened to his press conference yesterday and I thought just the opposite. He sounds to me like he’s finally “on”. I think he’s healthy now and we’re going to see the player that Winfield is the rest of this season. And OH what a player he is! GO BUCS!
November 21st, 2024 at 6:57 am
Excuses excuses everyone in the nfl is hurting just go out and play!
November 21st, 2024 at 7:02 am
Does anyone have an explanation about Whitehead? Is he banged up as well or just doesn’t care about football anymore? The one move I thought was really going to help the secondary turns out to be a bust and that sucks.
November 21st, 2024 at 8:10 am
Agree, Whitehead not the same guy. Disappointing. Thought he would kick much ass.
November 21st, 2024 at 9:29 am
@Razorramone::Whitehead was never that good he just had a great 2020 playoff run just like Sean murphy Bunting and devin white other than that mediocrity at best.
November 21st, 2024 at 10:09 am
Not my NFL: Disagree, he was really good with the Jets as well and an excellent tackler. Obviously 2020 was his peak and played like a top 5 safety. I was hoping for 70% of that and I would imagine Jason Licht did too.
So with that, the situation is that our JAGS like KJ Britt, JTS, etc are playing like the mindless JAGS that they are – our highly paid vets that are supposed to lead from the front, are playing damn near equally as bad. Unacceptable, especially Winfield. Zyon McCollum has been the only consistent player on defense. Vita vea will be halfway to 31 the start of next yr, Lavonte will be gone. Need multiple linebackers, edge rushers, corners, a safey. Besides that, we’re totally fine! Just need better communication!
November 21st, 2024 at 10:43 am
AWJ is an elite professional football player. He is also a human being. He knows his body a heckuva lot better than a bunch of commenters on a sports blog. He wouldn’t make “rock and roll” comments if he wasn’t feeling it. Basic common sense.
November 22nd, 2024 at 10:25 am
orlbucfan – take it personally all you want, worry about 31’s personal feelings and well being all you want, he has been really bad. That’s the reality. Everyone on defense has been awful and the Bucs needed him to play well now more than at any point in any season