Flu Bug Subsiding
November 20th, 2025
Full participant in practice.
The Bucs’ injury report was pretty gnarly yesterday with the flu bug biting so many Bucs, including Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield.
Well, Mayfield and so many others returned to practice today. The only two players who could not practice were Haason Reddick and Jamel Dean. Even Bucky Irving practiced, though he was limited.
Chris Godwin was a full participant today. That’s not bad, is it?
And Joe knows it will warm Bucs fans’ hearts to know that Chris Braswell was practicing today. Though, unfortunately, he was limited.
November 20th, 2025 at 9:49 pm
Man, getting back a healthy Godwin would be huge. I assume they’ll ease him back in, but who knows, if he’s fully healthy and ready to go, then there is no reason not to play him. But what a huge addition he is. Now I’m wonder when we’ll hear about Evans – technically speaking, he could be back as soon as the Cards game, obviously very unlikely, but that’s how the timeline works out. In any case, hopefully we’ll start hearing something about him taking snaps in the next few weeks. With his injury, I’m not sure if he will need a ramp up period, of if he’s basically good to go the moment he’s “healthy”.
November 20th, 2025 at 9:57 pm
Since the special teams coach and all of his players are still with the team, I don’t think much 9f the chances for a win.
November 20th, 2025 at 9:59 pm
Godwin will not play just getting him read for next season.
November 20th, 2025 at 10:09 pm
So Reddick is still not ready? What a bust. Joe was touting Reddick as the edge rusher that Licht needed to sign. Too bad that Licht listened to Joe. I was expecting Larry Foote could fire up the edge guys, but he’ll be unemployed when Bowles is fired at the end of the season. I was hoping Reddick would step up to earn a big salary next year, but he’s just as impotent as the rest of the edge rushers. The good news is that nobody will want him next year and he’ll be a cheap re-sign. Maybe put him on special teams?
November 20th, 2025 at 10:17 pm
Braswell is about as popular as JTS as Noah Spence. Licht is too cheap to get a solid edge in draft or FA.
November 20th, 2025 at 10:18 pm
Think people (should) give Spence a pass. He showed something his rookie year and then he blew out his shoulder twice. He was never the same.
November 20th, 2025 at 10:21 pm
@firethecannons
We can just bring back Simeon Rice for pretty cheap right now & he’d probably be playing just as good as some of them. Since yeah they don’t wanna spend anymore $$$$ than they have to.
November 20th, 2025 at 10:26 pm
Man, Braswell was just another wasted pick. A far as Reddick, looks like Licht rolled the dice and came up with snake eyes which is half a sack more than Reddick has contributed. Getting Godwin back would be a moral boost and he could give the Rams something to think about besides Egbuka. BTW, Houston appears to be able to control Josh Allen but the Texans’ special teams are keeping the Bills in the game with bad coverages on kicks.
November 20th, 2025 at 10:31 pm
Did anyone see the report Mike Florio put out about Bucky saying he heard some inside information that the reason he is out is not just because of injury idk what they could be referring to maybe he had a bad test for Enhancing drugs an that’s why they didn’t put him in IR idk if that would even count I’m just speculating but either way I love Bucky an he’s been back practicing an at the games so what could it be ???
November 20th, 2025 at 10:38 pm
BuccinBaker6, Joe has an article about it below. BTW I did see Trask is on the ATL practice squad. Rick Stroud was gaslighting Buc fans in his podcast about seeing Trask starting for the ATL and getting revenge in front of a national audience. Sad thing is Bowles D is known to make bad QBs look like Kurt Warner in 1999 so he could actually put up some numbers if he ever saw the field..
November 20th, 2025 at 10:50 pm
“ I was expecting Larry Foote could fire up the edge guys, but he’ll be unemployed when Bowles is fired at the end of the season.”
Haha. Who would’ve thought Bowles just shuffling his defensive assistants to different position groups made absolutely no improvement? Same stale scheme. Same trash pass rush. No new voices. No new ideas.
November 20th, 2025 at 10:55 pm
Didn’t we see an earlier thread that Godwin and Bucky were ruled out already?
November 20th, 2025 at 10:58 pm
Guess we just wait and see who shows up.
November 20th, 2025 at 11:27 pm
Were about too have the same record as the texans 😭😭🤮
November 20th, 2025 at 11:29 pm
7-8 sacks!?. We got zero. Wow. Made our defense look silly. Go Bowles silly defense?
November 20th, 2025 at 11:30 pm
So that’s what a defense is supposed to look like.
November 20th, 2025 at 11:30 pm
I hope Todd and the defense took notes during this Texans Bills game.
That was grown man defense that we haven’t seen in Tampa since 2002.
These current Bucs defenders are a bunch boys.
November 20th, 2025 at 11:31 pm
I don’t really get what the rumors are on Bucky, but if it’s no injury related, then why in the world would he be limited in practice? If it’s something else then wouldn’t he just be out?
Hate all the rumor stuff, all it does is, as a Bucs fan, is make me think of Doug Martin. If it’s nothing like that, I wish we’d at least get a vailed comment to let people know – if that has happened I’ve missed it.
In any case, I just stand by the idea if its something big that is going to keep him out, then why wasn’t he ever put on IR? That’s why I keep hoping he’s coming back any day now.
November 20th, 2025 at 11:33 pm
Bucs 95 Says:
November 20th, 2025 at 11:27 pm
Were about too have the same record as the texans 😭😭🤮
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With defense like that, guess who’s most likely to have the better record in the end?
Bucs defense should be ashamed
November 20th, 2025 at 11:34 pm
The Bucs literally beat the Texans.
The Texans literally beat the Bills.
Bucs > Bills
November 20th, 2025 at 11:36 pm
Bucs would win 1-5 vs that Texans defense
November 20th, 2025 at 11:36 pm
I’m just extremely jealous knowing what’s coming Sunday night
November 20th, 2025 at 11:51 pm
Eliot- if you know what’s coming Sunday night then you’ve surely taken advantage at your betting parlor? I didn’t think so.
November 20th, 2025 at 11:55 pm
FortMyersDave Says
“Man, Braswell was just another wasted pick.”
Don’t give up on him just yet. I suspect he’s going to start producing soon. Development is a process.
November 21st, 2025 at 12:25 am
Based on what? Come on dude. Braswell is clearly a bust.
November 21st, 2025 at 12:41 am
That’s what vaccines are for. No, they won’t stop you from getting sick, but your recovery will be much quicker and symptoms milder.
I’ll brace now for the 1-digit IQ crowd’s caterwauling response.
November 21st, 2025 at 3:58 am
There’s SHOTS and there’s VACCINES. The latter prevents you from getting whatever malady it’s designed for. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
November 21st, 2025 at 7:11 am
No vaccines are 100% effective, as individual immunity varies and no vaccine provides complete protection against all potential infections. While some vaccines show 100% efficacy in specific trials, such as against severe disease, they are not 100% effective in all cases, and no vaccine completely stops all infections.
Flu vaccine is very effective and I know because I have received one for the last twenty years and I have not had the flu.
Thank you for reading the FACTS.
November 21st, 2025 at 7:25 am
The idea that Bucky might be out due to a failed performance enhancing drug test is not accurate. He would be suspended and not practicing with the team.
November 21st, 2025 at 7:34 am
if it wasn’t for the injury report i wouldn’t remember braswell still existed. his pass rush stats have fallen off, i guess we are fortunate that the fall isnt really noticeable with how little hes done.
November 21st, 2025 at 9:16 am
Flu vaccine is very effective and I know because I have received one for the last twenty years and I have not had the flu.
Thank you for reading the FACTS
Vaxxer Todd, I have not had a flu vaccine for the last 20 years and had not had the flu. FACT
Which strain to you vax against each year, it is always a toss up. You Vaxxers kill me.
November 21st, 2025 at 10:25 am
I have seen this D do really good & really lame so the goods need to be there sunday were r do to kick some butte don’t b a bunch of nay sayers it does this team no good b positive
November 21st, 2025 at 11:21 am
Didn’t know Braswell was injured.
November 22nd, 2025 at 9:39 pm
Can’t Tood get the flu for the rest of the season? Bring BA out of mothballs.