Injuries Sideline Cade Otton, SirVocea Dennis
December 9th, 2025
The Bucs haven’t found a repellant for the injury bug.
Cade Otton, SirVocea Dennis and Tykee Smith would have been unable to practice today if the Bucs held a real practice. That news comes from the official injury report in advance of Thursday’s Bucs-Falcons game at The Licht House.
Dennis left Sunday’s loss to the slimy Saints with a hip issue. Otton is listed with a knee problem. Smith, who left Sunday’s game but returned, is nursing neck and shoulder probleems.
Other injured Bucs were either limited or full-go. Receivers Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan, both officially on injured reserve, were limited, as was Christian Izien (neck) and Haason Reddick (ankle).
December 9th, 2025 at 9:42 pm
SVD was a statue on the field. Cade being out is just another blow to the run blocking capability which is close to zero now
December 9th, 2025 at 9:44 pm
Dudes are now making business decisions and honestly, not a huge loss.
This team is in full downward spiral mode, even at 7-6.
Falcons are going to year their butts up on Thursday.
…and I really hope I’m wrong
Go Bucs?
December 9th, 2025 at 9:49 pm
Kind of seem numb to it all by now. Injuries are not an excuse! Whoever first said that hasn’t seen the 2025 Buccaneers. It just hasn’t let up at all.
December 9th, 2025 at 9:54 pm
When he’s no longer employed by the Bucs will it still be called “The Licht House?”
December 9th, 2025 at 9:56 pm
Licht House will age about as well as America’s QB. Maybe that’s the point…rage bait for us mouth breathers. 🙂
December 9th, 2025 at 10:00 pm
Who will catch the ball short of the 1st down marker and hand off the ball to a defender mid-play if C.Otton is out? Maybe Rickey Dudley is available as The Bucs are bringing back former SB participants.
December 9th, 2025 at 10:08 pm
#lichtmyballs
December 9th, 2025 at 10:12 pm
This team is trash, but I can’t quit them, just like a heroin addict, or them dudes in that brokeback mountain movie
December 9th, 2025 at 10:13 pm
I was very pessimistic about last week, I know I said I thought the Bucs would win, but my heart wasn’t in it, which is why I kept saying I ‘hope’ the Bucs win big – and they should win, but I wasn’t shocked by the outcome.
With that said, I’m saying this week, the Bucs win in a blow-up, Baker snaps out of his 2-month slump with a big game, and the Bucs whip the Falcons by 30 points. The only chance the Bucs have is if Baker finally plays well, and there’s no more time left, and this was the same situation in 2023, when Baker played like crap for about 2 months, then out of the blue had a huge game vs the Packers, then followed it up by one of his best games ever vs the Jags. I’m calling it now, Baker goes out, finally plays well and catches fire. Of course in 2023 that fire lasted exactly 2 games before he had an awful game vs the Saints, and then an even worse one vs the Panthers to close out the season, but at this point I’ll take 2 games of being on fire.
December 9th, 2025 at 10:15 pm
Winny Testaverde Says:
December 9th, 2025 at 10:00 pm
“Who will catch the ball short of the 1st down marker and hand off the ball to a defender mid-play if C.Otton is out? Maybe Rickey Dudley is available as The Bucs are bringing back former SB participants.”
LOL
December 9th, 2025 at 10:28 pm
Nobody misses Otton anymore. He is a almost guy. When you need 7 yards gets 6. He can’t catch contested passes or break tackles. He is just a blocker and not a playmaker. TE should be a position to upgrade next year. Give D.Culp a opportunity. If he isn’t better upgrade both. No wonder Brady didn’t like him and made him wear gloves. To many of these type of players on the roster taking up space. Half the team is made up of Otton’s, Braswell’s, Hall’s, and Heck’s.
December 9th, 2025 at 10:29 pm
Did anyone see Raheem Morrris message to the falcons? IN SHORT HE SAID EITHER SHOW UP TO BEAT THE BUCS OR DONT BOTHER SHOWING UO TO THE FACILITY! WE NEED TO SEND THE SAME MESSAGE EXCEPT BOWLES AND HIS STAFF ARE TOO WORRIS ABOUT PLAYERS FEELINGS AND JASON LICHT AND HUS STAFF PAT THEIR BACKS ABOUT ALL THE GOOD CHARACTER BETA MALE PLAYERS THEY DRAFTERD.
December 9th, 2025 at 10:30 pm
To be honest the defence will be better without SVD in my opinion, at least a PS backup p l ayer will try to tackle and give some effort.
December 9th, 2025 at 10:33 pm
BTW, good news… Was just checking the PFF grades for a laugh – and turns out we’re in luck! The Bucs highest rated offensive player last week was Rachaad White, like always (mainly because he’s such a good pass blocker and productive runner). But the Bucs second best player on Sunday, according to PFF… Payne Durham! Now he wasn’t any good as a receiver according to this, and he was OK as a pass blocker, but in the run blocking game he did great.
Continuing with the stats, Bucky was the 3rd best player. Meanwhile Luke was 4th, then Sean Tucker was 5th, but was last when it comes to pass blocking, get a 17 score, which is ridiculously low. I know the one time I noticed Tucker pass blocking he whiffed completely, but I don’t know how often he was blocking – and his awful pass blocking continues to limit his snaps.
Chewbacca was the 6th highest rated player, and 2nd highest lineman – and my eyes saw the same thing, I thought he looked very solid.
At the other end of the list, the 2nd to worst rated player was, of course Baker Mayfield, who was putrid trying to throw the ball. Getting in some decent runs is the only reason he wasn’t the worst player on the field on Sunday.
But, who got the crown as the worst player on the field? Kam Johnson – who managed the feet on just 4 routes. Ouch, talk about a bad day.
Basically Evans and McMillan can’t get back soon enough.
December 9th, 2025 at 10:35 pm
Cade is useless when healthy
December 9th, 2025 at 10:40 pm
Hope rods prediction is true. That means Mike is activated. Chris has a big game.
December 9th, 2025 at 10:42 pm
The team is preparing the fans for another excuse filled performance. Anyone who thinks the Bucs win Thursday night is swirling down in the team’s self made drain.
December 9th, 2025 at 10:51 pm
Let ‘em bake Says:
December 9th, 2025 at 10:40 pm
Hope rods prediction is true. That means Mike is activated. Chris has a big game.
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Having Evans back would go a long ways towards things improving. And if Evans can have a 300-yard game, a 1000-yard season would be back in play.
December 9th, 2025 at 10:52 pm
Rod Munch is white noise…a distraction…ignore
December 9th, 2025 at 11:00 pm
Was Otton hurt in practice? Otherwise he was hurt on that 4th down poor route and catch. How was he the best option if he was hurt? Shame on him if his ego got in the way and he didn’t tell anyone because it may have cost the team from a potential win. And if the Bucs knew and still had him in a critical play they’re dumb. There should be a better option than Otton when he’s healthy and now we’re considering he may not have been 100% on that play and he’s an option? Oh boy. I’d rather they use a two back set and throw to White for the first down.
December 9th, 2025 at 11:03 pm
@Rod Would be nice to see a game like that against Falcons. I can’t get the vision of the defense getting carved up last year. Hanging 30 would help.Your right with holding under 20 points with previous comments. A good offense should score more points than that.
December 9th, 2025 at 11:41 pm
At least we don’t have to worry about Drake London, catching 10 and going for 250 yards! Go Tampa
December 10th, 2025 at 12:11 am
Tykee was a huge loss. SirSucks is addition by subtraction. Otton has turned into a ghost.
December 10th, 2025 at 12:23 am
Def need a TE this next draft….im going with Michael Trigg so far…can probably land him with a late 3rd / early 4th…need to spend the early picks on D.
December 10th, 2025 at 12:32 am
Nothing to do with injuries, but is it black Monday yet
December 10th, 2025 at 1:14 am
Culp made THE poorest “attempt” at a block last week (against a smallish DB), that I have ever seen before. And, that was on the exact same play, right after he completely GHOSTED the D-lineman that totally ‘blew-up’ the (4 & 1) backwards toss (LoL) to Bucky for a 7-yard LOSS. If you have access to the game… Go to about a minute and some change still left in the first-quarter. He continues straight on to the DB LMAO (#33 I think it was) as if he’s going to engage and he almost completely MISSES HIM entirely… Might as well have though, since he played absolutely NO PART whatsoever, in even slowing him down. It was a very piss poor effort all around, but allowing that D-Lineman to get through completely ‘untouched’ like that, is just PATHETIC. I’m not sure he played another snap after that!? Well, he sure didn’t deserve to, I’ll tell you that.
December 10th, 2025 at 1:22 am
It’s just SUCH a poorly coached football team all around. Top to Bottom.
December 10th, 2025 at 4:17 am
Injuries not as bad as they were at one point. Looking up there with key players.
Mach Says: “Did anyone see Raheem Morrris message to the falcons?” Raheem is grasping for straws right now. He is on the hot seat more than Todd. This game is full tilt for both teams. I think the players should know that without Todd needing to tell them. Disheartens me to say, if we don’t make the playoffs; Todd, Jason, and others will probably be out the door too.
December 10th, 2025 at 7:30 am
@Rod, I hope you are right about the Falcons game. The way this team is right now, I have my doubts. How do we beat the Falcons convincingly, as you stated, when we got our azzes handed to us by such a bad saints team? And by a rookie QB? And now we have Kurt Cousins who plays so well against a Todd Bowles (soft as chairman) defense?
Like I said, I hope you are right. But I don’t feel good about this in any aspect.
December 10th, 2025 at 7:56 am
Who’s not going to cover anybody, or let backup QBs run for 34 yard TDs if Dennis can’t play?
December 10th, 2025 at 8:14 am
Injuries are ABSOLUTELY AN EXCUSE. The more talented football team typically wins. We are not that without our receivers!