Report: Emeka Egbuka Will Play Tonight
November 8th, 2026
Update.
The Bucs’ passing attack is as atrocious as Joe has seen it in a long, long time. Truly pathetic.
It was/is so bad, it seems KitKat-eating Bucs coach Todd Bowles ordered offensive coordinator Zac Robinson to scrap it and go all Woody Hayes.
And that has worked. Tremendously. Against trash teams. Tonight, the Bucs are stepping into the ring with a different foe, and opponent that’s no heel. The Bears may be the best team in the NFL.
The Bucs have had terrible luck playing along the shore of Lake Michigan. Soldier Field has been a house of horrors for them this century.
So the Bucs need all the help they can get. And it seems help is arriving, but how much help remains to be seen.
Receiver Emeka Egbuka, since he pulled a hamstring last year, has been a shell of himself. This year, you wouldn’t even know Egbuka is on the roster (and he leads the Bucs in receiving touchdowns with two). Joe doesn’t know if he has regressed that much or if this garbage passing attack has fully neutered him.
Egbuka was out the past two games battling a concussion and a foot injury, but Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported this morning that Egbuka will return to the lineup tonight.
Again, the Bucs need all the help they can muster. Even if Egbuka has fallen off the map, he’s still a better option than Kam Johnson.
#Bucs WR Emeka Egbuka (foot) is playing today after being listed as questionable. He missed Wednesday but was a full participant after that.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 8, 2026
November 8th, 2026 at 2:38 pm
Certainly would like to see Garrett Greene get a cup of coffee on the active roster at WR as he has great hands and a very high IQ player. Not to mention being a former QB he adds that extra dimension of being handed a reverse and slinging it accurately down the field.
November 8th, 2026 at 2:43 pm
If you call dropping four out of every five targets “great,” OK. Joe can’t count how many drops he saw that guy have in the past two training camps.
No idea about his “IQ” but Joe can say that Greene, a former quarterback, sure looks like a quarterback playing receiver.
Am guessing Greene is on the practice squad specifically for special teams. It can’t be for a receiver. Hard to find a spot on the field for a receiver who can’t catch.
November 8th, 2026 at 2:55 pm
Get him in for the end around….
November 8th, 2026 at 2:56 pm
3rd and 28
November 8th, 2026 at 3:07 pm
This hurts both the pass and run game.
November 8th, 2026 at 3:12 pm
Let’s see if he can actually catch a pass
November 8th, 2026 at 3:19 pm
the eggman cometh
LFG
November 8th, 2026 at 3:29 pm
I sure wish Godwin was still on the team. Oh, wait…….
November 8th, 2026 at 3:29 pm
Buc fans pining for Garrett Green and Russell Shepard let’s you know how bad our pass game is because-what!? 🤣
November 8th, 2026 at 3:34 pm
And will be injured by the 3rd quarter
November 8th, 2026 at 3:37 pm
we might have to go after brandon ayuk……lol
November 8th, 2026 at 3:39 pm
lynch will be itching to get the guy out of the building…
san fran will need pieces as well, if they think they can win it all
November 8th, 2026 at 3:40 pm
So True Brooks ! 👍
November 8th, 2026 at 3:46 pm
I’d rather have Godwin, Hurst, and Tez on the field. Godwin leads the NFL in Separation but Z-Rob and Baker won’t throw it to Chris. Too bad Chris can’t throw it to himself. Tez seems to find ways to make big plays. Hurst is a raw talent and just needs snaps to get better.
November 8th, 2026 at 3:48 pm
whole division is losing today…
cleveland and denver are now up…
if they all lose, and we soldier in and out of chitown tonight, things are really looking up
November 8th, 2026 at 3:50 pm
You can thank suck azz 155 million dollar baker for that
November 8th, 2026 at 3:56 pm
“Receiver Emeka Egbuka, since he pulled a hamstring last year, has been a shell of himself“
I thought it was the rookie wall, now we’re overplaying a hamstring that caused Egbuka to miss *checks notes* 2 quarters of football. He was our most targeted WR the last 2 games going into the bye week and finished the season as such. Sort of like this year though, he’s not producing in a bottom 5 pass offense so HE MUST be the problem?
November 8th, 2026 at 4:19 pm
Another Licht Loser.
WHAT?.??? Another Bust of a draft pick from Jason?????
Yep. Add EE to the Ring of Losers
November 8th, 2026 at 4:21 pm
Saints up a TD in OT. Looks like the NFC South Sewer Division could have all four teams with 3 wins after tonight.
November 8th, 2026 at 4:21 pm
The Bucs should have traded the Jets for Shep, big mistake letting him go. Baker has only one WR he can trust in traffic. Tez shows up every once in a while, but the two guys that were supposed to take the top off of defenses are total trash when it counts. They drop ball on third down, can’t hold on in the end zone and can’t get separation. Bucs were supposed to have a strong WR corps, instead they are the weakest. Zac adds to the problem because he is clueless setting up pass plays and scheming defenses. Screen passes behind the LOS are not going to get it done Zac. Even NO and Carolina have better WRs. ugh!
November 8th, 2026 at 4:22 pm
Tez before EE.
He’s earned it.
For those of you just looking to blame EE, or Baker, or Todd for whatever…… How about you just root for the whole team – you know, like fans are known to do.
Baker and the pass games struggle are well known. Tonight will tell us a lot.
LETS FRIGGIN GO BUCS 👊🏼🏈
November 8th, 2026 at 4:27 pm
I honestly wish Egbuka wasn’t playing tonight. He’s just going to take targets away from other WR’s who would most likely do way more with them than Egbuka will.
November 8th, 2026 at 4:43 pm
Figures that of all the awesome OSU WRs drafted recently, we end up with the only dud.
Crazy how so many compared him to Godwin. EE has zero grit and is scared to block.
November 8th, 2026 at 5:20 pm
2nd of all rookies last year in receiving yards. Has he struggled since he got injured in the last half of last year? Yes, but it’s a little early to be calling him a bust pal.
November 8th, 2026 at 5:48 pm
I would be thrilled if EE proves me wrong, but he has been a dud. Just like Hurst with his drops and JMac with his constant injuries.
Hope EE and Hurst step up tonight. I truly hope they finally make a positive impact.
November 8th, 2026 at 6:19 pm
Baker will throw many pics trying to force the ball to Egbuka
November 8th, 2026 at 6:25 pm
Good, Egbuka will take some of the coverage heat away from Mike Evans, who is due for a big game.
November 8th, 2026 at 7:04 pm
EE has been trash for over 16 games. That is a bust. PERIOD.
Another Wasted Pick