No Reason Not To Use Maurice Stovall

December 2nd, 2009

It seems more and more Raheem the Dream and offensive coordinator Greg Olson wanted to use wide receiver Maurice Stovall more and more to see if they indeed wanted to keep him with the Bucs long term.

Now, there’s no reason not to use him more often.

Michael Clayton’s knee is so banged up, he is likely to miss two weeks, so reports Rick Brown of the Lakeland Ledger.

Tampa Bay receiver Michael Clayton injured his MCL and will likely miss at least 1 to 2 weeks. Clayton hurt his knee on the first play of Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons. He left the game and did not return. Clayton was noticeably limping following the game.

If Clayton can not go, Maurice Stovall would likely replace him in the starting lineup.

Both receivers have 14 catches on the year and one touchdown. Stovall has 212 receiving yards, while Clayton has 204 receiving yards.

Now Joe isn’t a math major, but Joe has an idea what both receivers make. Just judging by the numbers Brown reported, Joe is inclined to believe Stovall is a better value.

But Joe could be wrong, of course.

3 Responses to “No Reason Not To Use Maurice Stovall”

  1. FlBoy84 Says:

    Joe is not wrong. 😉

  2. The_Buc_Realist Says:

    Take in to consideration how much playing time Clayton has gotten , compared to Stovall. To have the same , if not better stats is ridiculous. Just having Clayton on the field is the same as having a shutdown corner on opposing defense, Every Game.

  3. Marlow Says:

    I am poor at math too, but I know what zeros & ones look like. He has posted four games with zero catches and four games with one catch. These are the stats of a practice player, not a #2 guy. He had 38 catches in ’08, 22 on ’07… must I continue. He’s a bumb, and Gruden had him pegged correctly.