Gaitor, Smith Dodge Cuts With IR
August 26th, 2013
Cornerback Anthony Gaitor was placed on the injured reserve list. The Bucs must trim their roster to the mandatory 75 by tomorrow.
The Bucs must cut their roster to the mandatory 75 by tomorrow and now unemployed players got the bad news today.
Joe is confident none of the names will jump out at you but two names that escaped the Grim Reaper by being put on the injuried reserve list were the captain of the 2012 inactive list, running back Michael Smith, and cornerback Anthony Gaitor.
The fate of both players was not unexpected.
Smith, drafted last year, was brought in mainly to be used as a return specialist. However, he could only return kicks and was not (or could not be) used elsewhere on special teams. In the waning days of training camp, Smith rarely took snaps with the second team, always a red flag.
Gaitor, with the addition of Darrelle Revis, Mike Adams and Johnthan Banks, was on the bubble when training camp began. With Revis looking to play against the Jets (at least at this point), Gaitor’s future with the Bucs was hanging by a thread.
(Don’t worry. The Bucs won’t bring back Nine Lives Myron Lewis.)
Veteran receiver Derek Hagan, who played under Mike Sullivan with the Giants, and veteran fullback Spencer Larsen, were cut, among others. No surprises there at all, but the cutting of Larsen could signal that Erik Lorig is getting healthy and/or the Bucs might be considering Peyton Hillis as a backup fullback.
August 26th, 2013 at 4:46 pm
And we picked up Mike Shanahan to be our tight end……he seems kinda old to playing the position but with what we have on the roster……:-p
August 26th, 2013 at 4:53 pm
Don’t you have to be injured to be put on injured reserve? Why not just cut both if they aren’t in the plans?
August 26th, 2013 at 4:55 pm
My bad, I didn’t realize the severity of Gaitor’s injury until I read the link.
August 26th, 2013 at 4:58 pm
I cut my Evil Free bobble head doll today.
August 26th, 2013 at 4:58 pm
@lightningbuc
Gaitor: torn ACL, Smith: torn foot ligament
IR means they’re still bucs and aren’t on the free agent market right now (could be seen as an advantage)
August 26th, 2013 at 4:59 pm
Retained the Good Free bobble head.
August 26th, 2013 at 5:01 pm
Evil Free will probably be picked up by the Jets and come back to haunt me.
August 26th, 2013 at 5:02 pm
Hate to tell you this Drew, but they switched places! … lol
August 26th, 2013 at 5:58 pm
Booger made some very good points on Freeman today.
He went 6 of 16 Saturday. 4 were drops. That would have been 10 of 16. Penn and Mike James both gave up sacks on third downs, so Josh could have done even better. He had two overthrows. Brady and Manning had overthrows as well.
August 26th, 2013 at 6:04 pm
Owusu was cut, Joe!
😉
August 26th, 2013 at 6:16 pm
Cut- DE Ernest Owuwu
August 26th, 2013 at 6:16 pm
*Owusu
August 26th, 2013 at 6:29 pm
Stanglassman, I know. I was messing with Joe. Hehe.
August 26th, 2013 at 6:49 pm
That Shanahan pick-up from the Jets is a little CIA work that Schiano learned from Belichick. After he is water boarded for the Jets play book, he will be released before the Saturday deadline.
August 26th, 2013 at 7:39 pm
@Steven
I think players put on IR prior to the season are subject to the waiver wire. (Not positive about this.) I believe that is how the Patriots stole Jake Ballard from the Giants.
August 26th, 2013 at 8:06 pm
Sorry about that Bonzai, You freaked me out a minute and I had to go look it up.
August 26th, 2013 at 8:07 pm
didnt know Gaitor tore his ACL. bummer.
August 26th, 2013 at 8:09 pm
whatever happened to Owusu the WR anyway? a lot of hype at the beginning of camp and now nothin.
August 26th, 2013 at 8:26 pm
@BuccaneerBonzai
“He went 6 of 16 Saturday. 4 were drops. That would have been 10 of 16. Penn and Mike James both gave up sacks on third downs, so Josh could have done even better. He had two overthrows. Brady and Manning had overthrows as well.”
Do me a favor and stop making sense, ok? You’re just another one of those ‘Freemanites’…..
You know what else Brady and Manning had? More first team play overall this preseason! But, you know, that can’t lead to a little team chemistry.
August 27th, 2013 at 4:46 am
BucDan, lol. You got me there 😉
August 27th, 2013 at 6:08 am
That’s what I thought too Splengo. All right Mike, let’s have it; Mark or Geno?
August 27th, 2013 at 10:57 am
If we were to claim from a team. Just to get some insight into their playbook. Why not take a Saint. We play them twice and as early as week 2. More likely they like the player had him in their list. Belichek just taught us how to bug the opposing coach hotel room’s. If we are resorting to this to beat the Jet’s. We are in big trouble. The season is over if we lose to the Jet’s. Were using this game as our 5th preseason game. Starter’s play the whole game thou