Solomon Patton: Take 2
December 2nd, 2014
Cue the circus music.
The Bucccaneers have re-signed rookie return man/wide receiver Solomon Patton, the same guy they cut six weeks ago.
When Patton was sent to the street, Lovie Smith said his team was looking for a spark in the return game that wasn’t showing up on Sundays.
That spark was Trindon Holliday, who was waived injured with a bad hamstring from the Giants this summer. Holliday landed with the Bucs in October and injured his hamstring, prompting the signing of jelly hands Marcus Thigpen.
Meanwhile, Patton landed on Arizona’s practice squad and is now back in Tampa on the 53-man roster, which is mandatory when a team signs a practice squad guy away from another team.
Bobby Rainey looked solid catching and returning on Sunday against the Bengals. He didn’t make mistakes that Joe could tell, certainly nothing glaring.
Joe is somewhat perplexed by the Patton signing. If he wasn’t worth keeping on a 1-5 team six weeks ago …
December 2nd, 2014 at 2:22 pm
The talent evaluation skills of the Lovie and Licht era are, to put it mildly, awful. Should be interesting to see how many more poor moves they can make.
December 2nd, 2014 at 2:23 pm
bucrightoff Says:
December 2nd, 2014 at 2:22 pm
The talent evaluation skills of the Lovie and Licht era are, to put it mildly, awful. Should be interesting to see how many more poor moves they can make.
December 2nd, 2014 at 2:25 pm
“The talent evaluation skills of the Lovie and Licht era are, to put it mildly, awful. Should be interesting to see how many more poor moves they can make.”
So Jaquis Smith, Clinton McDonald, Louis Murphy, and Major Wright were “poor moves” LMAO GTFO!!!
December 2nd, 2014 at 2:25 pm
Next they will re-sign Zuttah Joseph and Penn to lucrative free agent deals.
December 2nd, 2014 at 2:35 pm
Major Wright has done nothing at all. Louis Murphy is a 3rd receiver who is amazingly replaceable. Beyond those….
EDS? Bust
Michael Johnson? Bust
McCown? Bust
Collins? Bust
Mankins? Meh, bust
Verner? Meh
ASJ? Meh
Sims? Meh, likely bust
Herron? On his way to bust
Nothing like batting .200 to be successfull…
December 2nd, 2014 at 2:36 pm
all bobby rainey does is outperform his peers on this roster in every job he is asked to do, and yet the coaches seem to have an allergy to giving him a steady role anywhere
December 2nd, 2014 at 2:38 pm
Not to mention….
Tim Wright: Better number than any TE we have, 65% fewer snaps played
Penn: Outplaying our whole line
Zuttah: Outplaying our whole line
Revis: On his way to All Pro
Danny Gorrer: Better than Leonard Johnson
McCown starting over Glennon?
December 2nd, 2014 at 2:38 pm
@ Joe- maybe they signed him so Rainey can go back to starting rb. I took a dougie martin experiment is over. He had a half. Now lets trade him. Rainey can carry the load while Sims learns to run the ball. Sims may take over slot duties from Herron.
December 2nd, 2014 at 2:42 pm
Huh?
December 2nd, 2014 at 2:42 pm
After the Panthers game..the home opener…
Lovie is in WAY over his head….I listened to his press conference yesterday and was underwhemled by his monotoned empty words…then by chance I listened to a long interview with #55 on all sorts of subject…a stark contrast in leadership and answering questions. Lovie is an empty suit that has been swept to this point in life by his association with the greatness of others. I don’t mean to be harsh…but that is what I see……
December 2nd, 2014 at 2:44 pm
Glad to have Patton back as the returner. Thought he did a relatively good job returning in pre-season and the 1st 6 games.
Not even sure why they got rid of him in the 1st place. Same could be said of Eric Page who while not spectacular was pretty steady and reliable last year.
December 2nd, 2014 at 2:50 pm
I think Patton is our new back up center – like Gilkey, he’s never snapped a ball in his life, so he’s qualified in Lovie’s eyes.
December 2nd, 2014 at 2:50 pm
Meanwhile Josh Cribbs was at home watching brazzers all day.
In his debut with the Colts last week, he returned the opening kickoff 46 yard had an 82-yard punt return for a touchdown nullified by a penalty.
Talent evaluation.
December 2nd, 2014 at 2:59 pm
He may not be good enough for a 1 – 5 team but he is for a 2 – 10 team.
December 2nd, 2014 at 3:10 pm
It makes the Bucs look foolish when the keep waiving and resigning the same players…
December 2nd, 2014 at 3:18 pm
bucsjunkie Says:
December 2nd, 2014 at 3:10 pm
It makes the Bucs look foolish when the keep waiving and resigning the same players…
Lovie is as Lovie does…..
December 2nd, 2014 at 3:18 pm
Eric Page out performed all current returners. That being said they determined all these guys are better than Page which leads to one conclusion. The Special Teams coach sucks.
December 2nd, 2014 at 3:38 pm
is patton the one who ALWAYS brought the ball out of the end zone but never got it to the 20? it’s so hard to keep track this year
December 2nd, 2014 at 3:38 pm
Lol funny to hear you experts say lovie is in over his head like any of you morons have any idea what that even entails. Like your in the meeting room. You have absolutely no idea what your talking about.
December 2nd, 2014 at 3:53 pm
THANK YOU @TheKevin!!!
December 2nd, 2014 at 4:01 pm
strange days Buc fans.
I agree, Bobby Rainey outperforms everyone, yet they have basically benched him. WTF. Just so we can see SIMS work through his rookie issues. And make a point with Martin. Where did #25 go?
These guys are a freaking joke.
December 2nd, 2014 at 4:04 pm
Kevin…are you Lovies long lost… Big Sandy, Texas…love child ?
December 2nd, 2014 at 4:07 pm
Lovie is on track to give the Bucs their worst record since 1986. Saying Lovie is in over his head is a remarkably fair statement.
December 2nd, 2014 at 4:20 pm
@thekevin
@buc4lyfe
I know we’re morons and all but then there’s these little things called facts. I know, they’re very inconvenient and there’s no use for them on JBF but what the heck, here you go.
Smith Bucs
2-10 bottom
Zimmer Vikings
5-7 bottom
Pettine Browns
7-5 1st
Obrein Texans
6-6 2nd
Wisenhunt Titans
2-10 bottom
Gruden Redskins
3-9 bottom div
Caldwell Lions
8-4 2nd
December 2nd, 2014 at 4:24 pm
Can he play quarterback?
December 2nd, 2014 at 4:26 pm
“Jaquis Smith, Clinton McDonald, Louis Murphy, and Major Wright…”
yeah it’s like a regular all-star team here.
December 2nd, 2014 at 4:28 pm
the real morons are the ones who blindly defend coaches and players who do not WIN…
Winning is the only thing that matters. All the bs glennon did not have this guy or the line was worse or mcown this and mcown that or my favorite one “The team is improving every week!”… Folks you can only improve if you win. If you lose you lose. Trying hard is for losers and liberals. Winning is the only way to gauge the progress of a team. lovie and his staff can not win a game with their philosophy and agenda therefore he is over his head or a failure.
December 2nd, 2014 at 4:31 pm
Like your in the meeting room. You have absolutely no idea what your talking about.
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I love when someone belittles others, telling them they know nothing, yet have two glaring grammar errors to indicate they didn’t even graduate high school.
Not the grammar police, but if you’re going to spout off about others lack of intelligence, at least show you have some.
December 2nd, 2014 at 4:37 pm
lightningbuc Says:
December 2nd, 2014 at 4:31 pm
Like your in the meeting room. You have absolutely no idea what your talking about.
🙂
I do make my share of spelling mistakes…..sticky keyboard and seeds caught inbetweenthe keys….
December 2nd, 2014 at 4:47 pm
Rasta,
I could care less about spelling, grammar, etc. EXCEPT when an idiot like LittleKevin tells us how dumb we are while at the same time showing how stupid he is.
December 2nd, 2014 at 4:58 pm
Rasta please upgrade to seedless it’s more sticky and helps deal with the current bucs regime.
December 2nd, 2014 at 5:35 pm
If they now looking to the future why not see what Page can do. One thing is for sure he can do at least as good as these hacks. all returners fumbled more or as much as page did all last year. Lovie says turn overs are impotant, fumbles do lead to turnovers.
December 2nd, 2014 at 6:34 pm
LovieDovie&co are “improving” our football team. Really feels that way, doesn’t it?
December 2nd, 2014 at 7:01 pm
Can’t wait till next year when the Bucs are winning and everyone jumping back on the bandwagon. You guys are worse than Dolfans, and I know that because I live in Miami.
Rather then support your team, you want Lovie fired and a better coach to come, please name me a coach that would love to come to an organization that keeps firing coaches every 1-2 years? We are about to be worse than the Jags or even the Browns if we do that.
STFU, support your team and take the good with the bad
GO BUCS!
December 2nd, 2014 at 7:18 pm
I wouldn’t know what a Dolfan is like…seems you do…welcome for as long as you stay……
December 2nd, 2014 at 8:28 pm
Solomon patten would make a great slot wide receiver in addition to his kick/punt returning duties. he has proven he can hold the ball and take some serious hits when kick returning and punt duties. this is a major qualification for a slot receiver. Robert heuron has not impressed me at all.
December 2nd, 2014 at 8:44 pm
bucrightoff Says
“The talent evaluation skills of the Lovie and Licht era are, to put it mildly, awful. Should be interesting to see how many more poor moves they can make.”
If you go to a meat market full of bad meat and have no choice but to buy some, you pick what appears to be the best and hope it turns out okay.
Lovie can only bring in guys that are available.
Licht is in charge of finding these guys. Lovie? I believe he had the say-so in the draft and where McCown is concerned.
If Licht isn’t making any roster decisions, then why is he here?
The market is filled with duds right now though, so they can only do so much between now and the end of season. They cannot even do any trades at this point.
December 2nd, 2014 at 9:44 pm
How often in the NFL is a coach hired before a GM is even in place? Pretty much never. When it does happen, it’s usually because the coach has the real power and the GM is there as a figurehead. The Bucs are one such situation. This roster is 100% Lovie’s and will be his entire time here.
December 3rd, 2014 at 9:30 am
Who cares mariota will save us #DucktoBucs