Vincent Jackson Has Knee “Evaluated”
October 18th, 2016
Another knee injury
One of the worst fears for the Bucs may come true today if exam results are bad.
It seems Bucs No. 2 wide receiver Vincent Jackson had a knee injury last week in the win over Carolina and his knee is being examined, per Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times.
#Bucs WR Vincent Jackson sustained a knee injury vs Carolina and is being further evaluated today.
— Rick Stroud (@NFLSTROUD) October 18, 2016
This is just horrible news but really shouldn’t be surprising. Jackson had two knee ligament issues last year and missed half the season as a result.
Jackson, 33, isn’t getting any younger.
If Jackson does miss time due to his knee, or is hindered in his play, it just underscores what a terrible miscalculation the Bucs’ front office had in not addressing the wide receiver position in the draft or early in free agency. Seems like the Bucs placed a whole lot of hope and prayer into both Jackson’s health as well as Louis Murphy being able to return from knee surgery (not to mention complete wishful thinking with misplaced Calgary Stampeder Donteea Dye and Kenny Bell).
Now, that hope and prayer is on the cusp of blowing up in the team’s face.
October 18th, 2016 at 11:57 am
Geesh. One minute, VJAX isn’t producing. The next, it’s the end of the world because he might not be available. A little R.E.M. anyone? I believe in this coaching staff and GM. They’ll find a way.
October 18th, 2016 at 11:58 am
Bucs got 3 solid years on his 5 year deal. Last year he broke down and really began to show his age.
October 18th, 2016 at 12:00 pm
Hump moves to 2 and Murph goes to 3. We’ll be fine..
October 18th, 2016 at 12:01 pm
*Actually, we should leave Hump in the slot and make Murph the #2 once he is ready. Haven’t seen anything from VJAX this season. Murph can only be a step up at this juncture.
October 18th, 2016 at 12:02 pm
Humphries is not an outside wr
October 18th, 2016 at 12:03 pm
Not sure if Murphy or shorts are ready to play yet. We could see Jeremy Butler out there this weekend
October 18th, 2016 at 12:04 pm
Shep > Vjax (as of today)
Dye > Murphy
October 18th, 2016 at 12:05 pm
Replace him with Cecil Shorts, if he’s healthy.
October 18th, 2016 at 12:05 pm
What’s the word on Cecil shorts?
October 18th, 2016 at 12:08 pm
Never mine Jeremy butler is with the jets now lol I missed that
October 18th, 2016 at 12:08 pm
So everyone saying to surround Jameis with weapons looks smarter by the day. Damn this franchise can’t catch a break
October 18th, 2016 at 12:09 pm
Like Scott said above, VJAX has been a pretty much no show this season and now if he isnt on the field its scorched earth? There is nothing lost without him this season since he hasnt done sh1t anyway.
October 18th, 2016 at 12:09 pm
Honestly this shouldn’t be that big of a drop off considering he’s had a quiet season thus far. Now we can see if the Bucs can workout some players and or promote within.
Side question, how come we haven’t made any trades yet?
October 18th, 2016 at 12:16 pm
Cecil or Murphy at #2 with hump in slot
This isn’t a big deal imo cuz Jackson is clearly not the same guy he once was
October 18th, 2016 at 12:19 pm
You Murphy folks are absolutely adorable… Lol dude could not play before he got hurt AGAIN… now coming off ACL s he is magically good enough to be a 2…. Hilarious
October 18th, 2016 at 12:22 pm
Trade Vjax to Cinn for T. Boyd.
October 18th, 2016 at 12:23 pm
It’s fine well just keep shuffling WRs in here till we get one that clicks with jaboo
October 18th, 2016 at 12:32 pm
yes!!!
wish we still had jeremy butler, but anybody is better than keyshaun jackson
@tmax
we have kids here that think murphy can still run a 4.4 like he did at 21 years old at the draft combines. At close to 30 years old and after a major knee surgery, the old gator can probably lucky to run under 4.8
i dont even think vjack can run under 4.8
the stupidity in the sports media is abundant. you know why teams cant have mandatory 40 times and other skill times? wouldnt that be great info for the GMs and teams? …the union/vets will strike within 24 hours
after 2-3 years of body wear and tear/age/injury, 99% of all rbs,wrs,corners and every position, their 40 time is 2 seconds slower. not even close
people dont think!!!
October 18th, 2016 at 12:37 pm
Its not a point of #1, 2, or 3. It’s in or out X, Y or Z. I always thought we should have moved VJ inside ala Larry Fitzgeralad in AZ. But we need more quick twitch WRs rather than tall and slow.
October 18th, 2016 at 12:41 pm
This should have been expected. But hey, we have no viable backup receivers rookies ready to contribute cause, oh right, we got a kicker in round 2.
October 18th, 2016 at 12:47 pm
The Buc Realist Says:
August 9th, 2016 at 11:13 am
VJ83 ( who turns 34 at the end of the season) Just has a lot of miles on those tires!!!! We also need some explosive, speed WR and will be top priority!!! Why have JW3 without the weapons??????
Bucs NFL draft 2017 Wr, Te, and safety!!!!!!
October 18th, 2016 at 12:48 pm
Tmax you are a negative nancy. Murphy isn’t a game breaker, but he is a guy who will step in and do the job. From your perspective a team can’t win unless it’s loaded with hof players.
October 18th, 2016 at 12:53 pm
Sure wish that #2 pick was a WR. We could be celebrating a chance for our stud rookie WR to step in. Donte Dye might shine here though unless they put Hump at #2. Get well soon VJAX!!!
October 18th, 2016 at 12:58 pm
Who in FA was available? Some other older over the hill dudes. The draft is a crap shoot with a less than 50% success ratio league wide.
The Bucs had multiple major holes to fill. Given the structure of the draft you’re lucky if you can get three starters a year.
This is akin to asking a homeless person why he didn’t address the issue of transportation by purchasing a car! Uh because first he needs food…then clothes..then housing…and then perhaps transportation.
Again take any franchise and make them surrender the top two picks from two consecutive drafts and see what kind of hole they are in. Add some horrible drafting after those two wasted years and it takes awhile to catch up.
We’re getting there. I agree with Realist…Bucs NFL draft 2017 Wr, Te, and safety!!!!!!
I’m not as concerned about TE as WR and Safety but we clearly need a stud safety and another great WR to take some heat off of ME.
October 18th, 2016 at 1:02 pm
Alston Jeffery next year!
Plus Terrel Pryor.
Sign them both to 5 year deals.
Extend Mike Evans.
Boom….The Triple Towers!!
Then draft a speedster in the 2nd round.
James needs better receivers. Fact!
October 18th, 2016 at 1:12 pm
Wr, SS, fs, rt, fb. These are team needs. Were you guys keep saying te I just don’t see it. The te group has played solid. And not one person has said rt, while in the last 3 games it has Ben an obvious need. We have Dodson and cherilos and there both over 30. They have played average at best.
October 18th, 2016 at 1:43 pm
Welcome to active roster Louis Murph
October 18th, 2016 at 1:47 pm
Buc draft needs 2016, wr, whoops make that erratic kicker 2nd round. We’ll be fine, fine , just plug the guy who’s never had more than 20 receptions as a number two, coming off a major knee injury. Negstive nelly, what a stupid ass term for people who point out the obvious . Leave tit to our great GM and coach, they’ll figure it out.
October 18th, 2016 at 1:50 pm
Uh huh Teacher, because Cleveland will just let go the only good thing they have, same with Chicago. And than New England will let go of shrink, we will nab him too, and Houston lets go Watt, we’ll get him too, yeesh.
October 18th, 2016 at 1:51 pm
Time to move on from this broken down ride. He’s was done before his knee acted up. Put Murphy or Shepard in his spot and play on. The Bucs need to address WR in free agency AND in the draft. The weakest position on the team becasue you need three good ones available at a time. We have 1 right now that is good. V-Jax has lost it and will miss the rest of the year. Mark the tape.
October 18th, 2016 at 1:51 pm
Gronkowski
October 18th, 2016 at 1:51 pm
Cecil Shorts, Louis Murphy, your time is now
October 18th, 2016 at 1:52 pm
You Murphy folks are absolutely adorable… Lol dude could not play before he got hurt AGAIN… now coming off ACL s he is magically good enough to be a 2…. Hilarious”
It is what it is. Hump is staying in the slot. My post wasn’t a “wow Murphy is awesome!” post and not seeing that much here.
Shepard / Shorts / Murphy most likely #2 outside
October 18th, 2016 at 2:02 pm
@DB55- I was calling for the Bucs to draft Boyd. He hasn’t done much with Cincinnati that I know of yet though.
This is NOT ground-breaking news! We all KNEW that VJax’s time here was limited. The Bucs didn’t feel the need to address it and now we’re looking for another WR.
Incidentally, I think that JW’s inconsistency and VJax lack of production are directly related. You can say what you want about an aging WR but Jameis has been inaccurate to put it mildly. The 2 ARE related.
October 18th, 2016 at 2:07 pm
I’ve got news for the “we need a WR, TE, S” guys: we also need a RB, DE and T like nobody’s business. That’s 6 positions of need but only 4 rounds, max, in which to maybe get starters. Licht better stop the 2nd round whiffing and start getting better in free agency, too, if this team is going to fill all its holes in one more offseason. No more damn kickers or retarded TE’s.
October 18th, 2016 at 2:10 pm
@Lord Corn,
You are an idjit. Lewis Murphy is medically cleared and practicing. It will be real interesting if Famous has as his receivers: Evans, Brate, The Humph, and Murphy. Look at how the field is spread. How about all 4 of them being in a spread formation in a down? No defense can guard against it. Go Bucs!!
October 18th, 2016 at 2:17 pm
Watching the Huston game I saw Oswiler doing exactly what I see here. Jameis is targeting one receiver. Evens. So no matter who you put on the field it won’t make a big difference. Unless he actually throws to them and hits them nothing will change.
October 18th, 2016 at 2:24 pm
Blah blah blah… We’ll play with what we’ve got. Cecil Shorts, if healthy, is not a bad option. It’s too bad that Jeremy Butler got picked up by someone else.
Joe talks about serious miscalculation in not drafting a WR. Well, didn’t we need defense? I mean, even if we had not drafted a kicker, the picks would’ve been better used at safety or DT. Free agency wasn’t going to solve our WR problem either. Unfortunately, the reality is that it takes a good number of drafts and a few smart free agency additions to build a solid roster. We’re not quite there yet, at a number of positions. And, from what we’ve seen at safety, DE, and DT, it looks like we’ll need to draft defense heavy again in the next draft. I guess I could see a high pick at WR, or a free agent.
October 18th, 2016 at 3:15 pm
Should of never got rid of Butler.
October 18th, 2016 at 3:17 pm
Apparently it’s a short trip from the penthouse to the outhouse. Jackson once a respected contributor meets the what have you done for me lately Bucs crowd. Uh, catch some passes that’s what. Someone took a dive at his knees recently, I saw it. Accuracy issues are a factor also.
October 18th, 2016 at 3:35 pm
We do have more cap space than any other NFL team for 2017.
So the Bucs should be very aggressive in Free Agency.
If the Bears don’t hit Alshon with a cost prohibitive second franchise tag and he hits free agency we should be all in for him.
The Bucs made a mistake in not addressing the WR and Safety position during the offseason of 2016.
October 18th, 2016 at 3:43 pm
Joe suggested as a reserve Darrius Heyward-Bey, who can both stretch the field and return kicks. He’s good enough to be a valuable backup for the Steelers, he sure as hell is good enough to be a backup for the Bucs.
Joe’s readers went mental with the suggestion. 🙁
October 18th, 2016 at 3:44 pm
get some players to replace russel shepard on the special teams
shepard at number 2 is good enough. He has elusive hips for very good route running. Jameis will clearly see target windows bigger than with oldie vjaxs. shepards acceleleration is very good and can run away to paydirt
he has good chemistry already with jameis and should loosen up evans on the 2nd and 3rd levels
without sims, sheppard will be the new receiver with the yac yards. slants and crossing routes all day
DAMN, if we had sims back catching out of the backfield, Kobe would say we could have been playoff bound
not sure if evans,shepard,and Quizz screens is enough weapons for jameis to destroy defenses
MARK MY WORDS, if shepard is our new #2(martin still injured), ….
OUR VERTICAL PASSING OFFENCE WILL BE THE BEST WE EVER SEEN SINCE JAMEIS HAS ARRIVED
STARTING NEXT WEEK, OUR PASSING ATTACK WILL BE MORE FLUID, POTENT AND DANGEROUS THAN EVER BEFORE
Kobe has posted, and it shall be
October 18th, 2016 at 3:52 pm
Getting close to a great time to pluck a 5 or six year vet off a team for a seventh and sign em to a three year deal !! Jason should already have a list , his QB needs it !!! His QB deserves it!!! His job is to do it !!! Besides its a great value gamble for your QB if your scouting dept is good !!!
October 18th, 2016 at 4:13 pm
Hey Licht
Lets draft a punter next year in the first round…
October 18th, 2016 at 5:02 pm
Hump is definitely not an outside receiver. I think sheppard is good and I hope they put him on the outside so he can possibly prove himself as a good wr
October 18th, 2016 at 5:12 pm
…also known as injured reserve.
Thanks for the memories Vincent Jackson.
October 18th, 2016 at 5:14 pm
His season is officially over and his career is unofficially over.
October 18th, 2016 at 5:19 pm
If it’s and butts were candy and nuts. All the bucs fans talking about last year’s draft and free agency, shut it. You never know whats gonna happen with rookies or free agency players. In the words of the great Garth Algar, “LIVE IN THE NOW!”
October 18th, 2016 at 5:51 pm
Sign WR – Terrance Williams (2017 Free Agent)
October 18th, 2016 at 5:52 pm
Or make a trade for WR Brandon Marshall (Jets)
October 18th, 2016 at 6:20 pm
I like where your head’s at LUV
October 19th, 2016 at 12:39 am
unbelievable
#respect