“RoJo’s Knee’s A Little Sore”
August 18th, 2019
Ronald Jones has a been a Buccaneer celebrated throughout training camp and preseason.
His six August carries for 25 yards have left fans filled with tears of joy.
Yes, maybe, just maybe, Jones is the not guy who left Bucs fans shaking their collective heads last season, when he made playing running back look as difficult as a the AP Calculus exam.
Today after practice, the first since the Bucs beat the Dolphins on Friday night, head coach Bucco Bruce Arians was asked about why running back Dare Ogunbowale was getting a lot of reps with the first team. Arians responded, saying that’s largely because “RoJo’s knee’s a little sore.”
Sore knee? No biggie. It happens. But it’s certainly something to keep an eye on from a guy who has gotten so little work in his NFL career.
Arians added Ogunbowale has earned those top reps, regardless.
August 18th, 2019 at 5:55 pm
Hurt knees from having to stop suddenly while in the backfield, not sure why when we run to the right side, defenders easily get in the back field, gotta watch the film again
August 18th, 2019 at 5:58 pm
Sore knee is no big deal
Don’t play him against the Browns though
August 18th, 2019 at 5:58 pm
I think we will keep 4 RBs………Barber, Jones, Dare & Ellington…..
August 18th, 2019 at 6:02 pm
Joe maybe next game you should see if you can get a different photo of Rojo.
August 18th, 2019 at 6:02 pm
Yeah, hope RoJo is okay. But not buying it. I think O.G. is a diamond in the rough. He’s got raw skill, fire, and explosion. Heep an eye on him. First team reps are not due to sore RoJo.
August 18th, 2019 at 6:05 pm
They will likely keep four RBs regardless. That is why I’m saying Barber is not a lock.
August 18th, 2019 at 6:12 pm
Sore knee likely from the hyper-extension suffered trying to field the opening kickoff. He poorly timed his approach on the kickoff and looked very awkward fielding it. Perfect example of how Rojo lacks feel while running and catching.
August 18th, 2019 at 6:20 pm
None of our returners did very well……ran straight up the middle of the field into tacklers……and even the ST holding penalties didn’t produce extra yards for them…..we need to take a knee in the end zone and take it on the 25……better than the 10.
August 18th, 2019 at 6:23 pm
What is it with dudes who dye their dreads red and then suffer knee injuries.
STOP DYING YOUR SH!T RED!
August 18th, 2019 at 6:30 pm
His news are getting stronger, probably never worked his legs this hard before.
Here we goooo
August 18th, 2019 at 6:30 pm
Knees*
August 18th, 2019 at 6:36 pm
Seems like he is much better this season. People will say “coaching” but it sounds like HE made a lot of personal choices to get better on HIS own. Not coaching.
August 18th, 2019 at 6:56 pm
I agree with Smashsquatch. On the opening kickoff one of Jones steps looked very awkward. I even mentioned it to the folks with whom I was watching. I was afraid he hurt himself, but he bounced up and left the field.
I suspect they are being cautious.
August 18th, 2019 at 7:12 pm
I’m for Bobo returning the kicks…I believe Arians used David Johnson in that area as a rookie to help him get going. I really thought his preseason was over on that return.
August 18th, 2019 at 7:18 pm
Smashsquatch & Cobraboy … Looked to me like his leg slid out forward from underneath him while he was trying to field the ball. The field was probably soggy & if he didn’t have the right cleats on I’m sure that it could easily happen. It sure did look awkward though. Can’t remember how many carries he had after that.
August 18th, 2019 at 7:20 pm
I bet he hurt it on his very first kick-off return the other night. Go back and take a look at the video, looks awkward and like he hyper-extended it. Hope it’s nothing serious.
August 18th, 2019 at 7:27 pm
Yes, it definitely happened on that kickoff return.
August 18th, 2019 at 7:41 pm
“Bellcow disease”
Kobe Faker
August 18th, 2019 at 7:54 pm
Ogunbowale is a much better pass protector to boot.
August 18th, 2019 at 8:02 pm
Look good coaching can find rbs a dime a dozen nothing to see here
August 18th, 2019 at 8:07 pm
@pittshore….not sure about that. But good point. I will watch for that in looking at the tape later.
August 18th, 2019 at 10:06 pm
The game with the Browns will be violent and we need to keep Rojo out of it. He is not a returner anyway. We need Rojo healthy for the 49ers. Ogunbowale is tough, explosive, good blocker, with great hands for outlet passes. He definitely needs to be the third down starter this year. The Browns have big DEs that are good sackers but that is the type of DE that D. Smith can block. But they also have DTs that get sacks too so Cappa and Marpet need to be alert and play very physical to keep Jameis off the ground. Their best CB is not tall so if Jameis has time he should be able to complete passes. Running will be hard.
August 18th, 2019 at 10:15 pm
They have excellent WRs but they are not big so jamming them hard at the line of scrimmage is key. They both are good route runners. Our top CBs will have their hands full. The QB can run and is an excellent mobile QB. Man for man coverage needs to be balanced with a spy on the QB by a fast LB to stop the QB from long runs. Our DTs need to get their hands up to stop passes too. I know BA will have our players ready for this coming challenge.
August 19th, 2019 at 1:16 am
I wounder what he would look like playing behind a oline like Dallas has. Are line isnt the best and you have to beable to make viys miss in the backfield because tjays where half the defence is on any given play.
August 19th, 2019 at 3:10 am
“Jones made playing running back look as difficult as the AP Calculus exam.”
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Sheesh. I’m pretty sure I failed that exam. I know my results didn’t improve my prospects. :/
August 19th, 2019 at 5:55 am
i saw i think happen. if you look back at the first play of the game he was on the kickoff return team. while running to catch the ball you can see him misstep and kind of hyperextended his knee..
August 19th, 2019 at 10:53 am
Tampabaybucfan Says
“I think we will keep 4 RBs………Barber, Jones, Dare & Ellington…”
Me too. You can click my name to see my roster predictions thus far.