Bucs’ Injury Woes Mount
September 21st, 2022
Cornerback Carlton Davis.
New faces are on the Buccaneers’ official injury report. Of course, that’s nothing new.
Joe’s too mentally disturbed to type all the names.
Julio Jones, after being a gametime decision on Sunday with a bad knee, did not practice today.
Newcomers to the injury report include cornerback Carlton Davis (hip), center Robert Hainsey (knee) and receiver Scotty Miller (calf). All were “limited” in practice today.
Left tackle Donovan Smith is still nursing his hyperextended elbow and did not practice. Chris Godwin also skipped practice with his bad hamstring.
The lone good news is rookie cornerback Zyon McCollum was back from his mid-August hamstring injury and was full-go in practice.
September 21st, 2022 at 6:30 pm
This is how football is bro chill out. Just as long as most of our guys are healthy come playoff time we’re good
September 21st, 2022 at 6:30 pm
Strength and conditioning program is a total failure.
September 21st, 2022 at 6:38 pm
This sucks. Sucks! Does it suck? Yes it does. Geez.
September 21st, 2022 at 6:41 pm
Do we even have a conditioning program?
September 21st, 2022 at 6:41 pm
Maybe we should go back to old school. And have all the players come out on there half of the field. Do the stretching excercises we all did in high school and nfl players did before they got there individual coaches. The 30 minute roll your ankles stretch your back, hamstring, neck rolls. All the good stuff that really did loosen you up. Now it’s one player with headphones doing one leg jumps and side by sides
September 21st, 2022 at 6:43 pm
You know, I just have to ask: As a fan, would you rather the Bucs have not balled out quite so hard in the first 2 weeks…to prevent a few injuries? Is 2-0 better with a walking wounded team than a more healthy team at 1-1? Just something to ponder.
No team can go balls-out, 60 minutes, each game. Oh they can, but maybe we are seeing the result. Great record, but a bunch of guys hurt.
Recover soon, Bucs – we need you!!! 🙂
September 21st, 2022 at 6:45 pm
Of course I know, every football player goes balls out (or should) in each game they play, or else, why are they playing? Still, seems like an inordinate amount of injuries early on. The silver lining? Early injuries heal faster. Man.
September 21st, 2022 at 6:45 pm
Good time for SMB to show what he’s really made of… next man up 👍
September 21st, 2022 at 6:46 pm
Yep, beach – let’s hope SMB is super hungry from riding the pine the first 2 weeks.
September 21st, 2022 at 6:51 pm
Dude WTF!! I know it’s only Wednesday report but come on man
September 21st, 2022 at 6:51 pm
Do you even lift bro?
September 21st, 2022 at 6:55 pm
So when Hainsey goes down with injury, who takes his place?
September 21st, 2022 at 6:56 pm
We always here about these things early in the week, and then most of them play.
September 21st, 2022 at 6:57 pm
Right, right, unbelievable? I mean, how many healthy tackles do we actually have on our team right now? Our depth at certain positions is pretty precarious, to say the least.
September 21st, 2022 at 7:02 pm
With soft training camp, why is anyone surprised?
Injuries are up all over the NFL…
September 21st, 2022 at 7:03 pm
Did new England have this going on? Is this the pliability we keep hearing about?
September 21st, 2022 at 7:06 pm
Every day I’m more shocked at how easy we got off injury-wise in 20/21
September 21st, 2022 at 7:07 pm
@Beej – we were exceptionally healthy that season outside of Vita Vea (and Shaq and White missing a game or 2 from covid)
September 21st, 2022 at 7:08 pm
I don’t see why everyone’s surprised at this injury report. Davis spent 7 weeks on IR last year (plus was questionable for 2 games); it was just a matter of time before he got dinged up. Donnie’s hyper-extended elbow won’t heal overnight; he’ll miss several games regardless of his pain tolerance. Hainsey had been dinged up prior, and may very well never have gotten back to 100%. And Scotty spent 5 weeks on IR last season so no huge surprise there either.
Fact is that Bucs have a LOT of fragile players. A few are older vets (like Hicks, Julio & Gio), but most seem to be 25 or younger (like Davis, Godwin, Miller, Hainsey). Bizarre.
September 21st, 2022 at 7:10 pm
There definitely needs to be an evaluation of who, what and why there are so many injuries to our starters over the past two years. This is not good and does reflect on the conditioning program and training expectations someone has put in place.
September 21st, 2022 at 7:21 pm
Smith was at practice today. He probably is going to practice tomorrow as there’s video of him at practice.
September 21st, 2022 at 7:23 pm
So….let me see…
We have Davis, Miller, D Smith, Hainsey, Wells , Hicks, Gio, Jensen, Stinnie, Godwin, Julio & Evans (suspension)
But the good news…..we get Zion back…..
But wait, it’s only Wednesday
September 21st, 2022 at 7:25 pm
The sky is falling. The sky issss falling. You guys are so easily triggered. Wednesday injury report means nothing. Joe probably laughs his ask off knowing what’s coming when he puts this stuff out. Too many years of living under Murphys Law for Bucs fans.
September 21st, 2022 at 7:37 pm
last year I said the same thing. Do the Bucs ever lift? They should masterbate twice a day while running ion place. In my 60 yrs of being a fan, i’ve never seen anything like this. Ate the Bucs really that freakn lazy???? The Bucs get more injuries off the field than they do on the field. I would fine the players $10,000 if they get within 5 ft from another player. Freaky things happen but guess what, same thing happened last year. BUT we’ve played 2 damn games. You got a 45 yr old QB and he rarely gets injured. He works constantly. It’s a little late to start conditioning now. We may have to start signing people from the nervous hospital. I’m PISSED!!!!!!!!!!
September 21st, 2022 at 7:39 pm
Tampabaybucfan.
you might want to check your list again. we probably lost 3 more before you finished your post
September 21st, 2022 at 7:40 pm
i questioned the strength & conditioning program & trainers last yr as well..
September 21st, 2022 at 7:52 pm
It seems the last two years we have the most injured team in the league. Maybe everyone should be doing the TB 12 method and focus on pliability.
September 21st, 2022 at 8:08 pm
Man!! It sounds like the undefeated season might come to an end. I’m sure Tommy wanted to end his last season as undefeated, but it might not happen now. 😂😂
What did everyone say at the beginning of the year…. 2-2 or 3-1 through the first 4 games would be acceptable. With all the injuries and the offense looking very mediocre, still on track. The D looks lights out and no way Brady allows the offense to continue to be so meh. The Bucs will be fine in the coming weeks.
September 21st, 2022 at 8:17 pm
I forgot one….
Carl Nicks….big toe
September 21st, 2022 at 8:25 pm
Every time there’s an injury report, people seem to freak out about the training. I always thought that this was laughable… until now. While I admittedly do not have injury reports of all 32 teams in front of me, it seems like the Bucs have any inordinate amount of flexibility / non-contact related injuries.
I agree with Cobraboy that soft training camps lead to a great deal of this, but my goodness, do these guys not stretch? Joe, I know that you only get the first 20-30 minutes of practice, but does there seem to be any focus on flexibility?
September 21st, 2022 at 8:29 pm
Check out the packers injury report. It’s not much different than ours as far as wide receivers…
T David Bakhtiari (knee) – Did Not Participate (Wed.)
WR Randall Cobb (Illness) – Did Not Participate (Wed.)
G/T Elgton Jenkins (knee) – Limited Participation (Wed.)
WR Allen Lazard (ankle) – Limited Participation (Wed.)
TE Mercedes Lewis (groin) – Limited Participation (Wed.)
WR Sammy Watkins (hamstring) – Limited Participation (Wed.)
WR Christian Watson (hamstring) -Limited Participation (Wed.)
September 21st, 2022 at 8:29 pm
This is fine.
September 21st, 2022 at 8:37 pm
Something is not right. Strength & conditioning should be evaluated. DR, last seasons injuries are last seasons.
September 21st, 2022 at 8:39 pm
MEH, lets be honest, we only care about the game day injury report.
September 21st, 2022 at 8:40 pm
@NCalBucsfan
EXCELLENT REPORT!!!! Thank You friend!!!
September 21st, 2022 at 8:41 pm
We have the most panicky fan base I have ever seen!
September 21st, 2022 at 8:54 pm
@Tampabaybucfan
Davis-matters
Miller-does not matter
D Smith-does not matter
Hainsey-matters
Wells-does not matter
Hicks-does not matter
Gio-does not matter
Jensen-does not matter
Stinnie-does not matter
Godwin-matters
Julio-does not matter
Evans-matters
I see your point, I think. HOWEVER, this is FOOTBALL last I checked. So really when someone gets hurt IT DOSNT MATTER!!!
September 21st, 2022 at 8:56 pm
By product of an aged roster, lots of maintenance
Julio has looked brittle since the day he showed up – the PR game talking up his skills being on point – well yeah but if he falls down hard he is out for 2-4 weeks…Hicks, showed nothing in 2 games and now out for at least 4 – ugh I really thought he was an upgrade – looks to not be at all
Dude, ugliest signing thus far – Russell where is he Gage – please show up, we need you – got paid very well to be a ghost on the field
To have to go sign Cole when we have the “best WR room in the NFL” – please
The best ability is availability
September 21st, 2022 at 8:58 pm
Why do we play these guys 100% of the snaps? Lenny was hurt but yet was in running almost every run, blocking on most pass plays, and running routes. White or Gio can run up the gut for no gain on first down too. I also want to give back the crow I was going to eat over Julio Jones. I might have been right about signing old guys. Jones, Gio, Hicks, Rudolph, Sherman, and so on, we have got absolutely nothing out of. Get some young blood.
September 21st, 2022 at 8:58 pm
@CrackWise-your welcome. The official Buccaneers site usually will post both teams injury report.
September 21st, 2022 at 9:02 pm
Bucs about to lose 2 in a row. Will be a nail biter against Greenbay and a curb stomping from the Chiefs.
September 21st, 2022 at 9:14 pm
When you go Woke and hire almost all women S&C coached. Get Woke…Get your players beat the hell up.
September 21st, 2022 at 9:15 pm
@Purplepirate
Kinda like 2020 in the PLAYOFFS? I am with ya! Thats why we should all just go on vacation for the next two weeks.
Where ya wanna go? Bahamas?
September 21st, 2022 at 9:17 pm
@Crunchbuc
You are the I in IDIOTT. But thats ok, I am the D
September 21st, 2022 at 9:17 pm
We just played 2 games on concrete (artificial turf).
There are a couple more later but tge worse is over
September 21st, 2022 at 9:18 pm
I agree Crackwise.
Game Day Injury report is what matters.
September 21st, 2022 at 9:19 pm
promoted Deadrin Senat from practice squad, resigned Khalil Davis
September 21st, 2022 at 9:21 pm
@crackwise
Football Lives Matter
September 21st, 2022 at 9:23 pm
CrackWise, Hicks matters. Without him, the interior rush is greatly weaker. Rodgers and Mahomey automatically gifted two seconds in the pocket. Nobody on the roster replaces Hicks, who (wrongly by Bucs) was supposed to replace everything Suh was. No, Hall won’t, not as a unfinished rookie.
September 21st, 2022 at 9:25 pm
@Oddball
LOL…. DOPE, you got me. I’m a bad person 🙁
September 21st, 2022 at 9:29 pm
We can still beat the Packers.
September 21st, 2022 at 9:31 pm
I seem to recall we were supposed to be happed to win 2 of the 4
September 21st, 2022 at 9:32 pm
What are they going to do about Hicks? Patrick O’Connor? Willington Previlon? Really?
They need to decide about Hicks, and sign Sheldon Richardson or Suh.
September 21st, 2022 at 9:47 pm
The Goat farmer suggest an issue with the strength and conditioning program. I think there may be something to this, ridiculous amount of injuries.
September 21st, 2022 at 9:49 pm
Wow, look at all of “the sky is falling” people. Nobody to blame for this but Joe.
A day or even two of missing practice is hardly the same as “ALL OF THESE PEOPLE ARE INJURED AND AREN’T GOING TO PLAY!”
Calm down nervous Nellies and stop borrowing trouble. Life is hard enough without worrying about “what ifs”. Wait until there is an actual problem before flying off the handle!
September 21st, 2022 at 9:49 pm
I was limited in practice today to. I may or may not be able to go on the next article.
Who is gonna cry for me now??? I need to know who my real fans are!!!
September 21st, 2022 at 10:37 pm
Two hard fought games where the guys were playing their hardest, and we won both. I wanted 2-2 from our first 4. And dont get me wrong, of course I want 4-0. But reality is reality.
We’ll roll with some backups and make the best of it. Brady knows, he’s been there plenty of times before.
It’ll be a tough game for the Packs, we’re deep in Rodgers head and he’s in our house…and we’re deep in the backfield. I think we pull out a close one…im feeling a tie game with a game winning field goal. (dont ask me how this ish comes to me, i dont know)
September 21st, 2022 at 10:39 pm
Succop….Extra practice on those 60 yarders my man (Gamecock fan here, born and raised)
September 21st, 2022 at 11:22 pm
Its all good. We got camarata to punt
September 22nd, 2022 at 1:00 am
I guess we’ll find out who won the defensive lineman draft between the two teams.
September 22nd, 2022 at 2:23 am
when will they tell us what jensen’s injury is??????
this is straight crazy man 🙂
September 22nd, 2022 at 4:25 am
Senat has been moved up from the practice squad to help booster the D line. Anyone know anything about him? Other than he is not SUH?
September 22nd, 2022 at 5:41 am
Carlton Davis got hurt as soon as he started playing soft allowing a Td n probably 2 if Olave wouldn’t had fumbled. He started playing real dumb when he assumed the game was over. Bowles need to check him on that n Kevin Ross
September 22nd, 2022 at 6:38 am
Were there this many early season injuries back in the day when teams played SIX pre-season games? The trainers & condictioning staffs need to be waived!
September 22nd, 2022 at 6:40 am
Correct your mistake Jason Licht- SIGN SUH
September 22nd, 2022 at 6:50 am
The brittle Bucs strike again!
September 22nd, 2022 at 7:53 am
For the last several years it has been hamstrings and knees. S&C coaches need to walk the plank!
September 22nd, 2022 at 7:55 am
Everyone blames conditioning on the coaches. What about each of these players, have they no responsibility towards the millions they each make? Seems the more they get paid the less they work on themselves. You’d think that would bring each one more responsibility to self and team to show up in the beginning unprepared. If they don’t do what they are paid too do then they shouldn’t get paid.
So who is to blame? The coaches? Tell me, who pays each of you if you show up to work unprepared? Do they put you on IR or replace you?
Stop blaming the organization and put blame for the lack of conditioning on each of the lazy millionairs that show up unprepared to do their jobs. More money fails to justify less personal work. Everyone wants the glory but few earn it.
September 22nd, 2022 at 8:11 am
Jamel Dean is a CB 1.
SMB is a decent CB 2.
But who is our CB 3?
September 22nd, 2022 at 8:21 am
Bro if anyone who complains about the S&C program can explain to me what must be done differently. Unitl them I’m not going to listen to a sedentary internet commenter on what is wrong.
September 22nd, 2022 at 10:04 am
I do agree with some of the posts regarding the overuse of Leonard Fournette. BL has to stop with every first down being a Fournette run up the gut. In the Dallas game, first play of the game was that quick hitter to Godwin and he was off to the races. I would love to hear what Bucs first down run or pass percentage was compared to the rest of the NFL teams. Our offensive play calling has been very basic and Brady isn’t comfortable with what he is seeing.
Leftwich needs to draw up some different plays that are not so predictable to defenses.
September 22nd, 2022 at 10:46 am
@Alva, yeah I wanted Wyatt, but the trade down commodity allowed for a lot more…Ive still got faith in our kid Hall.
September 22nd, 2022 at 12:29 pm
Seems like a lot of the people on this site really want Suh. Why have none of the 31 other teams not want him? Answer: He is old and and not even even close to the player he once was.
September 22nd, 2022 at 1:27 pm
I am sick of these Injuries! Godwin should have never been put into that first game as he simply is not ready coming off an ACL and MCL surgery. That was a very asinine move on Bowles part! There is something wrong with the Bucs system when you have that many players hurt.