Only One Bucs Player Ruled Out For Giants Game
November 22nd, 2024
Update.
It seems the Bucs could have almost all of the band back when they face the Giants on Sunday in the New Jersey Swamplands.
Bucs coach Todd Bowles said today, via Brinna Dix of Buccaneers.com, that only defensive back Tykee Smith (badly bruised knee) has been ruled out for Sunday’s game.
Earlier this week, Bowles said Mike Evans was “trending” to play and that Zyon McCollum (hamstring) and Tristan Wirfs (knee) were gametime decisions.
The fact that three critical starters may still be able to play is comforting to Joe.
But as the great eastern philosopher Moe Howard famously said, “We shall see.”
November 22nd, 2024 at 12:43 pm
As much as I want Evans to get back out there and get ballin for his yards and Bucs Ws … if him and Tristan are not 100% full go. Sit them another week. Prolly same for Zyon.
November 22nd, 2024 at 12:46 pm
Beat the Giants to start with ,,,, Giants seem to be doing their part by playing Cutlets instead of Locke(going for the Tank)Only Bowles stands in the way ,,,, This game needs to be like that 47-7 victory over Lions in 2020,, we started rolling
November 22nd, 2024 at 12:46 pm
Each game from now on, this is the metric I’m going with:
If Sean Tucker gets 10+ touches, it’s a guaranteed victory.
If Tucker gets <5, it's most-likely a loss.
And if Tucker gets zero touches, it's a guaranteed loss.
November 22nd, 2024 at 12:53 pm
Oh please sask – who the hell are WE to be afforded that kind of luxury to be all Laissez-faire about any games at all. Yeah we don’t need them bro, we’ll beat the Giants 34-7 without our top guys. Who do we think we are, the Lions? We’re going to make Tommy DeVito look like a top 15 starter Sunday and would surprise me none that we don’t cover the -6. Christ, I want to get back to a world where you had to drag a players lifeless body off the field. Now society has gone to the extreme opposite direction of wanting to sit people just out of an abundance of caution. Unreal
November 22nd, 2024 at 12:54 pm
@Erik
It’s criminal to me how they haven’t used Tucker more. That was our last win – the Saints game where he was unleashed.
Let’s never try that again i guess. It only was the best RB performance in years. Let’s keep that guy on the bench because Rashaad White is part owner or something.
I am mostly kidding but wtf lol
November 22nd, 2024 at 1:14 pm
Todd Bowles needs all the help he can get even for 2 win teams
November 22nd, 2024 at 1:31 pm
We never learn from our mistakes.
Evans, Wirfs and McCollum should all rest 1 more week.
The Giants are tanking.
We need these 3 for the final stretch.
Dean is back. Let Zion heal.
Wirfs could get worse. Let him rest.
Mike could get worse.
I don’t like this.
November 22nd, 2024 at 2:05 pm
It appears from what I have read, the Giants have quite the defensive front. With that said and the Bucs without their starting left tackle, does no tbode well for a blowout. That coupled with the fact, it appears no wr. behind Mike Evans is yet up to the task of making impact plays at the NFL level, my guess this could be a close game. Keep in mind the new Giant qb has won a few games and has given them a spark in the past. O yes, we know this defense has a penchant of making average qb’s look elite when playing the Bucs. I don’t think the Giants are thinking of tanking.In fact just the opposite, I believe they are thinking, hey we can beat this defense and get some positive momentumn going with a new qb. They get paid too and certainly jobs are on the line.
Yes, my thought this will be a close game, and a loss would not surprize me. While not wanting to see the Bucs lose this game, a loss would put completely deflate the playoff ballon.
I believe sooner than later we must face the fact this is not a playoff defense, absent powerful wishful thinking.
November 22nd, 2024 at 2:13 pm
Last night’s game is the perfect reminder of “any given Sunday”… talented 8-2 vs not-so-much 2-8 should’ve been a cakewalk. Won’t be surprised if Bucs get similar result.
November 22nd, 2024 at 2:38 pm
Everyone has to play it’s a must win game
November 22nd, 2024 at 2:39 pm
Skule (or whatever his name is ) has played pretty well this year (minus the Det game) I’m not opposed to sitting The hurt guys one more week ,, but if you do that,, you better still win! I think Baker and the running game can handle this one
November 22nd, 2024 at 2:40 pm
^Agree….any given Sunday any team can pull off the upset.
November 22nd, 2024 at 2:44 pm
I honestly don’t care who plays. If the Bucs lose this game. Todd Bowels
Shouldn’t board the plane back.
November 22nd, 2024 at 2:46 pm
Hey there are 12 posts here and not a one of them, “Mayfield sucks.” I guess that is some sort of grudging progress.
If Baker stays healthy, he finishes the year with 42-44 TD’s and maybe 12-14 INT’s. Hopefully, that gets the team to a 10-7 finish.
November 22nd, 2024 at 2:48 pm
Gofortheface30… pretty sure we just played the Chiefs and 49ers down multiple key players including Evans, Dean, Wirfs for half of a game and those games were tied in the last minute.
If they can’t beat the Giants missing the same guys then we don’t want them in the playoffs anyway. I want Mike and Wirfs healthy for the 6 games after this Sunday and if that requires them missing one more game… I am all for it and you should be to.
Wirfs and Evans play and re-injure themselves because they rushed it, how smart will your strategy have been?
November 22nd, 2024 at 2:51 pm
@Erik
What’s your “metric” if Tucker gets between 5-10 touches… most-likely, kind-of-sort-of, or coin-flip?
November 22nd, 2024 at 2:52 pm
Me calling for players to sit and get right isn’t because I am overlooking the Giants, it is because I am not overlooking the Panthers and Saints and Chargers and want our stars in those games, not risk missing them cause guys battled at 85% of their abilities.
Don’t compare this game to Browns Steelers. Yes Tomlin did a bunch of Bowles like things that cost them the game and I see parallels there but that’s an AFC North division game. Browns had beaten the Ravens already, division games are always a different animal and again… why I won’t blindly chalk up Ws vs the Panthers and Saints… and would like our team to be healthy!
November 22nd, 2024 at 2:54 pm
I say everybody can rest when the season is over. Right now, the bucs need to end this slide and get in the win column.
*sidenote: rest ’em if we get a sizeable lead, especially in the 4th
November 22nd, 2024 at 3:08 pm
Over or under on whether Dean gets hurt tackling or giving up a big pass and then he falls down hurting I say it’s going to be second quarter. We always know we get roasted by backup quarterbacks rookie quarterbacks I will be grateful for anything we can do the rest of this season because with Todd bowles decisions and our defense giving up record-setting yardage. I wish for Christmas this year is Todd bowles being fired. Just bothers me we have such an amazing offense and we cannot figure anything this scheme. Anybody want to tell me all the injuries I’ve seen injuries all around the league and their defense is picking up by making adjustments something our coach has no clue see second half
November 22nd, 2024 at 4:23 pm
Deadwood South Dakota,
You make Ebenezer Scrooge seem cheerful. If Bowles get the team to 10-7 and a first round playoff win, he isn’t going anywhere. We will see how the back half of the season plays out. I predict more good than bad ahead. Coaches who get their teams to 3 straight playoff births don’t get fired no matter how hard you wish.