If one reads the tea leaves correctly, Michael Bennett may not be on the Bucs roster by the end of the week.

From various media reports, it appears that running back Cadillac Williams will be reactivated Wednesday. That means the Bucs will need to let someone loose.

Is that someone Michael Bennett?

The Bucs, namely Chucky, have terribly misused Bennett. Chucky claimed just a few weeks ago that the Bucs were short-handed in the running backs department. Maybe Chucky didn’t have his eyes checked recently and didn’t see Bennett in a Bucs roster?

Of course, Bennett hasn’t been quiet about his frustration over not being played. He was stewing in September. That may have greased the wheels for his departure, as Anwar Richardson of the Tampa Tribune documented moments ago.

“I don’t really count myself in the equation. I really don’t,” Bennett said Monday. “For me, I have to keep working, do what I have to do, stay healthy and whenever my number is called, whether it be here or somewhere else, I just have to go play.”

Joe thinks it’s terrible how Chucky has jerked around Bennett. If he had no plans to use him, why not trade him? If Chucky didn’t want him, why keep him? Just cut him.

Joe thinks Chucky is taking a major gamble in rushing Williams back and letting Bennett walk out on the streets.