Even if Blount escapes a serious injury, Joe’s confident Bucs fans won’t see him for the rest of the preseason.

Quite a scary moment when LeGarrette Blount was drilled in the left knee late in the first half tonight. Blount was on the ground for a solid minute and gingerly walked off the field.

Blount was seen limping on the sidelines in the second half in full uniform, and the Bucs will update his condition in the coming days.

But regardless of how the Bucs list Blount’s injury, Joe’s confident Blount is done for the preseason. There’s no reason to play him next week against New England if he’s not 100 percent. And there likely won’t be any first-teamers playing in Washington five days later.

Doug Martin has quite an opportunity to shine next week and possibly earn bell-cow status.