The brief week has saved the Bucs busy with their roster. After already waiving defensive sort out Ben Stille and signing extensive receiver Sterling Shepard, Tampa Bay made extra roster strikes.
Sadly, one in all them was that the Bucs positioned inside linebacker SirVocea Dennis on injured reserve. To take his place, they signed inside linebacker Antonio Grier Jr. from the apply squad to the lively roster. With a apply squad spot open, Tampa Bay signed inside linebacker Kalen DeLoach to it.
Bucs ILB SirVocea Dennis – Photograph by: Cliff Welch/PR
Impression On Bucs’ ILB Room
SirVocea Dennis was having a very good season platooning with Okay.J. Britt. Dennis had recorded 22 tackles and one sack by 4 video games, though he exited very early in Sunday’s 33-16 win over the Eagles. Dennis injured his shoulder after 5 snaps on Sunday.
He additionally missed plenty of the preseason with a shoulder difficulty, although it’s not none if it’s the identical one. Dennis must miss at the very least the following 4 video games, however it appears like he could also be out even longer.
Antonio Grier Jr. performed most of his faculty soccer in Tampa at USF from 2018 to 2022, then went to Arkansas in 2023. Grier signed with the Bucs as an undrafted free agent and spent all of coaching camp with Tampa Bay. He was waived throughout roster cuts in late August however signed to the apply squad two days later.
Kalen DeLoach was a excessive profile undrafted free agent signing by Tampa Bay as properly as a result of he performed at Florida State. He was additionally waived throughout roster cuts however was not introduced again in any capability till right now. That leaves DeLoach and Vi Jones as the one inside linebackers on the apply squad.
Who’s Enjoying Third Down?
Bucs ILB Okay.J. Britt and DT Calijah Kancey – Photograph by: Cliff Welch/PR
How the Bucs need to go about formulating their protection at inside linebacker can be fascinating. We all know Lavonte David goes to play each single down, however what’s going to they do with Okay.J. Britt? He’s been averaging 41.5 snaps on protection, however sometimes SirVocea Dennis would play on third down as he’s performed higher in go protection.
The Bucs will both need to belief Britt to play all three downs or they might elect for J.J. Russell or Antonio Grier to take up that duty. An alternative choice that Todd Bowles and the Bucs might go together with is to make use of a dime package deal, which would depart simply David with plenty of defensive backs on the play.
Whichever Bowles’ chooses, he’ll need to provide you with it quickly. The Bucs have a Thursday evening sport on the street on the Falcons. It’s a very great spot to prolonged their lead as Tampa Bay sits in first place.
