Bucs Inactives, Roster Changes

By: Jim Flynn

September 4, 2009 @ 6:15pm


 

The following lineup changes have been announced for Tampa Bay's preseason finale vs. Houston.

G Jeremy Zuttah will start in place of LT Donald Penn
T James Lee will start at left guard in place of G Jeremy Zuttah
C Rob Bruggeman will start in place of C Jeff Faine
G Marc Dile will start in place of RG Davin Joseph
T Demar Dotson will start in place of RT Jeremy Trueblood
WR Maurice Stovall will start in place of WR Michael Clayton
WR Brian Clark will start in place of WR Antonio Bryant
QB Josh Freeman will start in place of QB Byron Leftwich
TE Ryan Purvis will start in place of TE Kellen Winslow
FS Will Allen will start in place of S Jermaine Phillips

The following players are inactive for Tampa Bay tonight:
K Matt Bryant
QB Byron Leftwich
QB Luke McCown
S Jermaine Phillips
RB Carnell Williams
RB Derrick Ward
S Donte Nicholson
RB Kareem Huggins
C Jeff Faine
LB Rod Wilson
LB Adam Hayward
T Jeremy Trueblood
T Donald Penn
G Davin Joseph
WR Michael Clayton
TE Kellen Winslow
TE Jerramy Stevens
TE John Gilmore
WR Antonio Bryant

 
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Comments

japerez3

Zuttah starting at LT??

What in the world?

If he gets hurt, we are in REAL trouble at guard!!! Why not Fulton starting at that spot? I think Zuttah's spot on the roster is pretty secure and FULTON is the one trying to win and spot. Also FULTON is the one who needs the playing experience. This move really puzzles me.

Also, I certainly would have liked to see Stoughter start over Clark, although my guess is that both will get a lot of playing time.

Bucjoe

6:32pm, September 4, 2009

gatherspeed

No Bryant.

I'm a fan but hard to justify keeping.

6:39pm, September 4, 2009

nitey47

I suspect they want to see if Zuttah can backup Penn at tackle thus freeing a roster spot somewhere else. I think Morris pretty much knows the 50-51 guys that are going to make the final roster, however those final 2 spots might depend on whether some players can cover other positions.

I too would rather see Stroughter over Clark. IMO, he should be the #3 reciever, Stoval #4 and Clark #5. At least that's the way I see it. However, maybe he has already got the #3 position and they want to see if Clark is the best choice to make the final 5 (or 6 if they carry six).

JMO.

6:41pm, September 4, 2009

tsweet87

Kareem Huggins inactive?? Why him and not Graham? Think we carry 5 backs? Ward, Graham, Williams, Smith AND Huggins...

6:49pm, September 4, 2009

dandidriksen

kareem may be beat up, or we don't want anyone to see him look awesome so we can sneak him on the practice squad!

6:57pm, September 4, 2009

2goodbucs

It's good that they are not play Kareem Huggins. He made too many good plays in the preseason, he is already a threat to be taken by another team if we put him on the Practice Squad if the Bucs play him today. Good call Raheem!

7:02pm, September 4, 2009

larryed

Glad I'm not paying top dollar to watch this game. That situation kind of sux. Why pay the same as with a regular season game?

7:08pm, September 4, 2009

bg6282

so glad we drafted freeman he got a chance to start and has started 0ff 3 of 9 for like 28 yards hope we can run the ball he might be ready to start by the year 2015 maybee . if were wanted to draft a qb why did they not just wait one we should have a top 10 pick for sure

8:10pm, September 4, 2009

bg6282

oh and 2 int he is garbage bright future

8:13pm, September 4, 2009

japerez3

IMO (but what do I know) it's a BAAAAD idea to risk injury to Zuttah to see if he can play LOT. Even if he showed he can, who would play guard? Johnson who was cut by the mighty Raiders?

Bucjoe

10:00pm, September 4, 2009

jleonard55

Great move getting Zuttah some playing time at L-Tackle during the preseason. I've been saying since they drafted the guy, that he was to talented to leave at Guard. They can't move him now, because they're better off with Penn in the game, but if Penn gets hurt, he really is our best option to take his spot. He played well last night and proved that and Lee looked better at guard than he ever has at Tackle.

1:24pm, September 5, 2009

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