With Jeff Faine getting hurt in the first game of the season, the Buccaneers were forced to make a few roster moves late Monday.
The first was bringing back two time Buc and recently cut Sean Mahan. I would imagine that Mahan will be the main backup at center as rookie Jonathan Compas will get the start. This is an unfortunate turn for the Bucs as the offensive line was one of the bright spots on Sunday, and Faine is its’ undisputed leader. All I can read now on Faine is that he will miss a few weeks.
The Bucs also signed 3rd year vet Tim Crowder, previously a 2nd round pick out of Texas. He was recently released by the Broncos. I’m sure a few readers of this site will be upset to learn that Chris Bradwell wasn’t the new addition to the defensive line. He had a great preseason and many of our readers wanted Bradwell to get a regular season shot.
The Bucs released Kyle Arrington and Maurice Evans to make room for Crowder and Mahan.
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Are we really gonna make Josh Johnson the career backup? The guy looked good in preseason, i’d like to see him get a shot at the starting position after the sailsman’s performance last week, if that continues. Or do we just move Freeman to the starting position right away later this season. Again, this is assuming Lefty continues to overthrow his receivers. Can you comment on this pls?
Looks like Mahan will get the nod. Ýou don’t really want a rookie starting at center, what with the line-calls (which Faine may’ve been the best in the league at)needed at the spot.
I went back & read a bit in the pre-draft pubs about Crowder. He was rated a solid but not elite prospect, sort of a career back-up, capable of contributing. I saw somewhere that the move to the 3-4 took him out of Denver’s plans.
P, as far as JJ getting a chance to run the offense, no chance. At some point the Sailsman will get pulled and Freeman will get the keys for the rest of the foreseeable future.
Mike you are correct, Mahan will start, and he should. He has experience playing for this team, as well as experience with every member of the offensive line, an obvious choice.