WEBVTT - Previewing the Matchup with the Saints, Roster Moves | Bucs Insider

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<v Speaker 1>Um, we've had a few roster moves over the last

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<v Speaker 1>few days, so figured we would start with that and

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<v Speaker 1>just explained to everybody what all the different moves were

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<v Speaker 1>and why we think they were made. Okay, well, yesterday

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<v Speaker 1>the Buccaneers signed punter Sterling hoff Richter to the practice squad.

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<v Speaker 1>That's not really any indication of any issues with Bradley Pinion.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's kind of like what the Bucks were

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<v Speaker 1>doing late last season, getting some redundancy at the UH

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<v Speaker 1>the specialist positions in case there's some kind of issue

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<v Speaker 1>like that, you know, could happen with COVID. It's there

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<v Speaker 1>seems there's a spike in cases around the league, so

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<v Speaker 1>there's probably insurance in that regard. Hof Richter was the

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<v Speaker 1>Falcons punter last year after they drafted him in the

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<v Speaker 1>seventh round, but he lost out a battle for that

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<v Speaker 1>job this year, so he was available. Um. The Buccaneers

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<v Speaker 1>also put Jeovanni Bernard on injury reserve because of the

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<v Speaker 1>hip injury that he suffered in Atlanta, so he'll have

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<v Speaker 1>to miss at least three games and to help with

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<v Speaker 1>the running back depth. We haven't announced it yet, but

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<v Speaker 1>the Buccaneers are out to announce that they've signed Kenyan Barner,

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<v Speaker 1>who we've had before, to the practice squad. He's also

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<v Speaker 1>a potential option in the return game, although Jalen Darden

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<v Speaker 1>is back, so you know that's obviously his job, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's some redundancy there. And we let go of John

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<v Speaker 1>Hurst on the practice squad. So I think that's all

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<v Speaker 1>of it right there, okay uh. And then Rachel had asked,

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<v Speaker 1>why do you think Scotty Miller thing Rashard Robinson, the cornerback,

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<v Speaker 1>is returning to practice this week. That means you're starting

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<v Speaker 1>a three day win, a three week window where he

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<v Speaker 1>could be activated to the active roster. Which is an

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<v Speaker 1>interesting situation because and and coach Arians alluded to this

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<v Speaker 1>about a week or so ago. You know, the Bucks

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<v Speaker 1>have had so many problems with the cornerback situation that

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<v Speaker 1>they've had to use so many players, and they're going

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<v Speaker 1>on and off i R. But when they all start

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<v Speaker 1>to come back now you almost have an embarrassment of

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<v Speaker 1>riches and if you have to figure out who to

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<v Speaker 1>keep and and what rosters you can make. So if

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<v Speaker 1>Robinson were to return to the active roster, the Bucks

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<v Speaker 1>would have eight cornerbacks on the roster and that's an

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<v Speaker 1>awful lot. Yeah, that's gonna be interesting. It's funny how

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<v Speaker 1>you go from that of having a shortage to an

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<v Speaker 1>abundance just like that. Um okay, So Rachel had asked,

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<v Speaker 1>why do you think Scotty Miller was inactive and hasn't

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<v Speaker 1>been used as much recently? I just think it's because

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<v Speaker 1>they really like what Brichard Perriman brings to the to

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<v Speaker 1>the to the offense. You know, he's big and explosive

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<v Speaker 1>and obviously we saw all of that on the game

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<v Speaker 1>when he touchdown. Uh, they really like the way he's playing,

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<v Speaker 1>and you have to make a tough decision that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you have I think six receivers on the active roster

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<v Speaker 1>right now, and they can roll with five of them

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<v Speaker 1>during a game, and it's kind of a game between

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<v Speaker 1>do we keep up this extra quarterback, we keep up

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<v Speaker 1>this extra running back who's helping us on special teams,

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<v Speaker 1>And they decide that one of the receivers needs to

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<v Speaker 1>be inactive to make the numbers work. And you have

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<v Speaker 1>Jalen Darden returning kicks, and Jalen Darden is a bit

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<v Speaker 1>like Scotty Miller and that they're both small fast guys,

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<v Speaker 1>and so I think just think that in this particular case,

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<v Speaker 1>they felt like they could get the things that they

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<v Speaker 1>get from Scotty Miller from some of the other players.

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<v Speaker 1>That doesn't mean in any way that Scotty has fallen

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<v Speaker 1>out of favor. I'm sure the coach would say the

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<v Speaker 1>exact same thing if he's asked about it today. And

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<v Speaker 1>probably Scotty Miller's time will come again. But sometimes you

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<v Speaker 1>just have to make some tough decisions based on your

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<v Speaker 1>opponent and what else you have at various positions. Right

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<v Speaker 1>and and along those same lines, Daniel had asked, do

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<v Speaker 1>you think we will see Brashon Perriman get used a

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<v Speaker 1>lot more? And he said, especially if people are keen

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<v Speaker 1>and on guys like Mike and Chris and Gronk. Yeah, well,

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<v Speaker 1>it doesn't seem to be doing defense is much good.

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<v Speaker 1>The key in on those guys. I mean, Chris said

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<v Speaker 1>ten catches for a hundred five yards, and Mike had six,

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<v Speaker 1>and Gronk had five for sixty two and just missed

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<v Speaker 1>about two or three more downfield ones. So I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>sure that just keing on the means you're taking them

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<v Speaker 1>all away. That's the whole issue with the Bucks said

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<v Speaker 1>of passing weapons is that you can't double everybody, So uh,

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<v Speaker 1>teams have to make decisions lots of times that involves

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<v Speaker 1>doubling Mike. But I think Breshard Perreman will just play

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<v Speaker 1>more simply because they like what he's doing as the

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<v Speaker 1>third receiver. And so you know, right now, at least

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<v Speaker 1>and possibly longer, the team was that Antonio Brown who's

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<v Speaker 1>their obvious third receiver, So they like what he's doing

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<v Speaker 1>in that role. They like what Tyler Johnson is doing

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<v Speaker 1>in that role. In Tyler actually played more Stamps than

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<v Speaker 1>Brashade last year. So as I keep talking about this,

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<v Speaker 1>it's clear it's just an embarrassment Riches. So yes, I

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<v Speaker 1>think Breshad will continue to play a significant amount. But

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<v Speaker 1>there's just so many miles defeed that you know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>hard to predict from one week to the next. Uh. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>And we had a couple of different questions about the

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<v Speaker 1>Saints matchup. One was just about what the game plan

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<v Speaker 1>is to beat them, and one is, uh, do you

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<v Speaker 1>think we have a um better chance against them now

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<v Speaker 1>due to health things than we've had in certain games previously.

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<v Speaker 1>Just where we stand with our roster now um and

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<v Speaker 1>especially compared to Theirs and their injury situations. Yeah, they

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<v Speaker 1>the Saints have really gone through a bad patch with injuries.

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<v Speaker 1>I would say that there's probably an overall worse than

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<v Speaker 1>the Buccaneers. The Buccaneers issue has basically been that they've

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<v Speaker 1>been concentrated in the secondary and that's been you know,

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<v Speaker 1>led to all the shuffling. But at some of the

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<v Speaker 1>other positions, like offensive line as an example, the Bucks

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<v Speaker 1>have been very fortunate while the Saints, who always have

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<v Speaker 1>a great offensive line, have had to deal with the

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<v Speaker 1>loss of one of their guards, Andrew's Pete. He's out

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<v Speaker 1>for the year, and they spent several games without both

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<v Speaker 1>of their tackles to Ron Armstead and Ryan Ramsack, both

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<v Speaker 1>of who have been Pro Bowlers or All pros. So

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<v Speaker 1>they've had to go through a lot. But they are

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<v Speaker 1>starting to get healthy. And they got a bunch of

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<v Speaker 1>guys back last week, including uh I can't remember all

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<v Speaker 1>of them, but they got a bunch of well, Alvin

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<v Speaker 1>Kamara was the main one. They got a bunch of

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<v Speaker 1>them back last week, and they played last week without

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<v Speaker 1>three guys who are on the COVID list, including mark

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<v Speaker 1>Ingram and Cameron Jordan's and those are big, big, important

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<v Speaker 1>parts of what they're doing. But they should be off

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<v Speaker 1>the off that list in time to play the Buccaneers.

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<v Speaker 1>So they've been through a lot, but they're actually starting

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<v Speaker 1>to get pretty healthy right now. So you asked me

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<v Speaker 1>about the Keys, I think to stop to doing better

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<v Speaker 1>against them. It's different than the last time we played

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<v Speaker 1>them because we started out with James Winston as a

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback and then played mostly game against Trevor Simeon. But

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<v Speaker 1>now it's now it's a Taysom Hill. And the problem

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<v Speaker 1>with Taysom Hill is he's just really a difficult guy

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<v Speaker 1>to tackle. He's doing amazing things on the ground. We

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<v Speaker 1>saw what how much that could hurt with Josh Allen

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<v Speaker 1>trying to play against the quarterback who will take off

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<v Speaker 1>and rip off twin yard runs here and there, and

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<v Speaker 1>so I think the key is figuring out how to

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<v Speaker 1>keep Taysom Hill from hurting us with his legs. On offense,

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<v Speaker 1>even though the Saints have one of the best defenses

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<v Speaker 1>we face all year, h we just put up four

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<v Speaker 1>and eighty eight yards against the number one ranked defense

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<v Speaker 1>in the league. So I'm confident in our offense being

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<v Speaker 1>able to move the ball and score against any defense.

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<v Speaker 1>It just can we keep Taysom Hill in check on

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<v Speaker 1>the other side of the ball? Okay? And then uh

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<v Speaker 1>we had um I lost it. All the comments kept rolling.

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<v Speaker 1>Somebody was asking I was trying to find the name

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<v Speaker 1>of who was Um, Oh, there it is Daniel, had asked,

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<v Speaker 1>do you think that um Keyshawn Vaughn will see more

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<v Speaker 1>playing time now with GEO going on I R, or

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<v Speaker 1>do you think that it means Rojo will get a

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<v Speaker 1>few more snaps? Are just kind of where where you

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<v Speaker 1>make up for the loss of of GEO in the

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<v Speaker 1>running background before you found out, I was gonna guess

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<v Speaker 1>that the name was Daniel based on the propontates of

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<v Speaker 1>questions from Daniels uh in most weeks here. UM, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think that that Geo's move to I R is

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<v Speaker 1>going to lead to a huge uptick in snaps for

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<v Speaker 1>UM for Keyshaw Vaughan, because what we're talking about replacing

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<v Speaker 1>is GEO snaps, and he wasn't getting a ton of

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<v Speaker 1>snaps anyway. He was getting some in third down is

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<v Speaker 1>probably like ten a game, and uh yeah, maybe Keyshan

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<v Speaker 1>will pick up some of those, but it's not like

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<v Speaker 1>we're trying to replace the role that Leonard Fournette has

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<v Speaker 1>or that Ronald Jones has. So I don't see why

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<v Speaker 1>the Buccaneers would get away from their their saying basic

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<v Speaker 1>rotation with the backs, especially because of how well Leonard

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<v Speaker 1>Fournette is playing, and because Leonard quite frankly, has been

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<v Speaker 1>awesome as a third down back. He actually leads NFL

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<v Speaker 1>running backs and receptions right now. Um, so there's not

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<v Speaker 1>a whole lot that you really have to replace there.

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<v Speaker 1>But it does mean, of course that I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>we have to worry Keyshawn has to worry about whether

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<v Speaker 1>he's active this week or not. You know, he's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of been up or down. So that's good because he'll

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<v Speaker 1>he'll be available to potentially get in the game on offense.

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<v Speaker 1>And he's also been a pretty decent special teamer. He's

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<v Speaker 1>been a pretty good gunner for us, So you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think it makes a huge difference in his role,

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<v Speaker 1>but hopefully he'll get some some chances. Okay, we'll close

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<v Speaker 1>with this. Stephen asked how many Pro Bowlers do you

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<v Speaker 1>think we will have this year? And who I hate

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<v Speaker 1>this question? How many should we have? How many you

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<v Speaker 1>do I think we'll have. I think we have a

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<v Speaker 1>better chance. You know, famously, last year, the Buccaneers won

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<v Speaker 1>the Super Bowl and only had one Pro Bowler, Jason

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<v Speaker 1>Peter Paul. That tied for the fewest Pro Bowlers that

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<v Speaker 1>a Super Bowl champion has ever had. But you hope

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<v Speaker 1>that that Super Bowl exposure for the Buccaneers, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>all the all the primetime games the Bucks have had

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<v Speaker 1>the last two years will lead to our players are

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<v Speaker 1>really good players, being more in people's minds. Um. I

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<v Speaker 1>think the most likely and obvious one is Tom Brady.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think he's gonna miss the Pro Bowl again

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<v Speaker 1>this year. He's in running for m v P at

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<v Speaker 1>this point. Um, it's so hard with all the great

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<v Speaker 1>receivers in the league to predict if Chris or Mike

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<v Speaker 1>will get in. UM. I think that's gonna be tough.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm hoping this is the year that one of our

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<v Speaker 1>offensive lineman breaks through. Maybe Alain Marbett, maybe Tristan Worse.

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<v Speaker 1>Donovan Smith has certainly had a Pro Bowl caliber season. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>And then on defense, Devin White was doing well in

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<v Speaker 1>the fan voting. Shaq Barrett might get over Tin Sachs. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>We always hope for Lavonte David, but he's perennially underrated.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll say four. Okay, that seems like a good That

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<v Speaker 1>seems like a good. Numbers, probably not still, probably less

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<v Speaker 1>than the bucks deserved. But yes, this is what we

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<v Speaker 1>think might happen versus what we think should happen, which

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<v Speaker 1>would be a team full of Buccaneers, because that's how

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<v Speaker 1>we feel. All right. Well, thanks as always for those

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<v Speaker 1>great questions. That's gonna do it for us here on

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<v Speaker 1>Buccaneers Insider Live. But we'll be back here next week.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll see you then. FI four