Bucs Inactives: No starters

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C.Smith has not been cleared to play. He's one of the eight IAs, along with Leftwich, McCauley, Compas, Dotson, D.Moore, K.Moore & Murphy.

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Here's how the inactives were listed on the injury report:

RB - Clifton Smith
QUESTIONABLE - Concussion**

DT - Dre Moore
-none-

DE - Kyle Moore
-none-

OG/C - Jonathan Compas
-none-

OT - Demar Dotson
-none-

OG - Shawn Murphy
-none-

CB - Marcus McCauley
-none-

3rd QB - Byron Leftwich
-none-


And the active players on the injury report:

QUESTIONABLE
CB - Aqib Talib (Hamstring)**

PROBABLE
WR - Michael Clayton (Hamstring)**
DT - Chris Hovan (Ankle)**
ILB - Barrett Ruud (Elbow)**
DT - Ryan Sims (Hand)**

* = did not participate in practice
** = limited participation in practice
*** = full participation in practice


Today's Expected Depth Chart:

QB - Josh Johnson
QB - Josh Freeman
3rd QB - Byron Leftwich

RB - Cadillac Williams
RB - Derrick Ward
FB - Earnest Graham

TE - Kellen Winslow
TE - Jerramy Stevens
TE - John Gilmore

WR - Antonio Bryant
WR - Michael Clayton
WR - Sammie Stroughter
WR - Maurice Stovall
WR - Brian Clark
WR - Yamon Figurs

LT - Donald Penn
LG - Jeremy Zuttah
C - Jeff Faine
RG - Davin Joseph
RT - Jeremy Trueblood

OG/C - Sean Mahan
OG/T - Marcus Johnson

LE - Jimmy Wilkerson
LDT - Ryan Sims
RDT - Chris Hovan
RE - Stylez G. White

DE - Tim Crowder
DT - Roy Miller
DT - Michael Bennett

SLB - Quincy Black
MLB - Barrett Ruud
WLB - Geno Hayes

OLB - Adam Hayward
OLB - Niko Koutouvides
ILB - Rod Wilson

LCB - Aqib Talib
RCB - Ronde Barber
FS - Tanard Jackson
SS - Sabby Piscitelli

S - Will Allen
CB - Elbert Mack
CB - Torrie Cox
S - Corey Lynch

K - Shane Andrus
P - Dirk Johnson
LS - Andrew Economos

Bucs Actives: 9 starters.

The good news for the Bucs is that all of their starters are active. The bad news for the Bucs, their starters are who they are.

Didn't expect any starters to be out...If there were, it would give them even less chance of a W.