OT: Official 2021 Tompa Bay Gronkaneers Thread

[Deus Irae]

So we're down to seven moves for Bucs to get to 53 today, including a few veterans we can presume will be released like Ryan Griffin and C.J. Prosise.

Just to update -- we have reported 15 cuts for the Bucs before today's deadline: WR Jonsen, WR Mickens, TE Hudson, TE McElroy, TE Adams, OL Benzinger, OL Walton, DL Ledbetter, DL K. Smith, OLB Ponder, ILB Jones, CB Hamilton, CB Miller, CB Wilcox, S Hagan. Plus Watson goes to PUP.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

I can’t believe Watson is still part of the team.

 

[Deus Irae]

I can’t believe Watson is still part of the team.

I don't know how it'll end up, but having people on the Covid list is actually helpful right now.

 

[Deus Irae]

Another cut for Bucs -- they're waiving receiver Cyril Grayson, who had some big catches in preseason. Former LSU sprinter could come back on practice squad if he clears waivers -- Bucs must choose from solid depth even among their WR cuts.

The Bucs have depth issues at several positions, but teams with need should take a serious look at their WR and TE cuts.

 

[Deus Irae]

Bucs outside linebacker Cam Gill, sidelined much of preseason with a calf injury, will make the Bucs’ initial 53-man roster. Still uncertain whether he’ll go on IR for a few weeks to open the season.

 

[Deus Irae]

Bucs defensive lineman Khalil Davis has made the team's initial 53-man roster. 2020 sixth-round pick from Nebraska has impressed in preseason.

 

[Deus Irae]

NFL cutdown deadline has passed, and while Bucs haven't announced their moves, I can report four more cuts: QB Ryan Griffin, RB C.J. Prosise, OL Jonathan Hubbard, DL Benning Potoa'e.

 

[Deus Irae]

Final two cuts to get the Bucs to 53 today -- OLB Ladarius Hamilton waived, and OT Brad Seaton waived-injured. Bucs have four more cuts to make later this week when their four on reserve/COVID list come back.

 

[Deus Irae]

So bubble guys who have made the Bucs' initial 53, at least until 3-4 more cuts come later this week: OL Nick Leverett, DL Khalil Davis, CB Dee Delaney, LB Grant Stuard, OLB Cam Gill, OL John Molchon, S Chris Cooper, PK Jose Borregales.

 

[Deus Irae]

Bucs' current 53, first on offense (25): QB: Brady, Gabbert, Trask RB: Jones, Fournette, Bernard, Vaughn WR: Evans, Godwin, Brown, Johnson, Miller, Darden TE: Gronkowski, Howard, Brate OL: Smith, Marpet, Jensen, Cappa, Wirfs, Wells, Stinnie, Hainsey, Molchon (Leverett on COVID)

Bucs' current 53, now defense (25): DL: Vea, Gholston, Nunez-Roches, McLendon, O'Connor, Davis. OLB: Barrett, Pierre-Paul, Tryon, Nelson, Gill. ILB: David, White, Minter, Britt, Stuart. CB: Davis, Murphy-Bunting, Dean, Delaney. S: Whitehead, Winfield, Edwards, ****rell, Cooper.

(Suh, Succop also on reserve/COVID) Special teams: Pinion, Borregales, Triner.

 

[Deus Irae]

We've known the Bucs had a ton back from their Super Bowl team -- it looks like the opening 53 will have just nine newcomers. Six draft picks (Tryon, Trask, Hainsey, Darden, Britt, Stuart) and three veterans (Bernard, Delaney, Cooper). Rest were on SB roster or practice squad.

 

[Deus Irae]

What will the Bucs' remaining moves be? They must make room for guys on COVID reserve list -- adding Succop should mean waiving Borregales; adding Leverett could mean putting Molchon on IR a few weeks, and adding Suh could just mean putting Cam Gill on IR for a few weeks.

Earl Watford is also on the COVID/reserve list but I don't think he would be on the final 53.

 

[Deus Irae]

Bucs kept six of their seven 2021 draft picks. The exception is seventh-round cornerback Chris Wilcox.

 

[Deus Irae]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have made their final cuts from the preseason and training camp, whittling down their roster to a 53-man list for the 2021 regular season.

This initial list will certainly change over the next few days, as the Bucs have four players (Ndamukong Suh, Ryan Succop, Nick Leverett, Earl Watford) currently on the NFL’s Reserve/COVID-19 list, who are not currently included on the active roster. When they’re eligible to return, a cut will have to be made for any of them who are added back to the 53.

While there’s still the potential for a bit of shuffling at the bottom of this group, here’s the initial group the defending Super Bowl champions will be taking into their attempt for a repeat run:

Bucs announce initial 53-man roster for 2021 regular season

 

[Deus Irae]

So, according to the above, they're currently carrying

3 QBS
4 RBs
6 WRS
3 TEs
9 OL
6 DL
10 LB
5 CB
4 S
K
P
LS

 

[mike_usagisan]

So, according to the above, they're currently carrying

3 QBS
4 RBs
6 WRS
3 TEs
9 OL
6 DL
10 LB
5 CB
4 S
K
P
LS

Are you in here by yourself posting away?

edit: never mind, I see people were posting this morning.

 

[Pats1971]

Are you in here by yourself posting away?

No you are here.

 

[mike_usagisan]

No you are here.

First time here and it looked like only Deus was posting. I flipped to a previous page and saw that there were others here and edited my post.

 

[Pats1971]

First time here and it looked like only Deus was posting. I flipped to a previous page and saw that there were others here and edited my post.

lol, I was just giving you a hard time. There are people that post, he was just on a roll today without much Brady/tampa news going on.

 

[Tony2046]

I doubt that even half a second of thought was put in to the whole list.

If they had put a 3/4 thought into it he'd be in the top ten. If they had put a whole thought into it he'd be number one.