So the Bucs had a miserable edge rush on Sunday in Cincinnati.
Perhaps it’s because their secret weapon got no snaps.
After all the David Walker hype from the Bucs’ front office and coaching staff, the second-year edge rusher finally got healthy this summer and had a very strong August. But he didn’t play defense on Sunday.
Zero snaps.
At edge rusher, Rueben Bain played 64 percent of the snaps. YaYa Diaby played 62 percent, his lowest snap percentage since 2024 (why?). Al-Quadin Muhammad got 41 percent and Anthony Nelson was at 36.
The Bucs couldn’t find one series for Walker. Odd. He looked very active on special teams, where he had one tackle and was in on another.
Joe assumes Todd Bowles doesn’t trust Walker against the run, which makes him unworthy of the field.