Out.
Two rookies the Bucs were counting heavily on to start and thrive this season won’t play Sunday.
Edge rusher Rueben Bain, the Miami Mauler first-round pick, has a groin issue and has not been practicing this week. He won’t play. Same for second-round pick linebacker Josiah Trotter; he has a bad shoulder and won’t be able to answer the bell.
Who will play alongside tackling-challenged inside linebacker Alex Analzone? Enter SirVocea Dennis and newcomer veteran Christian Rozeboom, who was very limited all summer with an injury.
Bain has been so ineffective through two weeks that he won’t be missed in the lineup. Joe looks forward to second-year man David Walker getting a hearty chunk of Bain’s snaps.