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Stoked that all Bucs receivers should suit up today.<\/p>\n
Even though rookie Ted Hurst only got three targets last week, all in a row, all in the final offensive drive, he demonstrated just how deep the Bucs\u2019 bench is with receivers.<\/p>\n
And it\u2019s getting stronger now as Jalen McMillan is expected to suit up for his first game of the season, though KitKat-eating Bucs coach Todd Bowles cautioned his status is a game-time decision.<\/p>\n
If McMillan is healthy, he is a No. 3 receiver and on most teams in the NFL, he\u2019d likely be a No. 2 and maybe a No. 1. (Other Joe thinks McMillan hasn\u2019t proven he\u2019s a No. 2 yet.)<\/p>\n
And Hurst is the Bucs\u2019 No. 4, and he could be a No. 2 for several wide receiver-needy teams. That\u2019s how deep the Bucs are.<\/p>\n
Yeah, Joe hasn\u2019t forgotten about Tez Johnson. He might be able to start on some teams and with the Bucs, he\u2019s a No. 5 receiver. (Other Joe thinks Johnson is not a starting caliber player.)<\/p>\n
Joe spoke with Tez this week and he\u2019s pumped to have everyone available.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can be really dangerous,\u201d Tez said. \u201cWe\u2019re just happy to have all our pieces back.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is always good to see all our guys back on the field together.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Bucs\u2019 receiver room is tight. Hurst raved to Joe this summer about all the help he has received from all receivers. Everyone one of them. And Hurst seemed taken aback at how the Bucs receivers welcomed him with open arms even though, in theory, he could take someone\u2019s job.<\/p>\n
Tez explained how Bucs receivers were shook up at how McMillan was the victim of a cheap shot in Pittsburgh by a piece of Steelers camp meat trying to make a splash play.\u00a0McMillan was undercut in a Bucs worthless preseason game and didn\u2019t return to the field until mid-December.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s going to be special seeing [possibly take the field today after] he missed half the season like he did last year,\u201d Tez said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be pretty fun watching him take the field and get his feet back underneath him and go out there and play.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tez was genuine in his concern for McMillan and excitement for his return. That\u2019s because, Tez said, the receivers know if someone makes a play, they all make a play.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne-hundred percent,\u201d Tez said. \u201cWe get pumped for each other. We always want the next man [up] to have success too.<\/p>\n
\u201cI definitely think your individual success is no bigger than the next man\u2019s. You want to see your teammates get the ball.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bucs offensive coordinator Zac Robinson has yet another toy to play with today. Joe hopes that allows him to be even more creative in building a winning game plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stoked that all Bucs receivers should suit up today. Even though rookie Ted Hurst only got three targets…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":405454,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[10998,10997,135,2964,137,136],"class_list":["post-405453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-bucs-message-boards","tag-bucs-news","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-bay-buccaneers","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=405453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405453\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/405454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=405453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=405453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=405453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}