Did Todd Bowles Have His Poker Face On Last Night? – Joe Bucs Fan

August 21st, 2022

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

If Joe was Todd Bowles, Joe would have been all up in the grill of whoever pulled that stunt last night to leave a potential starter at the teams thinnest position in a sh!t game with three minutes left in the third quarter against a bunch of USFL wannabes.

Thats what happened in a totally reckless if not irresponsible move that saw Bucs guard Aaron Stinnie go down with a bum knee.

The severity of Stinnies knee injury isnt public yet, maybe later today. But damn if that didnt look awful last night. Prior to the game, the Bucs didnt know who would start at left guard come Week 1. Rookie Luke Goedeke struggled with two holding calls and a sack allowed in the second quarter alone.

And it wasnt like Goedeke was facing Pro Bowler Jeffery Simmons.

Now, it seems Nick Leverett may be the starter by default.

Last night Bowles seemed to be wearing his poker face, saying he would have to see tape and learn of Stinnies diagnosis before taking additional blood pressure pills.

We wont know until we get x-rays, Bowles said. But (Luke) Goedeke, Ive got to see the tape and looked like we couldnt move the ball at all, regardless of who was in there.

Well look at the tape. My concern isnt as great right now. Ill see the tape and Ill go from there.

This much Joe knows: The Bucs have to get another guard. The position was thin and now it is damn near transparent. Serviceable guards will flood the sidewalks in the coming days, or there should be deals to be had.

Background: Back in 2014 Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht traded for Pro Bowl left guard Logan Mankins and only gave up a reserve tight end and a fourth-round pick on Aug. 26. Today is Aug. 21. A year later, Licht found his starting center on the street, Joe Hawley, after picking up starting right guard Gosder Cherilus in mid-August following Demar Dotsons injury.

So good players can still be had this late in the preseason.

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