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2011 - Raheem's final win as coach
Just a year ago but unfortunately for the Bucs, 10 games before the end of the season. Yes it was 12 months ago today that the Bucs moved to 4-2 and prepared to jump on a plane across the Atlantic for their International Series game against the Bears.
This was one of Josh Freeman's four 300-yard games for the Bucs but it needed three timely interceptions of the turnover-prone Drew Brees to secure the victory. And Earnest Graham's final 100-yard rushing game before his career-ending achilles injury proved a key boost too.
and OMG o.O o.O o.O
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Da'Quan Bowers will return to practice
Da'Quan Bowers will take a major step this week toward overcoming his devastating offseason injury. The Bucs defensive end, who ruptured his Achilles tendon during conditioning in May, will rejoin the team in practice Wednesday under guidelines governing the physically-unable-to-perform list.
Players on PUP cannot practice during the first six weeks of the season. After that, teams have 21 days to decide whether the player is ready to resume practicing. Bowers already has convinced the Bucs he's there, coach Greg Schiano said. "He'll do some stuff the rest of this week and we'll just observe and kind of go from there and see how he responds," Schiano said.
This latest development does not guarantee Bowers will play this season. Schiano remains confident, but the Bucs must decide if and when to place him on the active roster. Once he practices, the clock begins on a 21-day window in which the Bucs must place Bowers on the active roster or injured reserve.
"You really just have to play it by ear," Schiano said. "It's how he responds to increased workload as he does a little more. He's done an incredible job in his rehab, but it's like four different phases.
"One is the post-surgical, where you're just kind of waiting. Then it's the training room. Then it's out on the grass where he's working with our trainers and strength coach, running and pushing things. And now here comes the fourth part, and that is actually playing."
Bowers overcame a pre-draft knee surgery in 2011, one that caused a fall from the first round to the late second, and ended last season as one of the team's bright spots. He had overtaken Michael Bennett as the starting left end and was expected to assume the role again before his latest injury.
We had better not fuck him up - this could be horrible if he's rushed in and injured again
Not happy about this - I was fully prepared to wait till next season and have our full lineup.
This post was edited by bob(Cs2) on Oct 16 2012 12:23pm