Bewerbungen » Dirk Koetter gives updates after Monday’s practice

It’s game week Buccaneer fans and the team was back on the practice filed as they prepare for the New Orleans Saints. Head Coach Dirk Koetter gave some updates Monday on the state of the team as well as some injury updates. Koetter update on Vita Vea: “He’s making good progress. Unfortunately http://www.authenticstampabaybuccaneers.com/cheap-ryan-jensen-jersey , it’s not to the point where he can play football on the field yet, but he’s working a lot behind the scenes in the weight room, in the training room, and he’s making progress, but he’s not ready to play on the field yet.”Koetter was also asked whether or not he knows when Vea will return and he simply said he couldn’t comment any further. To me, it doesn’t look likely that Vea will be playing week one. Koetter update on Donovan Smith: “Yeah, we’ll see how it shakes out. You guys know well – Donovan takes a lot of pride,” Koetter said. “He’s never missed a start in his time here, and if anybody can make it, it’s him.”My gut tells me Donovan will play on Sunday. Of course, practices later in the week will tell a bigger story, but like Koetter said, if anyone can heal that fast and play it’s Donovan.Koetter on if it was weird not having Jameis in the building: “It was a little bit. I think I noticed it the most when I walked in the quarterback room when we broke down for individual meetings and went in the quarterback room. Youth Jameis Winston Jersey ,” Koetter said. “I mean, it’s been a long time since Jameis hasn’t been camped out up in the front row next to his computer. It was a little bit strange, but we knew this was coming, and we planned for it. Now we’ve just got to do it.”You have to hope that the team doesn’t have a Jameis type hangover and let his absence affect their performance or energy level. I don’t think it will because Fitzpatrick also has their respect, but it’s something to keep an eye on. Being down a vocal leader can absolutely hurt a team, but Koetter does have to prepare them for that during the week.Koetter on it finally being week one: “Tough opener against a really good football team, but what better way for us to measure where we’re at? One of the toughest places to play in the league – going to play in the Dome in New Orleans,” Koetter said. “I know our guys are excited about it, and as you said a division game, so they know us well, we know them well. We’re excited about getting them going.”The Saints have lost their last four season openers, while the Buccaneers have won their last two. It’s a division matchup so the two teams are very familiar with each other, so there really shouldn’t be many surprises. Will the Saints have an NFC divisional game hangover? We shall see.The Curious Case Of Adam Humphries To say that there are questions surrounding the 2018 Tampa Bay Buccaneers would be an understatement. This was a team that was poised for a postseason run in 2017 only to disappoint and break the hearts of Bucs fans across the country. Now http://www.authenticstampabaybuccaneers.com/cheap-caleb-benenoch-jersey , they are facing a do-or-die season from multiple angles.Whether you want to point to Jameis Winston’s suspension, the coaching staff’s apparent inability to put the players in a position to succeed, or you believe that Jason Licht has disappointed as General Manager, this team has to overcome all obstacles and finish 2018 on a winning note. In order to do so, there are some glaring questions - or concerns - that fans are curious about. One of those is whether or not the offense can live up to expectations. The theme last off-season was to surround Winston with the weapons he needs. The Bucs did so by drafting tight end O.J. Howard and receiver Chris Godwin as well as signing receiver DeSean Jackson.Now the Bucs have signed center Ryan Jensen to help bolster the offensive line, drafted running back Ronald Jones, cut ties with running back Doug Martin, and extended tight end Cameron Brate.But where will all of this leave Adam Humphries?Humphries, who signed a one-year $2.19M deal this off-season, was the team’s most reliable receiver outside of Mike Evans in 2017. Humphries finished with 61 receptions (second), 631 yards (third), 229 yards after catch (second), 33 first downs (third) White Kwon Alexander Jersey , and five receptions of 20 yards or more (fourth). Now he faces a situation where DeSean Jackson is going to continue to get looks, Mike Evans is going to get his given that he’s one of the top receivers in football, and Chris Godwin will be more involved as his development takes the next step.Godwin started to emerge towards the end of the season and appears to have all the makings of the number two receiver opposite Evans for the present into the future. If that is indeed the case, Godwin will have to see more snaps. In seeing more snaps, DJax and Humphries will be battling for the third receiver spot in some formations.Now, this isn’t to say that Humphries and DJax won’t ever be on the field together. It’s simply pointing out that with this many offensive weapons - and we haven’t even brought up Cam Brate or O.J. Howard being on the field - there are only so many spots to go around. Humphries’ usage is a mystery at this point, but with the one year contract it seems as though the Bucs may not view Humphries as being a big part of their future. Bucs fans will obviously want to see him be as involved as we’ve seen him be the past few seasons, as he is trusted and has great chemistry with Jameis Winston. That said, we’re in a hurry up and wait approach with Humphries and his future.