Jene Bramel
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Don't wait too long this week to confirm the status of the hamstring injury to Tampa Bay WLB Derrick Brooks and miss out on grabbing Cato June (if he's available). Though Brooks has been as durable as they come in his long and distinguished career, a hamstring injury won't be easy to recover from at his age. Though the Bucs inexplicably kept Cato June on the strong side and brought in the usually disappointing Matt McCoy at the Will, it's very possible that June moves over to the Will (with Quincy Black playing SLB as he did late last season) if Brooks is out for any length of time. Given that June was already seeing some nickel snaps before the injury, he could be in line to rack up tackles until Brooks returns. As for Brooks, the presence of June in some nickel packages doesn't bode well for big stats when he returns to health.
And this morning's Eyes of the Guru...
Derrick Brooks hasn't missed a start in over a decade but that may come to an end this week. He came up lame with a hamstring injury in week one and is questionable at best for this weeks match up with Atlanta. Tampa Bay plugged in Matt McCoy at WLB when Brooks left the game, but with time to prepare the could go a different direction this week. If Brooks can't go, don't be surprised if Cato June shifts over to his natural WLB spot with Quincy Black getting the call at SLB. There has been a lot of speculation since June came to the team that he was brought there to be the eventual replacement for Brooks. If this hamstring injury proves to be a serious one, the timetable for that move could be stepped up. If you have Brooks on your roster it would be a good idea to handcuff him with June before there is an announcement and the competition for his services becomes steep...
With enough time to prepare this week, the Bucs have decided to move June to WLB this week and insert Quincy Black at SLB, rather than continuing to throw Matt McCoy and Adam Heyward to the wolves at the Will. It should be stressed that Brooks has yet to be ruled out this week.This is information our subscribers have had since Wednesday afternoon. From Wednesday's Reading the Defense...
Don't wait too long this week to confirm the status of the hamstring injury to Tampa Bay WLB Derrick Brooks and miss out on grabbing Cato June (if he's available). Though Brooks has been as durable as they come in his long and distinguished career, a hamstring injury won't be easy to recover from at his age. Though the Bucs inexplicably kept Cato June on the strong side and brought in the usually disappointing Matt McCoy at the Will, it's very possible that June moves over to the Will (with Quincy Black playing SLB as he did late last season) if Brooks is out for any length of time. Given that June was already seeing some nickel snaps before the injury, he could be in line to rack up tackles until Brooks returns. As for Brooks, the presence of June in some nickel packages doesn't bode well for big stats when he returns to health.
And this morning's Eyes of the Guru...
Derrick Brooks hasn't missed a start in over a decade but that may come to an end this week. He came up lame with a hamstring injury in week one and is questionable at best for this weeks match up with Atlanta. Tampa Bay plugged in Matt McCoy at WLB when Brooks left the game, but with time to prepare the could go a different direction this week. If Brooks can't go, don't be surprised if Cato June shifts over to his natural WLB spot with Quincy Black getting the call at SLB. There has been a lot of speculation since June came to the team that he was brought there to be the eventual replacement for Brooks. If this hamstring injury proves to be a serious one, the timetable for that move could be stepped up. If you have Brooks on your roster it would be a good idea to handcuff him with June before there is an announcement and the competition for his services becomes steep...
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