NFL Hot News
Buccaneers RB Doug Martin, WR Vincent Jackson practicing in full
As the Buccaneers try to recover from their own demolition at the hands the Falcons, a couple of their top offensive weapons look good to go for Week 4. Running back Doug Martin and wide receiver Vincent Jackson are practicing fully this week despite some injury concerns.Martin didn't play in Atlanta due to a knee injury while Jackson suffered a slight wrist fracture in the early stages of the game. However, both are currently expected to play Sunday.
Of course, Martin practiced multiple times last week before he was ruled out shortly before Thursday's kickoff. We'll see if he experiences any setbacks this week, but everything seems pretty sunny right now.The wrist fracture, as slight as it might be, will obviously impact Jackson in some way. However, he will play through it. While he is off to a slow start -- 10 catches, 102 yards, one score so far -- I wouldn't sell low on him just yet because perhaps the Bucs' forced switch to quarterback Mike Glennon in place of the injured Josh McCown will kick-start Jackson. The new QB can't possibly be any worse than the old QB.Also, this is a favorable matchup for Jackson, facing Pittsburgh's fairly toothless and ailing defense. He is a fine WR2. Martin is more of a risk-reward RB2. The matchup for him isn't scary either, but he has a lot to prove after missing two games following his 16-yard performance in Week 1.
Posts
0 comments:
Post a Comment