Chris Simms to be put on injured reserve

The Bucs plan to place quarterback Chris Simms on injured reserve, general manager Bruce Allen said Tuesday.

"We're going to put Chris Simms on injured reserve tomorrow,'' Allen said during a conference call on Tuesday. "This what we feel is the best move for Chris to regain his full strength. We've been very hopeful, as has Chris, that his recovery from from the splenectomy, that he would've recovered by now. It's just taking longer than both Chris and we had hoped for. We'll make another roster move to add a player (Wednesday).''

The Bucs plan to use Simms' roster spot for a running back following severe injuries in consecutive weeks to Cadillac Williams and Michael Pittman. Williams was placed on injured reserve and Pittman will miss 6-8 weeks with a high ankle sprain.

Allen said the Bucs are likely to select from a list of four running backs the team worked out Tuesday.

Although Allen wouldn't reveal the list, those running backs were Pittsburgh's Kevan Barlow, Florida's Ciatrick Fason, Alabama's Shaud Williams and Notre Dame's Tony Fisher. Last week, the Bucs worked out former Florida State fullback Zack Crockett, who played for Jon Gruden with the Raiders.

Comments

[Mr.T]

Rick,

I've been critical of you because I don't think you write articles. I think you write columns. I'd prefer you write one or the other. Or, as the local sportscasters do on occasion, label your work "commentary" when it's appropriate.

I do agree with you that Chris being put on IR is not an anomaly and figured it would happen right after TC (maybe to Gru/Allen's chagrin?).

We can debate irregular proprioception another day...

Take care,
Mr.T

[Tom]

I can't see the Chargers giving up Turner now. Especially how their season is going after foolishly letting Marty go. They need to win now! Is their stadium situation settled? They can't afford to jeopardize their current season. I hope they would bc I would love to have him.

Oh right, 45-0!

Another thing for you Dungy lovers. Sapp, Brooks and Lynch weren't even drafted by Dungy. It was Wyche! And he brought in Nickerson. The best mlb the bucs ever had.

So I never want to hear it was Dungy's team not Gruden's that won the SB!

[Tom]

I can't see the Chargers giving up Turner now. Especially how their season is going after foolishly letting Marty go. They need to win now! Is their stadium situation settled? They can't afford to jeopardize their current season. I hope they would bc I would love to have him.

Oh right, 45-0!

Another thing for you Dungy lovers. Sapp, Brooks and Lynch weren't even drafted by Dungy. It was Wyche! And he brought in Nickerson. The best mlb the bucs ever had.

So I never want to hear it was Dungy's team not Gruden's that won the SB!

[Daniel]

AJ said he EXPECTS, not thinks, big difference. Again, he would probably know better than you or I. The NFL decides based on factors more familiar to a GM than two guys on a blog.

[Frank]

Tom, you are right, it was Wyches team that Gruden won the SB with, How dare he :)

[Matthew L.]

I expect to win a million dollars, it doesn't make it so. I do agree its silly to speculate on speculation so I'll leave the 3rd round or not 3rd round at that. As for them needing to win now, I can't see how your logic makes sense. They only use Turner when they are blowing teams out, as seen he had only a handful of carries until last week when he got garbage time attempts. Why then not try and move your best piece that DOES NOT CONTRIBUTE TO YOU WINNING, for something that will help you win. I just don't buy that AJ wouldn't entertain ANY offer. Not just from the Buc's but any team. If someone offers a good WR (which SD doesn't have) or a good CB (again they lack) that he's gonna say no way, I want a guy to sit on my bench and then POSSIBLY get a 3rd round pick or less for him in the offseason. I just don't follow that logic if they NEED to win now as you say.(and I agree SD must win now)

[Daniel]

Matt, That wasn't my logic, that was AJ Smiths logic. “The most important thing is this season,” Smith said. I just copied and pasted the article. I don't know what the guy is really thinking, no one does but him.

[Matthew L.]

True. Daniel I understand we are all just making educated guesses or assessments. However, all my point is, I wouldn't be surprised if you saw Turner moved before the trade deadline, if not to the bucs then someone else. And that just ties into my original point of I think the Bucs need to hammer that door till its nailed shut, and either Turner is one someone else's team or Aj Smith stops returning Allen's calls.

[Daniel]

I understand your point. The Bucs may have other plans. According to the Tribune, the Bucs will NOT trade for a back but sign one of the players they worked out the last two days. Players not even on a teams practice squad. Check out the lastest blog over at the Trib, you may not like what you read, I know I didn't.

[Tom]

Matthew I can see your point if the Chargers don't think Turner is in their long term future. Darren Sproles is a pretty shifty guy that could take 5 or so carries. It may happen. You never know. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

[Tom]

Matthew I can see your point if the Chargers don't think Turner is in their long term future. Darren Sproles is a pretty shifty guy that could take 5 or so carries. It may happen. You never know. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Only way Turner becomes a Buc for at least the next 11 games is if the Bucs give up at LEAST a first rounder. No seconds, no players with one leg in the NFL grave. 1st rounder or a player of equal value.

That does not guarantee he pulls a Thomas Jones and signs with another team on the first day of free agency next year. Then the Bucs are out a player and a first rounder.

Plus, wether caddy comes back or not, they have too much money tied into the running back spot to throw gobs of cash at another back following this season.

[bucs fan for life]

your right the Chargers do want at least a 1st round pick for Turner if not more and the fact that he probably would leave after the season if we got him is also a good reason not to trade for him. As it stands right now they are looking at signing a RB they recently worked out which I think is a good idea because they cost us nothing and if they do well then we have more depth going into next year. RB is a position where sometimes they just don't fit into systems and once they go somewhere else they flourish. So don't knock what they might do by signing a no name. Dont' forget that both Priest Holmes and Terrell Davis were both no name backs that came from out of nowhere and became league MVPs. And last but not least there are a lot of good backs that will come out this year in the draft so don't pay a such a high price for a back when we can probably get one this April that can be here for the the next five years for less.

[Dave]

Tom, thanks for pointing out that it was Wyche's team and not Dungy's that won the superbowl. I moved to Tampa Bay in 1998 from Connecticut and never really followed the Bucs until then. I always assumed it was Dungy that put the superbowl team together because that was what I had heard fans say. I never knew there was a guy named Wynche. I feel more knowledgable now.

[mike]

the chargers only want a third round pick for turner. the problem is he is an free agent at the end of the year. so why give up a third round pick for someone you get to use for 8- 10 weeks.

[mike]

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniont...s9chnotes.html it would only take a 3rd rd pick to get turner.

[aaron]

ZACK CROKETT!!!!??? What in the hell are gruden and allen thinking!!? my lord i am sure tyrone wheatly and terry kirby would like a job too. why are we even thinking about bringing him in. he is a dinosaur and couldnt even make the Raiders. i hope we bring in barlow or ciatric fason. barlow has really dissapointed the past few years and fason should not be unemployed considering his talent, i am not sure what happened to him in minnesota but those are the 2 best options. fason is still young and has the potential to stick on with the team. barlow would just be a band aid like garcia. bite the bullet allen and TRADE FOR MICHAEL TURNER! this guy would be worth giving up a 1st or 2nd rd pick. he is young and better than any back you could try to get in this years draft.

[DR]

So Gruden was telling the truth in the preseason that Simms wasn't hurt or was Simms lying about his health, or was it both? Either or, this organization is getting worse and worse every time Grudens opens his mouth. He's a blatant liar. Has Simms been on the injury report? He was on the active roster.
The Chargers won't make a move with Turner until near trade deadline, they would be stupid to do it antime before that. If LT gets hurt next week, then there will be no trade whatsoever. The Bucs are in panic mode for a RB now, after that great decision to put 4 QBs on the roster for no reason whatsoever. Great coaching Grudumb.

[DR]

"He's out here practicing. He's healthy," Gruden said in August. "Why the hell would he go on (injured reserve)? I'm not trying to mislead anyone; although I have to be honest at times and say we've cleared him to practice. If he was injured, he wouldn't be practicing and throwing 125 balls a day."
Class act, Grudumb.

[Tom]

DR, what do you want him to say? That he is injured and can't throw a ball right now and he isn't worth anything in a trade? Of course, you're not going to show your hand. You should come over for our weekly poker games. And bring lots of money.

[Mike]

OK, So they signed Crockett (according to PewterReport). But he is a fullback. We still need a running back. Andre Hall would be nice to have right now. Too bad we kept 36 quarterbacks, huh?

[Tom]

DR, you keep on harping on the fact that Grudumb didn't draft anyone who has become a stud. Who has Dungy drafted? We've established the fact he didn't even draft Brooks, Sapp and Lycnh (the foundation of the Buc's legacy).

Dungy's draft

1996 Regan Upshaw
*Ray Lewis was chosen after the Bucs

1997 Warrick Dunn (great pick if you don't try to use in a power running game)

Jerry Wunsch

1998 Jackass Green (A WR who couldn't block and ran hook routes in the Bucs Off)

Jamie Duncan

1999 Anthony MacFarlan
Shaun King
Martin Gramatica

You get the point... So what makes it Dungy's team that won the SB if all the great players that were instrumental in the rise wasn't even drafted by Dungy?

Don't forget the two 1st round draft picks that Dungy gave up for MeShawn!

[DR]

Comparing poker and football is beyond stupid. According to NFL by-laws, teams are not allowed to hide injuries. Shanahan and Belichick have been fined heavily in the past for that, thats why they list their entire team as injured.
What i'm saying is this injury is a sham. They needed to empty a roster spot and of course, the only team to carry 4 QBs, a QB had to go. Why was he not on IR before? Gruden would rather see him rot than trade him to another team. He's doing the same thing to Simms as he did to Key, paying him not to play so he doesn't get another chance with another team. Gruden's ego is more important than the team itself. Gruden's a loser, just like is record shows.

[DR]

Gramatica was a stud for a while. Keyshawn was the Key to the Super bowl and Gruden's offense. No Keyshawn, No Super Bowl. McCardell , Joe J., could never be a #1 WR and they benefited from the double coverage Key got. Look at what happened to Gruden's "great" offense the next year when he didn't use Key as the main guy. Key won that argument and Gruden's ego sat him.
Dungy- 1996- Alstott, Abraham
1997- Dunn- he didn't use him right, but he's not a bust. Reidel Anthony, a Mike Clayton, but drafted later in the 1st round.
Ronde Barber- 3rd round- stud
1998- Brian Kelly- 2nd round; Duncan wasn't a bust, he did his job.
1999- Booger- not a bust; Dexter Jackson-SB MVP-4th rd

Tom, Ronde Barber and Brian Kelly weren't instrumental in their defensive rise? Are you kidding me?
Name me players like this that Gruden has drafted to include his years at Oakland! Please, you can't do it. Then Dungy topped it off before he left drafting Dwight Smith. Again, what has Grudumb done?

[DR]

Grudumbs drafts-
I stopped looking after vomiting from disgust.

[TF]

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1208/is_n21_v219/ai_16919639

Here is a Wyche draft for the current Cowboy bandwagon fan. What happened to Meshawn with the fat Tuna with your current bandwagon team? Oh yea, he was cut. What happened with Meshawn here prior to Gudens arrival, Oh yea, nothing worth mentioning. Meshawns greatest success came with being a part of Grudens offense. Oh, and anyone who knows anything about the Raiders knows the draft is made by the Owner, that is why Gruden left. Oh, btw Dungy could not get it done here with Montes defense while you were on the Bucs bandwagon. The fat Tuna's team is doing well so far against bottom feeders, but you always have the Colts and Pats bandwagons to fall back on, right loser.

[cee]

I just heard we pick up Zack Crockett, is this true Stephan?

[DR]

Yeah, you're TF, Keyshawn didn't do anything in his career until Grudumb. TF, you should add a "S" to the end, TFS, short for Totally F-ing Stupid!
Keyshawn was on the last Jets team that lost in the AFC Championship game. He helped turn the 'Boys around from previous losing seasons. He was the main reason the Bucs offense was any good for 1 year. He actually had a better season with Dungy.
Yeah, Gruden left Davis, hahaha you know nothing about football! Davis let gruden go for draft picks and money you stupid clown. I don't know why I even respond to you. My 5 year old nephew has better arguments than your pure crap.

[DR]

Who have the Bucs beaten?

[TF]

So you jumped off the Bucs bandwagon when Key left, and jumped on the Cowboys when he got there and turned around losing seasons, yea that is a the definition of a bandwagoner? With the Jets the team lost in the AFCC game, probably would have won if Gruden was coaching the Meshawn. You are an angry little punk front runner. You have been exposed.

[DR]

You are by far the biggest idiot on this blog. So you started liking the Bucs when Gruden got here ha? You were a Raiders fan before, you have been exposed!
What retard does that sound like? You TFS.

[TF]

Division rival Panthers, and Saints, and a hurting NFC rival Rams team. So you can't jump on those bandwagons yet. I don't take any NFL team lightly, and really happy to see the win at Carolina. I hope you are not teaching your 5 year old nephew how to be a bandwagoner.

[DR]

Bucs play the Cowboys in a playoff game? Things have to happen, stars have to align, but miracles do happen.
If the Bucs play great the rest of the season, they'll finish 7-9 which might win the division and earn them a playoff game. Then they'll have to win their playoff game, which would be the first miracle to get to the #1 seeded Cowboys. Keep dreaming TFS!

[DR]

I hope you're not teaching anybody anything about football, stick to your sport, soccer.

[TF]

Huh...where did I say I was a Raiders fan, I hate the Raiders almost as much as I hate the Cowboys. it is Cowboy bandwagoners like you that really make me hate them the most, about as bad as Vick huggers, but Cowboy bandwagoners are in a league of thier own. I know how pissed off the Raiders players were when Gruden quit on the meddler Al Davis because it was reported when it happened. And yes, glad you mentioned the very high price the Glazer Boys paid for that crucial decision, that is most of the problems this team has now.

[DR]

Know your facts, Gruden left willingly so he can come to his home town. The biggest problem the Glazers have is they paid a high price for a piece of crap that ran good for one year and has sputtered ever since and made BS excuses along the way. At what point this season will you jump off the bandwagon and jump back on the Packers or Bears like you did last year?

[TF]

You still trying to pawn your bandwagoning ways off on Buc fans, it won't work. Gruden came here to get away from the meddler, and yes he was a true bucs fan when he was young. He knows the real history of the bucs also because he lived through them with the rest of us. He Coached the team to a Lombardi in his 1st year. Great stuff, and will always be appreciated. Maybe Wade can get it done huh bandwagoner, no don't think so. He is not a good enough Coach, and the meltdown is coming soon.

[DR]

You bandwagon Bucs fans are melting away. I can hear it now, after the Bucs lose to the Titans, "Go Pack GO!" The same thing I heard in Tampa's very own stadium filled with green and yellow shirts. "Go Pack Go" Where were you Bucs fans then? Keep waiting for the meltdown, you'll be waiting for a long time. Grudumb should go help his brother coach in the Arena football league. Like I said, Barry Switzer won a Super Bowl, so really its not that impressive. You Bandwagon Bucs fans ran Dilfer out of here and he won a Super Bowl in Tampa. That was great!

[Mike]

Ravens D won that Super Bowl. C'mon you know that.

[DR]

exactly Mike, so why does Gruden get credit for Kiffen's defense?

[Mike]

no question our defense won that super Bowl. that's why it is ignorant to say that was Dungy's team. Brooks, Sapp, Lynch are Wyche's draft picks, not Dungy's. It was however Gruden's offense that got us there. If Dungy was HC, we have never made it that far.

[DR]

Gruden's offense was way overrated. the defense gave them short fields all year and even scored. Was it a WR that caught a slant that won the game against the Eagles? No, it was Ronde Barber, a Tony Dungy player. Dungy's players were Barber, Kelly, and Dwight Smith, the Dbs who shut down offenses. What happened to this supposed improved offense that got them to the super bowl the very next year? They sucked and have sucked since. Gruden jumped on Kiffen's back. All Gruden is, is the 2000's version of Barry Switzer, nothing else.

[TF]

Glazers, Wyche, Mckay, Dungy, Gruden, and all thier staff, and the 53 man roster in 02. Remove any part of that and there is no Lombardi in Tampa. Yes bandwagoner, we know Barber is a great player, we saw it too, and you enjoyed being on the bandwagon as a pimply faced teenager then. Now your back on the Cowboys bandwagon, you have been exposed, now move on.

[DR]

TFS, get off of Grudumbs nuts. If they hired their 1st, 2nd, or 3rd choices, they would have won a super bowl. Dungy almost went with Shaun King as his QB! Thats impressive.
Ahhh, are you stupid, Wyche,Dungy, and Mckay were removed from the team. Mckay is being blamed for Tampa's failure. Man, you are so stupid its amazing.

[Mike]

Ok, First of all it Kiffin, not Kiffen. Second, No doubt the DB's were instumental in our road to the Super Bowl but The pressure up front, along with stellar play by the LB's were the reason that Ronde and Brian had those opportunities ( that's how Tampa 2 works). Brooks was the Defensive MVP in '02 and he was a Wyche guy.

[Mike]

'02 is gone. We have Gruden and I for one am not complaining. You can blame our past four seasons on a lot of bad decisions from a lot of different people (Glazers for giving up 1st and 2nd rd picks, Mckay for putting us in cap hell, or Gruden and Allen making poor choices in free agency). We are in 2007 and we are 3-2. we have obstacles now with injuries and this is what will determine if we have a championship team.

[DR]

You got to work one game at a time. You seriously can't be thinking championship. The Cowboys are the same way. Even though Romo played bad, he goes down, Brad Johnson won't take us anywhere. Same for the Bucs with Garcia. One week at a time and when the wins start to add up, than talk playoffs. You got to get past the Titans which has a great defensive line. We'll see how the green Bucs line will do this weekend.

[Mike]

i should rephrase that. A team that can contend.

[Tom]

DR, I'm kinda glad that we didn't win last week. These blogs wouldn't be nearly as fun without your rediculous insight in football.

[Tom]

DR, Ronde and Alstott were great picks obviously. Jamie Duncan? Bust! Booger? Can't even make our current team.

If you can use Dwight Smith and Brian Kelly then I can use Charles Woodson, Rod Coleman (stud), La Roi Glover (stud), Grady Jackson (solid), Matt Stinchcomb (solid) and Jerry Porter(solid).

Are you satisfied? You never make any real arguments. Bring it, DR, and I'll continue making you look even more dumb as you sound