The Bucs shuffled the deck to their roster out of some necessities to due to injuries. Starting with the 53-man roster, the Bucs waived rookie undrafted corner Keenan Isaac while elevating veteran wide receiver David Moore to fill his spot. This isn’t the last we’ll see of Isaac, though, as he was re-signed to the practice squad after clearing waivers.
Tampa Bay wasn’t done yet. Because of a lingering injury that has bothered long snapper Zach Triner, they signed long snapper Evan Deckers to the practice squad just to be prepared. To make room for Deckers, they released linebacker Vi Jones. Deckers was with the Bucs in the spring, so they have some familiarity with him.
Isaac had played in two games for the Bucs this season when elevated for games against the Saints and Titans. During training camp, Isaac showed some good ability to get his hands on the ball with interceptions and pass breakups, but he was also very boom or best, sometimes allowing big plays. His ball hawking abilities to make his game intriguing.
Could Moore Have A Greater Impact As Bucs’ WR3?
Moore was originally signed by the Bucs due to his previous experience with offensive coordinator having played for the Seahawks in the first three years of his NFL career. Coming into the season, he was the only player on Tampa Bay’s offense with previous experience of the system.
The Bucs haven’t totally found their footing when it comes to establishing a third wide receiver. Trey Palmer has had his moments, but most them came earlier in the season. Deven Thompkins is good for a couple of gadget plays, but his size puts him at a disadvantage. Rakim Jarrett would show up occasionally, but he’s on injured reserve with a quad injury.
Last week in the Bucs’ 29-25 win over the Falcons, Moore was given the most playing time of offense that he’s had with the Bucs in his three games, playing 21%. He made one catch for 11 yards, which was slightly better than Palmer one reception for 6 and Thompkins who didn’t get a target. Palmer played in 85% of the snaps while Thompkins was only on for five snaps in the game.
Palmer without a doubt has the most talent and athleticism out of the three aforementioned receivers and should eventually establish a bigger role for himself. But until then, would it hurt if Moore was given more playing time and had an opportunity to produce at more of a consistent level? He knows the offense better than anyone and can be trusted when the balls goes to him.
It might be something for the Bucs to consider moving ahead as they continue this push to either win the division, secure a wildcard spot and attempt to make a playoff run.
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