My final predictions for the 53 man roster. Most of them are the same as in the position previews.

QB (3): Jeff Garcia, Luke McCown, Bruce Gradkowski
RB (5): Cadillac Williams, Michael Pittman, Earnest Graham, B.J. Askew, Kenneth Darby
TE (3): Alex Smith, Anthony BEcht, Jerremy Stevens
WR (6): Joey Galloway, Ike Hilliard, Maurice Stovall, David Boston, Michael Clayton, Mark Jones
OT (3): Luke Petitgout, Jeremy Trueblood, Donald Penn
G (4): Arron Sears, Davin Joseph, Anthony Davis, Dan Buenning
C (2): John Wade, Matt Lehr
DT (4): Chris Hovan, Jovan Haye, Ellis Wyms, Greg Peterson
DE (4): Greg Spires, Kevin Carter, Patrich Churwurah, Gaines Adams
LB (7): Derrick Brooks, Cato June, Barrett Ruud, Quincy Black, Jamie Winborn, Ryan Nece, Adam Hayward
CB (4): Brian Kelly, Ronde Barber, Phillip Buchanon, Alan Zemaitis (replaced by Torrie Cox after week 4)
S (5): Jermaine Phillips, Will Allen, Sabby Piscitelli, Tanard Jackson, Kalvin Pearson
ST (3): Matt Bryant, Josh Bidwell, Andrew Economos

Jeff Davis was one of the best players on some of the worst teams in history. He was the Buccaneers middle linebacker during the mid-80s and started every game between 1984 and 1986. There were very few bright spots during that time, especially 1986. Many of today's Division 1-A teams would walk all over those 1986 Buccaneers, and I say that without a trace of exaggeration. Davis performed well, though, and finished his career ranking third in Bucs history for tackles. He will be inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame on December 4. Congratulations to Jeff.

I haven't actually seen the preseason game against the Texans yet, so I'm pretty much in the dark about the performance of a bunch of backups and guys who won't make the team. But I'll share with you what I read, which in a game like this is pretty much just as good.

Paris Warren severely dislocated his ankle and will be put on injured reserve for the year. This quickly ends the debate on how many receivers to keep on the roster. It will be six.

Here's the latest from postgame interviews:

Jon Gruden says Paris Warren is done for the year. Gruden seemed to think Warren sustained a badly dislocated ankle, but most seemed to think it was a broken leg. Either way, it was a tough break for a kid who made great strides in the game before his injury.

We have our first news of the night. General manager Bruce Allen told Channel 8 in an interview before the game that Chris Simms will not play because of a hip injury. Now, it appears he is a candidate to go on the injured reserve list because of it.

We understand it occurred yesterday in practice. That workout, however, was a walkthrough. Tough to see how one could be injured playing touch football. We didn't have access to practice yesterday, so there's no way to know what's what beyond what we've been told.

Believe it or not Bucs Fans, we DO have a Preseason Game upon us tonight. I didnt feel the need to do this for our Previous Preseason Opponents, as we're all familiar with the Pats Personnel and being in Florida we're force-fed Dolphins and Jaguars coverage, sooooo in the event that you probably know as little about the Houston Texans as I do, I'd like to take this moment and present you with a little Texan knowledge from the fellas at Battle Red Blog, our Houston Texans Bloggers:

Outsports.com, a web site devoted to gays in sports that I just happened to stumble across while surfing for photos of naked cheerleaders (female cheerleaders!), did a small article on how gays like Joey Harrington in Atlanta. Turns out they think he's just swell. Heh... I said "swell".

Are the Bucs better at fullback without Mike Alstott? John Romano poses the question in a column in today's Times. While neither can replace Alstott's toughness and determination, Michael Pittman has a blend of speed, power and hands that could make him an unusual commodity at fullback, and B.J. Askew could be the answer in short-yardage situations if Pittman struggles as a human battering ram, Romano writes. What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments area below.

If you had any doubts before today that Chris Simms is going to get cut this week, here's a quote from Jon Gruden that should quickly expunge those.

He's the kind of kid I did everything to help him, and certainly he's capable of being a good quarterback in pro football. It'll be a tough call and a decision that, unfortunately, will have to be made.