The Buccaneers held a workout on Monday to get back in the swing of things after their bye week and one player returned to work after a much longer absence.
Quarterback Josh McCown practiced for the first time since injuring his right thumb in Week Three. Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports that McCown wore a wrap on his thumb, but didn’t seem to have any problem making throws during the part of practice open to the media.
Bucs coach Lovie Smith has resisted making any pronouncements about who will start at quarterback over the rest of the season since McCown has been out, but has moved closer to shifting Mike Glennon from the quarterback of the future to the quarterback of the present based on his performances over the last three games.
Smith won’t have anything to say about the plans for this week’s game against the Vikings until Wednesday, but Glennon has played better than McCown and his youth gives him the potential for greater growth than the veteran McCown provides. That should matter to a 1-5 team, although we’ll see how Tampa decides to play things.
