Bucs Bring Darby and Roland Up

To address the losses of Caddy and Luke, the Bucs promoted RB Kenneth Darby and OT Dennis Roland. Darby was, at times, explosive during the Preseason and the Bucs took the risk of placing him on the practice squad. Luckily, nobody picked him up, because now they need the depth. Darby was viewed by many, myself included, as a sleeper late round pick up out of Alabama. He's similarly built like Caddy, but doesn't have the injury history. If Pittman and Graham can't get it done, he'll get a shot to see if he can duplicate some of his Preseason success.

Roland is being brought up purely for depth reasons. Penn played quite well in Luke's place during the Panthers game, with little to no drop off. This is pretty much the same thing we saw from him during Preseason as well, so he should be fine. But with his advancement, there's no backup for the ROT. That's where Roland comes in, as he's more suited for the right side than the left.

Of the two players brought up, Darby is the most likely to see meaningful time on the field.