Daily Bucs Links: Lavonte David returns

Turmoil and Triumph: How Mike Evans Has Emerged as the NFL's Next Great Receiver | Bleacher Report
The latest NFL news, rumors, scores, schedules, predictions, picks against the spread, free agent updates, power rankings, mock drafts and more

Bucs' return policy centers on Bobby Rainey | Tampa Bay Times
TAMPA — Bobby Rainey is never short on confidence, so when you ask him if he's prepared to take over as the Bucs' return specialist, well, of course he is.

Lavonte David practices, may play for Bucs Sunday | Tampa Bay Times
TAMPA — Bucs LB Lavonte David practiced for the first time in two weeks Friday, an encouraging step as he works to return from the hamstring injury that sidelined him for Sunday's loss at Chicago.

McCown or Glennon? For Bucs, it's the wrong question | Tampa Bay Times
TAMPA — As debates go, whether Josh McCown or Mike Glennon should quarterback the final five games of the season isn't an argument really worth having.

Bucs' Anthony Collins draws inspiration from lost friends | Tampa Bay Times
TAMPA — As a pregame ritual, Bucs tackle Anthony Collins quietly walks from one end zone to the other, finding inspiration and peace in thoughts of friends he has lost, including former Bengals teammate Chris Henry.

Bucs notes: LB David confident he’ll play Sunday | TBO.com, The Tampa Tribune and The Tampa Times
From the looks of things, the Bucs will have All-Pro leading tackler Lavonte David back in the lineup against the AFC North-leading Bengals. In fact, he all but guaranteed it.

SR's Fab 5: Smith Is Bucs' Ascending Pass Rusher; Mizzou DE Ray Is Relentless | Pewter Report

Can Bucs DE Jacquies Smith become a double-digit sacker? Which first-round DE would look good in red and pewter? Get the answers in SR's Fab 5.

David Confident, Eager to Return

All-Pro LB Lavonte David missed a game last week for the first time since high school, and he's hoping to avoid a second straight Sunday on the sideline...Plus additional injury updates

Football Geekery: TO Ratio Says It All

Once again we channel our inner pigskin nerd and dive a little deeper into the stats to help illuminate Buc football…This week we look at the escalating importance of each turnover in a game, and more