Ben Chukwuma

Absolutely, yeah.

But if he can't, Ben Chukwuma played in his stead against the Carolina Panthers last week.

Played very well.

Played good.

in particular.

Yeah.

Ben Chukwuma, I write that, which is a very important piece, which is also to one that can help in a lot of different ways outside of just this team.

You know, you have a really good tackle.

That's the other big one to monitor in this game.

But, you know, taking a look at the Bucs side of things, what's the level of concern on Gattaki? I think Chukwuma, I think, is who filled in.

And it seems like he did at least a solid job run blocking.

That's for sure.

So, you know, they've got someone they can go to there if Gattaki can't go.

But Gattaki typically has been a very good right tackle for them.

Yeah, Ben Chukwuma, their second-year right tackle, man, he came in, and I think people had high enough expectations for him just because he's, like, he checks a lot of the boxes with the measurables.

There are some areas where you hear from the facility, like, he's still catching up.

And Luke Edike, the right tackle, has not practiced yet, so he seems to be trending towards not playing for a second straight week due to a calf injury.

The good news there, in Luke's case specifically, is Benjamin Chukwuma filled in at right tackle and really had a great game.

Yeah,

and of all positions, to feel good about your backup tackle is one that I feel like it's rare.

Yeah, and you were doing it shorthanded.

You had Ben Chukwuma in there for Luke Gedeke, and he played the best that I've seen him play in a Buccaneers uniform.

They had to ask him to do a lot last year, and he was outstanding.

He just dominated at the line of scrimmage.

It had zero effect.

They put in Ben Chukwuma, and And apparently the Bucs think that this guy's a future starter anyways.

So they had depth, and they kicked the Panthers' ass behind Bucky Irving and this killer offensive line.

Bucky Irving is a monster workhorse at this

You were pleased with the performance of your offensive line, but you didn't have Luke Gedeke for that game.

What did you think of the play of Benjamin Chukwuma? I

thought Chuk did a great job.

I mean, you know, 258 yards rushing, all those guys up front did an outstanding job.