Just keeping tabs on a couple of banged-up Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Here's some good news for Terrell Owens: Bucs wide receiver Arrelious Benn says he is past where he should be just seven months after undergoing surgery for a torn ACL.
"I can't be any better than where I am now," Benn told the Pewter Report on Tuesday. "I definitely envision me being full strength and full tilt for training camp. I'm able to cut a little bit and get out there and run a little bit. I want to take it easy. It's still early. I feel good, but things in my knee still need to heal. I don't want to come out here and be stupid or do anything that will jeopardize my season."
But a Buccaneer who won't be recovering from surgery this offseason is tight end Kellen Winslow. He said he's old enough to know how to manage his knee pain and doesn't need to be put on an operating table.
"Surgery is not going to help me anymore," Winslow said. "It's just maintenance from now on and keeping my knee strong. That's the reason for no surgery this past year. It just doesn't matter anymore. It's just keeping it strong and how much will you have."
Winslow has had six knee surgeries in his seven-year NFL career, but he's played in every game since the beginning of the 2009 season.

Fantasy Analysis:

I know it may be difficult to believe, but Winslow scored the sixth-most fantasy points among tight ends last season. Of course, that's partially due to injuries to Dallas Clark, Jermichael Finley and Owen Daniels. But hey, there's something to be said for staying on the field for two complete seasons in a row.
Winslow won't win you a week by himself, and he is still a major injury risk -- I don't think it's ever good to hear about players passing up surgery in favor of "maintenance," no matter how well they know their body. That just sounds like the makings of a bigger injury waiting to happen. But Winslow will turn just 28 years old next month and presents some good value if you want to wait on tight ends. According to FFToolbox, his current average draft position is 121.
Benn didn't do a whole lot in his rookie season. His high-water mark was a four-catch, 122-yard game in week 14 at Washington. Past that, he didn't record more than three catches or 55 receiving yards in any game. But he certainly has upside, especially if Josh Freeman continues to make strides forward as a passer, as I am expect him to do. If Benn continues to rehab well, he could be a starter again (he started nine game in 2010). He has deep-sleeper status.