HEAD COACH TODD BOWLES
(On who will be ruled out vs. the Panthers)
Tykee [Smith] will be out. Obviously, Jordan [Whitehead], obviously [Markees] Watts will be out."
(On if T Tristan Wirfs will be ruled out)
"He's in question. Another game-time [decision]."
(On if he is confident that T Justin Skule can succeed enough that T Tristan Wirfs does not have to rush back from injury)
"We're not trying to rush him back anyway, but Skule did a decent job last week. If Tristan can't go, we're confident that's who can do his job."
(On if S Tykee Smith hit his knee a second time following the first injury)
"No, it's the same. It just has to heal."
(On if he will be able to still employ dime packages even with multiple defensive backs being injured)
"We're down some people so we'll mix in some packages, without giving away [the] game plan."
(On if he was pleased with S Mike Edwards' performance on Sunday)
"I was very pleased with his performance."
(On what he sees from Carolina QB Bryce Young)
"[He's] just getting comfortable with the offense, making great decisions. If it's not there, he can thread the needle and he can use his feet to buy time, or he can run with the football – he has a lot of options and he's using them."
(On if Thanksgiving went well in terms of being able to do everything football-wise that is usually done on Thursdays)
"Yeah, we had a full day. We just came in earlier, but Thursday was a normal Thursday for us with the exception of meetings, which we made up this morning."
(On what it's like to prepare for opponents like Carolina who have a lot of internal knowledge about the Buccaneers)
"Don't outthink yourselves, don't reinvent the wheel. Just stay with what you have and try an execute."
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