HEAD COACH TODD BOWLES
(On if the Buccaneers are thin at outside linebacker due to injuries)
"We're extremely thin. We worked a couple people there this week. Joe [Tryon-Shoyinka] will probably be a game-time decision. I think [Genard] Avery will be out. Obviously, Carl [Nassib] will be out, and Vita [Vea] and [Jamel] Dean will be out. Everybody else is questionable."
(On practice squad OLB Charles Snowden)
"He's got length, he's got athleticism. [He is] still young in the system, understanding some things. If he does play we'll have to tweak some things for him so he can play fast."
(On the status of injured CB Sean Murphy-Bunting)
"He's still questionable. He's trending forward. We'll see how he reacts the next two days."
(On the status of injured S Antoine Winfield Jr.)
"He's making a lot of progress as well. He'll be a game-time decision, too."
(On if rookie DL Logan Hall is one of the defenders who could move to the outside)
"He could. We'd have to change the front and do some things for him, but we've got a couple of guys that have some experience out there that could play out there."
(On the status of injured S Mike Edwards)
"He's probably the same as Winfield, probably a gametime decision. He did some things; I've got to see him do a little bit more."
(On if he's surprised the Bucs are 6-7)
"It's not a surprise. You are what your record says you are. You wish you could have played better, but we're 6-7. We're still fighting for something and that's the goal. You're not going to look back unless you don't achieve the goals. Our goals are still in front of us so we're going full-steam ahead."
(On what he saw from the team this week)
"They always practice hard. It's about playing smarter. They always practice hard, we work hard, we work just as hard as anybody in the league. We've got to play smart on Sundays."
(On why the Bucs have had difficulty making big passing plays downfield)
"It's been a whole combination. We've missed a few, obviously. They've got to the quarterback some, they've doubled the guy we're trying to go to. We haven't extended drives a lot in certain games, getting three-and-outs, so we haven't had the opportunity to click as an offense on a consistent basis, staying on the field."
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