HEAD COACH TODD BOWLES
(On if he can rule out any players for Week 16 vs. Carolina)
"Everybody is in play."
(On it being a while since every player on the active roster was in play for a game)
"It's been a long time."
(On if he is encouraged by LB Lavonte David's progress in practice this week)
"Yeah, he'll be fine."
(On what LB Anthony Walker Jr.'s role could be for this weekend's game, and if he could be the team's third linebacker)
"That's possible. It's just a matter of how much he knows and how much he can take in from the game plan, and we'll make that decision."
(On if OLB Jason Pierre-Paul has a chance to be elevated for the Panthers game)
"He's also in play for this week. We've got a lot of guys up, it's going to be hard putting a lot of people down."
(On usually being able to rule out several players due to injury but now having to make a strategic decision about which players to make inactive on gameday)
"We have some decisions to make."
(On how CB Benjamin Morrison and CB Jacob Parrish will be utilized in the absence of CB Zyon McCollum as the boundary corner)
"It will be a combination of the two."
(On what he has seen in CB Benjamin Morrison's development throughout the season)
"I think he's finally healthy, so you'll probably see the real Benjamin Morrison that we drafted. He had a couple weeks to take in some things mentally and get physically right, so he's probably in the best place he's been in this year. I think we'll see the best when we see [him]."
(On CB Benjamin Morrison missing training camp due to injury and that not helping with his development)
"No – mentally and physically."
(On the Buccaneers and Panthers both being 5-1 in games decided by three points or fewer, and what the key is to winning close contests)
"[It is] just playing smart football. [We have] to play smart football and [you] can't beat yourselves, and you've got to execute."
(On if opposing offenses play with a faster pace to try and mess with the defensive communication)
"On third down, they speed it up some. We expect that – we've been getting that for the last two years. We [have] to have calls ready, we understand that, and we do have calls ready. We expect to get sped up some."
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