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TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS QUOTE SHEET 9-26-22

HEAD COACH TODD BOWLES

(On the delay of game penalty before the two-point conversion attempt)

"Well, I just hope to have that…you know, one time it said 25 and the next time it said 20. We're looking into it right now. We'll send it in and see what they say. But we've got to get the ball off – we've got to be cognizant of that as a unit. We've played enough ball to where we know we've got to get the ball snapped."

(On if he has spoken with team operations staff about stadium videoboards showing Tampa Bay's sideline)

"We're meeting this afternoon."

(On if that display on the videoboards could have been a strategic advantage for Green Bay)

"I don't know. I'll have to see it and talk to the people first."

(On if he has experienced that before)

"No."

(On what is the most glaring issue that went wrong in the game)

"We didn't play well enough. It wasn't one thing. We didn't play well enough, we didn't score enough points, we let them get off to a fast start – you can name a number of things that could've [gone] right in that game that didn't go right. We didn't play like we played the last two games. We had more mistakes in this game than we've had the previous two games before that."

(On backup running backs Rachaad White and Ke'Shawn Vaughn not getting snaps)

"We've got to play the other two more. When 'Lenny' [Fournette] gets in the flow we've still got to play the other two more. We went in the game that way. We didn't have [the ball] a lot in the first half but that still should not be a reason to not play the other guys, and we'll make sure that gets done."

(On if playing from behind and in being in passing situations was part of the reason Fournette stayed in the game)

"Doesn't matter. We've got pass-catchers at the other two as well."

(On the plans for dealing with Hurricane Ian)

"Right now we're still monitoring things, but we're working things out with the league and we should have a decision hopefully later on today about what we're going to do."

(On if the NFL has discussed possibly moving Sunday's game)

"Possibly, if it gets to that."

(On if the team is considering evacuating the area and practicing in a different location)

"We're still talking about that now."

(On if anything jumped out at him on game tape that he didn't see Sunday)

"No, I pretty much saw everything Sunday."

(On the defense giving up scoring drives to start every game so far)

"It's not a lack of discipline or effort. We've just got to be smart and hone in on our fundamentals. Sometimes our eyes are in the wrong place and [we're] trying to do too much and trying to see things, and by the time we settle down they've gone down the field. We've talked about that, we're working on that and we'll get better at that."

(On Green Bay converting five early third downs and then going 1-for-10 the rest of the game)

"Well, two of them were busted coverages where we could have gotten off the field [and] we didn't get off the field. The second half, everybody settled down and honed in and they played good football."

(On if there is a common thread to Tampa Bay's struggles on third downs on offense)

"Yeah, just execution. We're not on the same page. We've got to get on the same page there and we've definitely got to get better at that if we want to win more games."

(On if he knows if T Donovan Smith or WR Chris Godwin have a chance to play this week)

"We'll monitor practice and see where they are."

(On if the offense will get better as young offensive linemen get more playing time)

"I'm not going to sit here and blame it on the rookies. They're playing good football. They're making a few mistakes but they're not to blame for everything that's going on on offense – it's the offense as a total. We've just got to get better at running our plays and executing overall – young guys and older guys, coaches, everybody."

(On if the videoboard operations staff has a video recording of Sunday's display)

"I'm sure we'll take a look at it."

(On clarifying if that recording is available)

"I'll see what they have and we'll take a look at what they have."

(On if he was aware that one of the goal posts at the stadium had a honeybee colony)

"I was not aware."

-BUCCANEERS-

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