Buccaneers HC confirms suspicion surrounding loss to Chiefs
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers experienced a very unusual offseason and unfortunately for them, the experience bled over into Week 4 of the regular season. Hurricane Ian forced the Buccaneers to relocate to Miami last week in order to practice and prepare for their matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs, which many suspected made the task […]
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers experienced a very unusual offseason and unfortunately for them, the experience bled over into Week 4 of the regular season.
Hurricane Ian forced the Buccaneers to relocate to Miami last week in order to practice and prepare for their matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs, which many suspected made the task of preparing for an NFL game that much harder as hundreds of people and over a dozen pets were forced to stay in a hotel from Tuesday-Sunday.
But, head coach Todd Bowles downplayed that notion Sunday night when he spoke to reporters.
“No, we just lost the game," said Bowles.
However, Bowles has had a change of heart since that night, apparently. He completely changed his tune Tuesday night when speaking on his weekly radio show.
"The biggest thing is preparation and practice," Bowles said on the Buccaneers Radio Network. "You'll play how you practice. With all the movement last week, I don't think we prepped as well as we should have or as well as some people could have.
"Preparation will be key this week."
It's unclear why Bowles changed his tune, but, his quote from Sunday night could very well be attributed to a "heat-of-the-moment" type deal where he was pissed off and didn't want to make any excuses.
More time has passed between then and Tuesday, obviously. And with time, perceptions tend to change.
Either way, Bowles is 100% correct: preparation will be absolutely crucial in Week 5. The Buccaneers are facing a sneaky-competitive Atlanta Falcons team that throws a lot at opposing teams on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball.
And the last the thing the Bucs can afford is dropping to 2-3 while watching one of their NFC South rivals take sole possession of first place in the division.
h/t Rick Stroud of Tampa Bay Times
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