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Speaking forward of Sunday’s matchup with the Arizona Cardinals, Bowles aired his considerations on the play-calling.

“The quick-screen game, the quick passes have worked. The screen game, people are starting to catch on to a little bit,” Bowles mentioned.

“We gotta alter some things that way probably in the things we’re doing. But at the same time, it also plays as a running play for us. So it helps us get to the edge a lot quicker and it opened up the run game a little bit more.”

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Reflecting on the Bucs’ malaise in current weeks, Bowles mentioned: “It’s a little bit of everything. I mean that’s coaching included.

“I mean, we have got to have a better play call. We have got to execute the plays when they’re called and we have got to understand what we are trying to do.

“So we have got to understand that part and we have got to tie it into the run game. So it’s all inclusive; it’s everybody. It’s just not one thing.

“Like I told them in the locker room, this is a team game and whether it’s offense, defense or special teams, we have got to play well in all three phases.

“So when you talk about the passing game, you include the play calling, you include the quarterback, you include the offensive line, you include the receivers. So we have to do a better job as a collective, as a group going forward.”