The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in the midst of a slow start to their 2022-23 campaign, sitting at .500 through their first six games of the season.
Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles offered some blunt self-reflection when asked what he's seen from Tampa Bay's struggling offense, which finished second in scoring last season.
"We were bad on third-and-short, even third-and-inches, third-and-one," Bowles said, according to ProFootballTalk. "We've got to find a way to get one yard. We got some tough guys up there. We've got to understand what we are and who we are going forward, as opposed to trying to make a whole bunch of different plays, and we've got to be better at that. ... We've got to be tougher up front on both sides of the ball. Plain and simple."
The Buccaneers' offense currently averages 332 yards per game, which is 21st in NFL. Tampa Bay is dead last in rushing while averaging 67.5 yards per contest.
Most recently, the Buccaneers fell in Week 6 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, who entered on a four-game losing streak.
Bowles and the Buccaneers look to rebound as they face the Baltimore Ravens in Week 7 on "Thursday Night Football."
