NEW ORLEANS -- If the news that Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Doug Martin was a healthy scratch Saturday against the New Orleans Saints came as a surprise, it was for his teammates too. The Bucs rely heavily on their ground game to set up play-action, and Martin's been a central part of that for five seasons now.
"I found out before the game like everyone else," said quarterback Jameis Winston. "Of course, I wanted him out there. But I have nothing more to say about that."
Head coach Dirk Koetter called it a "coaches' decision," and said that it boiled down to special teams.