TAMPA — Saying he's trying to put the Bucs in the best position to win, coach Dirk Koetter stood by his decision to bench Pro Bowl running back Doug Martin in Saturday's 31-24 loss to the Saints.
In fact, it may happen again. Koetter refused to say whether Martin would be inactive for Sunday's regular-season finale against the Panthers.
"Right now I'm not going to say anything about who's going to play this week because I don't want to do Carolina any favors as to who we're going to play," Koetter said. "As you said, last week, we made a decision for the Saints game based on what I thought was best for our team that week.