TAMPA, Fla. -- Four days after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers put up 30 points on the Carolina Panthers, Bucs offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich said Thursday that he believes what's been reported about his team's offensive demise this year has been exaggerated despite falling to 8-8 and narrowly squeaking into the playoffs.
"I think there's been moments where we really haven't been that bad," Leftwich said. "I think you guys overexaggerated because we look different. The numbers say that that we're not that far off. We're off on third down and red zone. It's disappointing, those two things for us as a team with who we have.