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...you or you wanted to take didn't work out and you're happy you got the player you took instead. So it can go both ways. You can't play the hindsight game too much.'' The Bucs have picked up the club options on all their assistant coaches for 2018, although Licht indicated there could still be some 'tweaks.' ...

...Bucs have picked up the club options on all their assistant coaches for 2018, although Licht indicated there could still be some 'tweaks.' Overall, he said keeping the continuity of the coaching staff was the best way to go. The biggest needs for 2018 are on defense, Licht said. "We've been pretty heavy offense,'' Licht said.

In this day and age, it's understandable that people seem to want instant change.

...behind it, but also that's an area where it's just not easy to go to the defensive line tree and pick guys. You know, it's a little difficult. It's challenging.'' Spence and defensive tackle Stevie Tu'ikolovatu are the only defensive linemen taken by the Bucs in the draft in four years under Licht, who defended his record in...

He also placed a lot of the Bucs inability to run the football on a poor performance by Doug Martin, who has most likely played his last game for Tampa Bay.

Licht said that a season-ending shoulder injury to Noah Spence affected the NFL's worst pass rush and gave insight into the reason for sticking with defensive coordinator Mike Smith after the Bucs finished last in total defense.

Licht said that a season-ending shoulder injury to Noah Spence affected the NFL's worst pass rush and gave insight into the reason for sticking with defensive coordinator Mike Smith after the Bucs finished last in total defense.

Expectations, many of them he said he "cringed at," nonetheless went unfulfilled due to injuries, particularly the right shoulder sprain suffered by quarterback Jameis Winston.

On a day when the Tennessee Titans and coach Mike Mularkey agreed to mutually part ways after losing to the New England Patriots 35-14 in the NFC divisional playoff game, Licht defended the Bucs decision to keep coach Dirk Koetter and his entire staff following a 5-11 season.

Licht said that a season-ending shoulder injury to Noah Spence affected the NFL's worst pass rush and gave insight into the reason for sticking with defensive coordinator Mike Smith after the Bucs finished last in total defense.