Bucs Coach Todd Bowles Reveals When Starters Will Play

Following the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' preseason win over the Cincinnati Bengals, the Bucs will head to Jacksonville for two days of joint practices with the Jacksonville Jaguars .

Head coach Todd Bowles alluded that since the joint practices follow a strict plan, and most of the starters will see a heavy dose of practice, it's unlikely starters will suit up against the Jaguars this Saturday.

The last game of the preseason schedule comes against the Miami Dolphins where there's a higher chance the important players will get some snaps.

"Depending on how much work we get in Jacksonville during the practice week, I'm leaning towards the third game because we'll have two weeks to get ready for the game," said Bowles.

Bowles also mentioned in the press conference that some of the standout players in the first preseason game may get a start this week and that it will depend on how practice goes this week.

Some players who played most of the snaps in the game against the Bengals include guard Elijah Klein and second-year safety Christian Izien. After playing cornerback all of last year, Izien played most of the game in safety. Klein could provide depth for the Bucs offensive line after guard Sua Opera injured his knee the first week of camp and will be out for the year.

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While the Bucs didn't record a sack in their first preseason game, Bowles did have some words for linebacker Chris Braswell's anticipated debut.

"I thought Braswell did fine, physically. He didn't get a chance to rush the passer much with the fronts we had him in. He dropped once or twice."

The biggest thing the Buccaneers are worrying about for the remainder of the preseason is sorting out the depth at a couple of positions.