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    Bucs' Todd Bowles Reveals Running Back Plan vs. Ravens

    By Adam Schultz,

    16 hours ago

    Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles has a great problem this week ahead of the Baltimore Ravens clash, which one of his three in-form running backs will play.

    With the emergence of running backs Bucky Irving and Sean Tucker against the New Orleans Saints in the absence of Rachaad White, there have been calls for the young duo to usurp White in the pecking order.

    However, Bowles has revealed that he will use all three as he sees fit moving forward, so Ravens defensive coordinator Zach Orr will have his hands full.

    "Oh, I need all three of them," Bowles said . "All three are good football players, and all three will play when they [are] all healthy, and as the game goes, we'll go with the hot hand and see who's running what style and how it fits the game and go with that guy."

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    Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield celebrates running back Sean Tucker's touchdown.

    Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images

    Fresh off a game in which the Buccaneers rushed for 277 yards, the young group will now get a stern test against a Ravens defense that doesn't allow rushing yards - with Bucs fans all saying the same thing, wondering "who's who'' in this backfield.

    While the Buccaneers have surpassed 100 rushing yards in four of their six games, Baltimore hasn't allowed more than 81 in a game all season.

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    So, if the Buccaneers want to establish Irving and Tucker (potentially White, too) in the run game, offensive coordinator Liam Coen will have to figure this out.

    Tampa Bay has been playing at a high level for most of this season, with a few bumps in the road here and there.

    But now, with the Ravens up next, Bowles' team will get a big test of their early season credentials, and his trio of running backs could be pivotal in determining the outcome of the game.

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