. >> peyton, russell mike james these are guys went through the offseason. is that confidence for the entire team knowing these guys aren't coming off the street here and trying to learn on the go. they are ready to step in. >>reporter: there's times you have to go that way you have to bring guys off the street and that's always the trick. it is nice that you have guys say well what does that mean again? now you still have to go out there and play against a good chicago defense. >> defensively you've will some time obviously to look at two games recommend free the past week. is there one particular thing you can say look change this. >> there's multiple things in all phases including coaching. but part of the main thing on defense is just our communicn. the coach to the headset from the headset to the players passed throughout defense so the guys they have the call they can look at the formation see what the tendencies are make their adjustments. from there we have a list of things and like you said over the two games we went overall that stuff with the play

russell hansbrough now joins peyton barber and mike james as the bucs running back group heading into bears game week. i asked head coach dirk koetter about this dire situation in this week's exclusive koetter's korner. >> one of the coaches is meeting with him around the clock to catch him up on just how you call your terminology. so it is nice that you have guysat doing and know they're not having to say what does that mean again? now you still have to go out and play against a good chicago defense. >> don't forget the full uncut version of koetter corner is up now on www.wfla.com. -- koetter's korner is up now on www.wfla.com. you can catch this each monday night during our 6 p.m. newscast. >>> the rays responded to a twitter barrage today that montreal journalist according to the times said a ballpark study was done in the city. the rays reaffirmed their commitment to keeping the club in the bay area. >>> in the usf men's basketball team looking for a bounceback season played an exhibition game tonight against nova southeastern. bo zigler with the finish, the block there by santos

>>laura: mike evans is also getting a national anthem to protest trump's election. >>russell: shayla reaves is live at raymond james where the protest has overshdowed the team's first home win of the season. good morning. >>reporter: good morning to you. mike evans told reporters that he did not share his intentions with the team ahead of time because he intnt want his intentions to be misunderstood. that is the information he against the chicago bears. you can see right here, this is some video captured during the national anthem ahead of game time and you can see evans is seated on a bench behind the rest of the team. he later told reporters the protest centered around tuesday's presidential election results. republican presidential nominee donald trump became the country's 45th president elect. listen to what evans had to say after the game. >> i say this a longim joke. the joke continues. >> is it something that you plan on continuing? >> i will. as long as he's president elects and, you know, i'm not a political person but i have common sense and i know when something is not right. >>reporter: the buccaneers i

mike evans made his feelings known. shayla is at raymond james stadium this morning with his story. hey shayla. russell. white receiver said he did not share his intentions with the team because he did not want his decision to be misunderstood. sunday, you are looking a some video as mike everyone's sat on the sidelines during the national anthem. this happened during tampa bay buccaneers game against the chicago bears. you can see in there seated on the bench. now, he later told reporters the protest centered around tuesday's presidential election presidential nominee donald trump became the country's 45th president-elect. veterans day followed on friday. bucs paid tribute to military service members during a special salute to service sunday. here's how evans explained the decision to remain seated. >> don't want to sdt respect veterans or anything or men and women that served this country forever indebted to them. but the things going on in stand for that. you know, when ash to kutcher we've punked then i'll say i'll stand again. >> buccaneers issued a statement saying, the buccaneers deeply committed