TAMPA, Fla. - If it was a message Tampa Bay Buccaneers' quarterback Baker Mayfield was sending with these comments after Sunday's loss, then consider it a message received.

"You have to have some pride about you," Mayfield said after their 28-23 loss to the New England Patriots. "You've got to have the fear of that failure. When we talk about something, you have to have that responsibility and accountability for the guys around you."

What they're saying:

Those words carried over into a new week for the Bucs as they began practice with a walk-through on Wednesday.

"Leadership counts on this team," said head coach Todd Bowles. "When certain people talk, everybody takes heat for it. I'm perfectly fine with it."

"Obviously, we don't have too many divas in this locker room who think they

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