TAMPA, Fla.—The Bucs will take a different approach to replacing DT Gerald McCoy this time around.

Instead of moving rookie DE Da’Quan Bowers inside they’ll likely move LDE Michael Bennett inside to tackle and make greater use of Bowers at his traditional DE spot.

McCoy is down for the rest of the year with a right torn biceps muscle.

This is the second time in his two years in the league that McCoy has had to finish the season on IR because of a torn biceps muscle.

Last year he went down in Week 14 with a torn left biceps muscle.

The team doesn’t believe McCoy’s problems with his biceps tears is the result of poor weight training or something inherent in McCoy.Rather they believe he has twice now been the victim of poor tackling technique.

In both instances, McCoy was hurt while reaching to make an arm tackle instead of getting into proper position.

“He got off the ball and had a chance to make a play on (Saints RB Chris Ivory) and he kind of reached out rather than put (his) face in there,’’ Bucs coach Raheem Morris said of McCoy’s latest injury. “You got to move into the ball, sky your eyes and hit on contact. He just reached at the guy–which is a common mistake (players make when they are) coming off a block.’’

The decision to leave Bowers outside and move Bennett inside comes as a result of Bowers play inside earlier in the season.

Though he helped the Bucs to a victory over the Saints a month ago, Bowers never looked comfortable inside. The team believes Bennett will be more comfortable making the switch to tackle. … The Bucs continue to have trouble inside the red zone. They moved the ball well against the Saints on Sunday, for example, but only produced one touchdown in two red zone chances. That improved their red-zone efficiency to a still-poor 36.4, last in the league.