CINCINNATI -- Carson Palmer thinks the Bengals need to work harder at eliminating penalties. Offensive lineman Bobbie Williams thinks they need to focus on converting short-yardage plays to get their stuck-in-a-rut offense moving.

Chad Ochocinco's remedy? More trash talk.

The six-time Pro Bowl receiver said Wednesday he has lost confidence on the field. After the final practice before a bye week, Ochocinco said he plans to run his mouth a little bit more to get the passing game going.

"I haven't been the Chad of old, the Chad that we're all used to -- the boisterous, sometimes borderline cocky, arrogant," he said. "But that's the way I am and that's what everybody feeds off as a city and as an organization, and I haven't been that.

"I think when I do come back [from the bye], I'm going back to the Chad of old."

The challenge is to get back their offense of old.

The Bengals (2-3) have been merely ordinary despite signing receiver Terrell Owens to team with Ochocinco and drafting pass-catching tight end Jermaine Gresham in the first round. They've been particularly bad in the first half, scoring no more than 10 points in any game.

On Sunday, they were horrible at the end, too. One of Palmer's passes to Owens was wrestled away from the receiver for an interception that set up a tying touchdown. Then, when the Bengals were driving to get into field goal range, one of Palmer's passes went off Ochocinco's hands and was intercepted, setting up the Buccaneers' winning field goal with 1 second left.

Palmer got booed -- he also had an interception returned for a touchdown -- but Ochocinco said the last interception was totally his fault.

"It's easy, easy money," Ochocinco said. "I basically lost the game. And everybody will say, 'Well, the game is played within four quarters,' but there comes a time when a supposed-to-be-superstar is supposed to make that play, and your field goal kicker comes in and kicks it.