TAMPA — Mike Smith, the Tampa Bay Bucs defensive coordinator, wanted no part of breaking down and assessing the carnage from this past Sunday.
Some things you can't unsee, including the torturous defensive effort from the Bucs as they gave up 513 passing yards to Oakland quarterback David Carr, the most ever against the Bucs.
He was hoping the "nothing to see here" mentality would provide a psychological boost to his beleaguered defense as it prepared to take on another high-octane group of guys in Matt Ryan, Julio Jones and the rest of the Atlanta Falcons Thursday night.