The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been more than a little unclear about their plans at the running back position, and they didn't get any clearer when Lovie Smith was asked about Doug Martin and the failure to pick up his fifth-year option yesterday.
"As a player, I mean there is a business part off the field and then when it's time to work on the field, you do that," Lovie Smith said yesterday. "The business part, I can't get into that, but we like Doug. He's on the first team like he has always been.