The Tampa Bay Buccaneers thought they would be starting two rookies on the offensive line early in the 2015 season. They just didn't know they'd have to be working on so many contingency plans around those two young blockers.
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Left tackle Donovan Smith and right guard Ali Marpet, the Buccaneers' two second-round picks in April's draft, will start for the fifth straight game on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars and will look to continue their steady adaptation to the professional game. They'll do it, however, without the veteran influence of usual starting left guard Logan Mankins, who suffered a groin injury in practice on Wednesday and will not suit up for Sunday's game.