The much-hyped Buccaneer defense was picked apart with ease by Marcus Mariota in his first professional game - but how did the defense fail to stop the pass so badly? We look at the coaches film to find answers.
Optimistic Buc fans felt confident in the team's chances against the Titans last Sunday; cynics would have pointed to a rookie QB, protected by two rookie OL and a fill-in at right tackle, as reasons to not get one's hopes up. Yet, no-one would have predicted just how badly the Buccaneer defense performed against Tennessee, and in particular, the ease with which Marcus Mariota threw pass after pass, touchdown after touchdown, slicing the ball through the air like a hot knife through butter.