Lovie Smith met with the press on Monday afternoon, approximately 24 hours after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost to the Washington Redskins, 31-30, at FedExField. In the interim, Smith and his team had an opportunity to review the tape from that game and gain a more detailed understanding of how a 24-point first-half lead was lost and what the lasting implications might be.
So, upon further review, here are a few things Lovie Smith and the rest of us learned from – and/or what new questions were raised by – the Bucs' trip to the capital.
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