There is much to be said about consistency. One of the biggest off-season moves the Buccaneers could have made was to retain Mike Smith as defensive coordinator. Though the defense was far from perfect, the massive improvement over the 2015 season – not to mention the drastic uptick in performance from the first half of 2016 to the second half – is something that had Bucs fans excited.
All that seemed to be in jeopardy when Mike Smith was named a “leading candidate” for the Jaguars job. Then, the Jags hired Doug Marrone.
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