The Mike Smith era is over in Tampa Bay.
According to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, players were informed that the team would be making a change at the defensive coordinator position today.
Linebackers coach Mark Duffner is expected to take over as the interim.
Smith’s defense finished dead last in the NFL last season and has shown no improvement this year. The unit has been historically bad in 2018 and is on record pace to shatter all kinds of defensive records - and not the good ones.
It will be interesting to see how Duffner performs as the season wears on.