TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive coordinator Mike Smith isn't holding back criticism of his team's performance in their 34-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings last Sunday. And he says those issues -- particularly giving up explosive plays -- have to get corrected heading into this week's matchup against the New York Giants.
"The level we played at was unacceptable last week. We’ve got to get it fixed," Smith said. "We didn't perform at the level that we needed to -- that’s obvious in terms of explosive plays. When you give up close to 190 yards in four plays, it really doesn’t matter what happens the rest of the game.