Titans vs. Buccaneers: Lovie Smith's performance was unacceptable

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were outclassed, outplayed and outcoached at every level by the Tennessee Titans yesterday. As a reminder: the Titans went 2-14 last year. This was not some unstoppable juggernaut the Bucs faced -- just a team coming up from the same depths the Bucs are rising from. Which makes the Bucs' performance even more pitiful.

All of that is on Lovie Smith. Not just because as the head coach, he's ultimately responsible for what the Bucs trot out there, but because his area of expertise was where the Bucs failed the worst: on defense. The team stopped Marcus Mariota just twice, allowing him to drive down the field for a touchdown on five of his seven drives. Coverage…