TAMPA, Fla. -- Nobody from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is exactly sure what's gotten into second-year cornerback Vernon Hargreaves -- not head coach Dirk Koetter nor defensive coordinator Mike Smith. Last year's 11th overall draft pick has given up some big plays the past few games and it's costing them.
When a reporter asked Koetter on Monday how concerned he was about Hargreaves' performance, he responded, "Extremely, extremely."
"Vern is not in a very good streak of games right now," Koetter said. "We asked Vern to be more aggressive this year and to be more aggressive with his coverage and he started out doing that.