What happens when a perfect storm meets a comedy of errors?After falling to the inimitable and a neophyte in the first two weeks of the season, 's depleted laid a pterodactyl-sized egg in a thrashing at the Georgia Dome on Thursday night.By halftime, the were up 35-0 while the Bucs had more turnovers than first downs. By the end of the third quarter, 's arm was on ice with a 56-0 lead.As complete as the meltdown was, we can say with confidence Smith's haple s troops aren't this pathetic and the aren't an NFL juggernaut.The Bucs sorely mi sed their best defensive
John Hannah Jersey player (), top running back (), rookie tight end () and a pair of starters in defensive end and cornerback .Make no mistake, though. Smith's roster has inherent flaws that will require overhauls rather than patches.There is an obvious lack of team speed.The offensive line failed to open holes in the running game and surrendered the ' first two sacks of the season.Starting quarterback continued his before leaving with a thumb injury that required a club-like wrap. Backup quarterback wasn't appreciably better, struggling to top 3.0 yards per attempt before the meaningle s fourth quarter.The defense failed to put any semblance of heat on behind an offensive line that couldn't keep defenders out of the backfield last week. Smith's cover-two zone defense allowed free releases with wide receivers running scot-free through the secondary.It's time for Smith and his coaching staff to go back to the drawing board with their season circling the drain in mid-September.Here's what else you need to know from the ' victory:Outside of special teams, Smith never found a way to fully exploit 's unique playmaking ability in Chicago. On a night when Hester and had a pair of long returns nullified by penalty, Smith saw first-hand what Hester can bring to an offense with creative scheming and play-calling. Two weeks after nearly setting a career-high in receiving yards, Hester added a 25-yard reception and his the first rushing touchdown of his nine-year career. had eight catches for 121 yards and a touchdown by halftime and added a spectacular 40-yard score in the third quarter. He was the by a wide margin Thursday night. set a with an 87.5 completion rate and a 155.9 pa ser rating. This comes two weeks after setting a franchise record with 448 pa sing yards. He's incredible on his home field, especially when he's given time to throw. It certainly helped that left tackle returned after mi sing the lo s at Cincinnati.The Bucs have managed just seven points on 17 first-half po se sions this season. Even if McCown hadn't injured his thumb, the coaching staff would have at least discu sed turning to Glennon for at Pittsburgh.It's hard to find a le s impre sive performance by a running back than the one turned in by . Martin's backup dropped a perfectly thrown third-down pa s on the opening series and lost two fumbles. Martin shouldn't have to worry about playing time once his knee cooperates.'s workload won't be reduced any time soon. Third and fourth stringers and Davonta Freeman each lost a fumble. Big-play specialist Smith did add yet another long touchdown in garbage time, though, scoring from 38 yards out to bring the score to 56-0 late in the third quarter. receiver never returned after suffering a foot injury late in the second quarter. With (hamstring) expected back in Week 3, Hester could move up to the No. 3 role.The breaks down the latest on and continues the search for this year's ."
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