While much of the blame for the loss at Washington can be laid at the feet of the secondary and virtually no QB pressure, much of it has to do with adjustments. For much of the off-season, when speaking of the shaky offensive line, Koetter regularly spoke about how things can be done to help offset that weakness and give Winston a little more time in the pocket. Six games into the season, and one can easily see that Koetter's adjustments have been a success. Even on Sunday after losing 2 receivers to injury, Koetter was able, through his play calling, to move the Bucs offensively outside of the Bucs first possession of the third quarter.Defensively, it is difficult to see any adjustments. Adjustments are not only about personnel, but about play calling. Lovie has taken over the play calling for the defense this year. Washington's first scoring drive did not look much different than their last scoring drive. And our defense didn't look any different either.Every team in the NFL makes adjustments at half-time. If players are not "executing" the plays correctly, it's hard to believe that mid game, your players will all of a sudden have an "AHA" moment. As a coach, you accept that and adjust your game plan. If you are not getting pressure, you run more blitzes. If that fails, you stack the secondary and only rush 3 or 4. Whatever the case, you adjust the plan. You cannot rely, like Lovie seems to do, that the other team will make a mistake eventually.While I do fault the secondary and defensive line in this game for their horrendous play, there is no doubt that this loss is at the feet of Lovie Smith and Leslie Frazier. These are 2 coaches who have been in this league far too long to let a defense fall apart as it did on Sunday.
