It might be hard to imagine this, but there are NFL teams with bigger problems than the Redskins.
The Browns have been remarkably uncompetitive. The Dolphins and Titans — playoff teams a year ago — haven’t won a game. The Chiefs are terrible.
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But neither of these teams is having an identity crisis quite like the Buccaneers, who are 0-3 and were beaten into oblivion by the Giants on Sunday. Tampa Bay, which underwent a mass house cleaning in the offseason — jettisoning coaches and players — was shut out, gained 86 yards from scrimmage and had zero first downs at halftime.
In an attempt to jump-start their offense, the Bucs are replacing starting quarterback (and D.C. native) Byron Leftwich with second-year pro Josh Johnson. But is benching Leftwich (572 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs in the first two games) really the answer? Sure he was terrible against the Giants, but so was everyone else.
Meanwhile, the Tampa Bay defense — once a franchise hallmark — surrendered 226 rushing yards to the G-Men. The Bucs allowed 77 points through the first two weeks of the season. There’s a sombrero-sized panic button being pushed down in Florida, which makes it only fitting that the Bucs and Redskins would meet this Sunday in Landover.
Hey, somebody’s gotta win, right?
