Lovie Smith: Bucs had to be active in free agency

In the offseason, the Buccaneers signed more than a half-dozen veterans expected to play regular roles in 2014. Considering the franchise had hired a new coach (Lovie Smith) and G.M. (Jason Licht) after a 4-12 campaign in 2013, changes were to be expected. However, beneath it all, there was a rather logical reason why the…