Secretary of Defense Lovie Smith is filled with optimism and says healing is in full swing after his staff and team watched game film of the capital collapse.

When players see their mistakes and realizes how they can fix them, Lovie said last night, then true football healing begins and it’s time to move on spiritually and tactically to the next game.

Joe adores listening to Lovie on the Buccaneers Radio Network.

Lovie also was asked by a fan what message he has for Bucs fans in the wake of such an unnatural disaster.

“And for our fans, I know it’s a lot, but we’re just asking you to stay with us,” Lovie said. “I mean, your team was up 24-0 and we didn’t get the job done, but eventually we’re going to get over that hump.”

Joe’s really had enough of Lovie’s silliness about how cool and inspiring it is that the Bucs were leading 24-0. That’s just a loser mentality, especially against the Redskins.

It was a tolerable attitude when Mike Glennon led 21-0 but lost in Seattle to the eventual Super Bowl champs in 2013, but that was a very different situation.

Finding optimism in having a big lead you evaporated to a losing team is about as ludicrous as being inspired by dropping a lot of close games in 2014.

Lovie said himself — last December — that “true football fans can see we’re on the verge.”

Now’s the time to execute.