TAMPA, Fla. — There is a difference between having depth and having meaningful depth, and what the Lions are left wondering after Friday’s 33-30 preseason win at Tampa Bay is under which category their cornerback depth falls. They opened training camp with three viable options to start opposite Darius Slay: Nevin Lawson, DeShawn Shead and Teez Tabor.



With two weeks left until the regular-season opener, the Lions are still waiting for one of them to take the job and run with it. Lawson started here, as he did last week against the Giants, and the Buccaneers wasted no time going after him.



On Tampa Bay’s opening drive, Lawson wound up trying to cover tight end O.J. Howard — a tricky matchup for any cornerback. Howard, with a free release from the end of the line, made an easy 17-yard reception. Later, Lawson was flagged for a (debatable) hold on DeSean Jackson, then coughed up a 19-yard Jackson reception. After halftime, with the Bucs deep...