Found January 16, 2009 on MVN:
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When I heard the news, my heart just dropped. Everyone was so shocked, and it was such breaking news that ESPN even devoted time to it, something they never do for the Bucs. Head Coach Jon Gruden and General Manager Bruce Allen have been fired. As of this moment, that son of a bitch Joel Glazer has yet to speak. I just can't comprehend this. What the **** where the Buccaneers thinking? Jon Gruden went 60-57 in 7 seasons with the Bucs (including playoffs), and is the winningest head coach in Tampa history. He led them to their only Super Bowl, and has won 3 division titles in 7 years. He is the only coach in NFC South history to have back-to-back winning seasons. Everyone is going to point to the collapse at the end of the season, but give him more credit than that. He has had enough success in Tampa to be forgiven for one little collapse. Let's just say that nobody saw this coming. Bruce Allen has done a great job in his time with the Bucs. Allen has drafted some great players, and has brought in great players (Jeff Garcia, Cato June, Antonio Bryant). Quite frankly, I can't see why he lost his job. I'm so pissed off over this whole ordeal, and quite frankly, my anger has lead me near tears. Neither man deserved this fate. Who is going to come in and do the job that these men did? While I'll try not to hold any animosity towards the new hires, it will take me a while to get over this. The Glazers better have a damn good reason, and I better not hear one word about the collapse. Good luck to both men. I'll always hold a special place in my heart for Gruden. After all, I didn't think that the Bucs would be making a head coaching change for a long time.
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