Bucs foot dragging will impact their ability to hire a staff for new head coach

They were among the first to fire and now the last to hire. The agonizingly slow pace of the Bucs' search for a new head coach -- 23 days and counting -- won't be without consequence. With the Indianapolis Colts hiring of Ravens defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano as their head coach Wednesday, the Bucs are the last NFL team to be without a leader of their football team. What that means is they've lost all leverage in their ability to hire assistant coaches. Staffs are being hired in Jacksonville, Miami, Oakland, St. Louis and Indianapolis. Any assistant coach worth his salt who has an opportunity pending with a formulating staff has no reason now to wait on the Bucs. For starters, it's impossible to predict which candidate has an edge. Former Packers and Texas A&M coach Mike Sherman is the only known candidate to have a second interview with the Glazers. There certainly could be more. While the Bucs say they're making progress, they are still 13 days shy of t...