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Raheem Morris and his staff were fired exactly two weeks ago today, and still it feels like we could be a ways off from learning who the next head coach of the Buccaneers will be. That's because the Bucs are taking their time in this search, looking in every crevice and under every rock for who they think will be the best man for the job. It's also been speculated that they're doing a little reconnaissance in talking to at least six candidates -- that we know of -- and possibly more to come. Those lessons could prove valuable as the Bucs look to get this team back on track. But -- there's always a but -- aren't there drawbacks to being this methodical? Of course. But we're not yet at the point where those problems have become major issues. Still, let's take a look a couple of these and try to determine whether they present real problems for the Bucs. The biggest potential matter here is, because there are other coaching openings in the NFL, the Bucs could...
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