Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Mea Culpa By Raheem Morris a Bad Sign

When I first listened to Tampa Bay Buccaneers Head Coach Raheem Morris' press conference regarding the shocking dismissal of Offensive Coordinator Jeff Jagodzinski, I had assumed it must have been do to a power struggle in the organization. I figured Jagodzinski believed he was better qualified to be the head coach and didn't respect Morris. I assumed Jags was not taking Morris' input or direction, ignoring him, and disrespecting him in some sort of Mike Martz-styled insubordination. However, what's come out since the announcement of the firing is much, much worse. Apparently online and offline reporters have been hearing whispers about Jagodzinski since April. Since the news broke, the media firestorm has revealed that many of the other coaches on the staff believed that Jagodzinski had no idea how to run an NFL offense. In fact, the hiring of running backs coach Steve Logan was a crutch for Jags. He had never called plays in Green Bay, Boston College, or any other ...