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Who’s The New Coach? That Guy!
I don’t know who Greg Schiano is and if you say you do you’re a liar. All I know is he is the head coach of Rutgers and has a 68-67 record there. I don’t keep up with much of what happens in the Big East. Although I have a passing interest in what happens with USF, it’s really not enough to translate into bothering to know anything about their fellow conference...
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18 days ago
Discuss
Draftable Cornerbacks
Since nothing of any consequence has happened regarding the head coaching position, we might as well talk about the draft. In past years, I’d go over the Bucs’ roster first and then start talking about draftable prospects. But without knowing what systems are going to be in place, there’s really no point in talking about the current guys when many of them may be...
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19 days ago
Mike Sherman Gets Second Interview
The headline pretty much sums it up.
By Monday afternoon, former Green Bay Packers and Texas A&M coach Mike Sherman became the first candidate to be called for a second interview with the Bucs this week.
Which makes him the frontrunner again. Fennelly was right in that this news is not exciting in any way. But at least I don’t think Sherman will bail for a better deal...
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20 days ago
This Interview Process Isn’t Entertaining Enough!
Now that Chip Kelly has decided to stay in Nikeville, several articles have come out characterizing the Glazers as spurned and jilted, as though they have something to be embarrassed about. The dumbest and most insulting, of course, comes from Martin Fennelly.
Now they have egg on their face – Duck egg, no less.
Oregon’s Chip Kelly will not be the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’...
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20 days ago
Chip Kelly Came And Went Like A Cheap *****
Over the weekend, the news broke that the Glazers secretly interviewed Chip Kelly for the Bucs’ head coaching position. And now, according to Rick Stroud, they are finalizing the deal.
Kelly would make the jump from college to the NFL if a financial agreement can be reached, Portland’s KGW-TV reported Sunday night.
Bucs general manager Mark Dominik said he has no plans...
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21 days ago
Cross Off Philbin
Well, the one guy I was really wanting to try out has been snatched up by someone else, just like my experimental summer in college. Joe Philbin has been hired by Miami.
“Worked five years with Joe Philbin,” former Packers executive Andrew Brandt tweeted. “Calm, cerebral, humble and a skilled offensive mind. His style will resonate with players.”
If you take...
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23 days ago
Scouting Will Be Fine
Stephen Holder reminds us that even while the Bucs continue to interview and ponder their options, the rest of the football world continues to spin, including those college games specifically created to showcase upcoming draftable prospects. And since the Bucs don’t know what kind of offensive or defensive scheme they’re going to run, Holder thinks they’re at a...
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25 days ago
Time Stand Still
I know sometimes I’ll say that nothing is happening because the news has slowed down to a trickle, but there’s still at least a little something going on. Not today. Today, from a Buccaneer standpoint, is identical to yesterday. Like Groundhog Day, except without “I Got You, Babe”.
So, here is what I could scrounge up from the various outlets around the...
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26 days ago
First Round Almost Over
According to Jason La Canfora, the Bucs will conclude their first round of interviews this week. IS THAT TIMETABLE OKAY FOR YOU ASSHOLES IN THE MEDIA?
Bucs plan to end 1st round of interviews by weekend, then conduct 2nd interviews w/ finalists next week. OAK wants to talk to Philbin, too
So next week they’ll likely have their second round of interviews and then maybe pick...
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27 days ago
Add Philbin To The List
Hot damn, the Bucs just asked for permission to interview a couple Green Bay assistant coaches, including my favorite, Joe Philbin.
…and the team got permission to interview Packers offensive coordinator Joe Philbin and quarterbacks coach Tom Clements, according to multiple reports.
Philbin went ahead and coached in the divisional game in Green Bay this weekend even though...
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27 days ago
And Then The Chudz Came
Now that the list of former head coaches is pretty much exhausted, it looks like the Bucs are going for successful coordinators for their next round of interviews. First it was Mike Zimmer, now add an offensive coordinator to the list.
They now reportedly have asked for and received permission to speak with Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski.
I was really hoping...
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January 13, 2012
Letting It Zimmer
Even though most reports would have us believe that the head coaching competition is between Marty Schottenheimer and Mike Sherman, the Bucs are evidently still on the hunt for their perfect candidate.
Per @AdamSchefter #Bucs have requested permission to interview Bengals def. coord. Mike Zimmer. A solid candidate w/serious credentials.
Zimmer is 55 and a good defensive guy who runs...
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January 13, 2012
Wade Phillips Pulls Out
Sorry. I know the visual that title created in your head.
But it’s true, Wade Phillips has removed himself from consideration for the Bucs’ head coaching job.
Phillips, 64, was scheduled to interview following the Texans practice in Houston on Friday, but sources with knowledge of the Bucs’ coaching search said he called general manager Mark Dominik early Thursday...
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January 13, 2012
Coaching Update
Sorry about the lack of entries yesterday. I had too much actual work to do to even look at the internet. Sometimes being an international spy really gets in the way of blogging about football.
It looks like in the last 24 hours or so, people have kind of forgotten that Mike Sherman exists and Marty Schottenheimer has become the favorite to get the head coaching job in Tampa. People...
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January 12, 2012
Sapp Thinks Brad Childress Is Just Super
Via Rich Eisen‘s photo feed site:
I just told @QBKILLA of @JasonLaCanfora report that Bucs about to interview Brad Childress for HC job. His reax:
So Warren’s not a fan. But more importantly, caption time! I’ll go for the low-hanging fruit.
“Hey Warren, how did David Carradine die again? I keep forgetting.”
Yours in the comments.
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January 10, 2012
Bucs To Resurrect Vince Lombardi, Lowball Him
Martin Fennelly took a whole new angle in his latest article about the Glazers and the coaching search. For once, he was fair, concise and provided well thought out commentary on the situation.
Of course that’s a lie. He used yet more bandwidth to call the Glazers cheap, basically saying that they settled for Raheem Morris because he didn’t cost a lot and seemed like...
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January 09, 2012
Age Before Beauty
New coaching candidates were uncovered over the weekend and Pewter Report did an outstanding job reporting on all of them and covering all the angles. None of these names are particularly exciting, but by God they’re old and that’s a start.
Wade Phillips: All Wade Phillips has done is come into Houston and turn their defense into the #2 defense in the league. Phillips...
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January 09, 2012
Interviews Conducted, More Names Mentioned
There’s a pretty extensive piece today on the Bucs interviewing Mike Sherman, something we already knew was happening, but there are no additional details about how it might have gone or what his chances are. So if you’re interested in reading long articles about things that should only take a sentence, there you go. It’s like the anti-Reader’s Digest.
The...
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January 06, 2012
Fisher Probably Won’t Be A Buc
According to Adam Schefter, who is usually right about these things, Jeff Fisher is not going to consider the Bucs even though no one has asked him to yet.
Former Titans head coach Jeff Fisher is scheduled to meet today with the St. Louis Rams. Fisher will choose between the Rams and Dolphins.
There hasn’t been anything said tying Fisher to the Bucs in any way, so it’...
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January 05, 2012
REAR ENTRIES: Looking Ahead
HEY HEY HEY: Albert Haynesworth would like Buccaneers fans to know that, according to him, he has hit rock bottom.
“This year right here, you’ve probably seen me at my worst,” Haynesworth said. “I mean just as far as my play. I still did some good things, but I just think that next year I’ll be a hell of a lot better, back closer to my ’08 form.”
Neither of those statements...
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January 04, 2012
First Two Coaching Rumors
According to Rick Stroud and John Clayton, respectively, the Bucs plan on interviewing Jerry Gray and Mike Sherman.
Bucs plan to interview Titans defensive coordinator Jerry Gray. Will make Bucs compliant with the Rooney Rule
I can’t imagine Gray has a shot. I have to think the Glazers are going after an offensive-minded coach since they have everything staked on Josh Freeman...
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January 03, 2012
Coaching Candidate Overview
Stephen Holder has put together a pretty good list of possible head coaching candidates for those of you who don’t keep up with other teams. For those of us who do, it’s pretty much a list of every single possibility. For example, I don’t see Bill Cowher, Herm Edwards, Marty Schottenheimer or Steve Mariucci happening (although I wouldn’t mind Mooch). Brian...
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January 03, 2012
Hanging Up On London
One of the changes the Bucs can make even before picking a head coach is to take any more London games off the table, and that’s exactly what they did when they told the commissioner to find some other team to eat that **** food for a week.
Co-chairman Joel Glazer said Monday the team has told the league it does not wish to play in overseas games after doing so twice in three...
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January 03, 2012
Farewell Raheem
It took less than 24 hours for the Bucs to fire Raheem Morris after the season ended, and that was likely out of courtesy. The Glazers could have gone to the sideline in Atlanta and fired him when the Bucs went down 42-0 by handing him an actual pink slip and then punching him in the dick and no one would have blamed them. Hell, it would have been the most entertaining thing the...
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January 02, 2012
That Didn’t Take Long
I said last month that Raheem Morris would not get fired after the season because it would show a lack of conviction on the part of the Glazers and their dedication to the youth movement.
Okay, I wrote that line and then had to leave for a little while. When I came back, Raheem had been fired. So I need to come up with a different entry, which I will do shortly. In the meantime...
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January 02, 2012
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