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The way this fire went down makes you believe they were in a hurry or something before somebody else grabs the guy they want... Could it be Chip
Bucs will do what just about every typical NFL franchise does. They will likely hire some NFL retread. It's what the NFL does.
Jimbo Fisher will never coach in the NFL. You have to actually be able to coach and be good at X's and O's. You can't recruit in the NFL. Same goes for the NBA. Calipari can't coach in the NBA.
Jimbo Fisher will never coach in the NFL. You have to actually be able to coach and be good at X's and O's. You can't recruit in the NFL. Same goes for the NBA. Calipari can't coach in the NBA.
Might have something to do with keeping their OC. Bucs D was not doing well of late and Lovie is a D coach.
So they're promoting a guy who has already failed as a HC? I swear the NFL is just a good ol boys club. The same coaches get fired and rehired each offseason.
Wrong, it's not about x's and o's. It's about building a roster and managing egos. You think Pete Carroll is great at x's and o's? Why did Saban and Spurrier fail it that's the case?
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It wasn't because Xs and Os. Spurrier was under the impression his superior offensive understandings were all that was needed to be a successful NFL coach. You certainly need superior schemes, but you also need superior talent.
Tampa Bay needs to give up and sell the team because they lost a ton of fans today because of this firing. You don't fire an NFL HC after 2 seasons. You just don't do that. They were going to be a playoff team next year I seen this for over many years and every time they fire a HC they have to start over. Look at what happened with Gruden, after his first year he went down hill because he was getting rid of Dungy's players. As of right now I am no longer a Bucs fan and I've been one for at least 30 years when I first went as a child back in the early 80s. I am tired of their BS and I'm done with the owners. They needs to give up the rights and sell this team, period.
Agree with this. Bucs improved this year for certain and are poised to get even better. Wonder if there is more to this.
Well he was sure better than the guy who took this team to the super and the guy after him...Lovie was building up the team and they didn't give him time and I'm telling you there will be thousands upon thousands of empty seats next few years. I wouldn't be surprised if some of the players request a trade to get out of Tampa and I don't blame them.
Please. I've watched almost every game during Lovie's tenure (along with most every game of the Bucs entire sorry existence). Over the last two years, can you honestly say there has been a SINGLE time when you thought "Damn, that's a well-coached team"?
I was a little surprised they fired Smith, but I'm certainly not disappointed about it. He was 8-24 in his two seasons. Yeah, I know they won 3 times as many games this year as last, but they did so against one of the weakest schedules the NFL has ever seen. They played the other NFC South teams twice each; Carolina's pretty good (they blasted us twice); Atlanta & the Saints both sucked. They played the 4 dregs of the NFC East (won by 9-7 Redskins), and the 4 lousy teams of the trash-heap AFC South (won by 9-7 Houston). Their other 2 games were against the terrible Bears & terrible Rams.
He may have been a victim of the lousy, talent-free secondary - but he'd been given control of the roster when he got the job. The secondary was made up completely of guys HE brought in. If they're YOUR players, and YOU made your bones as a secondary coach/defensive coordinator - and your secondary is the weakest link of a dreadfully bad defense - you probably deserve to get canned.
As for the likelihood of empty seats next year, of course there will be empty seats. But that'll have nothing to do with them firing Lovie. It's not like they were packing the house to watch him coach.
I was a little surprised they fired Smith, but I'm certainly not disappointed about it. He was 8-24 in his two seasons. Yeah, I know they won 3 times as many games this year as last, but they did so against one of the weakest schedules the NFL has ever seen. They played the other NFC South teams twice each; Carolina's pretty good (they blasted us twice); Atlanta & the Saints both sucked. They played the 4 dregs of the NFC East (won by 9-7 Redskins), and the 4 lousy teams of the trash-heap AFC South (won by 9-7 Houston). Their other 2 games were against the terrible Bears & terrible Rams.
He may have been a victim of the lousy, talent-free secondary - but he'd been given control of the roster when he got the job. The secondary was made up completely of guys HE brought in. If they're YOUR players, and YOU made your bones as a secondary coach/defensive coordinator - and your secondary is the weakest link of a dreadfully bad defense - you probably deserve to get canned.
As for the likelihood of empty seats next year, of course there will be empty seats. But that'll have nothing to do with them firing Lovie. It's not like they were packing the house to watch him coach.
Jimbo isn't good at X's and O's? That's hilarious. He runs one of the most complicated offenses in college and prepares his QBs very well at X's and O's. Why do you think he has more QBs drafted than anyone.
That being said he's a better fit in college because he is a great recruiter and that's one reason why he has been so successful.
Lane would be the worse decision. TB had a good defense and the offense was coming on. They are young, most likely the youngest team in the NFL for the fact that TB owners wants to fire their HCs after 2 years. Who would want to come here? All the owners are doing is hurting their selves financially because they still have to pay all these HCs they fire. Stupid move IMHO because he wasn't given the same opportunity as other HCs such as Gruden, one of the worse HCs in the league!!!
Dude Gruden was one of the worst head coaches? Wow...
I watched Lovie for years in Chicago. He's just not that good. Hell, his best defenses were headed by Ron Rivera.
Lovie was never taking Tampa anywhere.
I watched Lovie for years in Chicago. He's just not that good. Hell, his best defenses were headed by Ron Rivera.
Lovie was never taking Tampa anywhere.
Chip was visiting Alabama, so maybe Saban to Tampa? I believe Dirk will be the coach, I'm just throwing Saban out there, because Indy was in the hunt at one point.
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