If there is even a part of you who wants to fire Head Coach Lovie Smith, if there is one fiber of your being that thinks the Glazers will pay Greg Schiano 2 years and Lovie Smith 4 years while trying yet another Head Coach, pay attention: Firing Head Coaches is why the Bucs are Rebuilding once again.
Once again? Sure. Go ahead watch the video up above. I’ll wait.
Did you recognize anyone? If you did, its because you watched it 5 years ago when it happened, because not a soul is left from that team. Well, Demar Dotson was on that team…somewhere. Probably a practice squad player.
Listen to the futility the Bucs were experiencing in their 4th game of the season that year, as they waited for Josh Freeman to become ready to play.
You see the Bucs were 9-7 the two years before this, but new head coach Raheem Morris did what all new head coaches do…cleaned house. Granted Morris’ cleaning was of a veteran bunch that didn’t catch on with any other teams. Call it the over the hill bunch, Jamel Cook, Jeff Garcia, Brian Greise, Ike Hilliard, Derrick Brooks, Warrick Dunn, all at the end of their careers.
But the same thing would happen to these group of young Bucs coming in, the Youngry Bucs who overachieved and went 10-6 just missing a playoff birth by a tie breaker or a pass interference call against Detroit. Guys like Sammy Stroughter, Roy Miller, Michael Bennett, Greg White, all cut loose by the Greg Schiano regime, who wanted to bring in their guys, their players.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t like what Lovie Smith and Jason Licht did with some of last years players. Special Teamers like Economos, Adam Hayward, and Dekoda Watson. Offensive Lineman Jeremy Zuttah could seriously have made a difference on the offensive line this year.
I don’t have a problem with a rebuilding year or two, nor do I care if the franchise tells me its a rebuilding year, Im smart enough of a fan to know what it is. But Bucs fans need to understand unless you stick out the full plan of a new head coach, you will always get rebuilding plans over and over again.
A lot of talent was brought in on offense in this years draft, and Bucs fans should have equal confidence that next years draft will be just as amazing, perhaps all on defense this year.
When you consider the inconsistent play at QB this year, you have some real Gems appearing in Tampa Bay. Then take into account the Offensive Coordinator debacle, which was completely unavoidable.
Players like Mike Evans going for a 1000 yard season and 5TDs already challenging Mike Williams rookie record.. Austin Sefarian-Jenkins large frame and quick speed catching passes and Touchdowns. The QB play has had its affect, Vincent Jackson is doing better with Josh McCown back in the huddle, where as Bucs WR Louis Murphy had a better connection with QB Mike Glennon.
The more you look at the video, the more frustrating it gets, seeing all those young players, all gone, with nothing to show for their time but one 10-6 season. Lets not allow this to happen to these 2014 promising young players, who will have even more young players added in the 2015 draft and beyond.
It’s easy to avoid: Be patient, understand its a 3 year process, and come to the realization that Lovie Smith hasn’t forgotten how to coach. Did they miss on Free Agents this year? Yes. It happens: The Bucs missed on Free Agents in 2004 far worse. Didn’t mean Jon Gruden had the game pass him by! And how are Lovie’s old Bears doing these days?
Or Fire Lovie Smith, maybe we can go back to the Bill Cowher talk- He’s a 3-4 guy, Gerald McCoy and Levonte David don’t fit that defense, he would probably ship them off, then the Bucs would REALLY have no talent.
With Josh McCown back at the helm, the offense may have had the best first half of the year. The numbers look more like what you want from a team looking to win.
Its been a case of a dumb play here and there, and while the defense may be in need of a full overhaul, the offense can start taking the lead for the Bucs as it develops and scoring more points.
CAPTAIN MORGAN SHOULD BE DEMOTED-
Everyone is on Austin Sefarian-Jenkins for his Captain Morgan impersonation after his TD. To quote just about everyone…” He caused this team to give up the winning TD”. really? The Falcons got the ball on the 35 yard line. Not the 50, not the 45, not even the 40. The 35 yard line. The DEFENSE gave up the 65 yards for a TD. Are you telling me if Falcons get the Ball on the 20, they wouldn’t complete a 15 yard pass to Julio Jones and get the ball at the same spot?
ASJ needs to learn a lesson, because one day that COULD cost the Bucs, but if anyone says that is why the Bucs lost the game, they need to move to Edmonton and start watching football there.
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