Bucs fire Coach Jon Gruden and GM Bruce Allen

SmootSmack · 01-20-2009, 10:28 AM

Not to defend Gruden, but he was in a pretty bad spot to begin with. The salary cap situation when Gruden got to Tampa was on the verge of disaster when he got there (I think that was the main reason Parcells backed out of a verbal agreement to take over as coach before they brought in Gruden, and in order to get Gruden Tampa sacrificed a lot to the Raiders-around $10 million in cash, two first round picks, and two second round picks.

firstdown · 01-20-2009, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Ruhskins

The Tampa Bay team that Gruden took to the SB in 2002 may not have been his team, but the Raider team that Callahan took to the SB that same year was Gruden's. I don't think he's a great coach, but I don't think he's bad either. I posted this earlier about his 11 years as HC:

"He has had 4 winning seasons out of the seven seasons he's been with Tampa Bay. Making it six winning seasons, five division crowns, five playoff appearances and one Superbowl in 11 years."

Well he played with another coaches players and beat the guys he brought to Okland.

firstdown · 01-20-2009, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

Well, that seems to be what I am hearing and reading. I can imagine Gruden's "intensity" kinda wears thin after a while. If you got only one gear when it comes to coaching, I think players start to tune him out. Not only that, I imagine he would start to get a rep around the league as players move around. I am betting in his next gig, he gets "tuned out" pretty quick.

I wouldn't want Gruden here, BUT, he would just feed Danny's "Let's try something different this year" hunger.

I really don't have a problem with how intense he is as a coach I just think people see him acting like that and just kind of assume he is a great coach. I have always thought he was a great coach until I started looking at what he has done over the past 11 years and his numbers tell a different story.

KLHJ2 · 01-20-2009, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

forget it he's done

So now I can party like it's 1999?...No wait, ah forget it.

freddyg12 · 01-20-2009, 11:32 AM

You've got to give Gruden some credit for success in Tampa, but at the same time the team has always been carried by its D, so now that Kiffin is gone it would've been different anyway. Maybe Kiffin's departure played a part as well & they felt they had to start w/younger guys on the staff. Allen being included in this surprises me more than anything. I thought he did a decent job of getting personel, don't know about their cap situation.

01-20-2009, 10:28 AM	#76
SmootSmack Uncle Phil Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 45,256	Re: Bucs fire Coach Jon Gruden and GM Bruce Allen Not to defend Gruden, but he was in a pretty bad spot to begin with. The salary cap situation when Gruden got to Tampa was on the verge of disaster when he got there (I think that was the main reason Parcells backed out of a verbal agreement to take over as coach before they brought in Gruden, and in order to get Gruden Tampa sacrificed a lot to the Raiders-around $10 million in cash, two first round picks, and two second round picks. __________________ You're So Vain...You Probably Think This Sig Is About You

01-20-2009, 11:32 AM	#80
freddyg12 Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,540	Re: Bucs fire Coach Jon Gruden and GM Bruce Allen You've got to give Gruden some credit for success in Tampa, but at the same time the team has always been carried by its D, so now that Kiffin is gone it would've been different anyway. Maybe Kiffin's departure played a part as well & they felt they had to start w/younger guys on the staff. Allen being included in this surprises me more than anything. I thought he did a decent job of getting personel, don't know about their cap situation.

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