Will Tedford be back for week 1? Week 2 vs. StL?

[Blue and Gold]

Tedford’s status for Week One not determined yet
Posted by Mike Florio on September 1, 2014, 6:46 PM EDT

AP
Buccaneers offensive coordinator Jeff Tedford recently underwent an undisclosed medical procedure. His return date is similarly unknown.

Via JoeBucsFan.com, Tedford wasn’t at practice on Monday. Head coach Lovie Smith said a decision regarding Tedford’s status for the regular-season opener has not yet been made.

“He’s getting better,” Smith said, via Pat Yasinskas of ESPN.com. “He stopped through this weekend. We’re taking our time with him. He’s getting better each day. When he’ll be back here full-time, I don’t know. When he’ll be available full-time, whether he’ll be available for the game this week and all those questions, we don’t have answered right now. He’s getting better and we’ll see how all that plays out.”

Replacing Tedford will continue to be a group effort.

“In the meantime, the rest of our offensive staff will pick up for Jeff, similar to how we did it last week, with all of the guys really pitching in,” Smith said.

The Buccaneers host the Panthers on Sunday, with kickoff coming at 4:25 p.m. ET. We continue to extend our best wishes to Tedford.

 

[Prime Time]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/12/18/tedford-heads-to-the-b-c-lions/

Tedford heads to the B.C. Lions
Posted by Mike Florio on December 18, 2014

AP

Health issues kept Jeff Tedford from serving as Tampa Bay’s offensive coordinator in 2014. Now released from his contract, Tedford has found a new job, north of the border.

Per a league source, Tedford has accepted an offer to become the new head coach of the B.C. Lions of the CFL.

Tedford, who was out of football in 2013 after being fired by Cal, ultimately took a leave of absence after heart problems emerged prior to the start of the regular season. He never returned, and his absence became a vastly underrated detriment for a team with a defensive-minded head coach (Lovie Smith) and a smattering of offensive position coaches without the experience needed to coordinate the offense in Tedford’s absence.

Tedford’s decision to return to coach suggests he could have returned to work for the Bucs in 2015. Which invites speculation as to whether he wanted to leave Tampa, whether Tampa wanted him to go, or a little bit of both.

 

[den-the-coach]

Shocking that I thought Lovie had learned his lesson because IMO I felt Tedford was a good hire especially for Lovie who had a Fisheresque history with offensive coordinators. Marcus Arroyo has taken over the play calling duties, but I'm sure Lovie will look for another OC. Smith went through quite a few OC's in Chicago including everybody's favorite Mike Martz.