OT: Bucs fire Lovie Smith after 2 seasons
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The speculation is that this is a Martz/Vermeil situation. They do not want to lose Koetter so they said good bye to Lovie. Koetter is expected to announced as the Head coach soon.
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I read that. McCoy seemed pretty upset, too.
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Clearly its Jameis Winston fault.
Oh wait, that was last year's theme. Nevermind...
Oh wait, that was last year's theme. Nevermind...
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Martz is available, Lovie is available, bring the gsot coaches back. Think of the support local St Louisians will give to that thought. It's giving me chills
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I'll say this much, you have a defensive minded HC in Lovie Smith, a quality DC in Leslie Frazier and the defense is still ranked as one of the worst in the league? Yeah, that's not good.
I like Lovie as much as the next guy but the defense appeared to have gotten worse after Schiano got axed
I like Lovie as much as the next guy but the defense appeared to have gotten worse after Schiano got axed
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He basically gave Mark Barron away because he didn't fit the cover-2 Lovie runs.
That's the big downside turning over HC's.
Buffalo is going to cut Mario Williams for the same reason... A player not fitting what Rex Ryan does on defense.
That's the big downside turning over HC's.
Buffalo is going to cut Mario Williams for the same reason... A player not fitting what Rex Ryan does on defense.
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Agreed on Mario Williams. The dude tanked, but he was not a great fit for what they were doing and might bounce back very big for some lucky team.
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They're reporting he was fired over the phone. Wow!
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/01/07/bucs-fired-lovie-by-phone/
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/01/07/bucs-fired-lovie-by-phone/
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Tampon will be paying 3 Head Coaches next yr...
1. Greg Schiano
2. Lovie (he's got more than 1 yr left)
3. Their new HC (their current OC is the guy according to all the local sports shows here)
1. Greg Schiano
2. Lovie (he's got more than 1 yr left)
3. Their new HC (their current OC is the guy according to all the local sports shows here)
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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/01/07/leslie-frazier-out-in-tampa-as-well/
Leslie Frazier out in Tampa as well
Posted by Josh Alper on January 7, 2016
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Wednesday night’s announcement that the Buccaneers fired head coach Lovie Smith means that there are going to be a lot more changes to the coaching staff in Tampa before the start of next season.
Those changes have started. PFT has confirmed that defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier will not return to the team for the 2016 season. Roy Cummings of the Tampa Tribune reports that cornerbacks coach Gill Byrd and safeties coach Mikal Smith have also been informed that they will not be retained for another year on the team’s staff.
None of the moves are surprising in the wake of Wednesday’s decision, which appears to have been at least partially driven by a desire to bump offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter up to the head coaching position rather than lose him to another team willing to give him that promotion.
Frazier had some of his responsibilities taken away by Smith this season and the change in head coaches will almost certainly lead to a change of schemes on that side of the ball in Tampa. Byrd was a longtime Smith assistant and Mikal Smith is Lovie’s son, which probably doesn’t bode well for defensive quality control coach Miles Smith’s long-term outlook with the team.
Leslie Frazier out in Tampa as well
Posted by Josh Alper on January 7, 2016
Wednesday night’s announcement that the Buccaneers fired head coach Lovie Smith means that there are going to be a lot more changes to the coaching staff in Tampa before the start of next season.
Those changes have started. PFT has confirmed that defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier will not return to the team for the 2016 season. Roy Cummings of the Tampa Tribune reports that cornerbacks coach Gill Byrd and safeties coach Mikal Smith have also been informed that they will not be retained for another year on the team’s staff.
None of the moves are surprising in the wake of Wednesday’s decision, which appears to have been at least partially driven by a desire to bump offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter up to the head coaching position rather than lose him to another team willing to give him that promotion.
Frazier had some of his responsibilities taken away by Smith this season and the change in head coaches will almost certainly lead to a change of schemes on that side of the ball in Tampa. Byrd was a longtime Smith assistant and Mikal Smith is Lovie’s son, which probably doesn’t bode well for defensive quality control coach Miles Smith’s long-term outlook with the team.