Head Coach Vacancy up for grabs, who should the Bucs pursue
Buc 'Em —
The ink isnt entirely dry on the dismissal papers of Head Coach Jon Gruden and General Manager Bruce Allen, but it's the weekend and so you might as well think about it. Who should the Bucs replace Gruden with?
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Buccaneers WR's react to the news of Head Coach Jon Gruden getting fired:
WR Antonio Bryant's take:
"I’m very surprised, you know I felt very comfortable, especially in the environment," Bryant said. "It’s a family atmosphere and everybody got ...
GLAZERS DID THEIR HOMEWORK ON GRUDEN
ProFootballTalk.com —
... came after ownership spent a couple of weeks collecting feedback from players regarding Gruden. Per the source, a lot of the veterans were providing unflattering feedback as to their boss.“He would say something to a player one day and the next do the total opposite,” the source said. “When he would cut guys, he wasn’t man enough to talk with them and guys thought that was cowardly.” Those sentiments are consistent with things receiver Michael Clayton said in the wake of the move.“ It’s about showing more confidence in your players ,” Clayton said. “He was kind of a ...
MORRIS: GRUDEN TOOK FALL FOR ALL OF US
ProFootballTalk.com —
... losing streaks.“Coach Gruden took the fall for all of us. I’m just as much to blame as coach Gruden for the fall. Right? But I’m provided an opportunity to try and lead men and change it. And how do you change it? You go back to your core beliefs and you pound them and pound them and pound them again, until you install — like you install a game plan — finish. That’s what we want to do.” Finishing, if you believe wide receiver Michael Clayton, was something that Gruden’s teams had trouble doing because the coach’s approach wasn’t consistent.“How do you build a championship ...
Speed Read: Ex-Buc Rice Rips “Scumbag” Gruden
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... , since he needs all the friends he can get these days. And I’m sure his mother is still very proud of him. After that…it gets pretty dicey. Almost immediately after he was fired by Tampa Bay, his former players lined up to take shots at him. Michael Clayton labeled Gruden “a turncoat“ while Jeff Garcia said the team ...
