Adam Schefter Talks Joe Flacco “Could Be In Play” For The Bucs, Possible Dirk Koetter Firing Next Week
December 13th, 2018
When your team is 11-21 in its last 32 games, the national heavyweight analysts start sniffing change in their travels.
One of those big guns is ESPN’s top NFL dog Adam Schefter. He was chatting on WJZ-FM in Baltimore this week and, of course, the subject of Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco came up.
Schefter speculated that Flacco could end up in Florida next season because, per Schefter, all three NFL teams in the Sunshine State have unstable quarterback situations. “I would think that he’d be in play in any one of them,” Schefter said of Flacco being considered by the Bucs, Jaguars and Dolphins.
Assuming Flacco is traded by the Ravens after this season, the 33-year-old is due $18.5 million next year and $22 million in 2020. America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, would earn $20.9 million in 2019.
In talking about coaching changes across the NFL, Schefter noted the increasing impatience among NFL owners and noted the coach-cutting (coordinators and head coaches) is rolling weekly.
Schefter said he expects that trend to continue next week “whether that’s Todd Bowles or Dirk Koetter.” Schefter added it could be a different head-coaching name but he didn’t offer one up.
Joe would applaud Team Glazer getting an accelerated jump on the hiring process for a new head coach by firing Koetter. There could even be upside in turning the offense completely over to Todd Monken for the final two games.
If the offense subsequently improved radically, that could influence Team Glazer’s mindset and lean them toward hiring a defensive-minded head coach who would retain Monken.
December 13th, 2018 at 10:14 am
Oh jesus no. Flacco’s is awful a d anyone who says QB should take him over Jameis should be banned from the site.
December 13th, 2018 at 10:19 am
Flacco for 20 million over America’s Trouble would be intriguing. The Bucs would feel comfortable putting his face on the side of the stadium.
December 13th, 2018 at 10:20 am
Lmao cgmaster acting like Jameis is elite lmao.
Idiot.
December 13th, 2018 at 10:21 am
Cgmaster
Winston is an average QB with turnover issues lol.
Only FSU fanes believe he’s elite. Literally no one else believes that.
Lmao homers
December 13th, 2018 at 10:27 am
What has Monken every done? He is running Dirk’s offense. And how can the Glazers get a jump on hiring a new coach? They can have their eye on someone but can’t do anything until after the season. Might as well keep Dirk until black Monday.
December 13th, 2018 at 10:30 am
Winston & Flacco very similar except you can count on flacco not to grab uber drivers or other women not asking for it
December 13th, 2018 at 10:32 am
I’d rather have Jameis. If were going to have a QB that needs every other part of the team to be pro bowlers to win, it might as be one thats fun to be around.
December 13th, 2018 at 10:46 am
Winston is NOT an accurate qb who also can’t throw deep …it is what it is …move on!
December 13th, 2018 at 10:52 am
Flacco doesn’t know how to eat a W.
December 13th, 2018 at 10:53 am
They don’t fire anyone unless they absolutely have the guy they want….IMO that would be a college coach but I still don’t see that coming out until after the bowl games. I don’t see McCarthy as their #1…..especially if we’re keeping Winston. This team is loaded with talent…has the #1 offense…The issue isn’t offensive genius, its roster structure and philosophy. The Bears are showing what it takes to win with an inconsistent QB….I think that’s where we are headed. Fix and coach up the defense, stack the running game and play Winston as a game manager. I believe that’s his best chance of success in the NFL.
December 13th, 2018 at 10:56 am
Cgmaster27a — So ummm all in favor for actually banning this guy??? LOL
December 13th, 2018 at 10:57 am
flacco is prolly on the tail end of being a starter in the league…but he might be the best darn back up a team could have in this league…but he is still a fringe starter for a couple years
December 13th, 2018 at 10:57 am
please NO to Joe Flacco…… a million times no.
Yuck.
Jameis will be fine.
December 13th, 2018 at 11:00 am
dirk called the glazers this morning and said:
“can ya let me go already so i can have a good xmas on your dollar”
glazer responded:
“Boy you’re gonna werk!” (in his best rupaul voice***)
December 13th, 2018 at 11:02 am
We would need Flacco plus the 2002 bucs defense.
December 13th, 2018 at 11:16 am
If John Harbaugh somewhow becomes the new HC, I could see Flacco in a Bucs uniform.
December 13th, 2018 at 11:19 am
So in other words another one guessing what is going to happen or could happen.
Join the rest of thousands of opinions.
December 13th, 2018 at 11:19 am
Flacco has already peaked out his talent/potential. He’s a decent mid-tier QB but that’s about it. Winston is about a mid-tier at 24 with plenty of room to get better.
December 13th, 2018 at 11:26 am
Flacco sucks 4ss. He’s been a bottom 5 starter ever since his fluke SB run. His stats are terrible for the modern NFL. WInston has objectively been better in his first few seasons than Flacco has been throughout the prime of his career
December 13th, 2018 at 11:26 am
take “WHOMEVER” over Winston….. Too much talent on this team to be dragged down by a QB who is way over rated (by a few fans), turnover prone and has character issues…. Move on, move on………….
December 13th, 2018 at 11:38 am
^ Nah, that’s ok.
December 13th, 2018 at 11:39 am
take “WHOMEVER” over Winston…..
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And the stupidity continues….
December 13th, 2018 at 11:40 am
If we don’t fix the OLine, you could bring Montana or Brady here and go 5-11 again…
Swapping an end of his career decent QB for a 25 year old that is finally showing signs of maturing…not seeing it
Would be completely shocked if JW is not here next year after seeing this season unfold
I have changed my mind
Flacco should end up in Jax – a running game and a defense and he could pull off another Ravens like run…and milk 4-5 more years out of his career
If we changed QB’s, it has to be a gunslinger with the firepower we have at WR and TE -a game manager isnt going to work with this group…they will get very frustrated and end up like DSux…pouting all the time…
December 13th, 2018 at 11:40 am
^ Exactly, Couch Fan.
December 13th, 2018 at 11:53 am
Licht, Koetter and Winston all need to go. Just not a good chemistry or philosophy between the three.
December 13th, 2018 at 11:56 am
no to flacco….
and i agree with joe…..glazers should can dirk after the game and focus on a defensive HC…
KRIS RICHARD 4 HC!!!!!!
#NOEXCUSESIN2018!!!!…#PRESSURESONTHECOACHES!!!!…GO BUCS!!!!
December 13th, 2018 at 12:08 pm
Ya’ll funny!
Flacco is an accomplished QB, Winston is not……..yet!
December 13th, 2018 at 12:09 pm
So I’m watching the 3rd preseason game last night and I can say with confidence the Bruce Arians absolutely loves Jameis.
Flacco would be great except that he plays less than ice cream mcbutterfly. 20 mil sitting on the bench for 6 weeks a season.
December 13th, 2018 at 12:16 pm
Dude. You really should not be admitting that in a public forum. Do you need counseling of sort? One of Joe’s doctor friends may have a guy to recommend.
Of all the things life offers, watching a recording of an NFL preseason game is not among them. The only people that should aspire to commit such an act are those in solitary confinement.
Really, a simple one-word question needs to be asked.
“Why?”
December 13th, 2018 at 12:24 pm
Jameis is a future HOF QB. Jameis Bashers pathetic pieces of human garbage that have nothing better to do than put someone down in an attempt to make their sorry, lame, immassqulated selves feel better.
December 13th, 2018 at 12:34 pm
Lol. It was late almost bedtime. Had just finished a mini-marathon of Vikings. I don’t sleep much. But most importantly bc I can, ive got every game recorded. It’s how I’m so clever and all-knowing Joe.
I wanted to compare their play/ growth since then. I was pleasantly surprised to see Bruce Arians in the booth doing commentary for cbs.
Biggest take-away was the Bruce has known Winston since he was in tenth grade and seems to genuinely love Winston.
But no there hasn’t been much improvement at all.
December 13th, 2018 at 12:36 pm
adam schefter is a complete idiot….. there is no way we are signing joe flacco. Everyone can keep hating on Jameis but I have seen tremendous improvement since he re took the starting gig….. even last week when people were hating on him. The fact is the Oline was completely dominated last game and gave Jameis no time. The saints secondary was extremely physical and refs weren’t calling anything. I saw a couple bad passes from Jameis. But overall I have been very pleased since his benching. He’s still young and he is better then anything we could potentially sign or draft next year and that includes garbage flacco with no upside. No thank you!
December 13th, 2018 at 12:41 pm
Future HOF’er? I chuckled. Winston cant even make the playoffs. I cant wait till we rid ourselves of the human scourge that is the Winston knob slobberers.
December 13th, 2018 at 12:44 pm
I live in Maryland and I have no idea why anyone would think that we would want Flacco. Joe Flacco sucks and has for a very long time.
December 13th, 2018 at 12:59 pm
I can see Winston’s bust in the Hall of Fame. Right next to Josh Freeman’s.
December 13th, 2018 at 1:01 pm
BUC IT Says:
“….. there is no way we are signing joe flacco.”
Phil Says:
“Joe Flacco sucks and has for a very long time.”
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Agreed 100%.
December 13th, 2018 at 1:08 pm
Not true: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYW6AW6DFbA
December 13th, 2018 at 1:18 pm
Jameis isn’t going anywhere. I would take him over Flacco any day. And I’m a UCF homer.
December 13th, 2018 at 1:33 pm
Man, when the Bucs resign Jameis can y’all clueless “fans” go somewhere else finally? Give Jaboo a defense that isn’t historically bad and a mid tier oline/run game and he’ll get you to the playoffs…
December 13th, 2018 at 1:37 pm
I think I’m feeling a little “immassqulated” recently.
I just come here for the comments.
tickrdr
December 13th, 2018 at 1:43 pm
lol tickrdr!
December 13th, 2018 at 1:45 pm
This is just how ridiculous the Fire Koetter crowd has gotten. Joe Flacco has become the savior.
If we keep Koetter, change some assistants and give licht another solid offseason, this team is legit. Fire Koetter, you’ll get a complete tear down and rebuild. Then you get Joe Flacco.
Good luck with that.
December 13th, 2018 at 1:50 pm
BFATW
Bucs D held Saints to 3 points and like what? 3 yds rushing in the first half…
Then got him the ball back on first possession of the third qtr, and we still lost. This wasn’t a case of JW getting us the lead and the D blowing it, not this time….
December 13th, 2018 at 2:02 pm
I’ll say it again, those wanting Flukko over jameis haven’t watched game of football in a long time. He’s awful and old. Hell he got replaced by a runningback playing qb, and the tools think he’s good. HAHA I’ve said it before, the IQ of most bucs fans is the equivalent of a brick wall.
December 13th, 2018 at 2:04 pm
Quite a few comments showing how dumb so.e bucs fans are. You want a qb who got replaced by a runningback playing qb. Haha I cant wait for Jameis to resign ,just so I can watch all you’re heads explode
December 13th, 2018 at 2:42 pm
We need an elite qb
But first…….
We need a guard, center a right and left tackle
And two running backs.
Then and only them do we get our new signal caller
December 13th, 2018 at 3:18 pm
What westernbuc said^^^. Spot on. Worst fans ever. Go Bucs!
December 13th, 2018 at 3:41 pm
“Fire Koetter, you’ll get a complete tear down and rebuild.”
That’s a reach…LA Rams got a new coach, turned it around in one year with a QB who had been dreadful.
We need new defensive staff
We need new Oline coach
We need new ST coach
We need new RB coach
So what’s one more? Koetter is just the last Domino
December 13th, 2018 at 3:53 pm
Jameis >>>>>>>>>> Flacco
We all know this
December 13th, 2018 at 4:59 pm
^ Yes we do, Tony
December 13th, 2018 at 5:41 pm
Could you imagine Joe Flacco behind this OL at 33 years of age? This is the funniest thing I’ve read today. No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Jameis Winston is 24 years old and hasn’t thrown a real interception in 3 1/4 games. Also, only 1 fumble in that span. He has too much upside to consider a ‘Flacco’. The Bucs need improvement in the OL, RB and defensive backfield for sure. Get those things fixed and a winning season is for the taking.
December 13th, 2018 at 6:09 pm
Don’t know why people are busting on Flacco. He may not be the fit for the Bucs right now, given. But, to take anything away from his accomplishments as a veteran NFL QB just shows how little some people know about football.
Playoffs, Super Bowl, hardware! Yea, he MUST suck!
December 13th, 2018 at 9:05 pm
James is a Top 10 QB, literally #10 on my list, and Flacco is a bottom 10 QB losing out to a bogus rookie runnin QB. Silly talk from the idiots that don’t do any research. And for Context Marcus Mariotta is 16 on my list. Jameis on the upside of his career. No way the Bucs move on from Jameis. Not gonna happen. Get ready for a $23mm deal follows up by a $150mm deal. Mark the god damn tape!
December 13th, 2018 at 9:41 pm
Great, another teams trash
December 14th, 2018 at 5:09 am
33 Flaco for $18 million. Hahahaha. Glazers should been on the look when I’m pretty sure it was them who fired Smitty. People give Jameis so much sh!t but yet we all know he has not an o-line or running game since he started here at 19 years old. Koetter let him use his Heisman skills in running 4.5 years after his rookie year. Lots of things could change for him with a monster o-line.
December 14th, 2018 at 6:57 am
Jeff- Anyone with two eyes knew that Flacoo’s time was short when they drafted the kid. He was going to be replaced eventually. He didn’t “lose” his job because of performance, he got injured.
Clearly, since Flacco is 30+ this is not apples to apples. BTW, where did you get “your” stats from?
According to NFL.com:
24. Flacco
25. Fitspatrick
26. Mariotta
27. A. Smith
28. Winston
I’m guessing those “idiots” didn’t do their research!
December 14th, 2018 at 12:47 pm
My gut feeling is that JW will be a Buc in 2019.
December 14th, 2018 at 12:56 pm
I applaud Joe’s last line above. Get rid of Koetter (and I would include Warhop with him) and turn the offense over to Monken for the last two weeks and if they win get a Defensive minded Head Coach and keep Monken. Should the Falcons let their HC go at the end of this year, he would make a good Head Coach here. He was DC with Seattle and made them into one of the best defenses in NFL. He was also super as a DC with the Gators before that. If the Glazers could get a top HC instead then suggest to him to hire the Falcon’s HC as our DC. That with Monken and an outstanding OL Coach and we’d be set!