Dirk Koetter’s Final Victory
January 5th, 2019
Giving back.
There just wasn’t enough wins behind his name.
Joe stated he got no joy from the removal of former Bucs coach Dirk Koetter. Yes, it was time to move on. Despite boasting of how talented of a team he had, Koetter, after his first season, just couldn’t find a way to get out of the losing rut.
That doesn’t mean Koetter left with animosity like some of his predecessors. Koetter’s final act as Bucs coach may have been his most meaningful. On his way out the door, Koetter — or someone inside One Buc Palace — kept the less fortunate Bucs fans in our community in mind as Aaron Mesmer of WTVT-TV Channel 13 reports.
Koetter may have had too many more losses than wins to his record as a Bucs coach, but as you will see in the video below, he left as a champ.
January 5th, 2019 at 12:08 am
Solid move. Don’t think anyone can knock Dirk from a character perspective. Always seemed like a good dude, just made a few costly mistakes like being too loyal to his friend Mike Smith
January 5th, 2019 at 12:15 am
Wish him nothing but the best and wish it would have worked out better between him and our Bucs. Always liked the guy.
January 5th, 2019 at 12:17 am
A good man. Thank you Dirk
January 5th, 2019 at 12:20 am
Sad to see him go , needed to happen but definitely which him the best.
January 5th, 2019 at 12:22 am
Joe, I have a request from a humble veteran.
When you go to the Super Bowl to do your media coverage: Can you find out how many, if any, players are on their phones at halftime? I am curious to hear what the locker room is like from WINNING organizations.
January 5th, 2019 at 12:24 am
What a creep. Hes probably not going to wash any of those
January 5th, 2019 at 1:41 am
Good guy but not a very “good” coach. I would rank him ahead of Schiano, Lovie, Bennett, Williams, Perkins, possibly Wyche but behind Raheem, McKay, Gruden, Dungy. We’ve really had two, possibly three decent coaches in the team’s history the rest we’re pretty much dregs. So I would put Koetter in the dregs category. I’ll venture to guess that if Arians comes in for 2 years he’ll turn this crap float around pretty quickly.
January 5th, 2019 at 1:43 am
Will ask around. Thanks.
And thank you for your service!
January 5th, 2019 at 1:46 am
Let’s make this a MOVEMENT across the community. EVERYBODY take all their Bucs gear, jerseys, hats, bobble heads, EVERYTING and donate them to goodwill stores, or better yet, homeless shelters. Then you will have sent a message to these ungrateful Glazers. Show them the value of their brand!
January 5th, 2019 at 2:18 am
Great idea. I’ve given most of mine away since 2011 but I have a little left.
January 5th, 2019 at 2:45 am
Petty Officer Buc,
Great question!
And thanks for your service…
@Joes, I will definitely be anticipating the results of your findings…
January 5th, 2019 at 3:15 am
Better than Lovie and wyche????? You MUST be remedial. Don’t blame those two for the bucs nonsense. They succeeded elsewhere, which MANY seem to have to do
January 5th, 2019 at 4:26 am
@Thelawsrewq
“What a creep.”
I think you are projecting. Anyone who can view this story and arrive at the conclusion this guy is a “creep” is just an insensitive a$$hole.
I’m sure you’re perfect in every way. I get it.
January 5th, 2019 at 4:44 am
“This is what happens when you cross Jenna L”
Jenna Laine
January 5th, 2019 at 6:18 am
He basically washed his hands of all things Bucs and anything that would remind him of us
F Koetter
January 5th, 2019 at 7:27 am
I thought he was always gonna be a Bucs fan. How quickly that changed; fired on Sunday and clothes at Goodwill by following Thursday. Fans like Koetter we don’t need.
January 5th, 2019 at 7:32 am
What’s funny is if Desean Jackson did this Joe would demonize him
January 5th, 2019 at 7:47 am
No more pictures of Koetter, Grimes, or any other who will be shown the door, what’s the point? It’s what O.J. Simpson once said. like beating a dead horse. Turn the page, move on Joe, Koetter’s gone, now let us forget.
January 5th, 2019 at 8:16 am
Looks like he valued his Bucs gear as much as he valued his job.
January 5th, 2019 at 9:30 am
Not surprised at all. Dirk is a solid man and a good man.
Thank you for your time as Buccaneers coach and good luck in all that you do.
January 5th, 2019 at 9:38 am
Good coach, good man, three players short (and a kicker) of a good team. Good luck Dirk. Bring in the new punching bag so the haters have someone to bitch about.
January 5th, 2019 at 10:01 am
Good coach. Good guy. May even regret letting him go. But his loyalty and stubbornness killed hi. It’s a shame.
January 5th, 2019 at 10:58 am
After the parting shots from DJax and Grimes, plus Dirk’s refusal to involve himself in his team’s defensive problems, this is obvious: Dirk was a good OC, but
he was an absolutely “weak d**k” as an OC. A scared coach is a doomed coach.
January 5th, 2019 at 10:58 am
That’s pretty cool
January 5th, 2019 at 10:59 am
This is reminiscent of the feel-good stories written about me every time I give Goodwill a load of clothing that I’ll never wear again.
January 5th, 2019 at 11:05 am
Dirk will land safely and fine. Besides, Its kinda hard to feel sorry for a guy who will still be paid millions by the Glazers thru 2019. He will make an NFl team a good OC or a nice little college a great HC. And..he can still take his road-dog pressbox Smitty..with him!
January 5th, 2019 at 11:06 am
This happened to me ironically but it wasn’t Koetter stuff. It was running back coach Tim Spencer’s windbreaker, sweatshirt, and a couple t shirts. It was about a year and a half ago when I found it at a thrift store(can’t remenber which one).
January 5th, 2019 at 12:26 pm
Not a big deal at all. The guy was here for a number of years I’m sure he kept some stuff and got rid of some. What’s the problem? Think about it as a coach you get plenty of gear, this is his 2nd team is he supposed to keep everything they give him?
January 5th, 2019 at 12:52 pm
Some kid in Ethiopia was looking forward to that gear to go along with their Falcons World Champions jersey that was generously gifted to them a couple of years ago.
January 6th, 2019 at 5:31 am
Paid too much.
January 6th, 2019 at 5:36 am
MeJax gear wouldn’t sell. Nobody would celebrate owning a piece of crap even if he never wore it and it’s still in packages. Oh… never mind, Fitz bought it all from him.