Comments on: Reckless Assumptions Of Schiano’s “Autonomy”

By: Fritz50

Fritz50 — Tue, 29 May 2012 13:38:59 +0000

“For example…local media DID strongly influence public opinion of Gruden by saying how the team was turning on him.”

Mr Dutcher, we’ll have to agree to disagree on both of your pounts. After all, the media pointing it out doesn’t negate the fact that Dungy COULDN’T get the team over the hump. Where is the evidence that the owners responded to the media as opposed to REALLY wanting a SB win, & not seeing Dungy get us there, after several years with a top level defence Heck, it took him a couple years to get one in Indy, even handed a top offence on a platter.
Also, what evidence do you have that thay didn’t just get fed up after Grudens 4 game collapse at the end of his last year ? I know that was the last straw for me. Barring evdince, of some sort, I’ll avoid the media conspiracy theories.

By: BigMacAttack

BigMacAttack — Tue, 29 May 2012 01:21:04 +0000

Not saying that Dom can’t be persuaded one way or the other. Not saying he doesn’t listen or do what the Coach wants. I’m saying the decisions rest with Dom and he has the final say on all personnel………… unless a Glazer was to possibly intervene, hence the chain of command. As for Rah saving TJax, that is like the rest, only my opinion. I don’t believe that Dom would welcome TJax with open arms after totally screwing over his teammates by getting suspended for a year. We all know how Raheem felt about his DB’s, and I believe enough information has been leaked at this point to show that Raheem played favorites with that room.

Does Mark Dominick really strike you as a puppet for anybody? Not me, he strikes me as the leader of the organization by what he says and the way he carries himself. It makes sense that Schiano lobbied hard for the guys he wanted in the Draft, especially the players from WV that he played against.

Riddle me this. If Schiano was calling all the shots, and coming from College with NO draft experience, would have made the trades that were made, at the times they did to get the players coveted? Dom and his staff had studied all those players for a year or more, and those trades were the work of Mark Dominick and probably help from Dennis Hickey. Schiano surely had players he liked and wanted, which apparently they got many of, but Dom calls the shots, in what appears to be a strong team effort of the upper echelon.

By: izzibits

izzibits — Tue, 29 May 2012 00:50:50 +0000

So it appears that what your saying is that Raheem was running the team and saved Tjax behind yet now that the team has Schiano, Dom is making the moves.

Ok.

By: ATLBUC40

ATLBUC40 — Mon, 28 May 2012 21:19:03 +0000

I believe the “perception” to reality was that Dominik held a lot more authority with the Raheem Morris staff. Now he can rely on a much stronger coaching staff and actually be a GM . Holder’s story felt like there was some digs at Shiano IMO. I think the coach is making sure he takes the heat for all decisions..

By: BigMacAttack

BigMacAttack — Mon, 28 May 2012 20:24:19 +0000

Get a clue. Players get cut because of “What they put on film”. This is not some Schiano Coaching conspiracy. Tanard was cut because he sucked in the games, quit, and got hurt, on top of all the other substance issues, couldn’t put down the pipe. I believe Raheem saved TJax last season because he was one of his boys. If Tanard could still play at a high level DOM would have kept him. As for K2, he also sucked last season which showed up on film. Combine that with the fact that all of his guaranteed money was already paid, trading him made total sense and saved big money. Rumor is the Bucs had been trying to trade K2 for a while now. These moves would have happened regardless who they hired to coach the team. Both were good moves for the team, business decisions, made by the GM with the knowledge of the HC.

Dom runs the Bucs and is ultimately responsible for personnel and financial decisions. The HC is responsible for getting the most out of those players and win games. It really is that simple

By: hamilton

hamilton — Mon, 28 May 2012 19:25:20 +0000

dominik has no say no more,an thats a good thing,it was not all morris fault.

By: izzibits

izzibits — Mon, 28 May 2012 18:50:50 +0000

That’s right. Nothing could be Dominik’s fault.

By: Fester

Fester — Mon, 28 May 2012 18:30:28 +0000

Or the Bucs finally opened up the wallets because they had to and Dominik could be a real GM and buy a left guard instead of Vincent or Ted Larsen, and get a deep threat in Vincent Jackson instead of drafting WR’s. Winslow was an obvious cancer as witnessed by a national TV audience.

By: izzibits

izzibits — Mon, 28 May 2012 18:15:17 +0000

I wasn’t referring to Tjax. Based on the additions and subtractions thus far, you’d have to be completely clueless not to understand what is going on with the Bucs.

As I said, it’s probable that Holder went overboard with the autonomy comment but the Bucs are clearly carrying out Schiano’s vision of the roster and makeup of the team

By: Fester

Fester — Mon, 28 May 2012 17:51:28 +0000

Jackson was cut for a failed physical. You cut him before that physical when he had surgery in the offseason and you’re screwed for the money. They waited until the CBA said they could examine TJax

By: izzibits

izzibits — Mon, 28 May 2012 17:46:49 +0000

Dude…then why did they conveniently wait until Schiano got here to make the move?

Dude…get a clue.

By: Fester

Fester — Mon, 28 May 2012 17:39:22 +0000

Dude, the Bucs have been trying to land a big left guard since Keydrick Vincent and have been talking about power football, shots down the field and a simplified playbook since Day 1 of Jeff Jagodzinski.

Get a clue.

Jackson’s extension didn’t cost the Bucs anything. That was simply a protect-the-Bucs deal knowing Jackson wouldn’t dare turn it down.