Dungy Addressed Bucs For 20 Minutes
August 14th, 2018
Father Dungy is in the house at One Buc Palace today for his afternoon news conference regarding his induction into the Buccaneers Ring of Honor next season, including attending practice.
Last year, Dirk Koetter hosted Jon Gruden for the same kind of thing, and Koetter talked about how Gruden and he spent well over an hour together talking football.
Koetter didn’t have much to say about Dungy and their relationship (if there is one) after practice, other than to praise Dungy’s accomplishments.
Koetter did say Dungy spent 20 minutes addressing the team this morning, but Joe didn’t get any standout feedback from players on what was discussed.
August 14th, 2018 at 12:19 pm
If I had to take a guess, I’d say TD imparted more wisdom in twenty minutes than has been imparted in years…..
August 14th, 2018 at 12:32 pm
Not according to some imbeciles up here Jmarkbuc. The MOST RESPECTABLE COACH WE EVER HAD WHO FINALLY MADE THE BUCS RELEVANT AND WAS A BIG PART OF OUR SUPERBOWL WIN, but some cornballs up here still try to diminish and denigrate what he did for this franchise. Showing us the class of fans we have.
August 14th, 2018 at 12:36 pm
I hear you David..
I expect Tmax-is-a-blotch any minute now…..
August 14th, 2018 at 12:40 pm
He should have been in before Gruden
August 14th, 2018 at 12:42 pm
well last year gruden told them the key to success is pound the rock….obviously dirk was sleeping during that convo…..
this year tony probably told the team, “hang in there, hang in there”, with a huge smile on his face…..lol….
#NOEXCUSESIN2018!!!!…#PRESSURESONTHECOACHES!!!!…GO BUCS!!!!
August 14th, 2018 at 12:48 pm
Well I will always love the man for what he did for my team. . . and always cus his stubbornness and short sighted coaching. . . .I feel the window was open for more than 1 SB at the time. . . . He managed very little in that regard even when he had Tom Moore as OC and PEYTON EFFING MANNING. . . . Im sure other fans in Indy feel the same way about that
August 14th, 2018 at 12:57 pm
Bucnole
Just three things:
Jon Gruden inherited a generational defense, and won one Superbowl
Check the statistics, Grudens offenses were only very slightly better than Dungy’s. very slightly.
Grudens stubbornness in bringing in washed up over the hill players and a sycophant GM is still costing us to this day.
August 14th, 2018 at 12:58 pm
Cue Tmax…..
August 14th, 2018 at 1:01 pm
Both Gruden & Dungy were good for Bucs……Dungy got us to multiple playoff games but couldn’t win…..Gruden got us to the SB & won…..what’s not to like about either of them compared to all the other coaches we’ve had.
August 14th, 2018 at 1:02 pm
tmaxcon as his alter-ego to comment on “Dungy the clown” in 3…2…1…
August 14th, 2018 at 1:03 pm
Tony to the team:
Listen fellas:
No fighting
No cussing
Jameis, please be home by 5 p.m.
August 14th, 2018 at 1:07 pm
According to multiple coaches including Monte Kiffen, Dungy cost the bucs min 2 super bowls. His lack of offensive knowledge and loyalty blinded him. Took greatest qb of all time for him to finally win it. This is fact not opinion!
August 14th, 2018 at 1:13 pm
People always talk Dungy and Gruden. No one ever mentioned Monte? He was amazing d coordinator for one of the top five defenses in NFL history. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE NAME KIFFIN IN THE RING OF HONOR SOME DAY.
August 14th, 2018 at 1:19 pm
Tom Edrington
No kneeling unless you’re praying to only Jesus.
Ban your kids from your household if they are gay.
August 14th, 2018 at 1:22 pm
Tony is the finest man to ever walk through the doors at 1 Buc. Any fan with negativity against TD never met TD.
August 14th, 2018 at 1:23 pm
Soebuc
Absolutely agree re: Kiffin in ROH…Best DC ever.
He was teaching Tony’s Defense. Tony had multiple number one D’s in Minnesota before he hired Monte.
Tony put together a great staff top to bottom . Some would argue not so much offensively…but he did take a moribund franchise to the playoffs..repeatedly
And again, as far as points scored, his offenses were right there with offensive genius Gruden. I appreciate that Jon provided enough juice to get us over the top.. Tony was a far better coach IMHO.
August 14th, 2018 at 1:26 pm
Sure am glad the Glazers listened to you great fans and got rid of those losers Tony Dungy and Jon Gruden.
Let us enjoy all the great seasons and accomplishments since their departures.
Thanks.
August 14th, 2018 at 1:43 pm
I bet Tony told them they just have to execute better.
August 14th, 2018 at 1:51 pm
[That’s a bit over the top. Joe has never seen nor heard of Tony Dungy “disavowing” one of his children. — Joe]
August 14th, 2018 at 1:53 pm
donuts
TD is by far not the “finest man” to walk into OBP.
August 14th, 2018 at 2:17 pm
According to Ira’s podcast Dungy’s team scored MORE points than Gruden’s
oops..my bad
August 14th, 2018 at 2:44 pm
Whats the over/under on the week that the “Tony Dungy to Tampa” rumors start?
August 14th, 2018 at 2:49 pm
Don’t forget Sam Wyche, drafted Sapp and Brooks and got Nickerson to come here.
August 14th, 2018 at 2:58 pm
Guice was the pick!!
Who cares if he is a wild man!
We have “twinkle-toes” Charles Sims at RB!
And now, Ronald, “no hands” Jones.
How could anyone see Guice’s highlights in the SEC, and not want an absolute Hammer like him??
He runs nasty!!!
Beast Mode was the most dominant back of the past decade.
Anybody notice how the Seahawks have sucked since he left?
Look, I respect good guys and angels too. But sometimes, in the NFL,
You need some baaaad mother*******!!!
August 14th, 2018 at 3:07 pm
Koetter is not the type of coach to focus on other coaches who are not on the team. Remember Hard Knocks when Gruden popped into the QB room? Koetter pretty much ignored him, other than a comment after Jon left.
I don’t think its a lack of respect…more like Dirk gets laser focused and hates being distracted.
I’m the same way when I’m writing. I hate it when someone distracts me.
August 14th, 2018 at 3:09 pm
teacherman777 Says
“Guice was the pick!!”
The same Guice who is already out for the season and won’t play a regular season game until 2019?
August 14th, 2018 at 3:12 pm
Here we go again! I have to listen to all of the same old White Trash so called experts in the Tampa Bay Area wasting their time taking about Washed Up Never WAS Has-Been COACH in Good Old Anthony Dungy. A man so smart he goes on NBC Sun. Night Football and speaks nothing but “CRAP UP HIS ASSSS!”. Not me Folks, as the TRUE VOICE of REASON, I Take CHUCKY GRUDEN any time. The BEST Football TV Man since the late Al DeRoglates of NBC of the AFL days withCurt Goudy. Remember, CHUCKY Got his SB ring here in 2002, and Dungy was Looking like a Little Man Fool in INDY with “ perfect” Payton Manning. Just ask Bucs COO Brian Ford about me, he knows all of the Media Jack Assesss, can’t hold a Jock Strapp to ME! David Corcoran, Winter Park, Fla.
August 14th, 2018 at 3:40 pm
I’ll give Dungy credit. When he was here, Teams were afraid of our DEFENSE.
They would knock you on your A.. and smile.
August 14th, 2018 at 3:52 pm
Dungy’s teams couldn’t score a single touchdown against the Eagles in multiple playoff games. Bye, Bye, adios. Btw, the new uniforms are atrocious.
August 14th, 2018 at 4:06 pm
“multiple playoff games” (and a Super Bowl thrown in) vs. Zero for ten years after Dungy/Gruden
vs. 15 years no playoffs before Dungy/Gruden.
Yet the goobers still howl with no respect or appreciation.
Sad.
August 14th, 2018 at 4:31 pm
The glazers desiccated the Ring of Honor when they decided to induct Dungy for the Steelers game so the Steelers fans can cheer for him too since he was a former Steel Curtain member.
That is a spit in the face to your home fans IMO. Easily one of my top 5 worst decisions of the Glaziers have ever made. I know you all will disagree just my opinion.
August 14th, 2018 at 4:34 pm
I wish he was our coach
August 14th, 2018 at 4:58 pm
Listening to a hypocritical clown with a career losing playoff is exactly what the basement champs needed…. what a joke. the legend of dungy surpassed his actual accomplishments long, long ago… that bum is nothing more than the definition of mediocrity with post season failure after failure as topping. No one wasted more hall of famers on 2 separate franchises thsn dungy the clown
August 14th, 2018 at 5:01 pm
Jimmy Jack that was all for Tony Dungy because he had played for them, it wasn’t desecrating the Ring they were honoring his accomplishments as a player and a coach.
Dewey and that’s all he did. Dungy, Monte and Rod Marinelli turned them into the players they became.
August 14th, 2018 at 5:33 pm
David…..Please tell me what Dungy playing career has to do with the Buccaneers Ring of Honor? That’s right, nothing. That Ring of Honor is soley designated for achievements made in Tampa Bay. Nothing more or less.
Mentioning his playing days during the induction is warranted.
But the Glazers have sold out and given an incentive to get more Steelers fans into our stadium. It’s our Stadium and our Ring. What the Glazers have done is bush and I take personal exception. In fact if anyone wants my Eagles ticket let me know. but unlike the glazers I would do everything in my power to make sure that ticket went into the hands of a fan that will wear red to the stadium.
August 14th, 2018 at 6:01 pm
He spoke a lot about how children in the community look up to the players and how they watch EVERYTHING they do. Great shot at JW, who needs it. He also made it very clear that he is not sure if JW will ever mature.
August 14th, 2018 at 6:13 pm
I’ll take one Dungy over all the Koetters, Smiths (lovie and Mike) Schiano’s, Morris’s this team has bungled through.
August 14th, 2018 at 9:04 pm
These fans, whew. TD made this team NFL relevant, the Bucs are currently ranked 32 in some power polls, 32. Even in TDs worst years that would’ve never happened and this is year 3 for DK. I’m not saying that the team is that bad, but they get no respect.
TD brought this team to the community of Tampa, that’s why you get a Brooks to get NFL Man of the Year and all the other players that gave back to the community and yes wins, that happened to. I agree that window would’ve loved to see more championships but we were not playing teams that were slouches. Respect the man who brought respect to Tampa Bay and the Bucs.
August 14th, 2018 at 11:44 pm
David from winter park.
Stay in freakin winter park
Jack ass…..