Dirk Koetter Calls Out Tiki Barber
September 23rd, 2018
It’s not often you can get inside the mind of Dirk Koetter, but Joe’s going to take you there now.
Koetter enjoys the psychological aspect of coaching. Sometimes his motivational angles work; sometimes they don’t.
It’s clear to Joe that behind the scenes at One Buc Palace, Koetter is using anti-Bucs sentiment in the media as fuel — for himself and for others.
Against the Eagles last week, former Giants great Tiki Barber was the sideline reporter for FOX. On weekdays, he co-hosts a show on CBS Sports Radio, a New York-based program that probably has no more than 99 daily listeners in the Tampa Bay area.
But somehow, Koetter knew Barber had predicted an 0-3 start for the Bucs on his show earlier this year. Barber told the fun story on the “Tiki And Tierney” show this week.
“First thing I see when I walk into the room with Dirk Koetter, the [FOX pregame] production meeting, he throws out a thing that has circled in red, ‘Buccaneers will start the season 0-3,” Barber said of Koetter.
“To make it worse after the game, I’m talking to D-Jax, DeSean Jackson, who had a big touchdown to start the game and he thought I was Ronde. So he’s like, ‘Oh, your brother’s talking *^#@ about us.’ And the PR girl for the Bucs was like, ‘No, no, that’s Tiki.’
So not only is Koetter mining for shots at the Bucs — or having his staff do it — he’s throwing it back in the face of media. Fun stuff!
Barber went on to say Koetter was having fun with the whole situation and Barber said Koetter “feels like a different coach” and the culture change in Tampa is deep and is about far more than the QB change to Ryan Fitzpatrick.
Quoting Koetter, Barber said the head coach told him ditching playcalling was “freeing” and Barber gave Koetter a ton of credit for having the footballs to give it up to Todd Monken.
Joe will close with Barber’s public apology to Koetter on Twitter last Sunday.
#sorry
Coach Koetter called me out for saying that the @Buccaneers would start the season 0-3…and after the game today, @DeSeanJackson11 told me I owed them an apology.
The #1 scoring offense, & two big wins…I stand corrected. #Fitz is the best story in football!— Tiki Barber (@TikiBarber) September 17, 2018
September 23rd, 2018 at 11:36 am
Damn straight! Great stuff!
September 23rd, 2018 at 11:36 am
OMG
I hope the bucs have IGNORED ALL of the news about how great they are this whole week
STAY HUMBLE BUCS!!!!!!!!…………………that’s why you’re 2-0…cause you keep on fighting against the naysayers!!!!!
September 23rd, 2018 at 11:39 am
Tiki taking it in stride ahaha, but good on him and especially Koetter!
Finding ways to motivate this team to excel and keeping this team focused. Still a lot of the season is left, but Koetter is taking the haters (including some Bucs fans and nearly the entire National Media) to the woodshed right now.
Get em’.
September 23rd, 2018 at 11:41 am
LOL…Tiki was standing on the HOT stadium floor all game having to wear “hat cam”…while his brother was in the booth doing the game…love it !
September 23rd, 2018 at 11:51 am
I LOVE Coach Koetter playing into this as motivation and challenging the players to do the same.
Talent + Passion + Discipline = Unstoppable
September 23rd, 2018 at 12:20 pm
Giving up play-calling was the best thing Koetter had done for himself in his entire career. Dirk Koetter is clearly a players coach, and now that he’s not bogged down with an excessive amount of responsibility, he has the opportunity to coach not just the Offense and QB, but the entire team.
September 23rd, 2018 at 12:25 pm
0-2-1 has a nice ring to it for the Reelers to start the season. They ain’t all that anyway.
September 23rd, 2018 at 12:27 pm
Earl Thomas…..for…Cameron Brate….?
September 23rd, 2018 at 12:49 pm
These guys are taking too much stock in what other people are saying
September 23rd, 2018 at 12:55 pm
@DoSomething
Sapp, Brooks, and the rest of the boys on defense in the glory years used to do the same thing to motivate themselves.
September 23rd, 2018 at 12:56 pm
“… no more than 99 daily listeners in the Tampa Bay area.”
Shiiiite. On a good day!
September 23rd, 2018 at 1:01 pm
TheBucsAnthem Says:
“I hope the bucs have IGNORED ALL of the news about how great they are this whole week. STAY HUMBLE BUCS!!!!!!!!”
YESSSS!! Go run some gassers if it helps distract u! LOL
September 23rd, 2018 at 1:03 pm
@Joe…
PLEASE help. When was the last time the Steelers were underdogs against a backup QB?
September 23rd, 2018 at 1:03 pm
He wasnt alone Dirk. And if you hadnt learned from your mistakes and let the other coaches do what they do best theyd be right. Great job Dirk. Gota give credit when it’s due. Funny he said that thinking he was Ronde.
September 23rd, 2018 at 1:28 pm
Everybody Loves a WINNER. Only way Tampa Bay gets NFlLrespect is to keep winning. Win Monday night and turn..quite a few heads. Even that ESPN crew who expects us to lose. By any means necessary Bucs…WIN.
September 23rd, 2018 at 1:44 pm
Steelers are now listening to trade offers for Leveon Bell. And we need a running game.
September 23rd, 2018 at 1:48 pm
I’m watching the Falcons vs Saints and Fins vs Raiders and man….. I gotta say.. football games just aren’t exciting to watch unless Fitzpatrick and the boys are playing
Can’t wait for tomorrow night.
Go Bucs!!!!!!
September 23rd, 2018 at 1:52 pm
@Dooshlarue
“… football games just aren’t exciting to watch unless Fitzpatrick and the boys are playing…”
LOL. True! C’mon Monday! I’m gonna have a stroke waiting for tomorrow night.
September 23rd, 2018 at 2:11 pm
I saw Tiki holding a sign for a sports bar on the side of the street in the upper east side a few days ago. Dude must be pretty hard up for a buck.
September 23rd, 2018 at 2:18 pm
“upper east side”
Wesley Chapel? LMAO
September 23rd, 2018 at 2:26 pm
@ Selmon
Big apple. Nicest neighborhood in city.
September 23rd, 2018 at 2:42 pm
Keep Fitz til you draft Tua 20-20. Tua is the future of the franchise
September 23rd, 2018 at 3:56 pm
HowToSpellRhonde Says:
Big apple. Nicest neighborhood in city.
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Alright. I’ve never been to NYC.
I was guessing by Tampa geography. LOL
September 23rd, 2018 at 6:20 pm
Don’t know what Tiki ways now but there used to be a in their weights. That
said , it would be even funnier if Koetter actually recognized Tiki.
September 23rd, 2018 at 7:14 pm
What’s wrong with feeling themselves? They’ve been forced to be humble for all these years now it’s time to carry themselves with some confidence and swagger. Prove to the world they are for real, but just don’t get cocky!
September 23rd, 2018 at 11:44 pm
I don’t know why all the fuzz. It’s not like we haven’t started 2-0 before…🤣🤣🤣…(a little bit of sarcasm with a tiny bit of scare)…it’s just that we’ve been here before and you all know how that turned out. But, OK…let’s be positive here. This is “practically a new team ” , and they are playing great futball…that should continue….this time…..(fingers crossed)
September 24th, 2018 at 9:15 am
The hell with getting bell. We can’t afford him,Attitude, drug suspensions , miles of wear. We should be calling the Chargers about Austin Ekeler. That kid is dynamic and explosive in both the run and the pass game. His cap number is practically nothing. He is stuck behind a first round draft pick work horse. Look at his numbers per a touch and watch the film. Young fresh legs, hungry player not selfish. What ROJO is suppose to be but better
September 24th, 2018 at 10:42 am
Exactly what Trump does. Love it!!
September 24th, 2018 at 10:43 am
Exactly what Trump does. Love it!