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New staff grows
Nothing is official, but Alex Marvez of FOX Sports and SiriusXM NFL Radio is Twittering the names of three new Bucs assistant coaches hired by the Dirk Koetter regime. [read more]
Dirk Koetter makes a public plea for Jason Licht to re-sign RB Doug Martin.
Doug Martin fans: Fear not. New Bucs coach Dirk Koetter is as big a fan of everyone’s favorite Muscle Hamster as you are. Really! [read more]
Gone.
The first assistant domino to fall after the hiring of Dirk Koetter might have been the Bucs’ best remaining assistant. [read more]
Lovie was hands-off … mostly.
So what influence did Lovie Smith have on the Bucs’ offense last year?
Joe asked new Tampa Bay head coach Dirk Koetter today. [read more]
Message to Bucs fans from new coach.
It has only been a few hours since Dirk Koetter was named new Bucs head coach. Already he is thinking of Bucs fans. [read more]
Learned of Lovie’s firing from his kids.
Some people are still freaked out that Team Glazer did not fly in from their various outposts to fire Lovie Smith in person, despite the fact Lovie didn’t want to meet with them. [read more]
Dirk Koetter talks attitude
After his introductory news conference today, new Bucs head coach Dirk Koetter sat down for a cozy chat with Joe and several media members.
Joe asked Koetter about the end-of-season, passionate ranting of America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston. [read more]
Self-proclaimed spreadsheet-hater.
The guy who ran the coaching search for the Bucs, that would be Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht, readily admits he’s into analytics (but that doesn’t mean he respects the keyboard warriors who claim to be the online oracles of football but somehow can’t find work in the NFL). [read more]
New Bucs head coach Dirk Koetter calls it as he sees it.
That just Koetter, and it’s going to make for some very entertaining and intriguing decisions on personnel this offseason. [read more]
It looks like new Bucs defensive coordinator Mike Smith has no use for retained (for now) defensive line coach Joe Cullen.
Per Alex Marvez of FOX Sports and SiriusXM NFL Radio, Cullen is interviewing with the Ravens today. It’s unclear what position Cullen is seeking, though it seems clear the Bucs gave him permission.
Updated: 2:55 p.m. – New Bucs head coach Dirk Koetter made it official today. Former Falcons head coach Mike Smith, who worked with Koetter in Jacksonville and in Atlanta, will be the Buccaneers’ defensive coordinator. [read more]
Proven quarterback guru.
Yes, hiring offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter as the new Bucs head coach seems like the difficult decision Joe has on a hot July day when there is cold beer being poured. [read more]
Ten days ago, Joe wrote about Roddy White, Dirk Koetter and a potential marriage in Tampa. [read more]
Koetter’s way won’t be Lovie’s way.
You better believe new Bucs head coach Dirk Koetter will be asked today just how much influence Lovie Smith had on the Buccaneers’ offense last season.
Don’t think Lovie did? [read more]
Remember, brand new Bucs head coach Dirk Koetter didn’t get to make one staff hire when he took over for ill-suited playcaller Marcus Arroyo a year ago. [read more]
Koetter hire all about America’s Quarterback.
If anyone doesn’t think Dirk Koetter was hired to partially appease and fully grease the wheels for America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, think again. [read more]
Interesting choice of words by Jason Licht today. [read more]
