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Gruden fired by Tampa Bay (NFLN)
Per Sheffter, NFLN
I'll get a link as soon as one is available. http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=090...s&confirm=true The Tampa Bay Buccaneers fired coach Jon Gruden on Friday, as was first reported by NFL Network's Adam Schefter. Jon Gruden. General manager Bruce Allen was also dismissed. After the team collapsed following a 9-3 start and failed to make the playoffs, the organization decided to go in a different direction. "We will be forever grateful to Jon for bringing us the Super Bowl title, and we thank Bruce for his contributions to our franchise," said Buccaneers co-chairman Joel Glazer. "However, after careful consideration, we feel that this decision is in the best interest of our organization moving forward." The Buccaneers were tied for first place in the NFC South heading into December, but finished with losses to Carolina and Atlanta on the road and San Diego and Oakland at home, where they had been 6-0. One more win would have landed a NFC wild-card berth. The 9-7 record this season left Tampa out of the playoffs for the fourth time in six years. Gruden went 60-57 in seven seasons as head coach of the Buccaneers, including the playoffs. He was the youngest coach to win a Super Bowl when he led Tampa Bay to a 48-21 win over the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII, his first season with the team. Gruden was Tampa Bay's coach for seven years before being dismissed. Allen was general manager for the last five seasons. Gruden's firing means that there will be 10 new head coaches next season, the most since the 2005-06 season. Information from the Associated Press was included in this report Last edited by OnTheWarpath15; 01-16-2009 at 05:47 PM.. |
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... and played against the team he built.
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Ya know Al's just about mentaly imballanced enough to offer a few 1st for Gruden
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Never would have i of thought this. TAMPA 2!!
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Let me remind you of what happened at SB37 Some fool named Calahan, took over a team built and designed by Gruden, did absolutly NOTHING to it, and made a SB apearience. Same year.... Gruden took a team the first year he coached it, to the same SB, and put on a clinic of how to tear apart an offence AND defence he created.
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You could argue that...but you'd also have to argue that since the team he had been coaching went to the Super Bowl the next year he should get some credit for something somewhere...
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Who would have thought that Mike Shanahan and John Gruden would be out jobs, while Herm still has his...FIRE HERM ALREADY!
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I'd be pig in shit-happy to see this transpire!
Is this "The Year of the Chopping Block" or what???
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The funny thing is now there are only two active coaches in the NFL who've actually won a Super Bowl. Belichick and Coughlin. That's crazy. If it wasn't for the Giants last year it'd just be Belichick.
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I do not want Gruden
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I have gone on record as saying I wanted Gruden here for awhile now.
So....Go get him Pioli. Fire Herm's ass today and sign up Gruden! ![]() ![]() Do you Love Football?!
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