If the Bucs lose Sunday or fail to make the playoffs, Chucky's record in December games may give the Glazer Boys a reason to look for a new coach.

With the Bucs on the cusp on a historic collaspe, Woody Cummings of the Tampa Tribune points out how rotten the Bucs have played in the month of December since Chucky led the Bucs to the Super Bowl following the 2002 season.

Like grooming young quarterbacks, winning in December has never been a strength of the Bucs under Coach Jon Gruden. Since winning the Super Bowl, Gruden’s Bucs are only 9-16 in what is arguably the season’s most important month.

“It’s on me obviously,” Gruden said. “It’s not good enough. I take pride in preparing a football team. If you want to evaluate all 25 games I’m sure I can defend myself a little bit better. But statistics are what they are.”

If the Glazer Boys are looking for a reason to cut ties with Chucky — provided the Bucs fail to make the playoffs — this just might be it. It’s difficult to argue the merits of a coach who has such a terrible record in December.

The final month of the season is when a playoff team should be peaking; not tanking. A historic collaspe this December isn’t really something Chucky wants on his resume. It certainly won’t be a bargaining chip when his agent next sits down to negotiate a contract, no matter what NFL team it may be with.