Be Prepared For Years Of Losing
October 27th, 2009
The Bucs are such a mess, Peter King isn't sure the Bucs can turn things around quick enough to spare Raheem the Dream.
Having fun this year Bucs fans? Joe isn’t, but he’s trying to have fun with it in-between crying in his Caybrew.
In short, Peter King of SI.com cautions Bucs fans they better get used to years like this because it may be a while before winning returns to the CITS.
King breaks down what’s wrong with the most putrid of the rotten NFL teams, the Bucs among them. His analysis is blunt and disturbing.
Cassel and Stafford are their teams’ quarterbacks of the future and are going through growing pains. Anderson and Bulger are almost certain to be replaced long-term with draftees or free-agents in 2010. Johnson is an interesting prospect, but Josh Freeman has the best shot to be the Bucs’ long-term quarterback. When young quarterbacks struggle, rebuilding teams are almost always awful. It’s a fact of NFL life.
Which team will turn it around in 2010? My guess is Detroit and Kansas City have the best chances because they have what appear to be strong GMs, strong coaches and quarterbacks who look like they have a chance. I don’t expect Mangini to make it long-term, and I’m dubious about Morris because Tampa’s going to lose for awhile longer — maybe quite awhile.
Now Joe has stated before he thinks the Bucs reached for Freeman in the first round. King suggests the Bucs in fact reached for Raheem the Dream.
At Tampa, Raheem Morris probably got his job a year too soon, but the Bucs were worried about losing him to another team in 2010.
October 27th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
Please Joe. A year to soon! You have got to be kidding me! Please tell me how he would have been a better coach next season? Was someone going to sprinkle coaching dust on him? And you accuse me of being obsessed with a certain coach.
October 27th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
well, Raheem almost said no to the job in the first place, I wonder if the glazers could talk him into backing out at HC next year and being the defensive coordinator, give raheem some experience on that while we bring a cowher type guy from raheem to learn from. just a thought
October 27th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
I hate Raheem
October 27th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
I don’t understand why they had to blow everything up. The team was very competitive and just needed a gradual youth movement. Instead, they change EVERYTHING and most of those changes have NOT been for the better. The Bucs had developed a winning culture after all those years of knowing nothing but how to lose.
I don’t know what the hell the Glazers were thinking to believe Morris and Dominik where the answer. Instead, they are clearly the wrong guys at the wrong time. This is all on the Glazers and I hope they are paying dearly in the pocket book for screwing this team over.
October 27th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
They spent a lot of time and money on the offense when the defense was where we needed help the most!
October 27th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
Louie, Joe couldn’t have said it better himself. Well put.
October 27th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
Can’t blame it all on Raheem. The bucs will only be as good as the players they put on the field. Look at what bill belichick did with the browns before he went to the pats.
October 27th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
Can’t blame it all on Raheem. The bucs will only be as good as the players they put on the field. Look at what bill belichick did with the browns before he went to the pats.
October 27th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
They changed everything because our competitive team was using bandaides instead of perminate fixes
October 28th, 2009 at 8:24 am
I’m Done..as a season ticket ticket holder since 1979 enough is enough..all i wanted when we went through 14 straight years of losing was a Super Bowl Championship before i died..so im good..and i wont invest my emotions on another long run of losing..LL
October 28th, 2009 at 9:50 am
Travis, maybe Bilichick learned from his mistakes.
October 28th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
So what makes you think Raheem can’t?