The Influence Of P.J. Fleck
August 8th, 2012
Tiquan Underwood gives much of the credit to his successful training camp with the Bucs to receivers coach P.J. Fleck.
Previously, Joe wrote about how Mike Williams lauded his new receivers coach, excitable P.J. Fleck, and said because of Fleck’s influence, the Bucs receivers “are as one.”
Fleck, who Bucs fans at practices have noticed bounces all over the place, got another stamp of approval from Tiquan Underwood today.
Underwood, who is having a really good training camp thus far, told Joe about how Fleck is different than any position coach he has ever had, but it’s working for the Bucs.
“I am not used to a coach wearing cleats at practice,” Underwood said. Fleck is “getting after it, chasing you downfield. It is really different. It takes a bit to get used to but we thrive off of his energy as a group.”
Joe thought perhaps one reason for the receivers raving about Fleck is that Fleck will actually guard his receivers in drills, as if he was a member of the Bucs secondary. This, Joe reasoned, might give Fleck more or different insight into his receivers than a coach who normally just observes from the sidelines or monitors practice tape.
Underwood didn’t think this mattered much.
“When it comes to coaching, there are different methods, different styles, different philosophies,” Underwood said. “There is no right or wrong way. You coach whatever way you do best. For Coach Fleck, that is more upbeat where for Coach Sully [offensive coordinator Mike Sullivan], that is more laid back. So it is different styles, no right or wrong way and we are adapting to it. It’s working for us.”
August 8th, 2012 at 2:45 pm
Christopher “Kid” Reid?
August 8th, 2012 at 3:07 pm
PJ Fleck is turning out to be quite a hire. Hope we can hold onto him.
August 8th, 2012 at 3:10 pm
I love the “Eraser Head” look from the ’80’s that Underwood is rockin’ . Which was wore it Kid or Play? Time for a Pajama jammy jam party!
August 8th, 2012 at 3:39 pm
Gotta love the energy coming out of Bucs camp this year. Can’t wait for Friday night.
August 8th, 2012 at 3:55 pm
I really would like to see this guy shine in these preseason games, and find a spot on the team.
August 8th, 2012 at 4:05 pm
Reminds me of the young Nick from Hot Tub Time Machine!….Thinking about it, is a spoof at the Kid n Play hair do anyways.
August 8th, 2012 at 4:08 pm
@ joe I thought the offensive coordinator was mike Sullivan ??
August 8th, 2012 at 4:30 pm
Hot Tub Time Machine LMAO!!
August 8th, 2012 at 4:41 pm
It is training camp story time…..
August 8th, 2012 at 4:45 pm
Who the hell is Bill Sullivan… did Mike get fired??
August 8th, 2012 at 4:58 pm
Not to nit-pick, but isn’t it Mike Sullivan and Bill Sheridan?
August 8th, 2012 at 5:09 pm
I know it’s early and we’re all getting into learning the names of these guys, but it’s MIKE Sullivan at OC and Bill SHERIDAN at DC. Hopefully by the end of the season there won’t be any expletives as middle names for these guys.
August 8th, 2012 at 5:13 pm
Our new OC’s name is Mike Sullivan, I thought.
August 8th, 2012 at 5:50 pm
Fleck is fun to watch out there…..he’s constantly moving, instructing, teaching, demonstrating. Every time I’ve visited a practice session, the guy has been fun to watch out there.
August 8th, 2012 at 6:32 pm
@ Morgan , He was a ball of fire Saterday night. This young recever is going to stick on our team. Watch, he is going to make catches for some very important plays. Then Belacheat will regret his dumb arse move.
August 8th, 2012 at 7:16 pm
Don’t over hype the super-excitable WR coach Fleck – Dom and the Glazers may try to make him head coach for embarrassingly low pay if Schiano won’t slash the payroll in a few years.
All this hype about a hyper position coach got us into the previous debacle.
I have no doubt that Fleck would be ten times the coach of RahRah but let’s not go there please.
August 8th, 2012 at 8:01 pm
Thomas, you’re f’d up but that was funny. I like the hands on approach Fleck takes and enthusiasm is a good thing. First Freeman pass for a TD will result in “Chestbumps all around”, and hopefully while we’re not down by 4 TDs.
Ahhhhhh the memories……….
August 8th, 2012 at 8:03 pm
Say what you want about Morris as a HC, but you can’t deny that he was a respectable position coach before the Bucs implemented the Peter Principle on him.
As for Fleck, if he’s successful, watch him earn a promotion – ONE SOME OTHER TEAM’S COACHING STAFF – seems like whenever we get good position coaches they find a way to get themselves promotions elsewhere in the off season.
August 8th, 2012 at 8:04 pm
It isn’t hard to keep good coaches if ……………………… YOU PAY THEM!!!
August 8th, 2012 at 8:47 pm
I assume Shiano was responsible for hiring Fleck ? & What was the connection, did he know him from ……. ? (I anyone knows)
August 8th, 2012 at 9:22 pm
We gave the Pats AJ Arrington, now they can surely spare a receiver of quality to the Bucs.
Love what I am hearing about Underwood, can’t wait to see him
In the game.
August 8th, 2012 at 9:24 pm
Thomas 2.2 = Eeyore
August 8th, 2012 at 9:31 pm
Side note- Glad we didn’t draft Trent Richardson
August 8th, 2012 at 9:35 pm
wtf…are we in a hair salon in mayberry with all this cattiness?
are you still in highschool? open mouth=”bitch,bitch,bitch,bitch,bitch”
August 8th, 2012 at 10:01 pm
Fleck coached receivers under Coach Schiano at Rutgers 007.
August 9th, 2012 at 12:07 am
I don’t care how we got Fleck, he has all the receivers singing his praises, and I believe we are going to see good things as his product is displayed in the upcoming games. Go Bucs!
August 9th, 2012 at 8:06 am
lurker
Hair salon? I don’t know what a hair salon is like but I will take your word for it.
August 9th, 2012 at 8:17 am
Thomass
What wrong now? Got your apple bottom jeans on and can’t find your boots with fur?
August 9th, 2012 at 10:50 am
oar,
me neither. a bearded lady told me what a hair salon is like.
August 9th, 2012 at 11:17 am
lurker
Those dang bearded ladies are informative aren’t they?
August 9th, 2012 at 11:23 am
oar,
thomas has a lot of information. generally incorrect, but lots and lots.
hmmmm transitive property.
just sayin’.