Sean Payton And Jim Harbaugh Soon Available?
December 8th, 2014
Joe knows there’s a faction of Bucs fans that would love to see a new offensive minded head coach take over Tampa Bay and groom an elite rookie quarterback prospect next season.
These fans don’t feel comfortable assigning that job to Lovie Smith.
It’s a fair thought. Lovie’s not exactly an offensive guru.
When Joe is approached with such a fantasy scenario, Joe immediately asks the question, ‘So who’s the head coach you want to bring in?'”
Per esteemed longtime NFL scribe Peter King, quarterback gurus Jim Harbaugh and Sean Payton could be plausible answers. Wow. Those guys have extraordinary resumés.
King explains in TheMMQB.com video below. Joe sure hopes Harbaugh doesn’t land in Atlanta.
December 8th, 2014 at 1:03 pm
i am always wary of coaches who have made their name in tandem with a Hall of Fame QB. that chemistry is almost impossible to re-capture. I really like Sean Payton, but Drew Brees in his prime is not here waiting for him in Tampa
December 8th, 2014 at 1:03 pm
*unless, of course, he is right about mike glennon
December 8th, 2014 at 1:04 pm
kick bricks lovie and run to grab sean payton
December 8th, 2014 at 1:08 pm
If you’re drafting a QB, firing Lovie is the only logical play. We need that QB to succeed, having an anti-offense guy in Lovie will crush any QBs development. An offensive minded coach with a new QB will excite the fanbase way more than Lovie and some new QB.
December 8th, 2014 at 1:10 pm
I don’t care who we bring in, If we don’t fix that O-line we are in trouble. Sean Peyton went to New Orleans without and O-line, and Harbaugh kept who had from the previous regime. With that being said I would rather have Peyton because he can build a winner and he was won a Super Bowl with a team he built.
However New Orleans would be a fool to get rid of him and San Fran is has nobody that can take his place. Both of these guys will be back next season.
December 8th, 2014 at 1:10 pm
Jim Harbaugh won’t be coming to the Falcons. Mike Smith will keep that job as Atlanta wins the NFC South plus wins a home playoff game.
December 8th, 2014 at 1:17 pm
I’LL BE THRILLED with either one!!!!!
December 8th, 2014 at 1:21 pm
@bucrightoff, YOU SADI IT! 110% agree.
December 8th, 2014 at 1:30 pm
Anyone who thinks Mike Smith isn’t gone is not playing with a full deck. He’s history. I love Peyton’s desire to win. Harbaugh is a loose canon who irritates everyone around him.
December 8th, 2014 at 1:31 pm
Lovie is going nowhere, folks. Deal with it.
And the thought of the Saints firing Payton? That’s laughable. Harbaugh is going to Oakland. He doesn’t want to leave the area.
December 8th, 2014 at 1:40 pm
Joe you always ask if the Qb can take a team to the superbowl, you say that we have the 4th best QB in the division!
Why do you never ask the same of the Head Coach!!! who is the de facto GM as well! he is the 4th best coach in the division. He cannot take a team to the superbowl in this modern day NFL!
lovie needs a better roster than the other team to win. He will never “Outcoach” another team.
December 8th, 2014 at 1:44 pm
those 2 names would make great TB team members.
I would certainly hire both of them. if I hired them they would be lovie’s and the offensive coordinators replacement. LOL
December 8th, 2014 at 1:49 pm
I don’t see Payton going anywhere. The Saints have had their struggles this year but mostly on the defensive side of the ball. Rob Ryan will most likely be fired and a new D coordinator hired to take his place.
Harbaugh is a wild card. He’ll most likely want an opportunity to take over a team with talent in place. He’s also been vocal about the lack of home field advantage at the Niners new stadium, with a lack of croud noise/participation. Getting this combination would be tough, although Atlanta or the Jets job might come closest. With Atlanta he would already have a QB. With the Jets he would have the opportunity to draft one. Smith might not lose his job in Atlanta and it’s likely that Lovie retains his job. The fantasy of having one of the top coaches is probably just that, a fantasy.
December 8th, 2014 at 1:51 pm
no thanks we’ve just hired an unwanted coach why go throw away money for another one? you’ll all be saying the same thing about sean payton if we did hire him because his offense looks like garbage ever since he came back from suspension. they aren’t doing all that much in new Orleans which is why he is on the verge of being unemployed and if he’s having trouble with drew brees what in the world makes you think anyone one we have will make a difference, jim harbaugh ummm sorry no thanks I don’t wanna endure another schiano clone and he’s not winning much either these days…
December 8th, 2014 at 1:51 pm
Even if Payton or Harbaugh were available and they wanted to coach this stinkhole of a football team it wouldn’t make any difference. We have Lovie Smith on a 5 year contract. He isn’t going anywhere. It makes me very sad but you know the Glazers will not fire another coach right now.
December 8th, 2014 at 1:53 pm
sign of loser franchise and it’s fanbase and media….always talking about other teams players and coaches because we cant go out and win our way like dungy a no name coach did. we fired him and now were irrelevant again
December 8th, 2014 at 1:54 pm
If Lovie had any honor or respect for the owners and fans he would resign in shame. Lovie has zero shame. I bet he doesn’t even feel responsible for this “2 and whatever” football team.
December 8th, 2014 at 1:57 pm
either one would be someone who wants to win games and has passion and the ability to adjust on the fly and make the tough personell calls.
they would both fire every coach on this team and immediately draw the best coaches available.
lovie brought in every out of work bun, his son, some drinkin baffoon who drives through wendys naked and a drunk for a GM. FML
i’ll take either!
December 8th, 2014 at 2:08 pm
Jerruh Jones would dump the ginger for Payton in a heartbeat.
December 8th, 2014 at 2:13 pm
1st exciting thing about the Bucs in over a decade, though I do realize it is mostly fantasy and a long shot…. Top over all pick in the draft and a HC such as Jim Harbaugh that turned around a horrific 49ers team to go to multiple NFC championship games… Things would finally be positive in Tampa once again…
OK…. That moment was fun but has now past…. Back to reality…
Losing w\Lovie!
December 8th, 2014 at 2:32 pm
off season is gonna be REEEAAAAALLLLL slow.
i don’t think there is any optimism left that lovie is the guy to turn this around.
he could sign peyton manning and we’d still lose.
no hope till lovie is gone
December 8th, 2014 at 2:33 pm
Fly the Glazer jet out there and get Payton as soon as he hits the market if he happened to. Pass on Harbaugh and his walmart pants.
December 8th, 2014 at 2:34 pm
that’s tampa for ya…..love the leftovers and talking about grabbing up someone based on what they did for some other team. wishing rays didn’t play in a tuna can, the lightning are the only team worth talking about in this city, theyre the ones who had more up years than down. how about were the nfl’s version of the Milwaukee bucks, sixers and t wolves
December 8th, 2014 at 2:39 pm
I would personally like to know the “REAL” reason as to why Jeff Tedford suggested the team relieve him of his contract obligations. He said himself his health has improved and he is ready to coach again? Why didn’t Chip Kelly want to come here? What is it? I am starting to think it is ownership. I don’t really know why it would be ownership as they have opened up they’re check books in recent years, but what else is it? Why do the Bucs have a black cloud hovering over the team no matter where they go? There has to be a solid explanation for offensive minded coaches running away from this team.
Can you dig a little deeper into this issue Joe??????? I don’t understand…
December 8th, 2014 at 2:41 pm
@robert9
your wrong, the off-season is the exciting part for the Bucs. There will be 1-2 months of what the bucs will do with the overall #1 pick, and all the bad moves lovie made to get there. Then there is free agency which all the lovie sheep will think will bring the bucs back to the playoffs. by the time training camp opens the sheep will be predicting a playoff run for the bucs and how we are not giving Lovie a fair shot!!!!
then reality will happen again when they play real games!
December 8th, 2014 at 2:44 pm
Unless you’re one of the Glazer’s you really don’t know for sure what Lovie’s job security is. When a coach inherits a team widely thought to have a lot of talent especially on defense, when that coach is allowed to go on a free agent shopping spree and hand pick players that supposedly fit his system, when said HC has a top 10 draft pick, and when said coach along with GM tell fans (and ownership) not to wait for results then said coach’s job security can’t be totally solid sitting at 2-11 and suffering some embarrassing blowout losses. Let’s say for argument sake that Schiano gets offered one of the big college HC gigs thus getting him off the Glazer payroll, do you think paying Lovie’s salary on top of a high profile guy like Harbaugh or Payton is totally off the table? I personally think the Glazer’s would like to make a big splash to try to re-engage the fanbase. They tried with Lovie and so far smug Mr “we were a 4-12 team last year” is looking like he’ll be unable to even reach that mark. I personally think barring complete failure Lovie will get a year two in Tampa, but I don’t see it being a certainty if the Glazer sons can land another ‘trophy coach’ like Malcolm did with Gruden.
December 8th, 2014 at 2:52 pm
This is just adding fuel to the fire. We all know Lovie isn’t going anywhere. I doubt either of these guys will accept a coordinator position either.
December 8th, 2014 at 2:52 pm
I’ll take either one. Give em’ a 3 yr contract and let’s go. Glazers were stupid for giving Lovie a 5 yr. You should never give a coach more than 3 years unless they took you to the playoffs a few times.
December 8th, 2014 at 3:02 pm
I doubt I will be here much to talk about the 1st pick, knowing lovie is coaching the team.
i still care, just a little less each week.
December 8th, 2014 at 3:19 pm
What kind of team do fans expect for the Tampa area. The Bucs fit this area to a tee. A lot of losing fits like a glove. Tampa is a poor southern city, always has been the working poor. Those form the core of diehard Buc fans. It’s the way of a southern life, their are other team’s like them. Bum Phillips when at the Oilers said he was going to knock the damn door down pursuing playoff wins. Lovie is more secretive, the less said the better. He could guide a complete reversal of fortunes, if you are not opposed to waiting however long it takes.
December 8th, 2014 at 4:24 pm
The longer we “stick with” Lovie “Carl Winslow” Smith, the deeper we sink into the abyss of franchise futility.
December 8th, 2014 at 4:34 pm
the glazers need to make their next head coaching hire to have a stipulation based on win percentage, If the man they hire does not reach a certain record, lets say 7-9 or 8-8 on his first season or to be fair by end of season two. with a high perception of improvement and reasonably amount of expectance of higher win percentage following end of season two, than the contract could be broken for lack of production or worded any way they want, making future payments null and void, so their not on the hook for a losing coach and payments made to him as he is sucking down tom Collins on the golf course, and laughing all the way to the bank.
December 8th, 2014 at 8:43 pm
If they are fired, they’ll likely be willing to spend time as OCs. No need to fire Lovie. Just give whoever it is full control of the offense, and draft his QB and OL.
December 8th, 2014 at 8:45 pm
LOL. What’s going on Joe, you running out of things to stir up the masses with. Both of the Ryan’s will be out of a job next year but Sean Payton isn’t going anywhere.
Harbaugh might be gone though since he apparently annoys the GM’s daughter, but it’s a short drive over the bridge to the worst city in America which might be headed to LaLa land anyway.
When that happens expect a fast nose dive by the 49ers. It’s bad enough when you start letting the inmates run the asylum, but when you let spoiled little rich princesses get involved you are headed down a dark road to failure.
It would sort of be like the Glazers listening to all the hayseed goobers posting out here.
December 8th, 2014 at 8:46 pm
Frankly, you people wouldn’t know what a good coach is. All of you wanted Schiano fired. All of you wanted Lovie.
You can’t keep firing coaches every year. Stick with Lovie, replace some assistants.
Lovie didn’t even get the OC and DC he wanted originally. He should get that opportunity.
December 8th, 2014 at 11:14 pm
Maybe the Glazers could trade Lovie to the 49ers for Harbough. Everyone wins then!!
December 9th, 2014 at 12:26 am
If you’re not going to fire Lovie (which is probably realistically what’s going to happen) you gotta bring in a strong OC!
Now I know it’s absurd to probably think either of those will be an OC, but:
a. not sure how many coaches are on the hot seat, but just maybe they don’t get hired on as a HC —- there’s the Jets, 49ers, Falcons, probably not Oakland, who knows what’s happening in Jacksonville, and can’t think who else.
2. Mike Smith may be available: “down!”
c. Is Lane Kiffin a bad idea?
December 9th, 2014 at 1:27 am
Very wishful thinking. Although in the very off chance of them becoming coordinators, I sure would love either one here to run our offense, but let’s be real folks if either one of these guys get fired they will have teams lined up to bring them in as a head coach (College or NFL).
December 9th, 2014 at 5:53 am
Wont happen, no way the Glazers can Lovie after one season! It’s a pipe dream at best!
December 9th, 2014 at 9:55 am
@ Bonzai
“all of you wanted…”
Incorrect sir, I wanted neither Schiano fired or Lovie hired. The correct statement is “most of you wanted…” 🙂