Lovie’s Seven Deadly Sins
January 7th, 2016
A detailed, biblical explanation — for those in disbelief this morning.
Lust: Mike “Toast” Jenkins gets the nod here. With his career on the line against the Panthers, Lovie started Mike Jenkins at cornerback. Jenkins was a wacky signing out of the gate, a washed up football player when Lovie brought him to Tampa with pure lust in his eyes. On opening day of 2014, Jenkins had a serious injury while getting toasted in the end zone. So what does Lovie do? He brings him back to continue the bizarre bromance.
Gluttony: Hello, Josh McCown. Lovie was so darn selfish, so darn eager to stuff his face with his favorite comfort food when he got the job. McCown already was historically dreadful, and old. Yet Lovie didn’t care one bit that the Bucs had a better QB on the roster and were in position to launch their regime by drafting a starting QB.
Greed: No, no, no, said Lovie. All that money for Darrelle Revis, a Hall of Famer in his prime, was not acceptable. Lovie wanted to spend it all himself on the likes of Michael Johnson, Alterraun Verner, Josh McCown and Anthony Collins.
Sloth: Too stubborn or too lazy to make changes, Lovie was disinterested in adjusting his ineffective defense. Lovie firmly stood behind his system, defending it vigorously, despite knowing he didn’t have the players to run it effectively.
Wrath: This is a tough one to pin on Lovie, but some say extreme anger drives one to self-destructive behavior. See Sloth & Greed.
Envy: Man, Lovie obsessively wanted anyone familiar with his system. Essentially, Lovie coveted what he used to be, versus getting the most out of what he had — or could have had. This was shocking, considering Lovie claimed his staff was filled with “stern teachers.” Joe’s got five names for you: Bruce Carter, Sterling Moore, Henry Melton, Chris Conte and Tim Jennings.
Pride: Simple as that.
January 7th, 2016 at 10:34 am
Amen Brother!
January 7th, 2016 at 10:39 am
I’m starting to wonder if guys like Charles Tillman and Devin Hester signed with division rivals because they knew Lovie would never succeed.
January 7th, 2016 at 10:40 am
Wish it had worked out but 8-24 is awful. Defense (his specialty) was dreadful at best. Painful to watch an improving Offense getting little support from the defense. Jamies willed us to win 4 games….would have been 4-28 otherwise. Next Coach up.
January 7th, 2016 at 10:42 am
I’m so sad I could cry….NOT!
January 7th, 2016 at 10:44 am
I did’nt hear about Lovie’s firing until 2 am while engaged in a Scrabble tournament. All I could think about after hearing the news was happiness that the Bucs get another shot to get the right coach. Go Bucs!
January 7th, 2016 at 10:44 am
Very clever.
January 7th, 2016 at 10:46 am
In Lovie’s post season Press conference he was asked by a reporter how he planned on changing issues on the team like undisciplined play and penalties. His response was to the effect that he and his staff would simply continue to do the same thing they have been doing and that, eventually the mistakes would be fixed. Isn’t there an old saying about doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result = insanity?
I’m sure that answer went over well with the Glazers in his post season meeting with them.
January 7th, 2016 at 10:47 am
File “Kyle Brindza” under pride. Remember the whole “I stand behind Kyle” posturing after the Texans game? How’d that work out?
January 7th, 2016 at 10:53 am
37…I was on here blogging back and forth with davidbugbucs fan telling him how it could take days, it could take weeks for me to accept that Lovie was coming back next season. We had a brief pause. So I clicked on the favorites to go to the top of the site and BAM!
I thought I was seeing things. I thought Joe was just pulling a prank then I remembered it’s not even April yet.
January 7th, 2016 at 10:54 am
hah! You write a lot of “creative” blogs Joseph, but this one takes the cake! The only thing Lovie Smith is guilty of is “loyalty”. He is loyal to his system, his coaches, and his players. That may not always be the best thing, but we need to have STABILITY if we want to remain competitive on a yearly basis. I understand that we are in the generation of “instant”, but did anyone realistically expect Lovie to turn this thing around in 2 years?? ESPECIALLY after a 90% “offensive” draft!?!?! Furthermore, firing Lovie after only 2 years makes our Head Coaching vacancy REALLY unattractive to potential candidates. Sure, the Glaziers will pay the money, but a lot of coaches know that they ONLY get ONE SHOT at the “Head Coaching” position!
*sigh*
Anyways, i’m a glass if half full kinda guy so let’s look on the bright side! At least we’ll have some top 10 picks for the next few years!! WOOOOO!!!
January 7th, 2016 at 10:55 am
Has Bonzai been on the site yet or they still trying to talk him down from the ledge?
January 7th, 2016 at 10:58 am
OneLove….”AKA Lovie’s b*tch all season long”
January 7th, 2016 at 10:58 am
Lovie should have fired Leslie Frazier long time ago,and very bad free agent signings.thats was the downfall of Lovie. Oh ya , his defence couldn’t stop a simple slat pass. Defensive Guru?
January 7th, 2016 at 11:01 am
Yes OneLove…it’s LIKE that. What goes around comes around.
I’m sure Lovie will be snatched up real quickly by another team huh?
Nope. Not going to happen.
January 7th, 2016 at 11:02 am
When you go 2-14 off the bat, you have little room for error. But Lovie’s personel decisions epitomized such.
January 7th, 2016 at 11:02 am
Nepotism too
January 7th, 2016 at 11:03 am
Great article Joe. Funny, but full of FACTS
January 7th, 2016 at 11:06 am
Hope It is Koetter and M Smith on the d side so we don’t have to start all over again.
January 7th, 2016 at 11:09 am
Bonzai is ready to jump!
January 7th, 2016 at 11:15 am
Yes 87 “AKA MY B*TCH all season”. Lovie Smith will get another coaching opportunity in the NFL at some capacity if he wants it. He has too much experience for all 32 teams in the NFL to ignore.
So you think this was a good thing?? You think firing a coach every 2 years is a good thing?? Name ONE NFL team that fires their head coach every 2 years that is making the playoffs or winning the division on a consistent basis!!!
You can’t….. because you’re a b*tch…… 😀
January 7th, 2016 at 11:18 am
OneLove it will be a good thing if the next HC is better than Lovie.
Simple as that.
As of now I can’t really evaluate this move until we see who he is replaced with – especially the DC if Koetter is promoted.
The D did not improve under Lovie nor did an individual player in 2 years. I can live with the firing for that reason alone.
January 7th, 2016 at 11:22 am
Great read Joe and spot on, good riddance with a guy thar could not adjust to the new NFL, cant believe ppl are upset he waa fired, hes a guy who kept crappy coaches or hired them, kept a crappy scheme… he will nevee get a DC spot in NFL again unless he adapts and changes….ppl like one love and bonzai will hold onto their lovefest when we are 7-9 next year but it would have been 5-11 with lovie
January 7th, 2016 at 11:23 am
Onle Love…care to make a bet? Care to make a bet that he’s not even an assistant in the league ever again?
January 7th, 2016 at 11:25 am
Dusthty…all I’m seeing is color….when it comes to those 2 guys. It HAS to be it. You can’t have such over the top affection for this clown of a coach with out it.
We have 2 Stephen A Smiths on this site.
January 7th, 2016 at 11:25 am
quite a reach with these 7 sins , albeit weakly constructed its on grade level for joe bucs fan
January 7th, 2016 at 11:26 am
It came down very simply to his: apathy and his inability to acquiesce to the Glazer’s defensive change conformity.
January 7th, 2016 at 11:27 am
@Lord Cornelius
My man! Keyword = “if”. Like I said earlier playa… The good news is at this rate we should be able to find our guy in about 4-6 years after we stockpile a few top 10 picks! So looking at it from that perspective, it’s really a WIN/WIN for everyone!!
It’s an exciting time to be a Bucs fan!! WOOO!!
January 7th, 2016 at 11:29 am
87,
Was wondering the same thing about Bonzai.. Too many incorrect predictions for him right now lol, and OneLove that’s because winning teams have found the CORRECT coach, sadly we have not… Hopefully Keotter is the guy if chosen
January 7th, 2016 at 11:30 am
@Dusthty Rhothdes
You got it all wrong pimp! I’m going to on here DEFENDING our new HC from getting fired AGAIN when we’re 7-9 next year!!
January 7th, 2016 at 11:31 am
OneLove Says:
January 7th, 2016 at 11:15 am
Yes 87 “AKA MY B*TCH all season”. Lovie Smith will get another coaching opportunity in the NFL at some capacity if he wants it. He has too much experience for all 32 teams in the NFL to ignore.
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Only if he chooses the co-ordinator route first. But he’s done as a NFL head coach. Maybe people finally realized this guy has 1 playoff win since 2006 and he isn’t that good a coach. Even Brad Childress has more playoffs wins in that time than Lovie.
January 7th, 2016 at 11:34 am
OneLove called us all Lovie’s b*tch all season long. Now he has not only egg on his face but an entire omelette. Back away from the keyboard OneLovie.
YOU of all fans should be in hiding right now like Bonzai.
January 7th, 2016 at 11:36 am
Perhaps you would like me to go through the archives and find all your ridiculous AKA’s for you and post them here.
I can find 100’s and you WILL look like a fool. That I can promise you.
January 7th, 2016 at 11:38 am
bucrightoff…Childress is white.
January 7th, 2016 at 11:47 am
bye felicia
January 7th, 2016 at 11:47 am
“OneLove called us all Lovie’s b*tch all season long”
I’m pretty sure I just called you a b*tch, because you are…. Just stating the facts…
“YOU of all fans should be in hiding right now like Bonzai.”
Why?? Because we were supporting our Head Coach and he was fired!? I’m going to support our next Head Coach just as much whether you like or not!
“Perhaps you would like me to go through the archives and find all your ridiculous AKA’s for you and post them here.
I can find 100’s and you WILL look like a fool. That I can promise you.”
LOL be my guest. Funny thing is I don’t have to go through the archives to find posts that make you look like a fool. All I have to do is scroll up….
January 7th, 2016 at 11:50 am
Okay then. BRB
January 7th, 2016 at 11:51 am
I’ve done this before and you won’t like it….
January 7th, 2016 at 11:54 am
87 on second thought… You’re right!! Please don’t!! I don’t want you you to hurt my feelings!! I’m afraid my ulcer is going to act up again!!! I promise I’ll start watching Fox News again!! Deal????
January 7th, 2016 at 11:57 am
This decision was put in motion after last year’s bad decisions that led to Lovie taking over defensive play-calling in addition to draft/FA player picking. Total power = total accountability. I suspect the Brothers made that clear at the time to Lovie.
If Lovie told the Brothers the same thing he told us “same old, same old” who in their right mind would give him another crack at spending millions on wishful thinking?
January 7th, 2016 at 11:57 am
OneLove Says:
September 29th, 2015 at 10:37 am
“It’s as simple as that” – Lovie Smith aka “These scrubs are making me look bad!” aka “I know more about football than you EVER WILL!!!”
OneLove Says:
September 9th, 2015 at 11:29 am
All you haters(The SMALL 3) out there are hilarious. It seems that Lovie NEVER gets any credit and ALL of the blame. Well I got news for you(AND IT AINT FOX!!!!)…. Lovie Smith is going to rebuild this team AND make us relevant again WITH OR WITHOUT YOU!!!!
HE AINT GOING NO WHERE BABY!!!!!
“It’s as simple as that” – Lovie Smith aka “I’m gonna be your DADDY FOR A LONG TIME!! Who’s your Daddy!!??”
January 7th, 2016 at 11:59 am
OneLovie..Perhaps you should sue Fox News for all the lies they told over the years like so many have done before…oh wait it’s never BEEN done. BTW I don’t have time for Fox News anymore.
January 7th, 2016 at 12:01 pm
OneLove Says:
September 20th, 2015 at 4:49 pm
@DallasBuc
“Credit to Lovie Smith”
I AM ABSOLUTELY STUNNED BY THIS!! I had you figured wrong. I thought you were an idiot just like tmaxcon and Buc Realist. I stand corrected SIR!!! My apologies….
“It’s as simple as that” – Lovie Smith aka “I’ll piss on your billboards B!TCH!!”
January 7th, 2016 at 12:04 pm
I haven’t heard much from others about the lazy comment but I always had that vibe about Lovie. It’s why I feel like he bombed on those Thursday night games
January 7th, 2016 at 12:04 pm
OneLove Says:
December 6th, 2015 at 9:18 pm
Exactly!! You “non-sensical radicals” have NO INFLUENCE WHATSOEVER!! LOVIE SMITH’s WANG WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE SLAPPING YOU ON THE CHEEK!! WHO’S YOUR DADDY B!TCHES!!?!?! LMAO!!!
January 7th, 2016 at 12:05 pm
Wrath: Allowing his players to consistently lose their cool, drawing dumb penalties.
Not exactly the Wrath of Lovie, but a wrath Lovie did nothing to keep in check.
January 7th, 2016 at 12:05 pm
“OneLove Says:
September 29th, 2015 at 10:37 am
“It’s as simple as that” – Lovie Smith aka “These scrubs are making me look bad!” aka “I know more about football than you EVER WILL!!!”
OneLove Says:
September 9th, 2015 at 11:29 am
All you haters(The SMALL 3) out there are hilarious. It seems that Lovie NEVER gets any credit and ALL of the blame. Well I got news for you(AND IT AINT FOX!!!!)…. Lovie Smith is going to rebuild this team AND make us relevant again WITH OR WITHOUT YOU!!!!
HE AINT GOING NO WHERE BABY!!!!!
“It’s as simple as that” – Lovie Smith aka “I’m gonna be your DADDY FOR A LONG TIME!! Who’s your Daddy!!??””
Damn I could already feel my ulcer acting up again!!! ummm nevermind… false alarm… It was just my WANG..
January 7th, 2016 at 12:11 pm
OneLove Says:
November 1st, 2015 at 7:39 pm
“It’s as simple as that!” – Lovie Smith aka “I’m a Head Coach in the NFL and YOU’RE just a B!TCH posting on a blog!”
OneLove Says:
October 6th, 2015 at 9:52 am
No matter what ya’ll girls think(which let’s all admit, means JACK SH!T to EVERYONE else but yourselves) Lovie is NOT going to get fired(yet).
OneLove Says:
October 16th, 2015 at 10:56 am
I think we have to be really asking ourselves “What the HELL did Verner do to lose his job to Tim Jennings!?” Jennings was cut from the Bears for a reason so how do you lose your job to some scrub like that!?
I’m not going to sit here like AN IDIOT and try to call Lovie names, say he’s stuck in the 80’s, say that he has a small WANG, because I KNOW FOR A FACT that this man knows more about football than I or anyone else that posts on this site and I know for a FACT that he has a bigger WANG!
“It’s as simple as that” – Lovie Smith aka “Mr. Competent” aka “I’m a Head Football coach in the NFL and your just a b!tch posting in a forum”
January 7th, 2016 at 12:11 pm
“You just ain’t cuttin’ it.”…… #RonRiveraSmiling
January 7th, 2016 at 12:12 pm
Where’d you go sunshine?
I’m done for now, but I’ll do this daily for you to remind everyone just who you are and what was said.
YOU SIR ARE AN A**.
January 7th, 2016 at 12:17 pm
One love 12 yr old poster, only a person under 20 talks about his and others wangs so much. He was 8-24, he was terrible. He improved from hideous to just plain terrible. Is that what you’re willing to accept? He wasn’t going to change, so the team would never get to where anyone wants it to be. Go cry on the Cowboys board about their lack of minority hires in their near 60yrars of existence
January 7th, 2016 at 12:19 pm
OneLove Says:
September 10th, 2015 at 11:00 pm
“Hey what a coincidence!! That’s the same face DallasBuc makes when I put my WANG in his mouth!!”
“It’s as simple as that” – Lovie Smith aka “I’m gonna make you love me! Who’s your Daddy!?!?!
This is how you treated anyone that disagreed with Lovie Smith.
January 7th, 2016 at 12:22 pm
OneLove Says:
June 8th, 2015 at 10:37 am
Come on Joseph! You have been hopping up and down on Banks’ wang for far too long! Why don’t you let someone else ride that thing!(Like his wife or g/f)
The fact of the matter is, if Jenkins beats out Banks, then Jenkins should start!
“It’s as simple as that” – Lovie Smith
Jenkins? Jenkins? Who the EF can take anything you say serious with such talk? WHO? Now you tell us Lovie should have been given more time. JENKINS?
January 7th, 2016 at 12:23 pm
Damm Onelove just seeing some of your older posts makes lovies firing that much sweeter.. most everyone wanted here is wins and all you seem to care about is lovie and talking smack to anybody wanting better from lovie…. Maybe this time we get a real coach and make sundays fun again..
January 7th, 2016 at 12:29 pm
Well, I’m not thrilled about the decision to fire Lovie. I think the idea of success with a revolving string of head coaches is a pipe dream. I understand the decision. The way we finished the season was horrible and it nullified the progress we showed to get to 6-6. Still, I’m not sure this was the best way to solve the problem. I think the Glazers and Licht could have demanded that Lovie hire a true DC and that he just concentrate on the head coaching job. Maybe they did and Lovie balked at the idea…I don’t know. At any rate, it’s a done deal now and I suppose Dirk Koetter will be the new head coach. My question now is who will be the new OC? Watch for lots of players to be leaving this team in the off season as this team needs to be gutted in the defensive secondary. Now the defense needs to learn a new system. Don’t look for a leap forward next year. I predict 6-10 again at best. We’re starting over again. Hopefully they’ll get it right this time.
January 7th, 2016 at 12:37 pm
You gotta think that as much as anything the historic blowouts by division rivals on national TV or the Titans with Mariotta in the season opener had to have been very damning. Good to see that the Glazers are willing to admit a mistake and move on. Wasn’t that Licht’s philosophy on players?
January 7th, 2016 at 12:38 pm
@Bobby
I hope so bud. Otherwise in 2 years we’re going to have 87 looking through the archives YET AGAIN! LOL
January 7th, 2016 at 12:48 pm
OneLovie…I will follow you everytime you post this offseason. I will follow your stupidity up with an archives post. Count on it.
January 7th, 2016 at 12:49 pm
87 you are right on, at end of day lovie sucked as HC, koetter will be 7-9 this year but there will be fire and improvement and in 2017 bucs in playoffs… GREAT DAY
January 7th, 2016 at 12:56 pm
“Buc1987 Says:
January 7th, 2016 at 12:48 pm
OneLovie…I will follow you everytime you post this offseason. I will follow your stupidity up with an archives post. Count on it.”
OH MY!! I have to admit this got me a little excited!(My wang went about half mass!) Let me know when I need to break out the Cialis!!
January 7th, 2016 at 1:20 pm
Soggy Says:
January 7th, 2016 at 12:23 pm
“Damm Onelove just seeing some of your older posts makes lovies firing that much sweeter.. most everyone wanted here is wins and all you seem to care about is lovie and talking smack to anybody wanting better from lovie…. Maybe this time we get a real coach and make sundays fun again..”
The damn truth. Colors.
January 7th, 2016 at 1:46 pm
“Buc1987 Says:
January 7th, 2016 at 1:20 pm
Soggy Says:
January 7th, 2016 at 12:23 pm
“Damm Onelove just seeing some of your older posts makes lovies firing that much sweeter.. most everyone wanted here is wins and all you seem to care about is lovie and talking smack to anybody wanting better from lovie…. Maybe this time we get a real coach and make sundays fun again..”
HAHA yeah… “MAYBE”……
The damn truth. Colors.
January 7th, 2016 at 1:50 pm
Everyone thinks promoting Koetter to HC is the answer will be disappointed. We live in a different world than even 5 years ago. When Koetter was talking earlier this season about not using analytics and just seeing it with your eyes, I would have fired him then. He’s got to go. We need to get some coaches with some new school thinking that can put the players we have in the best position based on tendencies. It’s not the only thing that’s important but the coach should utilize all the tools available in the box. And Chip Kelly is a terrible coach. I also hope that isn’t the choice. He destroyed Philly and Murray at the same time. His offense isn’t feasible in the NFL. Run side to side or throw down the middle to a TE was really the only two plays he ran this year.
January 7th, 2016 at 7:00 pm
applaud glazers for recognizing that team, was mired in mediocrity.the next step: mired in quicksand, forced the move. Lovie has to take responsibility
for poor personnel moves in free agency and during the season.several blowouts and 4 straight final game losses caused the firing.No other way to spin it!