Lovie Poaches Bucs’ Staff
March 9th, 2016
Thief!
Update: 2:12 – Source below is backing off claim of a done deal, discussions still in progress.
The Bucs just took a kick in the groin from their former head coach.
Per the credible CoachingSearch.com, Lovie Smith, the new head coach of the University of Illinois, will snag Bucs running backs coach Tim Spencer for his new Illini staff.
Joe just talked to Spencer as the NFL Scouting Combine kicked off. Spencer was smiling and BS’ing with other Bucs coaches at the time. Clearly, Spencer was blessed by Dirk Koetter for 2016, but now he’s gone.
It’ll be interesting to see where Koetter turns for a running backs coach at this late hour.
No, Joe’s not going to speculate that Spencer is bailing because the Bucs are ditching Doug Martin. That’s just silly talk. This surely was about money. Isn’t nearly everything in football?
March 9th, 2016 at 1:35 pm
Is Ernest Graham available?
March 9th, 2016 at 1:35 pm
So long!
March 9th, 2016 at 1:35 pm
You already screwed us enough , go away
March 9th, 2016 at 1:38 pm
Vary, vaaary disappointing….
Vary
March 9th, 2016 at 1:39 pm
It may not be why Spencer left but it can’t help our chances on getting Martin back either.
March 9th, 2016 at 1:41 pm
Cool, a whole lot of no news for the Bucs. I hope to read more about the moves we aren’t making right now.
March 9th, 2016 at 1:46 pm
If he saw a better opportunity with Lovie at a 2nd rate college program, then I’m glad he’s gone.
Koetter will have contacts or maybe promote from within.
March 9th, 2016 at 1:48 pm
I think this has no impact on Doug Martin. Just shows Tim Spencer is a “Lovie guy,” which doesn’t speak well for him. Willing to go down to a college job to join his old boss? Good riddance. It’s not ideal, but I don’t imagine Dirk will have too much trouble finding a new RB coach, probably better than SPencer.
March 9th, 2016 at 1:49 pm
If he saw a better opportunity going to a college program rather than remaining with the Buccaneers, what does that tell you about this organization?
March 9th, 2016 at 1:52 pm
Well good! Let Koetter bring in his guy.
March 9th, 2016 at 1:55 pm
Geez! Are you guys that bitter?!
It’s called money. Moo-lah. Dough. I don’t know, opportunities. Who cares what the reason is. Stop acting like jilted children. MOVING ON……..
March 9th, 2016 at 1:55 pm
No loss really. Just like Lovie is looking out for his ole staff..Koetter is transplanting the ole Atlanta Falcons crew to Tampa. Its probably where his new RB coach will come from. Welcome home Tampa falcons south!
March 9th, 2016 at 1:56 pm
D-Rome Says:
March 9th, 2016 at 1:49 pm
It tells me nothing about the Bucs organization. It shows me his loyalties are with the incompetent Losie Smith. Good riddance.
March 9th, 2016 at 1:57 pm
Ernest Byner! Him and Keotter have a history in Jacksonville, he’s available! Go get him Keotter
March 9th, 2016 at 1:58 pm
Rots of ruck.
March 9th, 2016 at 2:01 pm
I took off work today thinking that this was going to be exciting. Guess not. I should have went to work
March 9th, 2016 at 2:09 pm
Spense wasn’t that good of a coach.
Keep in mind, Martin came in to play for a contract. The other RBs did nothing at all.
March 9th, 2016 at 2:15 pm
Uh huh….Charles Sims….did nothing for the Bucs other than lead the team in receiving touchdowns.
March 9th, 2016 at 2:16 pm
The better opportunity at Illini may be that Spencer was offered the OC job at the U of I
March 9th, 2016 at 2:18 pm
@HIRE_JIMBO
That’s awesome that you stayed home from work for this! Love it
March 9th, 2016 at 2:18 pm
This may not have had anything to do with Martin, but it’s probably not great news for Martin and his desire to come back to Tampa. I would think it would be a negative to lose your RB coach on the day you will probably decide on what team to sign with. Of course, that assumes the Bucs weren’t too cheap to pay for Martin anyway. Maybe they will use this as an excuse.
March 9th, 2016 at 2:21 pm
Who cares?
March 9th, 2016 at 2:26 pm
Schefter just tweeter we resigned Doug Martin! Yessssss
5 yr- $35M ish
March 9th, 2016 at 2:29 pm
Bucs resigned Doug Martin with a reasonable contract. It would have been moronic if they put the franchise tag on him.
March 9th, 2016 at 2:29 pm
There we go. Now maybe some people can relax with the craziness. Sheesh.
March 9th, 2016 at 2:33 pm
lol so much for the painted in a corner freak out.
Great contract with only 15 guaranteed.
March 9th, 2016 at 2:33 pm
See Ya – wouldn’t want to be ya Tim.
March 9th, 2016 at 2:41 pm
When my sons school, UW Wisconsin, punks U of I like a third rate sandlot team, I’ll raise a glass and again ask myself….. What in the world did the Glazers see in that couch coach? For Illinois, this is business as usual. Illinois should be replaced in the Big 10/ 12 whatever with Northern Illinois….or maybe Illinois State. They have been a laughing stock since before the turn of this century….and just cemented that for another few years.
March 9th, 2016 at 2:54 pm
Lovie is loyal and so are his coaches like spencer. This loyalty ended up hurting the team last year and ultimately led to his firing. He was given all chances to stay , but wouldn’t fire his son nor any other of his staff. Oh well..so long
March 9th, 2016 at 3:03 pm
Blitz…mayb be loyal to his family and his coaches…but not to his players….When Winston was taking those cheap shots, Lovie stood like a statue on the sidelines. Lovie didn’t stand up for him…didn’t chew the refs up one side and down the other, while Winston took head shots…instead Jameis was criticized for being “emotional”…that was the last straw for me.
March 9th, 2016 at 3:19 pm
Supersam, Beat me to it. Ernest(Bite the Ball) Byner. Thats the coach I wanted Lovie to keep when he came in.
March 9th, 2016 at 3:21 pm
I really do hope Coach Kotter brings in his old RB coach, he was a buccanner coach with Mr. Martin. He was on Coach Schianos staff who am I?
March 9th, 2016 at 3:36 pm
Clearly he is a “lovie guy”. good riddence.
March 9th, 2016 at 4:17 pm
You’re a cold man there Joe. A picture of my man Lovie Dubbie with the caption underneath..Thief! Funny as all out though. Thanks for the laugh bro.
March 9th, 2016 at 4:36 pm
@mike Johnson
with the signing of Martin have you gone from guardedly pessimistic to
mildly pessimistic yet? You can do it!
March 9th, 2016 at 4:37 pm
if we get Byner ,Lovie probably did us a favor.
March 9th, 2016 at 6:04 pm
DOUGI should have been signed weeks ago, maybe then Licth could have concentrated on signing a top tier D-Lineman! Let’s go BACK-STABBER sign somebody, anybody, this is looking shameful!
March 9th, 2016 at 7:59 pm
Mike Jenkins and Tim Jennings are available to fill out of Lovie’s staff, good luck and so long Coach Smith.
March 9th, 2016 at 11:34 pm
I’ve flipped to pro Lovie. Nice guy, needed more time. Go Illinois! and Go Lovie! Everybody likes the underdog.
March 10th, 2016 at 4:39 am
when jr sweezy gets jw hurt it could be karma for the hosing of lovie