John Spytek Takes Raiders Gig
January 22nd, 2025
Sin City bound.
Tom Brady did it.
The former Bucs quarterback, who knows now former Bucs assistant general manager John Spytek intimately, just stole his former Michigan teammate from the Bucs.
You got it. Per Adam Schefter of BSPN, Spytek is the new general manager of the Raiders.
Joe thought this would happen weeks ago. In fact, Joe was really scared that if Spytek got the Raiders job, he would bring along Liam Coen.
Things rarely happen as they seem in public, so Joe suspects Coen already knew Spytek was gone and still re-upped his contract with the Bucs.
Spytek’s loss hurts. But it was Licht who hired Spytek from the Broncos to replace former Bucs director of player personnel Jon Robinson when Robinson got the Titans job.
And since Robinson is still unemployed, it wouldn’t shock Joe if he made his way back to Tampa.
If Licht has to go outside the building to replace Spytek, Joe is confident Licht will find the right man. He did with Spytek.
You just knew today wouldn’t all be good news.
A new leader in Las Vegas: Raiders are finalizing a deal to hire Buccaneers assistant GM John Spytek as their new general manager, per sources. pic.twitter.com/hMkU9eANbJ
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 22, 2025
January 22nd, 2025 at 3:01 pm
Thats a shame (Seinfeld meme)
January 22nd, 2025 at 3:04 pm
Now Baalke is out at GM in Jax.. do they go after Mike Greenberg?
January 22nd, 2025 at 3:07 pm
Get Robinson back!
January 22nd, 2025 at 3:11 pm
Maybe Spytek will return the favor to Licht by trading Crosby to Tampa for a fair compensation. Highly unlikely but it’s worth Licht inquiring, after all the raiders are in a rebuild.
January 22nd, 2025 at 3:12 pm
Good luck!
January 22nd, 2025 at 3:15 pm
I hope Mike Greenberg is left alone. Baalke is out in Jax.I wonder if Coen is having buyers remorse now after learning that.
January 22nd, 2025 at 3:30 pm
Is whatever deal that Coen signed binding? As far as I know there’s no contract clause that can keep a team from hiring off another team if it’s a head coach promotion.
Makes me a bit nervous – this news and the news that the Jags fired their GM a few minutes ago.
January 22nd, 2025 at 3:32 pm
JustOneGame Says:
January 22nd, 2025 at 3:11 pm
Maybe Spytek will return the favor to Licht by trading Crosby to Tampa for a fair compensation.
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I’d give them KJ Britt and rights to Byron Leftwich and Antonio Brown.
January 22nd, 2025 at 3:32 pm
You cant keep good people down. Gotta let them spread their wings and fly. Good luck Spyguy.
January 22nd, 2025 at 3:33 pm
The Jags firing their GM should be further proof to Coen that staying in Tampa was the right move. No need to move to chaos.
January 22nd, 2025 at 3:34 pm
He do got a cool GM name tho
January 22nd, 2025 at 3:35 pm
Hope the Jags don’t take Greenberg outta spite lol
January 22nd, 2025 at 3:35 pm
Good for Spytek – he deserves it.
And as a closet Raider fan I’m glad to see the franchise is finally being run by a competent person and not a mentally deficient chicken McNugget loving pumpkin hair cut loving weirdo…
Good luck John!
January 22nd, 2025 at 3:36 pm
Good for Spytek. Happy for him and the others who are starting to get recognition. Would be nice to keep the band together for a couple more years but with this much success it was inevitable… well I shouldn’t say that, will never be shocked by Tampa being overlooked.
January 22nd, 2025 at 3:38 pm
Happy for him bring Robinson back
January 22nd, 2025 at 3:40 pm
Good Luck!
January 22nd, 2025 at 3:40 pm
Next man up so no reason to go outside the organization I think we draft well enough that we have a good replacement in house
January 22nd, 2025 at 3:43 pm
Ben the GA Buc Says:
January 22nd, 2025 at 3:33 pm
The Jags firing their GM should be further proof to Coen that staying in Tampa was the right move. No need to move to chaos.
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Actually Jacksonville firing their GM is because they lost out on their top two coaching picks, Johnson and Coen. The GM was seen as a roadblock to getting those guys as they want their own GM’s.
That move should make people a bit nervous because who is to say Coen said he wanted his own GM to take the job – and used the ‘new deal’ in Tampa to make his point. There’s nothing that I’m aware of that says Coen has to keep his word – contracts mean nothing if there is a promotion involved to HC, at least as far as I know.
January 22nd, 2025 at 3:46 pm
Ah but it is good news! Very helpful for Licht to say: “Do well in this job and you’re gonna get to run a franchise in not too long…”
January 22nd, 2025 at 3:50 pm
Four years later, Bucs Super Bowl winning OC Byron Leftwhich is still living rent free in Rod Munches mind #SAD
January 22nd, 2025 at 3:52 pm
Tbbucs3 Says:
January 22nd, 2025 at 3:50 pm
Four years later, Bucs Super Bowl winning OC Byron Leftwhich is still living rent free in Rod Munches mind #SAD
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So how does that work exactly? We’re talking about Jacksonville HC job, the Jacksonville GM and the Bucs OC, and Leftwich was the Bucs OC and declined to take the Jacksonville HC job because he wanted his own GM.
See how they’re all related – like how it comes full circle?
I know the Baker Boi(s) are uniquely stupid, but man, I guess the bar can never be low enough.
January 22nd, 2025 at 3:53 pm
Long as he doesn’t sign Coen to be his H.C., I’m cool with him getting a GM gig. Is Liam’s contract biding for at least next season?
January 22nd, 2025 at 3:54 pm
Yeah, always think of “SkyNet” when thinking of “Spytek.”
January 22nd, 2025 at 3:55 pm
pass on robinson…
i’ll trust licht…
whoever is running the scouting department needs a raise or become assist GM imo…
GO BUCS!!!!!
January 22nd, 2025 at 3:57 pm
If there were new salary cap rules to figure out, then he would be more of a loss. But anything he did to work cap magic with the numbers, could easily be done by someone with basic math skills. No offense to him, he did a great job figuring it out, but there’s not anything new to figure out these days.
January 22nd, 2025 at 4:01 pm
It’s Corn Says:
January 22nd, 2025 at 3:57 pm
If there were new salary cap rules to figure out, then he would be more of a loss. But anything he did to work cap magic with the numbers, could easily be done by someone with basic math skills.
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Actually AI would do a better job than any man. Just enter the rule book, enter the salaries, and the AI will do the rest. No need for salary cap experts anymore.
But I’m pretty sure he did a lot more than that, or Brady wouldn’t have wanted him since you could get any nerd to crunch numbers.
January 22nd, 2025 at 4:03 pm
Should we be worried Jags coming back and make a new offer for Coen?
They let Baalke go.
Coaches didnt want to work with Baalke, i dont blame them.
January 22nd, 2025 at 4:08 pm
Guess we’re trading up in the 2nd round to draft a punter now.
January 22nd, 2025 at 4:12 pm
Xristos Says:
January 22nd, 2025 at 4:03 pm
Should we be worried Jags coming back and make a new offer for Coen?
They let Baalke go.
Coaches didnt want to work with Baalke, i dont blame them.
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Yes, I think the Bucs should be very worried. Nothing says a coach can’t back out. It would make him look bad, but no one outside of Tampa will remember that in a few days.
With that said, I don’t think he’d back out, but I would not be shocked at all if the Jags are letting him know the job is his if he wants it, and this time he can pick his own GM.
January 22nd, 2025 at 4:21 pm
Rod
“There’s nothing that I’m aware of that says Coen has to keep his word”
I’m not aware of anything “legally binding” if that’s your point.
But indeed there are some things that “say” Coen has to keep his word.
Words like Honor, Character, Class, I could go on bet you get my drift.
January 22nd, 2025 at 4:23 pm
Do your Bucs one, trade us Crosby for White and a 3rd round pick!!!!
January 22nd, 2025 at 4:27 pm
stpetebucsfan – There are also things called negotiating tactics and playing hard ball.
Not saying Coen would go back on his word, and I don’t think he will, but I do think the Bucs should be a bit worried until they hear that he’s officially blocked Khan from texting him.
January 22nd, 2025 at 4:28 pm
Reminder that Rod Munch once begged for Kyke Trask to start and called Baker Mayfield “the worst QB in the NFL”
Yet Munch still has a vendetta against a QB with 41 pass TDS (same amount as MVP Lamar Jackson)
Baker has embarrassed Rod Munch time and time again and he cant let it go.
January 22nd, 2025 at 4:32 pm
stpetebucsfan – Don’t forget that Leftwich turned down the Jags job because he wanted his hand picked GM, and the Jags refused to give that to him. That is why when I saw the alert saying Jacksonville fired their GM right after Coen gets a new deal to ‘stay’ in Tampa … the timing makes you wonder if they’re going to take another run at Coen as he seemed like their surefire backup plan if they didn’t get Johnson.
Now they lost out on both and the next interview is with the garbage coach the Jets fired during the season.
If that is your next man up … yeah, I’d be calling Coen again and upping the offer.
Hopefully Coen got enough to justify to himself that sticking in Tampa was the right choice.
January 22nd, 2025 at 4:36 pm
Damn… he was great, but I saw this coming.
Good luck Mr. Spytek.
January 22nd, 2025 at 4:38 pm
Tbbucs3 – I begged for Trask to start? When did I do that? Please provide quotes of me begging?
Also, as you know, Baker was literally the worst starting QB in the NFL from 2021-2022 according to QBR. That’s literally a fact, not an opinion. Additionally I said Baker played really well this season, why leave that out?
Anywho, I destroyed you above and your answer is to copy and paste the same fake news you always copy and paste? You’re such a bore. Get some new material and try harder next time.
I’ll pray for you.
January 22nd, 2025 at 4:50 pm
Whoa, a lot of news today! Good for John. I am happy for him. He will make a great GM.
January 22nd, 2025 at 4:54 pm
Rod Munch Says:
July 30th, 2023 at 1:40 pm
Love all the updates today Joe, great stuff.
“Said for a while, I have little faith in Trask, but I’d absolutely rather see him out there over Mayfield since at least you have a lottery ticket-level chance that he could be something. Plus I just want to see him really get a chance, mainly to see his arm and what he can do when he’s throwing to Evans and Godwin. Also I’d love for the Bucs to have NOT wasted a 2nd round pick.
I hope he keeps it up and flat wins the job.
Not that I actually think that will happen. Instead I think we’re all going to be sentenced to watching an incredibly boring team go 5-12 or 6-11 with Mayfield starting 11 games, Trask starting 5 games, and Josh Johnson returning to Tampa, to finish his career where it started, wrapping up the season.“
LMAO! great stuff as always Rod…Nostradumba*s nailed it here.
January 22nd, 2025 at 5:21 pm
Tbbucs with receipts! Ha!
January 22nd, 2025 at 5:26 pm
Our former Bucs assistant GM, John Spytek, is heading to the Raiders. Congratulations to him on a job well done. I’ve long criticized our struggles in scouting West Coast talent—John changed that. His impact was significant, and I truly appreciate his contributions to the organization. Well done, sir!
January 22nd, 2025 at 5:48 pm
Good luck to Mr. Spytek. Well deserved.
January 22nd, 2025 at 5:52 pm
spytek was good at the podium
January 22nd, 2025 at 6:01 pm
Grrrrrrreat responses by our loyal Buc fans. Spytek deserves the opportunity and Brady was able to give it to him. Give Brady credit for being loyal to those he has much respect for. The Raiders have a big hole to dig out of and it will take Spytek to have the patience to get the job done right. As for our Bucs, Super Bowl of bust. Keeping it real in Skibbereen, Ireland.
January 22nd, 2025 at 6:27 pm
Weird he’d be so public about being intimate with Brady. He ain’t nearly as pretty as Giselle.
January 22nd, 2025 at 7:20 pm
Tbbucs3 – Saying I’d rather see Trask start because Baker was reportedly injured, so we can see what we have in a former 2nd round draft pick, is ‘begging’?
Damn you’re retarded.
January 22nd, 2025 at 7:26 pm
Coen isn’t backing out/ Robinson might be coming back.
That’s a good day in my book.
January 22nd, 2025 at 7:36 pm
To LUV and everybody congratulating Spytek for a job well done thanks for showing the Bucs are not simply a class organization, they have SOME classy fans as well. You guys make me proud.
January 22nd, 2025 at 10:34 pm
Rod Munch says:”I’d give them KJ Britt and rights to Byron Leftwich and Antonio Brown.” Lol! yeah lets package up Kyle Trask, Trey Palmer, and Rachaad White and a 6th round pick for 2026 for a healthy Maxx Crosby.
January 23rd, 2025 at 12:07 am
Feather in Jason’s cap.
January 23rd, 2025 at 4:14 am
Stpetebucsfan
Appreciate that, Sir. At the end of the day, we’re all passionate about this team, and it’s only right to acknowledge the contributions that helped make it better. The Bucs set the standard, and as fans, we do our best to match it.
January 23rd, 2025 at 4:47 am
Right back at you, stpetebucsfan, LUVMYBUCS, Irish Laughter, OHBucFan, unbelievable and other fans congratulating John. It’s hard to see him leave, but it’s a well deserved promotion for him.
January 23rd, 2025 at 8:03 am
Expect the Raiders to Raid the Buccaneers Pirate ship and Krewe. Every free agent will instantly get higher bids.
January 23rd, 2025 at 9:48 am
Now we get to see who the real “Genius” was behind the Bucs drafts. I’m guessing it wasn’t Licht.
January 23rd, 2025 at 11:43 am
View from 132 Says:
January 22nd, 2025 at 6:27 pm
Weird he’d be so public about being intimate with Brady. He ain’t nearly as pretty as Giselle.
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I’m still laffing. Kudos to Spytek. It’s called getting promoted which is what smart people do in their careers. Licht already knows his replacement. Don’t kid yourself on here. Licht works with the coaches, and is the head honcho when it comes to the Draft/UDFAs.