Chucky On Quarterbacks: Nothing Personal
May 12th, 2009One of the downfalls of Chucky with the Bucs is he collected quarterbacks like an old man living in Sun City collects stamps (only to be outdone by his pupil, Raheem the Dream).
But in an article with Len Pasquarelli of BSPN.com, Chucky claims that, despite what some may suggest, his juggling and berating of quarterbacks was nothing personal. In fact, he hinted that quarterbacks might be a bit too thin-skinned.
Coaches in the NFL, however, usually fret more about wins than bruised egos.
“It’s a part of the business of the game, not a personal thing, like some guys conclude,” said former Tampa Bay coach Jon Gruden, who in 2007 traded for Denver veteran Jake Plummer to compete with Jeff Garcia and Brian Griese for the starting job. “In every walk of life, people get their feelings hurt, but [quarterbacks] shouldn’t react that way when the new guy shows up, even if it’s human nature. It’s all about the competition, and that’s going to make everybody better.”
Never mind that Plummer retired rather than report to the Bucs. Even though Garcia excelled in 2007, he did so cognizant of the fact Gruden might have preferred Plummer be his starter.
In short, Pasquarelli claims the Bucs’ braintrust owes a full explanation to Luke McCown why, at every turn for three months, he was the chosen one at quarterback, yet the Bucs still went out and signed Byron Leftwich and drafted bust-in-waiting Josh Freeman.
Not only does Joe agree, but Joe still wonders why Raheem the Dream is getting a pass on such a practice, whereas Chucky would have been crucified for pulling the same stunt?
May 12th, 2009 at 10:50 am
If theres a sliver lining in the disasterous pick of Freeman, besides not having to deal with the Teebow fanatics, its that Morris and Dominik are tied directly to Freeman’s success. If he succeeds, we all win, if he fails, much more likely IMO,Morris and Dominik are GONE! They both seem to think they have a 10 year pass, and maybe the Glazers told them that, but as soon as Freeman fails, the fans will turn on not only Morris and Dom, but even moreso on the Glazers. The Glazers will have no choice, if they want any fan support, but to fire Dumb and Dumber.
May 12th, 2009 at 11:20 am
>>> If theres a sliver lining in the disasterous pick of Freeman, besides not having to deal with the Teebow fanatics, its that Morris and Dominik are tied directly to Freeman’s success. If he succeeds, we all win, if he fails, much more likely IMO,Morris and Dominik are GONE! <<<
Well said Dave.
May 12th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Negativity. You do it well. Let’s wait for several of our team’s stars to be banished from the team with nothing good to say about Raheem before we jump the gun.
I know controversy sells, but this is desparation.