Bucs fire Coach Jon Gruden and GM Bruce Allen

ArtMonkDrillz · 01-16-2009, 06:04 PM

According to the bottom line on ESPN. Wow, didnt see that one coming.

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ArtMonkDrillz · 01-16-2009, 06:06 PM

I wonder if TBMODIV had anything to do with this

GMScud · 01-16-2009, 06:21 PM

Woah. That's a shocker. Kind of dumb to wait so long after the end of the regular season.

That team will be totally different next year, and probably pretty awful. No Monte Kiffin (their defense mailed it in for a month straight as soon as he announced he was bolting for Univ. of Tennessee to work with his son), no Gruden, Garcia could be gone, Derrick Brooks is nearing the end...

Now, if they bring in Mike Shanahan as GM/head coach and are willing to spend a big portion of the $40M+ worth of cap room they have, it could be quite interesting.

REDSKIN1 · 01-16-2009, 06:33 PM

I bet Dan Synder is breaking out in hives with all the big name coaches avaliable. I'm wondering if someone is in his office holding him away from his phone so he won't call in Jim Zorn and fire him. LOL

Trample the Elderly · 01-16-2009, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by REDSKIN1

I bet Dan Synder is breaking out in hives with all the big name coaches avaliable. I'm wondering if someone is in his office holding him away from his phone so he won't call in Jim Zorn and fire him. LOL

He already did that last year. Z is there because everyone else laughed in Danny's face.

irish · 01-16-2009, 06:49 PM

Very surprised.

Ruhskins · 01-16-2009, 06:53 PM

Wow, Chucky is gone. I wonder what he will do now? Become a coordinator??

GTripp0012 · 01-16-2009, 06:53 PM

Coach the Raiders?

Trample the Elderly · 01-16-2009, 06:55 PM

I hope that Tampa blows up. I've hated them for a long time.

GMScud · 01-16-2009, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Coach the Raiders?

Oakland fans would be thrilled about that. Bill Callahan took Gruden's Raider team to the Super Bowl that, ironically, Gruden won with a Tampa Bay team that had Tony Dungy written all over it.

skinsfan69 · 01-16-2009, 06:57 PM

That's very surprising but in today's NFL does it really shock anyone? If Shanahan can get fired then no one is safe. I think the loss to Oakland sealed his fate. I really don't like Gruden's version of the west coast offense so I hope he doesn't come here. Too much dinking and dunking and god knows we already do enough of that here.

GMScud · 01-16-2009, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by skinsfan69

That's very surprising but in today's NFL does it really shock anyone? If Shanahan can get fired then no one is safe. I think the loss to Oakland sealed his fate. I really don't like Gruden's version of the west coast offense so I hope he doesn't come here. Too much dinking and dunking and god knows we already do enough of that here.

Hey, Joey Galloway and Antonio Bryant have caught more deep balls for the Bucs the past few years than anyone has for the Redskins.

Gruden for OC! Just kidding. Kind of.

BigHairedAristocrat · 01-16-2009, 07:01 PM

Gruden for OC sounds really good to me.

CRedskinsRule · 01-16-2009, 08:48 PM

WOW I didn't see that or Shanahan, and I sure expected Wade Phillips gone. (and kinda Norv too.) Gruden seemed like a solid coach, the Rams should try and get him.

Skins4L · 01-16-2009, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Coach the Raiders?

..would be huge for that franchise right now.

I could see it already.

01-16-2009, 06:04 PM	#1
ArtMonkDrillz Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ellicott City, MD Age: 42 Posts: 8,029	Bucs fire Coach Jon Gruden and GM Bruce Allen According to the bottom line on ESPN. Wow, didnt see that one coming. Buccaneers.com \| News __________________ "Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." The Dude

01-16-2009, 06:06 PM	#2
ArtMonkDrillz Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ellicott City, MD Age: 42 Posts: 8,029	Re: Bucs fire Coach Jon Gruden and GM Bruce Allen I wonder if TBMODIV had anything to do with this __________________ "Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." The Dude

01-16-2009, 06:21 PM	#3
GMScud Swearinger Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 12,626	Re: Bucs fire Coach Jon Gruden and GM Bruce Allen Woah. That's a shocker. Kind of dumb to wait so long after the end of the regular season. That team will be totally different next year, and probably pretty awful. No Monte Kiffin (their defense mailed it in for a month straight as soon as he announced he was bolting for Univ. of Tennessee to work with his son), no Gruden, Garcia could be gone, Derrick Brooks is nearing the end... Now, if they bring in Mike Shanahan as GM/head coach and are willing to spend a big portion of the $40M+ worth of cap room they have, it could be quite interesting. __________________ Tardy

01-16-2009, 06:33 PM	#4
REDSKIN1 Special Teams Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: ROANOKE, VA Age: 48 Posts: 109	Re: Bucs fire Coach Jon Gruden and GM Bruce Allen I bet Dan Synder is breaking out in hives with all the big name coaches avaliable. I'm wondering if someone is in his office holding him away from his phone so he won't call in Jim Zorn and fire him. LOL __________________ "AND YOU KNOW THIS MAN"

01-16-2009, 06:49 PM	#6
irish Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,575	Re: Bucs fire Coach Jon Gruden and GM Bruce Allen Very surprised.

01-16-2009, 06:53 PM	#7
Ruhskins Living Legend Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 22,378	Re: Bucs fire Coach Jon Gruden and GM Bruce Allen Wow, Chucky is gone. I wonder what he will do now? Become a coordinator?? __________________ R.I.P. #21

01-16-2009, 06:53 PM	#8
GTripp0012 Living Legend Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Evanston, IL Age: 37 Posts: 15,994	Re: Bucs fire Coach Jon Gruden and GM Bruce Allen Coach the Raiders? __________________ according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

01-16-2009, 06:55 PM	#9
Trample the Elderly Playmaker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Three Chopt Virginia Age: 47 Posts: 2,906	Re: Bucs fire Coach Jon Gruden and GM Bruce Allen I hope that Tampa blows up. I've hated them for a long time.

01-16-2009, 06:57 PM	#11
skinsfan69 Living Legend Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 17,439	Re: Bucs fire Coach Jon Gruden and GM Bruce Allen That's very surprising but in today's NFL does it really shock anyone? If Shanahan can get fired then no one is safe. I think the loss to Oakland sealed his fate. I really don't like Gruden's version of the west coast offense so I hope he doesn't come here. Too much dinking and dunking and god knows we already do enough of that here.

01-16-2009, 07:01 PM	#13
BigHairedAristocrat Playmaker Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4,712	Re: Bucs fire Coach Jon Gruden and GM Bruce Allen Gruden for OC sounds really good to me. __________________ Dolphins get good press for saving drowning humans.But we only hear about the swimmers theyve pushed ashore.You know who we havent heard from: all the people theyve pushed out to sea.Dolphins dont know what theyre doing-they just like pushing things.

01-16-2009, 08:48 PM	#14
CRedskinsRule Living Legend Join Date: Aug 2008 Age: 58 Posts: 21,698	Re: Bucs fire Coach Jon Gruden and GM Bruce Allen WOW I didn't see that or Shanahan, and I sure expected Wade Phillips gone. (and kinda Norv too.) Gruden seemed like a solid coach, the Rams should try and get him.

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