Report: 'Growing sense' Bucs land Jon Gruden

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ProFootballTalk's Mike Florio reports there's a "growing sense in league circles" Jon Gruden will return as the next coach of the Bucs.

This falls in line with previous reports on the Bucs interest in Gruden. Tampa is expected to fire Dirk Koetter next week and Gruden is their top candidate replace him. 

Despite a nine-year layoff, Gruden has been putting together a staff behind the scenes and is serious about making a return. 

With Gruden making a $6M-plus salary at ESPN, the Bucs are going to need to make him one of the highest paid coaches in the league.

Well will TB go out and win for him on Sunday?

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[CRA]

Jon Gruden never gets tired of toying with the football world.  

 

[Fox007]

Seems like Tampa has actually been playing well for their HC and they have been in some close games. I say do it so we can watch the Bucs fall apart....wonder how many times he'll bench Winston.

Playing hard for I mean....

[UpstatePanther]

this would be like the Panthers re-hiring John Fox........

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or Marty Hurney....

[t96]

I like Gruden but I don't think he's a very good HC. Fine with me if they hire him and flame out again. Would like him here as OC but otherwise, stay in the booth Gruden.

[Randolph Panther]

I know its a pipe dream but I would love to get TB coach now to come up here and be OC and work with Cam.

[UpstatePanther]

1 minute ago, Randolph Panther said:

I know its a pipe dream but I would love to get TB coach now to come up here and be OC and work with Cam.

i would support this move too.

Hey Mississippi State... you still want Shula??? We'll pay his plane ticket!

[LinvilleGorge]

14 minutes ago, CRA said:

Jon Gruden never gets tired of toying with the football world.  

 

This. I've been saying for the last several years that there's no chance he'll return to coaching but with ESPN dying and laying people off left and right, who knows at this point? Gruden may be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel growing dark on his cushy multi-million dollar media job.

[Skack25]

3 minutes ago, UpstatePanther said:

i would support this move too.

Hey Mississippi State... you still want Shula??? We'll pay his plane ticket!

Where's the GoFundMe???

[Doc Holiday]

He’s not leaving ESPN, he has a Cush job now, no way he leaves that

[UpstatePanther]

2 minutes ago, Doc Holiday said:

He’s not leaving ESPN, he has a Kush job now, no way he leaves that

i thought the NFL was against all that..........

[Jon Snow]

I hope he does take it.  We own Gruden.

[Smithers]

Gruden is a very intelligent man and a great football coach.  He had great success in both Oakland and Tampa before the GM there screwed things up.  He will make them a very competitive team.  

[nosuchthingasapanther]

27 minutes ago, CRA said:

Jon Gruden never gets tired of toying with the football world.  

 

correction...the media never gets tired of toying with the idea of jon gruden rejoining the football world.

he was an average coach af best...but his personality is magnetic. people would tune into his team just to follow him.