Bucs getting blocked on assistants

[Nicbsbll2]

Former OC of the UNC Tarheels?

The one and only.

[jtnc]

This team is gonna look sad, not only will they have a first time NFL HC with very limited experience in the NFL, but they will also have bum assistants.

[rayzor]

one of the biggest problems with picking a college head coach with little to no pro-level coaching experience...their circle of influence is going to be from among the college coaching ranks.

harbaugh was/will be successful because he played at the pro level for so long and he did work as a QC guy for the chargers but he was able to keep relationships with pro guys throughout his time as a college HC.

schiano just has disaster written all over him. he's getting blocked/turned down at every corner....not that i'm complaining, except it's making the NFCS look bad.

[The_Cannon]

I don't think it's that much of a stretch to assume that in two years the only coaches that will be in the same in the NFCS are Riv and Payton. If Mike Smith can't get a playoff win (I don't even think he makes the playoffs this year) he's gone and Schiano has disaster written all over him

[csx]

and when you make a college coach a head coach in the NFL...Schiano was an assistant for the Bears back in like 1998 or something for a few years....Rivera had many connections with current people around the NFL and was able to fill our staff rather nicely. Nobody in the NFL knows or cares about Schiano.

He was endorsed by Belichick

[rayzor]

He was endorsed by Belichick

not sure how much that matters.

[Paintballr]

He was endorsed by Belichick

not sure how much that matters.

Especially since none of his assistants have done anything without him

[csx]

not sure how much that matters.

it means that the statement that nobody knows him in the NFL is not true

like him or not or think he is overrated, Bellichick isn't a nobody

[rayzor]

it means that the statement that nobody knows him in the NFL is not true

like him or not or think he is overrated, Bellichick isn't a nobody

ok. one person in the NFL knows him.:rolleyes:

how many have worked with him (other than players)?

is bellichik a friend or someone who has worked with him?

whether i like him or not doesn't matter. he's a good coach, but i don't put a whole lot of stock into his endorsement, esp. considering the lack of success his assistants has had outside his org. and since he is about the only one who has endorsed him.

i don't think he is overrated, but i think his endorsement is, same with having worked with him as an assistant.

[Ivan The Awesome]

I find it intriguing that the bucs history ever since Freeman was drafted. That year they stunk. Then the next they had a phenomenal year. Then they laid an egg this year again.. wtf? Does this mean they will be good next year or they will be on the decline still? I prefer them to be going down hill. But who knows.

[jtnc]

Also, Schiano is horrible with QB's.

[rayzor]

Next man up: John Shoop

Shoop's only NFL-level coordinator experience came with the Raiders in 2006 under Art Shell. Oakland finished 2-14 and Shell and his staff were fired after the season.

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/bucs/content/bucscoordinator-search-crawling-along

it doesn't get any better.

[csx]

Also, Schiano is horrible with QB's.

well, he played and coached defense

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

They were supposed to suck in 2010 but had a winning season that included two beatdowns of the Panthers.

They've just been hard to figure since like 2005. I mean poo they won the division with Jeff Garcia in 2007. Really I think how bad they're supposed to be is inversely proportional to how bad they actually are. They were hyped up as a darkhorse playoff team entering this season and proceeded to poo the bed.

I guess what I'm getting at is they're going to win the Super Bowl next season.