Quote:Doesn't it tell you everything that you need to know about Bucs ownership that they fired Jon Gruden in order to keep Raheem Morris!  Unbelievable.

 

Not really, because on the outside looking in, sure its Gruden for Morris (insanity) but when you look at the team at that time it really wasn't that bad of a decision.  I liked Gruden and didn't really like him being dropped but to be completely honest it was a team held up by Monte's defense period.  When they were having winning seasons in the mid 2000s - the time of Grudens firing, his offense would be bottom of the league in yards and averaging less than 20 a game...remember these are winning seasons which tells you how good that defense was.  

 

Morris came in and had a washed Barber, Buchanon, Will Allen and them boys looking like a legit unit  Kiffin decides he wants to coach with his son and leaves, and Morris is getting interest as a HC, well hell the defense looks more stacked than the offense (as it always has) and keeping Morris seemed like a better deal.  The team has drafted poorly and only picked up aging vets (though a lot of that has to do with cap issues brought on by McKay), but at the end of the day Allen was Gruden's boy which also hurts Gruden's position in staying.  

 

I think people get caught up on the name, but Gruden's offense did dick the whole time, and Morris seemed like an up and comer.  

 

Either way I dont think it's the same with Koetter, whereas Morris in 2008 had a group of old dogs he helped look good, Koetter is doing it with a young group of players who looks like they could be the core for awhile. 

 

Of course if they end up hiring someone like Kelly or Coughlin then all of this is moot and then I would think it's a stupid decision.

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