Could A Quick Offensive Turnaround Hurt the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Long Run?By Leo Howell - Feb 14th, 2014 at 12:49 pm
November 10, 2012; Berkeley, CACalifornia Golden Bears head coach Jeff Tedford on the sideline during the third quarter against the Oregon Ducks at Memorial Stadium. Oregon won 59-17. Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports The Tampa Bay Buccaneers finished dead last in the league in offense last season, and a large portion of the blame can be placed on offensive coordinator Mike Sullivan, whose awful system didn’t allow Josh Freeman or Mike Glennon to flourish. So when the Buccaneers cleaned house this offseason, adding a new offensive mind to turn things around on that side of the ball was a priority, yet the hiring of Lovie Smith did nothing to help the struggling offense. So Lovie Smith tasked former Cal coach Jeff Tedford with running the offense, and it provided some hope that a QB-friendly offensive coordinator could do a better job than the previous regime. As Patrick Daugherty of Rotoworld points out in an article ranking the coaches in the NFL, Lovie Smith’s “downfall was his utter inability to find competent hands on offense.” And while Daugherty admits that Jeff Tedford is a bit of a gamble, he also brings up a valid point about Tedford’s potential success. •“If Tedford can whip up a good offense — and not get plucked away in the process — Smith should be in for a long stay on the gulf coast of Florida.” NFL teams are constantly looking for an offensive guru, especially considering the offensive production from Marc Trestman and Chip Kelly’s teams this past season. If Tedford is able to quickly turn around the Tampa Bay offense, how quickly would another team pounce and name him head coach? Lovie Smith’s weakness has always been offense, so keeping a good offensive coordinator will be incredibly important. So while an improved offense in 2014 will be a welcome sight to Bucs’ fans, it’s not a sign of long-term success for their new head coach. The unfortunate reality of life in the NFL is that success brings about change as often as failure. A bad player is cut, but a good player outplays his contract and goes elsewhere for a payday. A struggling coach is fired, but a successful coordinator becomes the most valuable commodity when coaches are fired on Black Monday. An improved offense is the goal for Jeff Tedford and his staff, but can Lovie Smith replace Tedford with a coach of equal skill should Tedford be stolen away? It’s too early to assume much at all about Tedford’s time as an NFL coordinator, but in the event that he does succeed, it might not be all good news for the Buccaneers. http://thepewterplank.com/2014/02/14/quick-offensive-turnaround-hurt-tampa-bay-buccaneers-long-run/
This guy finds new angles of stupid on a regular basis. Hopefully Tedford can bring us up 1 point in the offensive rankings each year so nobody steals him away to be HC.
That's a nice problem to have - the offense being so good that your coordinator is stolen. A very nice problem to have....
I am definitely dumber after reading that
That's far from stupid, based on Lovies past offenses it is a huge concern if Tedford does great.It would be a good concern to have but a concern none the less.If Jeff were to fail it's bad for the team, if he does great he would very likely get looked at by other team like the article says, can we then find a good replacement or are we right back to the "dark ages" again?
Lol. Whatever you say, Leo.
wow
Let's get a good QB and everything else will work out.
Let's get a good QB and everything else will work out.
where and who? not that easy . . .
...don't do good, or you'll do bad.Sigh.
That's far from stupid, based on Lovies past offenses it is a huge concern if Tedford does great.It would be a good concern to have but a concern none the less.If Jeff were to fail it's bad for the team, if he does great he would very likely get looked at by other team like the article says, can we then find a good replacement or are we right back to the "dark ages" again?
If Tedford was great, they could offer him the HC position, after Lovies contract runs out.
Can't they just block it? Seems to happen to us a lot.
Can't they just block it? Seems to happen to us a lot.
A team can block a lateral move, but not an upward move.
Can't they just block it? Seems to happen to us a lot.
Sure but it hurts in the future. Most good coaches avoid going to team that block their promotions.
Can't they just block it? Seems to happen to us a lot.
A team can block a lateral move, but not an upward move.
No they can block upward moves too. Its a contract afterall.Its just an unwritten rule that you shouldnt. Its d0uche baggy to prevent a promotion.
