I listened to a podcast at some point in which NFLosophy was discussing the hiring of Schiano. If I remember correctly he said something like - Kelly had already backed out and the Glazers/Dom knew that others were close to saying no, so the Schiano hire was a bit of a knee jerk reaction. Also said he believes it was more of a Glazer hire than a Dom hire. My opinion is that this team does not need a college coach. There is a lot of NFL experienced coaches that are/will be out there. Hell, even if Rex gets fired id prefer him. He may be loud obnoxious and annoying, but the current coaching staff makes him look like a genius.
I remember the same thing. Also why the Glazers/Dom finally decided to start spending in FA because many around the League viewed the Bucs as not willing to pay for players.
I raised this very question a couple months ago and to me it indicates there is no clear direction of leadership when you can't pinpoint what type of coach you need....kinda like going from Bill Parcells to Marvin Lewis to Jon Gruden...they all have different things they are known for yet they all were offered the job in one off-season....what Tampa needs most is a football mind running their operations in order to have any real success....anything else would just be considered coincidence.
Not sure if this was something raised at the time but holy crap, how does that actually happen in a coaching search?Offensive minded, lots of flare, uber-successful at a big school players coach to defensive minded, boring as bricks, mediocre success at a bad football school disciplinarianThe two couldn't have been more different and were the two people we pinned for the job two years ago. I just don't understand how that happens. To me it just goes to show how uninvolved the owners are, and how this team really has had no general direction in what seems like forever.I have been one of the few people not ready to call for Schiano's head and I think Mike Glennon could be a good player down the line but a large part of me wants to see New Orleans take it to us and send Greg back to some middle of the road college program and continue being mediocre there. I want something exciting, because this isn't that.
Kelly isn't considered some strict disciplinarian and he was the first choice. So the whole premise of the Glazers wanted a coach like that is TOTAL AND UTTER BS!!!! It was sold to us that way after they failed ot get their guy. Kelly got what? 5 or 6 mill a year? Greggy's only getting 3 mill. I bet the Glazers went cheap and low balled Kelly. That's why we did not get him.THE GLAZERS SUCK AS OWNERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I and many other people have asked this same exact question. They had no plan. They have no plan. This team has no identity and it starts from the top down.
While I wasnt happy with the Chip Kelly "hire" I at least understood it. Then when they announced it was Schiano I had the "WTF Moment"
They'll likely offer Jim Schwartz the gig after he's fired in Detroit