January 30th, 2009 
Matt Loede 
Posted in The Bucs have a new offensive coordinator, as the team announced today that they have hired Jeff Jagodzinski. It was just three weeks ago that Jagodzinski was fired by Boston College for taking an NFL interview. He led Boston College to an Atlantic Coast Conference championship game in each of his two seasons. He was [...]
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Gruden Makes First Public Comments Since Being Fired
For the first time since being canned by the Buccaneers, “Chucky” is speaking out. Former Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden has made his first public comments since Tampa Bay made the surprise move to fire him on January 16th. Gruden says it’s not a matter of if he will coach again, it’s a matter of when. [...]
Bucs Feel They Can Resign Antonio Bryant
A big offseason question for the Bucs will be if the team will be bringing back WR Antonio Bryant. A recent item in Pro Football Weekly talks about that very subject: Despite the firing of Jon Gruden, sources in Tampa say the Bucs are still confident they can re-sign WR Antonio Bryant without using the [...]
Glazer Spoke to Fans Before Firing Gruden and Allen
Seems that the fans had something to do with the Bucs recent firing of head coach Jon Gruden. Today’s St.Petersburg Times is reporting that owner Bryan Glazer spoke to some fans before making the final decision on Gruden. Here is the clip from the paper: We know that Bucs ownership consulted with players before moving [...]
Edwards to Coach Bucs D-Backs in 09?
Fresh off getting canned by the Chiefs, could Herm Edwards land in Tampa Bay as the teams new defensive backs coach? TBO.com threw that out there on Sunday, but don’t expect it to happen for awhile, as Edwards wants to take a step back and think about things before he makes his next move in [...]
Bucs Hire Former Pats Coach to Coach Their O-Line
Pewter Report is reporting that the Bucs have hired New England tight ends coach Pete Mangurian to coach the Buccaneers offensive line. Mangurian has previous NFL experience coaching the offensive line in Denver, New York and Atlanta. Mangurian was the head coach at Cornell in 1999 when Raheem Morris was an assistant there.
Bucs to Talk to Titans QB Coach Craig Johnson
Today’s edition of The Tennessean is reporting that Titans quarterbacks coach Craig Johnson has been granted permission to interview for the offensive coordinator’s job with the Buccaneers. Johnson just finished his ninth season with the Titans, his seventh as quarterbacks coach. The Buccaneers are looking for an offensive coordinator after hiring new head coach Raheem [...]
