December 30th, 2008 
Matt Loede 
Posted in From: Orlando Sentinel Coach Jon Gruden stepped to the podium Monday morning for the postmortem of his 2008 season. “I feel worse today than I did yesterday,” he said. Not as bad, however, as a trio of colleagues — Detroit’s Rod Marinelli, Cleveland’s Romeo Crennel and the New York Jets’ Eric Mangini — who were [...]
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Collapse Complete: Bucs Lose to Raiders 31-24 to End Post Season Hopes
A run defense that had failed them over the final four weeks of the season was the death blow for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, as the Oakland Raiders ended the Bucs season in stunning fashion with a 31-24 victory at Raymond James Stadium that will end the Tampa Bay Stadium at 9-7. The [...]
Gruden Done as Coach of the Bucs?
From: ProFootballTalk.com We’ve got no hard information on which to base this one. Yet. But the reality is that, after seeing a 9-3 start disintegrate into a 9-7 finish and no playoff appearance, Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden doesn’t seem to be nearly as secure in his position as he was a month ago. The team’s [...]
Gruden Says Garcia Expected to Go Sunday vs Falcons
QB Jeff Garcia didn’t do much in practice today, but the vet is expected to go Sunday vs the Falcons according to coach Jon Gruden. “We’re hoping Jeff’s ready to go, and I’ll be optimistic on that.” Gruden said Friday. Garcia did not practice on Wednesday and Thursday with a calf strain that he suffered [...]
Galloway’s Foot Actually Broken Earlier This Year
An interesting note about Joey Galloway came out today in the St.Petersburg Times, which states that Galloway’s foot was actually broken earlier this year. The team had announced that the reason Galloway had missed five games was due to a foot sprain, but in fact the foot was broken. Galloway said it broke in week [...]
Williams Could Be Back on the Active Roster Wednesday
Rumors have it that the Bucs may be close to adding running back Cadillac Williams to the active roster. The Bucs will have to make the decision by Wednesday to add him to the active roster. If they don’t, they will have to sit him for the rest of the season. Williams suffered a torn [...]
Garcia Earns Another Start; Needs to Keep Playing Well
The strife between Jon Gruden and Jeff Garcia is not enough from the coach already coming out and naming Garcia as the starter for Sunday night’s game at home vs the Seahawks. In the end – it’s more than the right move to make. Garcia has played well since his promotion from his demotion that [...]
Griese Gets the Nod as QB Starter Again
Rumors continue to swirl about the future of Jeff Garcia as the QB for the Bucs, but for now, like it or not Brian Griese is going to get the start Sunday vs the Bears in Chicago. In the end it may be a better move since Griese is a former Bear and knows Lovie [...]
