Comments on: BUCS LOSING MONTE?

By: thegregwitul

thegregwitul — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:18:50 +0000

Enough with the Marinelli back to Tampa talk, that is unlikely to happen, and even if it does, Marinelli would not be brought in top run the defense. Perhaps to coach LB’s as he used to do, or another skill position on the team, but I doubt he returns.
As for Kiffin leaving, as much as I would want him to stay (as a fan), Monte has nothing to prove to the league. He’s coached one of the all-time best defensive teams and still keeps them in the top 5 or 10 of the entire league on an almost annual basis. Couple that in with the chance to coach with your son and I could see Monte making the jump.
Monte loves Tampa enough that he would never leave them to coach another team n the NFL (remember that he was offered the 49ers head coaching job after the Bucs won the Super Bowl and declined), but coaching with your son is a difficult proposition to turn down.
If Kiffen ends up leaving, I think it might be time to elevate Raheem Morris, especially before another team grabs him to run their defense and he follows in the footsteps of Mike Tomlin. I think the transition from Kiffen to Morris would be smooth enough for the team to continue to function at an optimum level.
j.

By: KidEgo

KidEgo — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:50:16 +0000

LOL, you boys are whistling past the graveyard. He’s coming to Knoxville. HAve a good day.

By: ParkerFly

ParkerFly — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:58:07 +0000

Invaiduh, you still bitter over Kiffin not winning in Oakland? how about Cable? And the last 3 coaches before Kiffin? Seeing a trend? Al is the problem!

By: Southernboi727

Southernboi727 — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:07:56 +0000

It aint gonna happen.

By: INVAIDUH

INVAIDUH — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:42:21 +0000

Swervin is on the money…

By: The Q-man

The Q-man — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:57:15 +0000

Monte stays in Tampa where he is considered a demi-god and
Lane struggles in Tenn against Spurrier, Meyer, Sabin, and the other
SEC powers. Even UGA and LSU with Richt and Miles. So Lane has his
work cut out to make it to another contract.
But…MONTE STAY IN TAMPA!

By: newman44

newman44 — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:03:50 +0000

Florio, are you sure Gruden isn’t going to Tenn?

By: empty13

empty13 — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:25:35 +0000

gruden to tennessee. lane to tampa. tampa takes a lot of raider rejects then wins with them.

By: maladrin

maladrin — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 10:07:36 +0000

No way does Monte take any job with the Vols. These SAME rumors followed him when Lane took over at Oakland. There’s no traction here.

By: 26Hawk

26Hawk — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:26:45 +0000

I don’t know about Marinelli as a coordinator, either. In Detroit, he got ‘em playing hard, but he never got ‘em winning anything. He couldn’t wait to run off Shaun Rogers, who most observers thought was potentially the Lions best player.
When he finally assembled “His guys” they were one of the league’s worst D’s. ‘Ol Monte wants to end his career working for his son? that makes little sense either.

By: Swervinmervin

Swervinmervin — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 08:09:52 +0000

Gee… I wonder what Lane Kiffin will do when his teams in Knoxville start losing. Is he going to insult the dean of the university, the athletic director, and also his defensive coordinator? That’s what he did in Oakland when things didn’t work out for him.
Kiffin’s a loser. He tanked games on purpose to get fired from Oakland, so he could get a college job. I read an article where a few Raider players who are Tenn. alums (Gibril Wilson and another player) were upset that Kiffin was going there because they didnt think he was a good coach. Just a spoiled brat who is now calling daddy to help him.
He should send Al Davis a X-mas card thanking him for everything he has. Otherwise he’d still be behind Sarkisian at USC.

By: hesawinner

hesawinner — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 07:48:20 +0000

That can work, it’s called a “Pittsburgh arrangement”. Get a young face in there and call him coach but have the old guy defensive coordinator really running the team.

By: ACDC84

ACDC84 — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 04:31:12 +0000

Come to Green Bay, Monte! We’ve got the worst coordinator in the league right now.

By: INVAIDUH

INVAIDUH — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 01:44:03 +0000

BuckFutter
AAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…nice.

By: dwaechte

dwaechte — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 01:36:29 +0000

Good thing you pursued that “Gruden to Tennessee” angle Florio. Really paid off. It was such needed, informative reporting.

By: titans_fan

titans_fan — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 01:19:40 +0000

Monte isn’t going to UT. I don’t see why he’d follow his son. Makes very little sense to me. But I’m glad to have Lane here, I think he’ll do well.
Go Vols!

By: ParkerFly

ParkerFly — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 01:05:23 +0000

apeck: Marinelli created nothing. No coach could win with this team that Matt Millen assembled.

By: ParkerFly

ParkerFly — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:45:43 +0000

Kiffin signed a multi-year extension in January though, so how do the Vols get him if he’s still under contract? The Bucs have never released a coach from contract before, and the Vols can’t much send them draft picks as compensation either…

By: YourN8

YourN8 — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:25:10 +0000

Please tell me you’ve got a better source for this than the wishlist some hack from Knoxville threw together on short notice.

By: Slow Joe

Slow Joe — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:19:40 +0000

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Kiffin is nearly as invaluable as Gruden! I hope like heck this doesn’t play out!
As for Marinelli, he was a heck of a defensive line coach, but I don’t know about him becoming coordinator. Maybe. Keep your eye on Raheem Morris, our secondary coach. The Bucs are very high on him.

By: INVAIDUH

INVAIDUH — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:12:43 +0000

Love me daddy….
Make your own name Lame..Stand on your own feet.
Without the pre-written excuses.

By: BuckFutter

BuckFutter — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:06:58 +0000

Oh my god, I would LOVE to be my dad’s boss.
“Did you even SEE that fullback lining up at tight end?” “Blitz? Where are your brains, in your ass?” “I found this pot in your locker, let me guess, you’re just holding it for Warren Sapp.”

By: RedLeg15

RedLeg15 — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:05:21 +0000

This will be a sad day in Tampa. The only reason Gruden still has a job in this city is because of the continutiy this defense has enjoyed for the last 12 years. If Monte Kiffin does leave I wish him well. I don’t know if Kiffin’s defensive scheme will fit with young college kids who at a maximum only have 5 years to learn the scheme. Pops Kiffin hasn’t coached at the college level since 1982. He will be one year shy of 70 this coming February so I don’t know how much longer he will be coaching at any level. I’ve met the man on a couple of occasions and he doesn’t seem like the type to retire. Maybe this will give him another outlet for his craft.
Anyone out there notice that the defensive scheme he is most famous for isn’t exactly used here all that often… I’ve noticed a lot more cover 3 and more blitzing than has been used in the past.

By: mike hunt

mike hunt — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:50:27 +0000

um no..raheem morris will be the next buc’s d-coordinator

By: SteelerLuv

SteelerLuv — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:47:18 +0000

That’s good news for Lane Kiffin and I wish him well. It is a relief to know that coaching for Al Davis doesn’t destroy one’s future opportunity for coaching football at any level. Who would want to coach the Raiders? Or for that matter, who would want to coach the Bengals?

By: weinberger83

weinberger83 — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:30:49 +0000

Come on really Florio. stop pissing Buc fans off with this bull. No way does Marinelli return. tampa would promote from within.

By: apeck

apeck — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:16:26 +0000

Well, you got ths right for the most part. Monte will leave and go run the defense at Tennessee for his son (wierd?) and Marinelli will be running hte Defense in Tampa next year.
But Marinelli won’t be fired by the Lions before the end of the season. They don’t have anyone to run the team in his absence, no one has any head coaching experience on the staff, it is a wash. They are just as bad with him as they are without him. Besides, he deserves to have to stay and watch the mess he created.

By: titans_fan

titans_fan — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:13:42 +0000

Lane Kiffin to UT… I called it like a month ago