tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7089915695240170666.post1346524794002542562..comments2023-10-30T10:32:39.033-04:00Comments on Passing On The Game: Thrown Under The BusUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7089915695240170666.post-46360331098326856902009-11-18T09:18:52.366-05:002009-11-18T09:18:52.366-05:00I would hope that the FO would look at Charlie Str...I would hope that the FO would look at Charlie Strong (Fl.), Jim Heacock (Ohio St.), or Will Muschamp (Texas). If Wade Phillips were to be let go, I think you'd have to look at him based on his DC success in the past as well. Bates just doesn't seem to have the ability/desire to change his scheme to fit the players, nor make adjustments during the games themselves to counter what the opposing offenses are trying to do.FlBoy84noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7089915695240170666.post-84999009385409780882009-11-18T08:50:52.864-05:002009-11-18T08:50:52.864-05:00OK, the scheme doesn't fit the players we have...OK, the scheme doesn't fit the players we have. Let's assume that the FO realizes that they screwed up on both sides of the ball with their coordinator picks and dumps Bates. You say the players we have are fighting for their jobs despite the scheme so the question that I have is this: who out there, NFL or College, could take our guys and make a viable defense out of them? What coach can we bring in that will pull it all together?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7089915695240170666.post-36854002324278962482009-11-17T15:50:32.729-05:002009-11-17T15:50:32.729-05:00You're a braver man than me Steve. I wouldn...You're a braver man than me Steve. I wouldn't go on record as "assuming that the Bucs knew what kind of guys Jim Bates wanted for his defense in the offseason before the draft". Not in the wake of the total lack of examination done before hiring one ex-offensive coordinator, who shall remain nameless. Many, many rookie mistakes between Morris and Dominik this year, I'm just hoping they realize the one they made in bringing in Bates and have the stones to remedy it after this season. I have a BAD feeling though that they'll refuse to admit to blowing both the OC & DC hires in the same season and they'll give Bates one more year so they can bring in "His Guys". LOLFlBoy84noreply@blogger.com