After flailing around for weeks, trying to find a suitable replacment for Tony Dungy - first wooing, then losing Bill Parcells; next having Al Davis turn down the keys to Fort Knox hand-delivered by Warren Sapp in a Raiders jersey, just for permission to talk to Jay Gruden - the Bucs have set their sights on Ravens defensive coordinator Marvin Lewis.
On the one hand, thank goodness - the Bucs were probably prepared to pay far too high a price for Gruden. But Lewis? Granted, he's done a terrific job on the Ravens defense, but the Bucs defense is just fine, thank you. The team needs someone who knows how to put points on the board.
At least the Bucs front office seems to realize this. They have effectively told Lewis that he'll get some input into who will run his offense, but that the front office will maintain a high degree of control over the ultimate hire. They've even begun filling out some of the mid-level coaching positions on the offensive side, despite the vacancy at the top.
It's going to be another long, frustrating year for Bucs fans.
Posted by wasylik at February 7, 2002 09:54 AM | TrackBack