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JON GRUDEN FIRED!

GM Bruce Allen also gets the axe.  Mark Eckel deeply saddened, since he was all for firing Reid, trading McNabb and hiring Gruden and keeping Garcia.

 

Buccaneers fire Super Bowl-winning head coach Gruden

NFL.com Wire Reports

NFL Network's Adam Schefter is reporting that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have fired head coach Jon Gruden.

General manager Bruce Allen was also dismissed.

“We will be forever grateful to Jon for bringing us the Super Bowl title, and we thank Bruce for his contributions to our franchise,” said Buccaneers co-chairman Joel Glazer. “However, after careful consideration, we feel that this decision is in the best interest of our organization moving forward.”

 

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I’ve always hated him.

by ajay on Jan 16, 2009 6:44 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Dallas fired their D coordinator

"When I have the ball, I experiment." #5

by Sabonis4Ever on Jan 16, 2009 6:53 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

i dont get it

is this suppose to be gruden ?

If football had a church, Brian Dawkins would be my preacher !

by NorthPhillyKid on Jan 16, 2009 7:20 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

i didnt read

the story …

If football had a church, Brian Dawkins would be my preacher !

by NorthPhillyKid on Jan 16, 2009 8:35 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

it's an old nickname ...

"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"

by Whodie126 on Jan 16, 2009 9:28 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m wondering if between Gruden, Shanahan and Holmgren if Jerry Jones reconsiders the Wade Philips thing. I’m hoping not.

I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.

by BrianS on Jan 16, 2009 9:30 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

let's hope not

Shanahan is a great fit there with their running backs.

"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"

by Whodie126 on Jan 16, 2009 9:32 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

sorry

dont know much about chuck

If football had a church, Brian Dawkins would be my preacher !

by NorthPhillyKid on Jan 17, 2009 12:43 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

It's about TIME

They have done nothing but take Dungy’s team and watch it age… At the same time not replacing the old talent with new talent.

E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!

by Joe_D on Jan 17, 2009 12:43 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Very odd

It’s really late for them to be firing Gruden. Why not do it right after the regular season?

by JasonB on Jan 17, 2009 11:05 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

From what I read, they were polling the players for the past few weeks on him, to see what they thought. The majority of the players didnt like him and thought he was a turncoat and a coward.

"Philly is a hot team now and they are playing well on defense, Donovan has managed the game well and I don't think there is any team out there ... I think they beat the only team out there that had a chance to beat them, and I don't think there is anybody out there that is going to beat them. I'm on their bandwagon and I'm picking Philly to win the whole thing." - Giants RB Brandon Jabobs

by midnitegreen on Jan 17, 2009 2:28 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

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