Out-of-control Bucs could cost Morris his job
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:08 am
I don't usually like seeing coaches being the 'fall guy' but in this case I think Rah has lost the locker room and has to go.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=j ... eat_120611
It appears that the Bermuda Triangle has managed to relocate a few hundred miles west over Florida, swallowing up the careers of NFL coaches this year.
With Jack Del Rio already gone in Jacksonville and Tony Sparano dismissed in Miami, the focus turns on whether Raheem Morris will survive his third season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Ultimately, will he get a chance to learn from his mistakes with the Buccaneers or will he have to wait for another chance elsewhere?
Morris downplayed concerns about his future after an embarrassing 41-14 loss at Jacksonville on Sunday. But that loss, which featured seven turnovers and 12 more penalties to keep the Bucs No. 3 in the NFL in flags, seems to be the culmination of rapid erosion after Tampa Bay went 10-6 and nearly made the playoffs in 2010.
At 4-9, the young Bucs have regressed to playpen behavior after looking so advanced the previous year. Starting with cornerback Aqib Talib’s shootout at his neighborhood corral (inspired by, of all people, his mother) in the offseason, defensive tackle Brian Price got sent home by Morris after being flagged for a personal foul in Week 13 and running back LeGarrette Blount has been implicated in the beating of a fan (this one is questionable, but Blount does have a history in this regard). To make matters worse, the Bucs have seen quarterback Josh Freeman and wide receiver Mike Williams take steps back in their play.
Some of the character issues reflect on Morris because he has been criticized for being too close to his players and that’s starting to show. Ultimately, there are two reasons players like playing for certain coaches: Either the coach is permissive and allows undisciplined players to do as they wish or a coach is strict and gives disciplined players the structure within which to succeed.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=j ... eat_120611
It appears that the Bermuda Triangle has managed to relocate a few hundred miles west over Florida, swallowing up the careers of NFL coaches this year.
With Jack Del Rio already gone in Jacksonville and Tony Sparano dismissed in Miami, the focus turns on whether Raheem Morris will survive his third season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Ultimately, will he get a chance to learn from his mistakes with the Buccaneers or will he have to wait for another chance elsewhere?
Morris downplayed concerns about his future after an embarrassing 41-14 loss at Jacksonville on Sunday. But that loss, which featured seven turnovers and 12 more penalties to keep the Bucs No. 3 in the NFL in flags, seems to be the culmination of rapid erosion after Tampa Bay went 10-6 and nearly made the playoffs in 2010.
At 4-9, the young Bucs have regressed to playpen behavior after looking so advanced the previous year. Starting with cornerback Aqib Talib’s shootout at his neighborhood corral (inspired by, of all people, his mother) in the offseason, defensive tackle Brian Price got sent home by Morris after being flagged for a personal foul in Week 13 and running back LeGarrette Blount has been implicated in the beating of a fan (this one is questionable, but Blount does have a history in this regard). To make matters worse, the Bucs have seen quarterback Josh Freeman and wide receiver Mike Williams take steps back in their play.
Some of the character issues reflect on Morris because he has been criticized for being too close to his players and that’s starting to show. Ultimately, there are two reasons players like playing for certain coaches: Either the coach is permissive and allows undisciplined players to do as they wish or a coach is strict and gives disciplined players the structure within which to succeed.