Out-of-control Bucs could cost Morris his job

Slats · Post #1 » by **Slats** » 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.

Nemesis21 · Post #2 » by **Nemesis21** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:52 am

If he does get fired, it will be after the season. If he does not get fired and will be HC in '12, HE MUST hire a real OC and hire a DC.

Post #3 » by **craig01** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:10 am

Nemesis21 wrote:If he does get fired, it will be after the season. If he does not get fired and will be HC in '12, HE MUST hire a real OC and hire a DC.

I didn't like the Morris hire from the beginning, but I recanted that after last year.....however, it's fairly obvious that he's not in a position of strength as a HC.

I am all for a housecleaning

Nemesis21 · Post #4 » by **Nemesis21** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:13 am

craig01 wrote:
Nemesis21 wrote:If he does get fired, it will be after the season. If he does not get fired and will be HC in '12, HE MUST hire a real OC and hire a DC.

I didn't like the Morris hire from the beginning, but I recanted that after last year.....however, it's fairly obvious that he's not in a position of strength as a HC.

I am all for a housecleaning

Me too. Never liked it at all.

nateakaspyder · Post #5 » by **nateakaspyder** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 3:45 pm

The wiretap is saying that they planned to fire Morris on Monday, but they felt the coaching staff was already too thin.

Post #6 » by **craig01** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 4:05 pm

nateakaspyder wrote:The wiretap is saying that they planned to fire Morris on Monday, but they felt the coaching staff was already too thin.

Morris is a great guy by all accounts, but this has been a coaching fail......

Post #7 » by **craig01** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 7:42 pm

nateakaspyder wrote:The wiretap is saying that they planned to fire Morris on Monday, but they felt the coaching staff was already too thin.

Well, it looks like the Bucs waited one week too long.

Put Morris out of his misery......