As a Panthers fan, I must say that I'm actually happy about this. Gruden is a good coach who almost always has his team ready to play at a very high level. That West Coast Offense he runs isn't easy to defend against, either.
I'm not too sure why the Bucs fired Gruden. As it is, they are one year removed from an NFC South Division title and the playoffs. And, despite inconsistency from Gruden teams since the Super Bowl, the Bucs have won two division titles since then and been to the playoffs twice. Further, the Bucs have been overhauling their roster since the Super Bowl victory and suffered through key injuries to QB and RB, two of the most important positions on a team. Where they haven't changed personnel on defense, they are old (see Derrick Brooks and Ronde Barber).
And not to question the wisdom of getting rid of Gruden too much, but firing a coach this late after the regular season doesn't make too much sense. The Bucs are behind the eight-ball when it comes to getting the top remaining prospects, and the last time a team fired a coach this late, the Chargers ended up with Norv Turner (not sure how well that will work out come next season), and when Parcells left Dallas so suddenly, the Cowboys ended up with Wade Phillips. Does anyone think that was a good idea? And will anyone ever hire Jason Garrett?
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Yet another stupid NFL Team
Tell me about it. He's had that team moving in the right direction since the season after the Super Bowl. All they needed was a few new faces on defense, a young back-up QB, and they'd be ready.
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