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https://twitter.com/#!/AdamSchefter/status/162601099218522112

forget the coordinators, I say we start looking for GMs LOL

Greg Shiano.... Who knows if he will be any good or not, but leave it to the Bucs to find someone who was on nobody's radar.

https://twitter.com/#!/espn_nfcsouth/status/162627008365473792

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/peter_king/01/30/superbowl/1.html


Greg Schiano wants Butch Davis on his staff.

Not sure whether Davis would be defensive coordinator or an assistant head coach, but Schiano's interested in adding him to the staff at Tampa Bay. Schiano was Davis' defensive coordinator at the University of Miami in 1999 and 2000, and they have remained close. Davis hasn't coached in the NFL since he was dismissed by the Browns after the 2004 season. He'd be a good sounding board for Schiano.

I like the Schiano hire. Not to ignore the others, but having lived in New Jersey when Schiano took over one of the worst teams in any sport in the country (that's no exaggeration), I witnessed the job he did making Rutgers competitive nationally. In the last few days, I've heard people say, "Well, he never won the Big East at Rutgers. Dumb hire.'' Time will tell.

Only two of the eight coaches hired in 2009 are still with their teams. You know there are no such things as long-term locks in the NFL, but I like this hire because the Bucs needed a coach to instill discipline. This is a team, and a defense in particular, that didn't respond to Raheem Morris anymore. It's shocking how quickly they tuned him out -- as if they lost interest in everything that came out of his mouth. They won't miss what Schiano says. He'll bench or cut guys if they're lazy or poor workers or unproductive.

"Whatever you decide to do, on any level of football, you have to have rules, and we'll have them,'' Schiano said over the phone from Tampa. "I'm not looking to reinvent the wheel. I'm just looking to coach the players we have the right way.''

He's not sure how he got so close to Bill Belichick, but Belichick helped him get this job. He called Tampa Bay GM Mark Dominik, who led the Bucs' long search, and told Dominik how NFL-ready he thought Schiano was. "We trust one another,'' said Schiano. "I think we see things the same way -- not schematically, necessarily, but principally.''

Two other notes from Schiano: Getting hired by the Bucs made him miss the memorial service for his mentor, Joe Paterno. Schiano and his wife, though, went to State College Tuesday to pay their respects to the Paterno family.

"Thursday was one of the most exciting days of my life, getting this job, and also one of the saddest, because I missed Joe's service,'' he said. "I learned so much from Joe. Like, 'The only bad decision is indecision.' I can't tell you how significant a statement that is.''

Schiano has four children. He told them about the new job Thursday evening, and one of the kids said, "What about Eric?'' Eric LeGrand, the paralyzed Rutgers player. The Schiano family has become like a second family to LeGrand. "I told the kid we'd bring Eric down to Tampa, he'll stay at the house and we'll turn him into a Bucs fan.''

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/peter_king/01/30/superbowl/index.html#ixzz1kxiK7jSm

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I don't know too much about college to know about the recent hires but at this point any change is good.

Now that we have VJax take a look good look at his speed, catch, and overall rating on M12 now and see if he get's the usual pewter drop on M13!
I wouldn't be surprised.

ELBUCCS wrote:Now that we have VJax take a look good look at his speed, catch, and overall rating on M12 now and see if he get's the usual pewter drop on M13!
I wouldn't be surprised.

LOL- I was thinking the same thing! What are Jackson's attributes in M12?

Wow! V-Jack, Eric Wright, and Carl Nicks all in less than a day!!! Now I hear Curtis Lofton is next on the list. Where has this aggressiveness been the past 10 years???

I like what I'm seeing!

Nicks is the top rated guard on M12
VJax is #14 WR on M12 I think
Not sure on Eric Wright
Lofton is a very highly rate MLB if we get him, I think top ten on M12

What do you guys want more with the 5th pick, Trent or Mo Claibourne?
I want Mo, we can add a change of pace, * back on 2nd day of draft,
especially if we sign Lofton to address LB corps.

Who do you think is out of our current recieving corps?
My guess Spurlock and Sammy, leaving:

WR
1. VJax 2. Mike Will 3. Parker 4. Benn 5. Briscoe

TE
1. K2 2. Stocker 3. Coffman (hopefully he can regain his Missouri form)

ELBUCCS wrote:I like what I'm seeing!

Nicks is the top rated guard on M12
VJax is #14 WR on M12 I think
Not sure on Eric Wright
Lofton is a very highly rate MLB if we get him, I think top ten on M12

What do you guys want more with the 5th pick, Trent or Mo Claibourne?
I want Mo, we can add a change of pace, * back on 2nd day of draft,
especially if we sign Lofton to address LB corps.

Who do you think is out of our current recieving corps?
My guess Spurlock and Sammy, leaving:

WR
1. VJax 2. Mike Will 3. Parker 4. Benn 5. Briscoe

TE
1. K2 2. Stocker 3. Coffman (hopefully he can regain his Missouri form)

I don't think Richardson is even a consideration at #5. Claiborne all the way. I think the TE out of Stanford or the TE out of Clemson might be there for our 2nd pick. And then Rainey or James in round 3 or 4 for the speed back. I think we still shore up some veteran LB's in FA, and then maybe in the draft another safety and CB.

Eric Wright is a 78 OVR
Curtis Lofton is a 90 OVR

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