A Look at a Buccaneers Mount Rushmore

McKay, Selmon, Brooks, Alstott. I know Alstott was mostly just a mascot during Gruden’s tenure, but I just associate him with the turnaround of the team and the success of the late 90s. I would say Dungy, but I think the fact he won a super bowl in Indy would make it weird for him to be on there.

I’m not going to argue with Sapp, Brooks and LeeRoy. But McKay over Glazer any day of the week. Kiffen’s an interesting thought. But Glazer? I don’t think so.

And Keyser – you’re pretty young if you don’t have LeeRoy on your list…

McKay meant a lot historically, the Glazers brought us into modern relevance. Obviously Selmon is on there, no question Brooks makes it. Dungy is a great man and good coach, but I can’t put him up there. As much as I appreciate what Sapp did, I may go with Kiffin over the other coaches. He was the architect of a defense that dominated the league and inspired a ton of copycats. I’d argue he did more for Tampa than Dungy or Gruden.

Screw it, due to advances in modern technology I’m addin an additional head to our Mt. Rushmore

Selmon, Barber, Sapp, Brooks, Mark Carrier

Sapp, Rice, Brooks, Lynch, Alstott

Selmon, Sapp, Wilder, Dungy( or Gruden), Brooks

But it really is hard to come up with only 4… Selmon, Sapp, Brooks, Glazer. Some people don’t agree with having Malcolm on there but you have to look at the fact that without him Dungy would have never of been hired. And without Dungy on the Bucs that means Sapp and Brooks would never have been drafted. And that would also mean no “tampa 2”. It could have been the “miami 2”

he was robin to Brooks batman and has amazing stats for CB and has made some historic plays i would put him up there before glazer

lol… but I would go with Selmon, Sapp, Brooks, and Alstott

Freeman, Williams, McCoy, Talib.

There are four great leaders and contributors honored on Mount Rushmore. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. As such, I feel our Bucs Rushmore should include people who transcended parallel contributions to the Buccaneers.

George Washington was our first leader. Like Washington, this man lead a group of men into battle and despite all the struggles and adversity that come with change he came out on top. His 1979 Central title compares to Washington’s famous crossing of the Delaware. Our first head on Bucs Rushmore is John McKay.

Thomas Jefferson is known for his many contributions in the creation of our great country. Similar to Jefferson, this man was there from the beginning. His hard work and dedication led to the formation of a union that came together, united in one cause. The second head on Bucs Rushmore is Lee Roy Selmon.

Abraham Lincoln saw a country in need of a change, he made radical and unpopular moves to better our country forever. Like Lincoln, this man came into Tampa and changed the culture of our team. His changes marked a new beginning for the Bucs and led to over a decade of dominance. Because of him our team will always be associated with the phrase “Tampa Two”. The third head on Bucs Rushmore is Monte Kiffin.

Theodore Roosevelt first became president after the assassination of William MicKinley. Much like football, when someone goes down the next guy fills in. As such he was the youngest president to ever take office, similar to the young age this man became a starter. Roosevelt’s contributions to the completion of the Panama Canal similates to this man’s efforts toward the Bucs 2002 Lombardi Trophy. Both being the greatest achievement of that year, respectively. Roosevelt had a famous mantra “Speak softly and carry a big stick”. This man embodies that mantra in everything he does. Our fourth and final head on Bucs Rushmore is Derrick Brooks.

I just wasn’t sure how known all of that black mark in our history was told country-wide. I sure didn’t mean to preach. If you have ever been to Oklahoma, you know how sad that really is.

on the Mt. Rushmore.