Marty Schottenheimer: Buccaneers head coaching candidate

For all of the reasons cited in this article. Two other points stand out for me: 1) because of his age and his vast connections, there’s a likelihood he could find great coordinators and then groom one to be his replacement when he retires (perhaps Hue Jackson, as some have suggested), and 2) his past inability to get to the big dance actually stands out a positive to me. Partially because right now our focus needs to be on getting competitive enough to be able to think about the playoffs, and focusing on winning playoffs is setting the cart before the horse. But more importantly because, as has been discussed before, veteran coaches given another shot who haven’t had playoff success tend to be more successful than those who have already had playoff success. They’re hungrier and they tend to make the most of the chance they’re given. The Bucs could be Marty’s shot at playoff redemption, just as much as he could be our shot to revitalize this team.

I think we should hire this guy right now is the best coach available.

The Billick bus hopefully we r talking to him secretly and will bring him in for a interview….if not ill jump on the schotty train y not….maybe he could lure in spagnoulo as dc just sayin

I also have a gleam marty, it just isn’t for you

I say if Marty wants it, bring him in! Same with Sherman. These guys could both wear rubber pants, forget where they parked their car, and listen to Lawrence Welk but still be great coaches. I don’t care if they have to remove their teeth to give a pre-game speech. I don’t care use an electric typewriter to make up their roster (Gruden did his playsheet in freehand in 2008). I don’t even care if Grecian Formula stains their shirtbacks on a hot day. Dick Vermeil…successful at 69…Tom Landry and Bill Parcells…successful at 65. George Allen…good at 66. Two coaches went on to 72. Marty: 68 now. Whether he’s got a couple years or more, he’s got connections and knowledge. People ask “Why would he want to coach the Bucs?” Why not? Then they say, "Well, not gonna happen because he’d want total control? Wrong. I ask…would you? Just like guys that go into media after playing and coaching. They want to have fun. Back to Dick Vermeil…SB winner old man Dick….couldn’t stay away. Turn in 10-6 and a wild card the first year, and the Depends are on me!

Per ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, Marty Schottenheimer interviewed with the Bucs today and both sides came away impressed with the other.

Why are we not in the hunt for Fisher? Not saying he’s the greatest on earth, but he’s better than most. We want a coach to built a winner and stay, not just a year or two which Marty could only give us. No to Wade and heck no to Childress! Now is the time to pony up and get a winner.

Being a So Cal guy, they were always the team from the AFC I pulled for until they pulled the bullcrap on Marty in 2006.

How can you justify firing a guy who went 14-2? Because AJ Smith got a little upset at Marty hiring his own coaches? AJ Smith is the problem in San Diego not being able to get over the hump. It isn’t their Special Teams, Norv Turner or the defensive coordinators, and it definitely wasn’t Marty.

He’ll put together a solid staff. And my hope is that he becomes more of a father-type figure then Rahim, who always came across as the older brother or the cool uncle.
Grown men just don’t seem to be able to fully respect a guy like Rahim. Tomlin just seems more mature and older than Rahim, even though they are really similar.

He is definitely the best candidate listed thus far, in my opinion.

We didn’t want him before, but now we do. It doesn’t make sense. We are reaching for someone who has been out of football for over a half decade. It’s going to be like when Joe Gibbs came back to the Redskins; their glory days have passed.

but I hope they keep looking

They do have previous coaching connections together? So does Wade Phillips and Shottenheimer!?

I have to admit, I was almost shocked to see such a high percentage of you voted for Marty. I think he would be great and would bring in a top notch staff.

When it comes to playoff success, luck and not skill have much to do with it. Dean Smith was a great college basketball coach that came an errant perimeter pass in ’82 and a huge three from Donald Williams and a weird timeout in ’93 from “never being able to win the big one.”

And Marty was a John Elway drive and two games vs the 2000’s juggernaut NE Patriots from getting to “the big one.” Context tells me he’s won everywhere he’s been and put his teams into position to win. Hell, maybe now the “luck gods” will finally come due and pay the man some forward karma.

Good luck, and I like the idea for you guys of getting Marty.

http://www.bigcatcountry.com/2012/1/10/2698448/mike-mularkey-hired-as-jaguars-head-coach-according-to-report

offensive cord?

coaching talent out there for us to lay an egg, like we did in FA. Dom had better get this right.

Just told the jets he isnt returning next year. He may know Marty is getting the Bucs job and he will be the OC. Just speculation. But interesting.

The Sound Of His Son Quiting The Jet’s I Dont Want Him To Be The O-Coord

youngest to the oldest.
my friend saw this and asked me if a pirate was actually running the organization.
i said shit, that’d be a step in the right direction.
-the worst part of this is if his son gets ahold of freeman. anybody watched sanchez an the jets offense this year?

blount,k2,freeman.williams,joseph. anybody else on our offense worth noting?
clayborne,bowers,talib,ronde(if he returns)foster. anybody else on D worth noting?
now of those guys how many would you know if you didnt follow the bucs?

we blew it up, got “youngry” and started over.
now with whats already the youngest team in the NFL its looks like we will be doing it all over again.
ill be happy when there is something positive 2 comment on regarding the bucs.

That means that he hires people he can trust, but still holds them accountable.

Gruden was not a good delegator. He left the defense alone with Monte to focus on his offense. When Monte decided to accept the role at Tennessee, he didn’t have the oversight of the defense to begin installing a contingency plan or holding the defense accountable.

Raheem started with this strategy. With both the coordinators, he recognised things weren’t working and made changes. However, once those changes were made he got away from this as he was spreading himself to thin with the defense.

The best Head Coaches hire effective coordinators, position coaches, strength and conditioning people, trainers, etc. and hold them accountable. They monitor the results from these people and make adjustments as necessary. Belichek does this, Tomlin does this, and although he remains heavily involved in the offense Payton does it too.

I think Schottenheimer has the experience to be an effective “CEO.” To set a methodology and culture, and monitor the other people within the organisation. However, and here’s the catch. This means he needs to have very good coordinators, and people he can be frank with. He’ll need coordinators who can relate to the players, because at 68 he’s not going to sit an a receivers meeting and hold attention while discussing the coverage packages of next week’s opponents.

So if Marty does become the coach, I want good, accountable coordinators. This mean’s not his son, not another 60+ year old re-tread, and not someone who’s a yes man.

I think Marty at the helm will work with a solid staff.

Hc – Herm Edwards
Oc- Hue Jackson
Dc – Steve Spagnuolo

This really shouldn’t be taking this long, unless rumors that the guy they want is involved in the playoffs , as some have suggested (no not Wade), they knew it was over for Raheem they should have had an idea of who they were looking for a long time ago. this endless carousel of duds and re-treads is getting really tiresome, unless it is some kind of bizarre smoke screen.