Mike Zimmer will interview with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a Head Coaching Position

by Sander on Jan 13, 2012 11:39 AM EST in News

According to Adam Schefter, Cincinnati Bengals defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer will interview with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for their head coaching position. Zimmer is the second coach with no previous head coaching experience to be approached by the Bucs, after they interviewed Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Jerry Gray early in the coaching search.

Mike Zimmer has been consistently successful as a defensive coordinator, producing some very impressive defenses in Cincinnati and Dallas. He's been in the league for a long time, and has produced wherever he's gone. The fact that he managed to mold a young Bengals defense into a stout unit will appeal to the Bucs, and the fact that he runs a 4-3 defense which would fit the Bucs personnel certainly doesn't hurt either.

We have looked at Mike Zimmer as a potential head coaching candidate before, and most Bucs fans seemed to like him at the time. Zimmer is an intriguing candidate with a lot of experience, but he's just the latest name in a long list of coaches the Bucs have interviewed.

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He's a good candidate

I’m glad we’re interviewing him. I hope they add some other coordinators and college head coaches as well.

by aakks on Jan 13, 2012 11:46 AM EST reply actions

This is a good thing...

but I hope they speak to him soon and wrap this search up soon. They need time to begin assembling a staff and you want to choose as well, and as quickly, as possible before the good ones get away.

by Cracker Ball on Jan 13, 2012 11:46 AM EST reply actions

Didn't he just sign an extension with the Bengals two days ago?

As you can always expect come from behind victory is when you least expect it.

by Buc Wild on Jan 13, 2012 11:49 AM EST reply actions

i dont think that would matter if we signed him as our head coach though

hes a good candidate in my opinion. a little scary that he doesnt have any head coaching experience which is why i said no more trial and error type coaches but his defenses have always been productive to say the least. Well deserving of an interview at least.

by Carlitin1988 on Jan 13, 2012 12:01 PM EST up reply actions

That was Jay Gruden

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by Sander on Jan 13, 2012 12:04 PM EST up reply actions

My bad. Right team, wrong side of the ball.

As you can always expect come from behind victory is when you least expect it.

by Buc Wild on Jan 13, 2012 2:59 PM EST up reply actions

Chudzinski is coming in for an interview too

So it looks like the coaching search is very thorough, as the Glaziers said it would be.

by J_B on Jan 13, 2012 12:05 PM EST reply actions

Is he?

Where did you hear that?

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by Sander on Jan 13, 2012 12:07 PM EST up reply actions

Jason LaCanfora Tweet

said we’ll be speaking with Zimmer and Chudzinski.

by J_B on Jan 13, 2012 12:11 PM EST up reply actions

Cool, I missed that

Thanks

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by Sander on Jan 13, 2012 12:11 PM EST up reply actions

Yep, it's there.

Where the heck is Keyser?

by bucnut1 on Jan 13, 2012 12:13 PM EST up reply actions

I'm not interested in Chudzinski though.

If it weren’t for Cam Newton, his name wouldn’t even be mentioned.

Where the heck is Keyser?

by bucnut1 on Jan 13, 2012 12:14 PM EST up reply actions

Child please

Watch Cam on the Gruden QB camp thing, Chud worked wonders with that kid.

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Make you want to kill him, then make you want to love him. Sly.

by Jonah Keri on Jun 19, 2010 10:31 PM EDT

by Doug09 on Jan 13, 2012 12:16 PM EST up reply actions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU_mpIENMYQ

Maddon's Mission
Make you want to kill him, then make you want to love him. Sly.

by Jonah Keri on Jun 19, 2010 10:31 PM EDT

by Doug09 on Jan 13, 2012 12:17 PM EST up reply actions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa4mXN7VTtw

Maddon's Mission
Make you want to kill him, then make you want to love him. Sly.

by Jonah Keri on Jun 19, 2010 10:31 PM EDT

by Doug09 on Jan 13, 2012 12:18 PM EST up reply actions

Rainbows your thing I take it.

Where the heck is Keyser?

by bucnut1 on Jan 13, 2012 2:07 PM EST up reply actions

Certainly no harm in interviewing them...

but I hope the decision comes sooner than later. All the assistants that are out looking, or currently out of work, will be wanting to come on quickly.

by Cracker Ball on Jan 13, 2012 12:14 PM EST up reply actions

I agree

The coordinators and assistants are just as important as the head coach imo.

by Mattw313 on Jan 13, 2012 12:21 PM EST via Android app up reply actions

I still like

Marty but if I was going to go with a coordinator it would be Chud.

by Mattw313 on Jan 13, 2012 12:08 PM EST via Android app up reply actions

I'll be in my bunk

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Make you want to kill him, then make you want to love him. Sly.

by Jonah Keri on Jun 19, 2010 10:31 PM EDT

by Doug09 on Jan 13, 2012 12:15 PM EST up reply actions

I still like the idea of hiring

Marty to right the ship, and then in a few years when he retires and we are in a better position as a team, we then hire a hot shot coordinator. It would be much easier for a coordinator to make the leap to head coach if they are inheriting a solid team, and we are not a solid team right now.

by Mattw313 on Jan 13, 2012 12:05 PM EST via Android app reply actions

A good point... that will help lure better coordinators here

Marty is up there, and even in good health, you can’t go on forever.

by Cracker Ball on Jan 13, 2012 12:12 PM EST up reply actions

He is also known for bringing in a great staff.

So who knows, that next great coordinator could already be on staff. Now, there is no guarantee he is able to put together that type of staff, but he has done it before.

by Mattw313 on Jan 13, 2012 12:17 PM EST via Android app up reply actions

Marty will have no trouble assembling a top staff...

with his network. Plus, dangling the ’ol “someone will need to take my place when I retire” carrot is always a good one. A timeless classic…

by Cracker Ball on Jan 13, 2012 12:30 PM EST up reply actions

I agree

after this year Im looking at the long term picture. I just want us to compete and would be happy with a 8-8 season next year. I hope Dom/ Glazers are looking long term, not with hiring Marty, which i hope they do, but who will take over after 2 or 3years. I think Marty will bring consistancy and organization that we have we dont have.

by 37champs on Jan 13, 2012 6:21 PM EST up reply actions

This is the best guy we have interviewed so-far.

Zimmer runs a tight ship and that’s exactly what our young team needs.

by Bucs on Jan 13, 2012 12:17 PM EST reply actions

Zimmer

Now we making some strives now n we should hire him

by bucs86forever on Jan 13, 2012 12:29 PM EST via Android app reply actions

He won't stand for all those missed tackles we had this yr for sure.

Enough with the retreads, good coaches have to start somewhere and he has more of a body of work to qualify to be a HC than say Rah. I’m for this hire.

by Brian Ahmed on Jan 13, 2012 1:29 PM EST reply actions

True

Rah was too much of a buddy buddy coach instead of being a disciplinary coach

by bucs86forever on Jan 13, 2012 2:46 PM EST via Android app up reply actions

Does anything say when we will be interviewing him?

I think this would be our best bet.

by gobucyourself on Jan 13, 2012 1:34 PM EST reply actions

NNNNOOOOOO

for the love of God, keep your grubby hands off Zim…jk, lol, he would do wonders and truly deserves it

signed,

Bengals fans everywhere

personally

I don’t want to see Marvin fired, I want him to be promoted to G.M. while handing the reigns over to Zimmer as head coach and hiring Jack Del Rio as Defensive Coordinator. Who Dey!!!

by joeb69 on Jan 9, 2012 8:18 PM EST replyactions 2 recs

by joeb69 on Jan 13, 2012 4:51 PM EST reply actions

I would love this hire

by gusjackson on Jan 13, 2012 4:57 PM EST reply actions

I would be happy with either

Zimmer or Schottenheimer.

We want the ball, and we're gonna score!

by anthonyh60 on Jan 13, 2012 10:57 PM EST reply actions

OC

Im not worried about the head coach position as much as I am about the Offensive coordinator job and the draft. Theres a lot of great coaches out there, but the person that actually calls the play is more important in my mind. If they get a head coach that will call plays, that would be great, but I dont see that much anymore. Also, get RG3! Freeman might deserve another chance to lead this team, but if he falters early next year, the Bucs can start their new era with the best QB i’ve ever seen.

by Runbucs on Jan 13, 2012 11:43 PM EST reply actions

He might not be available.

Plus I think the franchise should give Freeman one more chance to prove himself with actual weapons around him

by gusjackson on Jan 14, 2012 2:35 AM EST up reply actions

New Coach

by slender1 on Jan 14, 2012 4:59 AM EST reply actions

New Coach

Would like to see Brian Billick interviewed. SuperBowl winning coach. Offensive Coordinator with an Explosive Viking team which failed to make another SuperBowl because of a missed “easy” field goal.

by slender1 on Jan 14, 2012 5:07 AM EST reply actions

I'm not trying to troll

I am just kind of shocked with the Marty people….wow…seriously guys….Marty…Hes like a 103…Dont you guys want a young hungry guy rather than a big name old timer…you guys deserve it…Dont just look at the names…look at the coach

"In a battle between patience and power, patience always wins"

by ticalcaldwell on Jan 14, 2012 10:57 AM EST reply actions

shhhh tic

let em get marty….that let’s us keep Zimm

personally

I don’t want to see Marvin fired, I want him to be promoted to G.M. while handing the reigns over to Zimmer as head coach and hiring Jack Del Rio as Defensive Coordinator. Who Dey!!!

by joeb69 on Jan 9, 2012 8:18 PM EST replyactions 2 recs

by joeb69 on Jan 14, 2012 11:34 AM EST up reply actions

plus

then they’d have an o-coordinator right off the bat, I hear his son’s looking for work.

personally

I don’t want to see Marvin fired, I want him to be promoted to G.M. while handing the reigns over to Zimmer as head coach and hiring Jack Del Rio as Defensive Coordinator. Who Dey!!!

by joeb69 on Jan 9, 2012 8:18 PM EST replyactions 2 recs

by joeb69 on Jan 14, 2012 11:35 AM EST up reply actions

No

"I'm a little dysfunctional
You're the problem, Please don't awakin me
And I'm that way cause back in the day
Most have forsaken me"

by 4QB on Jan 14, 2012 12:04 PM EST up reply actions

If Schottenheimer had to suit up... I would be concerned.

He only needs to use his brain, which seems just fine and crammed full of knowledge. He has been networking his way through the NFL for 30+ years, so he can easily establish a good staff of experienced coordinators and assistants. Knowing he won’t be around long-term only adds to his ability to recruit his staff – said or unsaid.

Youth is over rated in this circumstance…

by Cracker Ball on Jan 14, 2012 11:38 AM EST up reply actions

I've been waiting on this since Morris was fired!!

Hire Zimmer as head coach and bring in someone like the Packers QB coach Clements to run the offense.

by Freeman Fan81 on Jan 14, 2012 11:12 AM EST reply actions

brian billick

so why isnt brian billick getting more consideration? if anyone saw hard knocks a few years back, you can see the man knows how to discipline a team, and he runs a great offense anyont that can win a superbowl with trent dillfer as the q.b. is a winner in my book!!
not to mention the defense’s he built as head coach of the ravens this is a guy that with the right cordinators that could take this young and potentially explosive team to the next level. i say bring billick in, give him a solid defensive cordinator and let him install that offense he ran in baltimore, other then heap did he really have a true starter in any other offensive position? and he still won. give that man the bucs players and it will be a nightmare for other teams in the n.f.c. for years on end

by mmieczkowski1 on Jan 15, 2012 4:01 PM EST reply actions