Daily Bucs Links 1/23/12 - No Chips For You

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NFP Sunday Blitz | National Football Post
It's taking so long because the Glazers are involved and learning? That doesn't sounds right - they took the lead in all previous hires, too.

Have the Bucs already narrowed their field? | tampabay.com & Tampa Bay Times
They narrowed it to Chip, at least.

Blount's bulldozing run vs. Packers wins Pizza Hut NFL Play of the Year | tampabay.com & Tampa Bay Times
Good for him.

A closer look at the past four quarterbacks under coach Chip Kelly - Tampa Bay Times
Kind of pointless now.

What would a Chip Kelly offense look like in Tampa Bay? | tampabay.com & Tampa Bay Times
Spread the field, run the ball, all at a high tempo.

How Kelly Could Help The Buccaneers | Pewter Report
He can't now.

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Sigh. Well, let's go hire Joe Paterno then

…what? too soon?

Time to shamelessly plug my book and short story!

by witty on Jan 23, 2012 9:02 AM EST reply actions

compared to what other people are saying

that’s was completely harmless.

Kinda upsets me how far Paterno fell from grace so quickly.

by number40ismyhero on Jan 23, 2012 11:09 AM EST up reply actions

Go Chud!

I think Chudzinski’s chances just got better. The Glazers were willing to gamble on a coach without NFL head coach experience and looked to the college model to infuse some life into our moribund offense. Chud seems to be the closest thing to what Kelly represented. Go Chud!

by ncbucfan on Jan 23, 2012 9:20 AM EST reply actions

Also supposedly Philbin was a finalist too before he bolted for Miami

Looks like they’re looking for an offensive guy.

by aakks on Jan 23, 2012 9:21 AM EST up reply actions

Embarrassed?

I don’t see why they should be embarrassed. They took a shot at a dynamic new approach and the guy got cold feet. I do wonder what Marty and some of the others are thinking this morning. Were they window dressing while the Bucs pursued their real agenda? Posters all over are reading so much palace intrigue into this little sideshow and what it portends about the Glazers. Disappointed but not disheartened. We’ve still got some decent choices unless they start pulling out too.

by ncbucfan on Jan 23, 2012 9:33 AM EST reply actions

I really don't understand why anyone would become a first-time season ticket holder in 2012.

Seems like a giant waste of money.

by Bucs on Jan 23, 2012 9:35 AM EST via mobile reply actions

Agree.

The perception of the Bucs ineptitude can only get larger with this kind of thing. Everyone wants to resurrect the old ghost of Parcells rejection but it is to far removed from today’s team situation to have any applicability. I don’t think Kelly decision was based so much on what this team offers or doesn’t offer but he just wasn’t ready to make the leap. Now, if he becomes the Colts head coach we’ll know it was about this organization and it’s Keystone cop approach to team mgmt.

by ncbucfan on Jan 23, 2012 9:45 AM EST reply actions

Stroud spends morning wiping egg off his face

The credibility of the Bucs isn’t the only thing brought into question here.

by ncbucfan on Jan 23, 2012 10:47 AM EST reply actions

Why? The reports seemed to be accurate

The Bucs and Chip Kelly were close to a deal, but it wasn’t done. And then it fell apart. That happens sometimes. Doesn’t make the report inaccurate.

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by Sander on Jan 23, 2012 10:58 AM EST up reply actions

True

But doesnt it make you wonder the reason it really fell apart?

by 69her on Jan 23, 2012 11:08 AM EST up reply actions

I'd like to know, but it doesn't need to be too complicated

Maybe Phil Knight came in and offered him a whole bunch of cash. Maybe his family protested against moving across the country. Maybe he felt like he had unfinished business at Oregon. Maybe he got cold feet. Who knows?

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by Sander on Jan 23, 2012 11:17 AM EST up reply actions

Dom's last phone call to Kelley

“You’re going to love coaching Quincy Black. He’s going to be the best LB in the NFL someday.”

by aakks on Jan 23, 2012 11:19 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs

This wasn't portrayed as in talks with

UPDATE: Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times confirms that the Bucs and Chip Kelly are finalizing a deal. It’s not done, but they’re close.

by ncbucfan on Jan 23, 2012 11:33 AM EST up reply actions

That's what it says, and that's exactly what happens

They were finalizing a deal. It wasn’t done, but it was close to done. And then it fell apart. I don’t see what part of that conflicts with what happened.

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by Sander on Jan 23, 2012 11:34 AM EST up reply actions

Just my take on Stroud Sander

No need to get so defensive.

by ncbucfan on Jan 23, 2012 11:36 AM EST up reply actions

Overexhuberant scoopage

I went to bed last night with visions of sugar plums. Excited about this new coach. Wake up and find out it was all a pipe dream. I’d just like to see journalists wait until the ink is dry before using the word “finalizing”. Not every jounalist can be a Jay Glazer.

by ncbucfan on Jan 23, 2012 11:43 AM EST up reply actions