Glazer cheapness strikes? Allegations of slashed severance packages surface

by Sander on Jan 25, 2012 1:01 PM EST in Commentary

Charlie Campbell of Walter Football and formerly of Pewter Report paints a bleak picture of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' willingness to spend money. According to him, the Buccaneers have been turned down by six or seven coaches either in interviews or in negotiations. One of the reasons that has happened, according to him, is that the Bucs are trying to slash severance packages of prospective coaches and that's hurting them. After firing large parts of the coaching staff twice in four years, that kind of reaction makes some sense.

While I don't doubt that the Bucs are indeed trying to slash severance packages, I sincerely doubt that it is hurting their recruiting efforts, however. They reportedly offered Chip Kelly a $6 million per year deal, which would have made him one of the best-paid coaches in the NFL. The Bucs haven't exactly skimped on head coaching salaries in the past, except in the case of Raheem Morris. While slashing severance packages would hurt, this is still one of the most attractive coaching jobs in football - if only because there are only 31 others like it.

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I agree Sander,

It’s just hard to get a top 5 of 32 prospective ball coach if your organization is looked at as a bottom 5 of 32

Go Magic/Bucs/Gators/Rays!

by chiefs_55 on Jan 25, 2012 1:05 PM EST reply actions

The Kelly whiff is starting to smell bad to me

I hear $6m tossed out without details. We have no idea why the deal fell apart really. If they end up cheaping out on coaches, coordinators, and free agents then I’ll go to my grave believing the Kelly $6m was PR to deflect the cheap criticisms.

by aakks on Jan 25, 2012 1:12 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Agree, something smells fishy.

by BUCSwillDOMINATE on Jan 25, 2012 4:05 PM EST up reply actions

It's bigger than that.

For all of the obvious reasons that have been discussed countless times. Our ownership is responsible for this mess we’re in and now they have to sleep in the bed they’ve made.

Being cheap with free agents isn’t helping their cause.

by Bucs on Jan 25, 2012 1:13 PM EST reply actions

God I wish instead of manU it was manUP

Just sell the carcass of a football team already, gLosers. American Football obviously isn’t your thing. They want someone to run it for them, hence because they have no business of the realities of the game.

by Titankillah on Jan 25, 2012 3:02 PM EST up reply actions

Owning an NFL team is like having a license to print money. That's why you rarely see them change hands.

We need to just get use to the Glazers, unfortunately. The only way we (as fans) can send a message is to stop attending the games.

by Bucs on Jan 25, 2012 3:06 PM EST up reply actions

The slashing of severence packages...

may not effect the HC – but it certainly will the lesser paid coaches. You already know what is to come before you even sign on the dotted line.

Way to go Glazers… now who left among us still thinks they’re not cheap?

by Cracker Ball on Jan 25, 2012 3:36 PM EST up reply actions

I think most of us are at a crossroad with this team.

We want to stay faithful to this organization, but they’ve made so many boneheaded moves since 2002. The constant change of direction is getting old.

But i’m not planning on buying any Steelers or Patriots hats anytime soon.

by Bucs on Jan 25, 2012 3:52 PM EST up reply actions

I want to stay faithful with this team...

but they are tough to love at times. Like now for example. Their short-sighted “let’s save money by trying to cheap-out with the fired coaches” antics are going to cost them FAR more money now. They will now have to over-pay to get anyone of any real quality here. Plus, they look like idiots in doing so.

by Cracker Ball on Jan 25, 2012 4:06 PM EST up reply actions

Amen, Brother.

Enough is enough, I almost am willing to say that I would rather have Dan Snyder then the Glazers.

Atleast Snyder spends $$$$$.

by BUCSwillDOMINATE on Jan 25, 2012 4:08 PM EST up reply actions

I believe Daniel Snyder really wants his team to win...

he just doesn’t know how to go about it. I wish the Glazers would sell the team to Mark Cuban. Now there is a guy that will spend, and do, what it takes to win.

by Cracker Ball on Jan 25, 2012 4:13 PM EST up reply actions

Just imagine all of the empty seats if we hire one of these has-been coaches.

by Bucs on Jan 25, 2012 4:08 PM EST up reply actions

It is almost as if the Glazers goal is to not sell tickets?

Do they care about winning?

by BUCSwillDOMINATE on Jan 25, 2012 4:09 PM EST up reply actions

Winning brings in more money.

So, yes.

by NewLogic on Jan 25, 2012 4:14 PM EST up reply actions

Every NFL owner makes gobs of money...

before they ever sell one ticket, or one beer, or one parking pass. The TV contract is a massive bloated thing that ensures even the lamest of owners makes tens of millions per year.

by Cracker Ball on Jan 25, 2012 4:16 PM EST up reply actions

Agreed.

Everyone who posts on here obviously loves this team, but when you’re constanly spurned by someone(something) who you’ve been faithful to, what do you do then? Im sorry but if I ever run into the Glazers, Im gonna have to give them a piece of my mind for all the bucs fans.

Note: this will never happen since they never see people in my tax bracket unless we happen to be in the same stadium.

by BucsUp7368 on Jan 25, 2012 4:22 PM EST up reply actions

No

They don’t have to sleep in the bed they made, we do.

by Jack Spratt on Feb 6, 2012 6:24 PM EST up reply actions

Wow we might actually end up with a dud like Childress, if this is true

by bucfanlostiniowa on Jan 25, 2012 1:15 PM EST reply actions

Please no

I don’t want a downgrade from Morris.

by aakks on Jan 25, 2012 1:23 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Six or seven seems like a high number to me.

by NewLogic on Jan 25, 2012 1:24 PM EST reply actions

It could be accurate. They might have tested the waters with guys like Cowher, who already have a nice gig and don't want to give it up.

by Bucs on Jan 25, 2012 2:15 PM EST up reply actions

Cowher doesn't to coach, so it wasn't him.

But what I’m trying to say is, wouldn’t there have been reports of so many outright rejecting the job? I know the Glaziers are secretive but as soon as they started talking contract with Chip, word got out.

by NewLogic on Jan 25, 2012 2:31 PM EST up reply actions

When they were talking to Chip, the deal was way past an introduction, due diligence stage.

So we’ll never really know how many offers were floated over to agents.

by Bucs on Jan 25, 2012 2:39 PM EST up reply actions

Who else here smells another 5-10 years of sucking grass?

by Titankillah on Jan 25, 2012 3:03 PM EST reply actions

Hopefully not. I will wait till we have a staff in place before I completely lose hope

GO NOLES!!! SCALP EM!

by NOLEFAN1 on Jan 25, 2012 3:35 PM EST up reply actions

if you wikipedia what the glazers did to manchester united

you will get a better understanding of what they’re all about . thats why bradys going to his 5th super bowl and tampas in the toilet bowl, robert kraft is a real owner

by 1dreday on Jan 25, 2012 3:43 PM EST reply actions

More credit goes to Bill and their staff.

Outside of Brady, Kraft really doesn’t have to spend all that much.

by NewLogic on Jan 25, 2012 4:10 PM EST up reply actions

This is pathetic.

Dear Glazers,

You all are a dissapointment to the American Sunday. Your father would be ashamed of you right now for your ineptness, and overall lackluster way of running a Franchise.

If you have any decency, please sell the team. You disgust the Bay area, and you are a skidmark of the underwear of the NFL.

Thanks, but no thanks,

Tampa Bay Fans

P.s. Dom can go with you, he stinks too.

by BUCSwillDOMINATE on Jan 25, 2012 3:58 PM EST reply actions

at this point my loyality is to Josh Freeman

hopefully one day he’ll be able to get away from Dom and the Glazers

by ShiftyShayne on Jan 25, 2012 4:21 PM EST via Android app reply actions

If they keep playing around.

Freeman will leave after his contract is up. Then we will be back to square one, a franchise looking for a franchise QB. Someone remind me, how long did that take again? Yeah, I thought so.

by BucsUp7368 on Jan 25, 2012 4:27 PM EST reply actions

watch him win a superbowl somewhere else.

by number40ismyhero on Jan 25, 2012 5:35 PM EST up reply actions

Hasn't that happened before?

Steve Young, and Doug Williams won a few games after leaving the creamsicles.

by BUCSwillDOMINATE on Jan 25, 2012 6:13 PM EST up reply actions

Aarrgh... Steve Young

that one STILL hurts.

by Cracker Ball on Jan 25, 2012 6:31 PM EST up reply actions

The Colts just hired Pagano (Ravens D Coordinator).

Why are we just waiting for a smaller pool?

by BUCSwillDOMINATE on Jan 25, 2012 4:51 PM EST reply actions

WOW!

Didnt even know he was out there. I mean I dont know if he would run a 3-4 Defense but still with the ravens D once again breaking fools, he has to be a good coach

by BucsUp7368 on Jan 25, 2012 4:56 PM EST up reply actions

Why didn't we take a look at this guy?

4-3, 3-4, who cares!?

Isn’t about the BEST possible candidate?

by BUCSwillDOMINATE on Jan 25, 2012 5:01 PM EST up reply actions

Sherman is the frontrunner.

Sander and I discussed this back in mid-Dec. Hard to see it actually unfold.

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

by Buc Wild on Jan 25, 2012 4:53 PM EST reply actions

That is brutiful news!

We love stinking up the NFC South.

The brown bags are coming back out next year, if we get Sherminated.

by BUCSwillDOMINATE on Jan 25, 2012 5:00 PM EST up reply actions

Frugle football

I wonder if the glazers are trying to insitute a new league “Frugle Football League” these ppl are a joke.
Have they ever heard of the saying “it takes money to make money” hey if you want to sell tickets then you need wins and how you get wins , is spend top dollar to get a good coaching staff and bring in good free agents.
I just got this pit in my stomach that says were gonna get a lame duck HC like childress or some unknown just because they are cheap to get.
Idk about you guys but if the glazers love to lose and like not selling tickets why not put the creamsicles back on and BE the losers they are creating.

by Holy Moly on Jan 25, 2012 5:41 PM EST reply actions

my thoughts

There is a lot of bitching going on, but I don’t remember the fans showing up when the team was 10-6. There always is negativity like they were good because they had a weak schedule. But if you want to see total negativity go to tbo.com. I think all the crazies are there.

As a matter of fact I find that when I watch the games on television that the Bucs fans have always sat on their hands.

I’m hanging in come hell or high water. This is a young team with a lot of potential. The trouble was there are too many of them. You must have that sprinkling of veteran leadership.

by oldfart44 on Jan 25, 2012 7:19 PM EST reply actions