Butch Davis the future general manager of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers?

by Sander on Feb 17, 2012 1:56 PM EST in Franchise Analysis

Stephen Holder posted an interesting thought on twitter today: he thinks Butch Davis' role positions him for a general manager job with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Mark Dominik must be thrilled with that, although Dominik's recent contract extension makes a move like that somewhat unlikely.

Still, the constraints on Butch Davis' tasks related to his North Carolina contract as well as the way the Buccaneers have been presenting him do point to this fact. Mark Dominik's credibility took a hit with last year's four-win season, and the Glazers never committed to him as the final decision maker on personnel matters after the season. They danced around Dominik's job security, and both the Glazers and Dominik said that he would give up control if that's what it took to get the right coach.

And with Butch Davis' appointment as a special assistant to the head coach, it seems Dominik is losing some control. Davis will advise Schiano, but it seems he'll have some say on personnel matters too. When asked about it in his press conference, Davis noted that he would help Schiano on many issues "from personnel to combines, to the draft, all the different kinds of things." It's unclear who will make the final decisions, but it's clear that Davis will have some say.

The question is: how smart is it to hand a degree of personnel control to someone who has never worked in the front office, and whose last NFL experience came nearly a decade ago as a failed head coach? At this point Davis' responsibility seems relatively limited, but that could change quickly if the Glazers or Greg Schiano become disappointed in Mark Dominik.

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Maybe a Bill Parcells type role?

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by jBen05 on Feb 17, 2012 2:00 PM EST reply actions

I don't believe this is what Holder meant.

I think he means it sets him up for a GM job in general, not just with the Bucs. Nonetheless, it is interesting to ponder. I believe Dom can do a great deal to clear his name this offseason. I believe our collapse last season was more a product of bad coaching then an overall lack of talent. We definitely need depth, but I think our talent level is much higher than people believe.

by Bucsfan123 on Feb 17, 2012 2:06 PM EST reply actions

The combine should give us a hint.

If Davis seems to be having a fairly active role there while, say, Dom is back home still fleshing out the staff, you could certainly start pointing to filling the “talent evaluater” gap that Dom has been criticized of having. It’s an interesting theory; we need a larger sample size of what-the-hell-is-Davis’-actual-job before we conclude anything.

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by jMagic09 on Feb 17, 2012 2:16 PM EST reply actions

I'm not sure about the Combine

Davis will have some pretty good info on the draft class and I expect him to be very involved with the combine regardless.

by Pirate25 on Feb 18, 2012 12:21 AM EST up reply actions

Off Topic .....

Did yall see on espn what adam schefter said about Mike Wallace ?
Only thing is it’s not likely with us having the 5th pick . We would have to trade back first or something ,
But im sure it’s a deadline for restricted free agent .
That would be huge if we could get him for freeman . We have the money to do it our pick just is to high .
I wonder could we swap picks in some type of agreement anyone know ?

by RIP SEAN TAYLOR 21 on Feb 17, 2012 2:27 PM EST reply actions

Freeman for Wallace

Makes no sense and they have Ben, don’t know what your talking about. However I would give up the 5th pick in the draft for Wallace all day. He is a top 3 or 5 WR in the NFL, and is one of the fastest if not the fastest WR in the NFL. No off field problems and no history of injuries and he is still only 25 years old.

by NutterBuccer on Feb 17, 2012 2:38 PM EST up reply actions

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by RIP SEAN TAYLOR 21 on Feb 17, 2012 2:45 PM EST up reply actions

Not what he is saying

He wants us to trade our first pick for Wallace and the steelers first pick. I can only see this senerio working out if either A: the Steelers fall in love with Trent Richardson. B: Justin Blackmon is still on the board and they have faith he would be a much better replacement for Wallace. I just don’t see this happening.

by gusjackson on Feb 17, 2012 2:49 PM EST up reply actions

I wouldn't trade the chance to get claiborne for wallace

by Carlitin1988 on Feb 17, 2012 3:38 PM EST via Android app up reply actions

If you sign two good/great CB

Yeah you do. If you told me Wallace. I guy who WILL command double teams and 2nd round pick. I can’t see us not taking that deal.

by gusjackson on Feb 20, 2012 3:32 PM EST up reply actions

Hue Jackson

Joining Bengals as assistant secondary/ST coach. Another one bites the dust.

And FWIW… isn’t that a role we still need to fill? Geez.

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by jMagic09 on Feb 17, 2012 2:36 PM EST reply actions

And on to more important things than crazy trade ideas.

We’ve got a D coordinator. I’m sure Sander will have the story shortly.

Buckeye’s Bill Sheridan hired as Defensive Coordinator in Tampa Bay
And just like that, he was gone. Bill Sheridan, defensive coach for Ohio State, and Urban Meyer’s most recent hire, has accepted a job with the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. A source told The Lantern that Sheridan will be the new defensive coordinator in Tampa Bay under newly hired head coach, Greg Schiano.

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by jMagic09 on Feb 17, 2012 2:58 PM EST reply actions