Coaching staff shakeup
We learned today that Larry Coyer will no longer coach the defensive line, but rather fulfill the duties that his title of assistant head coach implies.
Coyer will be involved in coaching several areas of the team, including the offensive line, giving coach Jon Gruden and others the ability to use Coyer as a greater resource.
Todd Wash, who joined the Bucs last year as a defensive quality control coach, will take over day-to-day duties coaching the defensive line.
Coyer was hired last year after serving four seasons as the Broncos' defensive coordinator.
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Todd Wash, not Walsh.
Posted by: George | May 04, 2008 at 12:18 PM
My mistake... Thanks.
Posted by: Stephen_Holder | May 04, 2008 at 12:27 PM
This HAS to be Gruden's fault. Waiting for the fish wraps to put some sort of negative spin on this one.
Posted by: Scott in Nebraska | May 04, 2008 at 01:02 PM
Huh? Why is this minor?
Posted by: Niraj | May 04, 2008 at 01:39 PM
I'm worried that Gruden might be reading my rants in these blogs. Stephen, you're really one of the Glazers, aren't you?
Posted by: Jay | May 04, 2008 at 01:43 PM
Negative spin?? Holder - why do you call this a "shakeup?" Has something happened detrimental to an individual coach, or are you just going for dramatic effect? Or do you even know?
Posted by: Tom | May 04, 2008 at 11:56 PM
What does Bill Muir actually do anymore?
Posted by: Krutch | May 05, 2008 at 02:15 AM
what has he ever done?
Posted by: aaron | May 05, 2008 at 06:20 AM
Just another head coach prospect to be put out of the Kiffin head coaching tree. (Edwards, Smith, Tomlin & Marinelli) Dungy deserves some credit, but it looks like Kiffin has been at it with or without him.
Posted by: Skylar | May 05, 2008 at 09:37 AM
He was the defensive coordinator for the Broncos a few years.
Posted by: Kurt | May 05, 2008 at 09:47 AM
As for Muir, it's taken awhile, but he has done a good job of building the line for the future. I'm sure he had the largest hand in drafting/cultivating the numerous studs we have available on our line now.
Posted by: Skylar | May 05, 2008 at 09:50 AM
makes sense, coyer isn't going to be satisfied being a position coach forever, and we need someone to fill that role as coyer will probably get another d-coordinator gig soon
Posted by: skp | May 05, 2008 at 10:25 PM
Don't forget about Kiffin Jr. I'd say the old man had a hand in him becoming a head coach too! Thank God he's ours!!!
Posted by: Joe | May 06, 2008 at 07:24 AM
What does Gruden do anymore....
Posted by: Jimmy G. | May 07, 2008 at 08:03 PM
He is building us a team....I hope. Look I`ve seen worse brother...LEMON BENNETT,RAY PERKINS,WILLIAMSON...so yeah, GRUDEN is much better than those guys all put together. I remember we had 3 plays the `ol SOMBRERO days,run right,run left,punt. We`ll make the playoffs again this year. When DUNGY put us in the playoffs after a 1000 years of bad BUC ball I was in shock. So I know what the `ol days were like. We`re in the hunt most of the time now and I`m liking that. GO BUCS!!
Posted by: RICH | May 10, 2008 at 08:55 AM