Is Lovie Smith Trying To Get Fired?

[kcbrown]

Defense is playing soft zone coverage.

The QB is garbage, he's been garbage since he came in the league. Glennon is much better.

Tampa Bay is going to be in line for Jameis Winston if they keep this up.

 

[dbeals05]

I think that's what there hoping for. Tank the season and get Winston.

 

[Mike13]

The good thing for Rapeis is that he doesnt have to sneak his duct tape and zip ties through Airport security when Tampa drafts him.

 

[J. David Wannyheimer]

Honest opinion: Lovie Smith is a grossly overrated head coach.

 

[Ben Had]

Winston...dudes a serious head case.

 

[FSU Truth]

I stopped watching after the pick 6...checked back in a little later and saw it 56 - 0 (3rd)....and to think the Bucs were a solid WC pick by many "analyst"...

 

[utahphinsfan]

Honest opinion: Lovie Smith is a grossly overrated head coach.

Agreed & you know his mentor (Dungy) will have nothing but excuses Sunday.

p.s. Please don't get me started about the Tampa cover 2 D.... talk about hot garbage.

 

[MRojas4]

Bucs looked terrible.

Lovie Smith is a decent coach that perfomred better than expected because of a elite D roster in Chicago. (Reminded me of the Bus with a crap QB that just had to manage the game and score 17 points because no O would be putting up more than two touchdowns on Bucs D).

Now Lovie is with the Bucs with a nothing more than pure development players and can't do a thing. Crap D, crap QB play, and the franchinse RB is hurt.

#1 Pick for Lovie and the Yucs, don't blow it on Jameis.

Kid has JaMarcus Russel, Vince Young 2.0 written all over him.

 

[Spesh]

Honest opinion: Lovie Smith is a grossly overrated head coach.

Agreed. Im not a Lovie fan at all and not sure why he's held in such high regard from those who havent played under him(he does do a great job managing his players, so i can understand high opinions from "his" guys).

...that being said, i cant blame Tampa for hiring him. Much like Denver after Josh McDaniels, Tampa needed stability. Schiano was all over the damn place. Lovie was able to win back the players trust simply by being consistent and steady.

If anything last nights loss showed us once again that you cannot buy a successful team. They spent hard and dont have a lot to show for it. Josh McCown is an unmitigated disaster, Michael Johnson is injured, and the only time i can remember hearing Verner's name called was when he was getting beaten. I think they are in trouble until, at least, Drew Brees slows down. And that still leaves Matt Ryan and Cam Newton to deal with. They better hope they land the first overall pick, because otherwise they are going to do something clever to compete.