Eric Bieniemy / Byron Leftwich

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Remy said:
Has yet to ever been a head coach either of them. You're back to a Pruitt type hire, hoping a great coordinator will find a way to becoming a great HC. There's no guarantee. We need someone that's actually been a college head coach IMO.
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What if no really good head coach wants to come here regardless of what we offer? Other than a coordinator or up and comer, Tennessee doesn't seem to be high on many coaches list of places that they want to be. I'm already picking up tales of rejection after rejection(hope that they are nothing more than rumors) We may have to settle for a coordinator or Steele(don't know if even he wants it long term). It seems to be a fact that Fleck in Minnesota(TOS Callahan) was contacted, however a 247 sportswriter close to him reminded him of pending NCAA penalties, over the top fan base, etc. Fleck has now informed all his players and recruits that he's not leaving Minnesota. True or not, Tennessee's fan base is nationally perceived as very toxic.
 
#34
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Reid HC, Arians OC, Bienemy RB coach, Peyton as Passing Game coordinator, and the residue from Lawrence Taylor's crack pipe in the 80's as DC
 
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BigOrangeLoyalist said:
Fake news. Dozens of reports since have debunked this and said they were actually all defecating and not urinating.
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I would think that would follow him around ; EVEN in the NFL. That he is getting all the positive hype; (cbs evidently instructed Nance & Romo to gush over EB) Makes me wonder if he is getting a pass; and would another assistant in a similar situation receive the same treatment. UT has had enough of questionables.
 
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JohnWardForever said:
I would think that would follow him around ; EVEN in the NFL. That he is getting all the positive hype; (cbs evidently instructed Nance & Romo to gush over EB) Makes me wonder if he is getting a pass; and would another assistant in a similar situation receive the same treatment. UT has had enough of questionables.
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JohnWardForever said:
I would think that would follow him around ; EVEN in the NFL. That he is getting all the positive hype; (cbs evidently instructed Nance & Romo to gush over EB) Makes me wonder if he is getting a pass; and would another assistant in a similar situation receive the same treatment. UT has had enough of questionables.
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"As a player at Colorado, Bieniemy was arrested along with a teammate following a February 1988 bar fight."

He knocked a dude cold cause he called him the n-word.

"On September 27, 1993, Bieniemy was arrested in Boulder, Colorado, for allegedly harassing a female parking attendant."

It's 2021, so by count, and I'm admittedly bad at math, that was approximately 27 years ago.

Urban Myer is a head coach in the NFL, and he knowingly allowed an assistant coach to continually beat up his wife.

Orgeron also beat his wife and was arrested for it . . .

And on and on and on . . .
 
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Roustabout said:
I remember when he was QB at Marshall.

I don’t know that I’d judge a guy who has the benefit of Tom Brady as his QB.
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Byron Leftwich Deserves A Head Coaching Job Now


The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are on the brink of a return to their first Super Bowl since the 2002 season, and offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich has played a key role. Spearheaded by the arrival of Tom Brady, it appears the Buccaneers are peaking at the right time.



Brady has come from New England, and despite doubts, has overperformed. In Bruce Arians’ offense, Brady has thrown for 4,633 yards, 40 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions while completing 65.7 percent of his passes. At the age of 43, that is simply phenomenal.

While Brady and Arians are getting the credit for making their unorthodox marriage work, it appears we have forgotten one key cog in this machine: Byron Leftwich. You know, the offensive coordinator of the Buccaneers.
Why is he not getting credit for the Buccaneers’ offensive prowess? Better yet, why is he not getting any consideration for head coaching jobs?

Byron Leftwich earned his chops first by starting as an NFL quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars and became a backup with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Atlanta Falcons, and the Buccaneers. After he retired in 2012, he returned to the NFL as a quarterbacks coach for the Arizona Cardinals under Arians in 2017. When Arians took the Bucs job in 2019, Leftwich was tapped to be the offensive coordinator.
So far this season, Leftwich’s offense has generated the fourth-most touchdowns this season with 64. Brady is also tied for second in the NFL with Russell Wilson, with both quarterbacks throwing 40 touchdowns. Leftwich has meshed well with someone of the caliber of Brady, which is never easy.

So again, why is Leftwich not getting credit? And also, why is he not being mentioned as a head coaching candidate. Let’s roll with two theories.
The first is that Leftwich does not have much coaching experience. As a coach, this is Leftwhich’s fourth year on the sidelines. While he has done a great job combining Brady’s precision with his and Arians’ aggressiveness, one successful season alone as a coordinator may not be enough to push him into coaching interviews. Besides, it could be a chance that NFL General Managers see this season as a Brady imprint.

The second theory: while controversial, as an African American man is writing this, I can state it is possible: he is a minority. Tony Dungy touched on how he felt NFL GM’s make excuses about not hiring African American coaches. Some could have great interviews, but some GM’s may not be comfortable internally hiring a black coach.
Byron Leftwich may be a coach who they are not comfortable interviewing As Dungy alluded to speaking about it, he does not field the stereotype as a loud coach due to his skin color. We may tiptoe around this matter, but it is what it is. Hopefully, this has not affected Leftwich.

If Leftwich can pilot Brady and the Bucs to the Super Bowl, win or not, he should deserve at least a look as a head coach. However, the only thing Leftwich can do is control what he can handle.
He can start by leading a winning offensive attack against Green Bay in the NFC Championship Game.
 
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Why was Bieniemy suspended for the 1990 Pigskin Classic? We tied the eventual 5th down national champion Colorado but if Bieniemy had been playing that game it might have been a different story.
 
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MurphyVol said:
Of all the Bieniemy stories out there this is probably the most unique:

arrested in Boulder, Colorado, for allegedly harassing a female parking attendant. According to the police report, while with his friends, Bieniemy put his hand on the attendant's neck, startling her. She told police he also made a comment about "a bunch of black males all at once being her worst nightmare," and that Bieniemy and his friends took off their pants and began urinating nearby.
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Sounds like a head football coach to me.
 
#42
#42
Bienemy could be the next head coach of the Chiefs when Reid retires.

Both candidates are NFL lifers who will be head coaches in the NFL someday.

Tampa Bay is the first team to play the Super Bowl in their own stadium.
 
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