Ulysees E. McGill
This season is for you Sweets
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I agree. Gruden is a offensive genius. As a Tampa fan I had a big problem with him from a personell acquisition perspective, but he actually squeezed a lot out of very little talent. Looking back I think his biggest mistake was taking Cadillac that year at #5 instead of trading down and getting some OL studs instead. The Mike Williams pick was bad in retrospect too, but we had no receivers and no good bargains were available in FA either, plus he was skint by the cap the whole time he was there because so much was tied up in an aging defense. I was a lot rougher on him than he deserved in hindsight.
SO I know theres a report saying Gruden has contacted former players for a potential staff, any idea who they may be?
I lived in Tampa when Tony was trying to get there. 5 years and come up short every time. Then Gruden does it 1st time. That was coaching excellence when you break it down. Chucky requires smoothness surrounding him. He's like Saban in that regard. He sees one little detail out of place, (amongst the pros), not the players he'll bring it to your attention once. Not good for a 2nd time. He'll hesitate or not sign that contract if he has to answer to more than one person. He knows himself and he knows what it takes.
Ive been a Vol fan for 40 years...
Paranoia is in my DNA.
Yeah. Ive seen that report to a few different places. Im as curious as you. If he really is contacting potential staff...I would say thats probably the biggest sign that hes actually serious and likely to coach here.
He made that Pinto of a Tampa offense run like a Astin Martin in the playoffs and SB that year. It was a all time great coaching job looking back on it.
Up to 95% confidence after FINALLY catching up today. And now it seems fairly logical to announce by Vandy.
On a slightly related note, does anyone have any good suggestions for a tailgate group name? Gruden's Gang is the best so far, but still looking for more ideas.
Oh, and I want one of those T-shirts I saw a bunch of pages ago!
