Slight eye roll with the Miles Smith promotion. If its just for this year, I'm 1000% ok with it. I'll be skeptical if he remains in the role next year.
Byrd & Nickerson wanted a true DB coach, but Lovie outranks them.
Slight eye roll with the Miles Smith promotion. If its just for this year, I'm 1000% ok with it. I'll be skeptical if he remains in the role next year.
There was no obvious promotion. Nate is no longer here so none of our analysts were really deserving.I dont hate this. An extension of Lovie on the recruiting trail is probably the best we have to offer at this point. As long as it's not permanent, it's fineSlight eye roll with the Miles Smith promotion. If its just for this year, I'm 1000% ok with it. I'll be skeptical if he remains in the role next year.
There was no obvious promotion. Nate is no longer here so none of our analysts were really deserving.I dont hate this. An extension of Lovie on the recruiting trail is probably the best we have to offer at this point. As long as it's not permanent, it's fine
Byrd & Nickerson wanted a true DB coach, but Lovie outranks them.
Well they announced him as an interim coach so he really wouldnt be doing that.I would think it is permanent as long as Lovie is the head coach. I can't see him firing or demoting his son.
Byrd & Nickerson wanted a true DB coach, but Lovie outranks them.
Well they announced him as an interim coach so he really wouldnt be doing that.
Do you know that for a fact? Or your speculation? Cuz the way it's worded, looks like they're still looking for a replacement, and it's consistent with what Lovie has said in the past (no rush to find a replacement).
"Smith's interim appointment ends Jan. 31, 2019. A full search for a permanent replacement at the position will be conducted at the end of the 2018 football season."
This is the kind of move that a level headed coach makes. Another positive in the Lovie column.
This is a highly-paid, high-profile state employee engaging in blatant nepotism. No one likes it when a politician gets his kid appointed to replace him. I don't understand how Lovie gets a pass here.
I'm a skeptical/pessimistic person 90% of the time, but I chose to believe most of this move was kosher. Also, you have to understand this is how most of life works. It might not be a fair, or best, or whatever positive adjective you want to throw in here, but connections to people in power has been and always will be the easiest way to move up any type of organization, even more so than hard work.
This is a highly-paid, high-profile state employee engaging in blatant nepotism. No one likes it when a politician gets his kid appointed to replace him. I don't understand how Lovie gets a pass here.
This is a timing thing, pure and simple. If, and when, Miles Smith is elevated to assistant coach on a permanant basis, that will be the time to revolt.
That ignores the fact that he was hired because he was Lovie's kid in the first place. His entire coaching career consists of working for his Dad.
... or maybe because at this time in the season every other good candidate already had a job and they were in the middle of preparing for the start of the season? Like Tradition said, give it a rest.The only reason Miles Smith was the best person to appoint as an interim assistant is because Dad hired him as GA in the first place.
Do you know that for a fact? Or your speculation? Cuz the way it's worded, looks like they're still looking for a replacement, and it's consistent with what Lovie has said in the past (no rush to find a replacement).
"Smith's interim appointment ends Jan. 31, 2019. A full search for a permanent replacement at the position will be conducted at the end of the 2018 football season."
... or maybe because at this time in the season every other good candidate already had a job and they were in the middle of preparing for the start of the season? Like Tradition said, give it a rest.
... or maybe because at this time in the season every other good candidate already had a job and they were in the middle of preparing for the start of the season? Like Tradition said, give it a rest.
Do you work for the Buccaneers or something? Give it a rest. Coaches do this all the time, not just with their own kids, but a friend of a friend's kid too. Have you ever worked for a football team?
I get that nothing is going to change. It's ingrained in sports that it's alright to hire your kid, but it's just infuriating.
So, he was better qualified than any of these folks who are currently on the staff:
Rob Delaney Graduate Assistant Coach, Offense
Jake Ellsworth Graduate Assistant Coach, Defense
Joe Fotu Graduate Assistant Coach, Defense
Zach Grant Graduate Assistant Coach, Offense
Peter Collins Defensive Analyst
Cody Gibson Offensive Analyst
Bob McClain Offensive Analyst
Kingsley Osei-Asibey Defensive Analyst
Robert Wright Defensive Analyst
Jake Zweig Special Teams Analyst
Tim Knox Director of Football Operations
I have no idea who is the better candidate but I imagine everyone associated with the program does.