Bucs Name Raheem Morris Head Coach

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Less than 24 hours after “dismissing” head coach Jon Gruden, the Tampa Bay Bucs promoted defensive backs coach (and recently promoted defensive coordinator) Raheem Morris to head coach. This was not the “high-profile” selection I was expecting, but given the Bucs’ history, I’m not surprised it was a coach with a defensive background. Coach Morris’ philosophy?

“I’m going to be Raheem Morris. The atmosphere changes with the person. You deal with people how you deal with people on an everyday basis. That’s what I plan to do. We’re a family. The Glazers are a family. We’re family-driven. That’s how we work. We’ve always worked that way. Joel (Glazer, co-chairman) said it the best — the Buccaneers are in my blood. I’ve been raised here. You guys raised me….. Around here, we don’t talk about philosophies as much. Our philosophy is our core beliefs, it’s our fundamental style of attack. That’s who we are, that’s who we’ll always be….. We’re going to stay the course. That’s what we have to do to be great.”

Coach Morris will be the youngest head coach in the NFL at 32 years old. Mark Dominik, formerly the Bucs’ director of pro personnel, was promoted to GM.

Source: Buccaneers.com, Photo: Newscom