The Buccaneers wasted little time before naming the successor to Jon Gruden. Raheem Morris, the new Buccaneers head coach is very familiar with the Buccaneers team and its players. Morris is a young coach, 32 years-old, and has never been a head coach. He does have a history with the Bucs, which is a positive.
Morris was named the defensive coordinator for the Buccaneers after Monte Kiffin announced he will join his son, Lane Kiffin, as the defensive coordinator at the University of Tennessee. Morris started the 2007 season as the Bucs defensive backs coach. His first stint with the Bucs, 2002-2005, began as a defensive quality control coach, defensive assistant, and assistant defensive backs coach. He left the team after the 2005 season to become the defensive coordinator of Kansas State University.
The Buccaneers are starting a new era in history with a new head coach and a new general manager. It is also necessary for the Bucs to now find a new defensive coordinator to replace Morris. The Bucs will have a fresh start to the 2009 season. Hopefully, that will be just what is needed to jump start the Bucs into a national power in the NFL.
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