SnakeLH2006
01-31-2012, 04:00 AM
http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/thedailydolphin/2012/01/28/ex-packer-leroy-butler-unhappy-with-bucs-over-mike-sherman-snub/
Ex-Packer Leroy Butler unhappy with Bucs over Mike Sherman snub
by Brian Biggane Leroy Butler is not happy with Warren Sapp. And he’s particularly not happy with the Glazer family, owners of the Tampa Bay Bucs, whom he’s convinced allowed Sapp to influence their intention to hire Mike Sherman as head coach. Following that snub, Sherman joined his former assistant Joe Philbin in Miami Friday to become the Dolphins’ new offensive coordinator.
We need some background here. Back in November 2002, Sapp and the Bucs were playing the Packers, at the time coached by Sherman, when Tampa Bay’s Brian Kelly intercepted a pass. Sapp, turning from defensive end to blocker, found offensive lineman Chad Clifton and blasted him, knocking him out of the game. After the game, Sherman confronted Sapp as the teams were leaving the field and accused him of a cheap shot, which set Sapp off. The two had to be separated and the confrontation received a lot of national attention.
Fast forward to earlier this month, when the Bucs were interviewing candidates for their coaching job that this week went to former Rutgers coach Greg Schiano. Sapp stayed quiet for awhile, then weighed in with a tweet under his handle @QBKilla that read:
“Mark Dominik Hiring Your Agent’s Client (Mike Sherman) Is Not Da Way To Win Football Games!! #WhereTheyDoThatAt … 25-25 At Texas A&M?? … How Can a General Manager That Leaves Work Everyday At 4pm! Hire a Head Coach?? #HireAFriend”
Mark Dominik, of course, is the Bucs’ general manager. The tweet went out at about the same time Jason LaCanfora of NFL Network was reporting the Bucs appeared to be hours away from naming Sherman head coach.
In discussing Sherman Friday, Butler, the former Packers’ defensive back who is now a broadcaster in Green Bay, expressed disappointment with the turn of events, saying Sherman was right to defend Clifton at the time and shouldn’t be penalized for that now.
“He was always in his players’ corner,” Butler said. “It’s unfair for him not to a get head coaching job based on something that happened a long time ago.”
People should understand something about Sapp. On the NFL Network and on Showtime’s Inside the NFL, he’s cultivated a persona of a big, lovable teddy bear who just likes to have fun. The one time I interviewed him face to face, on Media Day prior to the New Orleans-Indianapolis Super Bowl at Sun Life Stadium a couple of years ago, he showed another side. If you questioned his opinions, or even asked followup questions, he turned aggressive and showed signs of being a bully. When I sought out colleagues from Tampa Bay and asked them about it they confirmed that’s the real Warren Sapp.
Should the Bucs have hired Sherman? The sense of the area media prior to last week’s East-West Shrine Game in St. Petersburg was that an experienced guy such as Sherman or even Marty Schottenheimer would be a good choice to steady the ship after the Bucs crashed and burned this season, losing their last 10 games. It got so bad at the end they were losing to Atlanta 42-0 at halftime of their finale.
Schiano was a hot name a few years ago, when the University of Miami wanted him for its head coaching vacancy, but has cooled since. He’s got a huge job ahead of him. Something tells me he won’t be calling Sapp if he needs advice.
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http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2008/0306/nfl_a_sapp_sherman_600.jpg
Lol. Shermy was merely 25-25 at Texas A&M...but Sapp has always been a punk.
Ex-Packer Leroy Butler unhappy with Bucs over Mike Sherman snub
by Brian Biggane Leroy Butler is not happy with Warren Sapp. And he’s particularly not happy with the Glazer family, owners of the Tampa Bay Bucs, whom he’s convinced allowed Sapp to influence their intention to hire Mike Sherman as head coach. Following that snub, Sherman joined his former assistant Joe Philbin in Miami Friday to become the Dolphins’ new offensive coordinator.
We need some background here. Back in November 2002, Sapp and the Bucs were playing the Packers, at the time coached by Sherman, when Tampa Bay’s Brian Kelly intercepted a pass. Sapp, turning from defensive end to blocker, found offensive lineman Chad Clifton and blasted him, knocking him out of the game. After the game, Sherman confronted Sapp as the teams were leaving the field and accused him of a cheap shot, which set Sapp off. The two had to be separated and the confrontation received a lot of national attention.
Fast forward to earlier this month, when the Bucs were interviewing candidates for their coaching job that this week went to former Rutgers coach Greg Schiano. Sapp stayed quiet for awhile, then weighed in with a tweet under his handle @QBKilla that read:
“Mark Dominik Hiring Your Agent’s Client (Mike Sherman) Is Not Da Way To Win Football Games!! #WhereTheyDoThatAt … 25-25 At Texas A&M?? … How Can a General Manager That Leaves Work Everyday At 4pm! Hire a Head Coach?? #HireAFriend”
Mark Dominik, of course, is the Bucs’ general manager. The tweet went out at about the same time Jason LaCanfora of NFL Network was reporting the Bucs appeared to be hours away from naming Sherman head coach.
In discussing Sherman Friday, Butler, the former Packers’ defensive back who is now a broadcaster in Green Bay, expressed disappointment with the turn of events, saying Sherman was right to defend Clifton at the time and shouldn’t be penalized for that now.
“He was always in his players’ corner,” Butler said. “It’s unfair for him not to a get head coaching job based on something that happened a long time ago.”
People should understand something about Sapp. On the NFL Network and on Showtime’s Inside the NFL, he’s cultivated a persona of a big, lovable teddy bear who just likes to have fun. The one time I interviewed him face to face, on Media Day prior to the New Orleans-Indianapolis Super Bowl at Sun Life Stadium a couple of years ago, he showed another side. If you questioned his opinions, or even asked followup questions, he turned aggressive and showed signs of being a bully. When I sought out colleagues from Tampa Bay and asked them about it they confirmed that’s the real Warren Sapp.
Should the Bucs have hired Sherman? The sense of the area media prior to last week’s East-West Shrine Game in St. Petersburg was that an experienced guy such as Sherman or even Marty Schottenheimer would be a good choice to steady the ship after the Bucs crashed and burned this season, losing their last 10 games. It got so bad at the end they were losing to Atlanta 42-0 at halftime of their finale.
Schiano was a hot name a few years ago, when the University of Miami wanted him for its head coaching vacancy, but has cooled since. He’s got a huge job ahead of him. Something tells me he won’t be calling Sapp if he needs advice.
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http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2008/0306/nfl_a_sapp_sherman_600.jpg
Lol. Shermy was merely 25-25 at Texas A&M...but Sapp has always been a punk.