Jeff Jagodzinski Fired

[KYPack]

By Pat Yasinskas
ESPN.com
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TAMPA, Fla. -- In a stunning move 10 days before the start of the regular season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have dismissed offensive coordinator Jeff Jagodzinski.


Jags is nuts. He's had 3 great jobs in the past few years and skipped around and lost all of 'em.

Update (to a story nobody really cares about?)

They tried to demote him.

"I was given the chance to remain on staff as the quarterbacks coach, but felt that the timing for such a move was not in the best interest for either side. I appreciate the opportunity that was given to me. Again, I wish nothing but the best for this organization."

How's that ZBS doing, Jeff?

[Cheesehead Craig]

The guy seems to think the grass is greener somewhere else. I bet he was looking for another job for after this season, TB got wind of it and just canned the guy.

[KYPack]

The guy seems to think the grass is greener somewhere else. I bet he was looking for another job for after this season, TB got wind of it and just canned the guy.

Could be.

Jags doesn't play well with others. The new guy in TB is trying to build a staff. Jags might have been a square peg in a round hole down there.

Jeff has a pretty funky resume right now. Might be tough to catch a new gig.

[Fritz]

I had that sense when he was here. Although the organization always tried to put a good face on it, he seemed to be a quirky, persnickety person. Tough to describe or nail down how so, but his weird hiring at BC, his even weirder departure so he could interview for the Jets' job - was that a mere year later? - and now his dismissal in TB - odd duck, this one.

[Scott Campbell]

The guy seems to think the grass is greener somewhere else. I bet he was looking for another job for after this season, TB got wind of it and just canned the guy.

Could be.

Jags doesn't play well with others. The new guy in TB is trying to build a staff. Jags might have been a square peg in a round hole down there.

Jeff has a pretty funky resume right now. Might be tough to catch a new gig.

There are some down on their luck college programs that might take a flier on him

[Scott Campbell]

I had that sense when he was here. Although the organization always tried to put a good face on it, he seemed to be a quirky, persnickety person. Tough to describe or nail down how so, but his weird hiring at BC, his even weirder departure so he could interview for the Jets' job - was that a mere year later? - and now his dismissal in TB - odd duck, this one.

I knew about his weird departure at BC. What's the story on his hiring there?

[Fritz]

I here the University of Phoenix has an opening.

[KYPack]

I had that sense when he was here. Although the organization always tried to put a good face on it, he seemed to be a quirky, persnickety person. Tough to describe or nail down how so, but his weird hiring at BC, his even weirder departure so he could interview for the Jets' job - was that a mere year later? - and now his dismissal in TB - odd duck, this one.

I knew about his weird departure at BC. What's the story on his hiring there?

There is a tale there, SC.

Morris, the new, young TB coach, is doing some wierd shit. Olsen was retained from the old staff as QB coach. Jags was hired on as OC. Then Morris approached Jags to take a DEMOTION that would make Olsen the new OC. Jags refused and now Olsen is the OC, preumably with no QB coach.

Morris in 33 and just turned 33. He was only a position coach before his promotion to HC. It's early, but it looks like the job is getting away from him.

[pbmax]

There go those elusive secrets to the ZBS again. When will people learn?

[hoosier]

I can summarize Jags's future in two words: Al Davis.

[mraynrand]

It's time to stop the madness in Tampa and bring in a veteran, proven coach

[KYPack]

It's time to stop the madness in Tampa and bring in a veteran, proven coach

My favorite shitty coach.

Do ya want more or less Steckel?

[Merlin]

I had that sense when he was here. Although the organization always tried to put a good face on it, he seemed to be a quirky, persnickety person. Tough to describe or nail down how so, but his weird hiring at BC, his even weirder departure so he could interview for the Jets' job - was that a mere year later? - and now his dismissal in TB - odd duck, this one.

"persnickety" awesome word!~

[Badgerinmaine]

The guy seems to think the grass is greener somewhere else. I bet he was looking for another job for after this season, TB got wind of it and just canned the guy.

Well, that's what Boston College did...just sounds to me like the coaches couldn't get along.

[Noodle]

Jags was the source for a lot of the "Sherman can't work with others" stories, wasn't he?

So I'm wondering if maybe, when Jags was pointing a finger at Shermy, there were three pointing back at himself.