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Buccaneers hire Koetter as offensive coordinator

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10 years ago

January 8, 2015

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have hired Dirk Koetter as their new offensive coordinator, the team announced Thursday.

Koetter, a 30-year coaching veteran in college and the NFL, had spent the last three seasons as the Atlanta Falcons’ offensive coordinator. The Falcons terminated coach Mike Smith last week and gave Koetter permission to seek a lateral move.

The Buccaneers needed an offensive coordinator after going through the 2014 season without one.

Shortly after he was hired last year, coach Lovie Smith brought in Jeff Tedford as his OC, but Tedford left the team in August to deal with a health issue. Quarterbacks coach Marcus Arroyo served as the play caller for an offense that ranked 30th in the NFL.

Before running the Falcons’ high-powered offense (ranked eighth in 2014), Koetter spent five years (2007-11) as the Jacksonville Jaguars’ coordinator.

Koetter also was head coach at Boise State and Arizona State.

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Buccaneers admit mistake, boot Aguayo

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

Football Insiders

In the NFL, it’s always better to admit a mistake than to compound it. For the Buccaneers, the decision to burn a 2016 second-round pick on kicker Robert Aguayo has proven to be a mistake. The Buccaneers made the definitive admission of their error on Saturday, cutting Aguayo. He exits with $428,000 in fully-guaranteed salary [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk

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Did Bucs put too much pressure on Aguayo?

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

Football Insiders

After the Buccaneers surprised everyone by taking a kicker with the 59th overall pick in the draft, G.M. Jason Licht explained the move by heaping superlatives on the player. “I was very excited along with my staff and coaches about Roberto for a very long time,” Licht told PFT Live in May 2016. “It’s not [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk

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Broncos holding their breath on Derek Wolfe

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

Football Insiders

Only two days after losing Billy Winn for the year with a torn ACL, the Broncos are now sweating out another potentially serious injury along the defensive line. Via multiple reports, Broncos defensive lineman Derek Wolfe was carted off the field during practice on Saturday. It’s being described as a right ankle injury by coach [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk