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The Bucs have demoted defensive coordinator Jim Bates, a team official confirms. A return to Tampa 2 scheme is likely.
Under Jim Bates, the Buccaneers' defense was the worst team in the league at stopping the run. Staff file photo by MICHAEL EGGER
The Bucs have demoted defensive coordinator Jim Bates, a team official confirms. A return to Tampa 2 scheme is likely.
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Raheem Morris and Mark Dominik are responsible for getting the best coaches and players together. Staff file photo by JAY CONNER
Who's left to blame? The coaches can't get results with last year's players, and that falls to management.
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Raheem Morris wanted to give rookie QB Josh Freeman an opportunity to score before halftime, he said. Staff file photo by CLIFF McBRIDE
Raheem Morris got caught up in the moment Sunday and his Buccaneers paid a heavy price.
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Josh Freeman walks off the field late Sunday afternoon after the Bucs were routed by New Orleans. Staff photo by JOSEPH BROWN III
Josh Freeman looked every bit the first-year player he is in stumbling against the Saints, Joe Henderson writes.
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Have a question about the team? Tribune Bucs writers Roy Cummings, Anwar Richardson and Ira Kaufman will answer it.
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