09-30-2016, 03:47 PM
(09-30-2016, 02:59 PM)Hammerstripes Wrote: The Panthers are a bad example. It took awhile for them to get much better, something that people around here would not be satisfied with.
As for the Broncos, I don't see how they got any better with Kubiak. Yes, they won the Super Bowl, but they actually had better teams with Fox as their coach.
I'll do some research, but I can't seem to remember a winning team having much luck the following season after a coaching change.
I remember Tony Dungy going 9-7 in 2001 with the Bucs. Was fired after losing the Wildcard game vs Philly for the second year in a row (hmmm, losing in the wildcard round. Sound familiar?) Bucs made the decision to fire him and brought in Gruden, granted it was more of a trade, but they were proactive in getting a talented coach who could take them to the next level even though they made the playoffs in each of the previous three seasons. INCLUDING making it to the NFC Championship game in 1999.
Not sure, but I think the next year, in 2002, the Bucs had a decent season. Don't quote me on that though.
