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Ex-Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden was known for collecting quarterbacks, so when Tampa Bay showed him the door and turned the team over to defensive coordinator Raheem Morris it was assumed the team was heading in a different direction.
And then the first major move Morris made was to draft… a quarterback.
Morris does have a relationship with top pick Josh Freeman from their time together at Kansas State, but the key to Freeman’s development will be Morris’ hire of Jeff Jagodzinski as his offensive coordinator.
Not only is Morris one of the youngest coaches in the league, virtually all of his minimal experience has been on the defensive side of the ball. So Jagodzinski’s fingerprints will be all over Tampa Bay’s offense—which by extension includes a little Mike Sherman and a little Alex Gibbs, among other influences. At its core, Jagodzinski’s scheme will likely be a West Coast offense. But it will be flexible based on the personnel at hand; most importantly, the Bucs are expected to lean first on a power running game, which should create opportunities to take chances down the field.
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