[RedBloodedAmerican]

Tony may not be the best coach out there, but who is better?

I like him, he may not be my favorite, but he is a good coach and will do better someplace else.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

I didn't see this posted and did a search. Hope it's not a duplicate, remove it if it is.

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

I was pro-Dungy until that playoff game Saturday. The Bucs need some offense - ANY offense!

[Corporate Law]

Good guy, but after seeing that horrific offensive play against the Eagles on Saturday, I certainly hope that the Colts don't get him unless he promises to leave the offense alone. The Colts have already stated that their offensive coordinator (Tom Moore) is the only coach coming back and any new head coach must factor that into his decision.

[silmaril]

Dungy took a pathetic basement franchise and made them respectable. Who would have thought that Tampa would ever expect to make the playoffs year after year? So, I salute the man. He's the best coach the Bucs ever had. I only hope his successor can take the team that one extra mile.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

I am surprised Dungy went before Jax' coach.

[OldFriend]

Parcells and Keyshawn deserve each other.

[stboz]

Tony Dungy was, indeed, the best coach the Bucs have ever had. He's got class and will be missed in Tampa, I predict.

The Bucs offense(?) is what hurt him. Look higher than the coach there. Try Rich McKay. The curse of his father hangs around like the Ancient Mariner's albatross.

[Bushwonyes]

NOOOOO NOT PARCELLS!!!! Living in the tampa bay area I know had BAD the bucs were before Coach Dungy. He did a heck of a job but the bucs need to go to the next level BUT he's not the right guy for that job . I know .... BRING IN MIKE DITKA! ;o)

[wheezer]

I'm a big Dungy fan, but I think it was time for him to go.

I hope he ends up in Indy...with the one condition he cannot mess with the offense.

One side note...should the league investigate the trade of Keyshawn Johnson from the Jets to the Bucs from an angle of Parcels figuring they would be reunited in the near future when his fat-@ss turned up as TB head coach?...he is a first class sneaky-sneak (but a great coach).

[Mr.Clark]

I thought Keyshawn's rant was pro Dungy. It sounded like he was badmouthing the players on the team that ran their mouths but didn't play for their coach. I liked his last sentence, the guy they're talking about coming here,(Parcells) he isn't going to put up with this bulls***. He's right about that, GO TUNA!

[RichardW]

This was inevitable. And it is good for Dungy. He needs a change of scenery. If he gets a good offensive coordinator at his next stop he will do just fine. Just look at the Rams. Martz was the offensive coordinator under Vermeil. Look at their respective records since 2000. The Bucs were the only team that the Rams had any real problems with. Without an offense the best defense will eventually collapse.

[Hugh Akston]

but who is better?

Parcells.

[garv]

I like Dungy, but Parcells will have Tampa in the Super Bowl within the next two seasons. Parcells won two Super Bowls with the Giants, turned around a bad New England team and took them to the Super Bowl and had the Jets in the AFC championship game in his second season. If Testaverde didn't blow out his achilles in the first game of the 1999 season they were odds-on favorites to win the AFC

With Tampa's outstanding defensive players, big bruising running back and a quarterback who will only be asked to manage games, not win them, I'll be shocked if they don't go to the Super Bowl under Parcells.

[Ditto]

Dungy was the most successful coach in club history, compiling a 54-42 record in six seasons and leading the Bucs to the playoffs in four of the past five years.

Letting this guy go typifies why the Bucs have had a dismal history. Look to the front office, not the offence. Winning the Super Bowl involves just as much luck as it does good coaching. The playoffs are so competitive that typically, the difference between the winner and the team that gets knocked out in the first round is very small. It's like getting a hole in one. The guys who are consistantly close to the hole are the ones who will end up getting them regularly. Dungy has been close on a regular basis. The Bucs are letting a guy go who is due to have one drop. Now they'll start over with a new coaching staff and a new system. Dumb front office move.