TABLE OF CONTENTS Gruden vs Gruden 9 The Bucs Set Sail 17 Whiffs Losses and Dungy 24 Tampa Bay’s Treasure 37 Trying to Plug the Leaks 43 GRIDIRON GREATS Selmon on the Menu 11 Penny Wise Pound Foolish 14 Better Learning 19 The A-Train Runs Hard 26 Kid Stuff 32 Shipshape Stadium 40 Team Stats 47 Websites 47 Index 48
Tampa Bay Buccaneers jon gruden GRUDEN VS GRUDEN Jon Gruden was one of the most successful young coaches in the National Football League NFL His first head-coaching job started in 1998 with the Oakland Raiders He was just 35 The Raiders went 8 8 in his first two seasons They surged to 12 4 in 2000 They fell just short of the Super Bowl The following year they made the playoffs again But they lost to the New England Patriots For most of their history the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had poor records In their first 20 years they made the playoffs just three times The Bucs had improved under coach Tony Dungy He led the team to the playoffs in 1997 1999 2000 and 2001 But they made early exits each time Owner 9
