Sherman Cant Go To Tampa!

One of the coaches that I believe Philbin wants on his staff is Mike Sherman. Sherman and Philbin go back a long way and it was Sherman who brought Philbin to G.B when Sherman was the Head Coach. As many know, Mike Sherman is currently interviewing for the HC position with Tampa Bay. I cant see Sherman actually ending up in Tampa Bay. While I actually think he would be a good hire for them (very few coaches available who have previously coached in the NFL and have a better winning percentage, as many division championships and playoff berths as Sherman), I cant imagine they will actually choose him in the end.

Two reasons:

1. He was just fired from his HC position at Texas A & M. It is always a difficult sell to your fan base when you are hiring someone that was just told by another organization 2 months ago that your not wanted. How do the Bucs fans get excited about a guy that couldnt hold down the job at Texas A & M, and yet he is supposed to be the guy to turn this program around. Instead, I see Tampa hiring Rob Chudzinski. A far easier sell to fans that we are hiring the offensive guru who coached Cam Newton to the Rookie of the Year status. Plus he's younger and fits their "youngry" roster.

2. When you think about Mike Sherman's HC career in G.B, what comes to mind? As I said earlier, he was actually far more successful than people realize. Still, there is one moment that stands out for me - it was Green Bay vs Tampa Bay. It was the game where Warren Sapp de-cleated and almost be-headed OL Chad Clifton on an interception return. Sapp took a cheapshot on Clifton (nowhere near the action of the play) and Sherman decided to confront Sapp after the game.

I love the fact that Sherman was willing to go to bat for his player and stand up to Sapp. Of course, Sapp responded with "put a jersey on" so he could whip Sherman too!

Anyway, these two reasons, obviously the former more than the latter I believe keeps Sherman out of Tampa Bay.

With that said, expect Sherman to be named Miami's offensive coordinator very soon. Sherman is a good coach and a class act. He was far more successful than people give him credit for. He was offensive coordinator and asst HC for Gary Kubiak in Houston before getting the HC post at Texas A & M. And if you would like to see how much of a class act he is - read this letter he wrote to high school coaches after being fired as head coach at Texas A & M. (warning- it is lengthy).