Associated Press (2012)
TAMPA — As the Bucs prepare to go to Jacksonville this weekend for two joint practices and a preseason game Saturday, it's a nostalgic week for Tampa Bay coach Dirk Koetter to remember the team that gave him his first NFL job.
"Jacksonville, I got my start in the NFL, so big thanks to Jack Del Rio," said Koetter, who was an offensive coordinator on coach Del Rio's staff from 2007-11. "I'll always be indebted to him for that. We had a great first year there, made it to the second round of the playoffs, lost to the Patriots, and then we didn't go too many places from there.