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Echoes from the Cave: It’s not just Koetter’s seat that’s hot

The 2007 Tampa Bay Buccaneers finished the season with a 9-7 record and an NFC South division title. Then head coach Jon Gruden took the team to their third playoff appearance in six years at the time. They would lose to the New York Giants in the Wild Card round, but still, they made the playoffs. No other Buccaneer team can say they reached that level since.

Ten seasons have flown by and the Bucs have failed to reach the playoffs despite multiple attempts at retooling the roster and multiple head coaches. Raheem Morris, Greg Schiano, Lovie Smith, and now Dirk Koetter have all been given chances.