TAMPA — When Tony Dungy took over as head coach, the Bucs had suffered through 13 straight losing seasons — including 12 in a row with double-digit defeats.
Sure, there were two future Hall of Fame players on the roster, and possibly a third. But Derrick Brooks, Warren Sapp and John Lynch were playing out of position and their NFL futures were undetermined at best.
"It was just crazy,'' Dungy said. "Once I got here, it seemed like a bigger job than I thought.''
Dungy decided to talk to every veteran player and ask them one question: "Why aren't we winning?