Originally Posted by shagwAg3n
they didn't boot him for "no reason", it just seemed like he was already at a point where he couldn't get them any further or over the proverbial "hump" that is the superbowl. he built a great team (especially defensively), but obviously gruden had the OFFENSIVE know how to take them that extra step and win that superbowl. and whether or not one team is "on the rise" and the other is "going nowhere fast", if you're so sure then maybe you ought to stake your life savings on that, because if you have some kind of crystal ball about how the nfl is going to turn out next season, or hell even the rest of this season, then you should be putting that insight to good use. yeah i heard about simms, he's out for a couple of months easy. but let me ask you this, how many pittsburgh haters 2 yrs ago was laughing just like you are when maddox when down w/an injury and first yr starter roethlesberger had to step in? i'm not saying gradkowski is going to turn out the same way, but unless you somehow KNOW he's not going to lead the bucs to some wins, you might wanna hold your tongue :goodjob: