The fired Lovie Smith and promoted offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter to the lead job. When subordinates overtake a bo s, it's often defined as a
Blake Snell Jersey coup. Koetter told NBC Sports Radio on Wednesday that speculation in league circles he used interest from Miami and San Francisco to, in effect, overthrow his bo s in Tampa is hogwash. "I would say that's total, 100 percent B.S.," Koetter said, . "I think that in all 32 buildings around the NFL, I know there's leaks everywhere but unle s you're on the inside of a building you have no idea what's really going on inside those buildings. Every job I've ever had in my life I think you've got to
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