Panthers want to know if Chudzinski is still a candidate for Bucs job

[jtnc]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are taking their time about hiring their next head coach, which means the candidates who are currently employed by other teams have put their offseasons in something of a holding pattern.

One candidate is Panthers offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski, and that means the Panthers don’t know whether they’re going to have to be in the market for a new offensive coordinator in the weeks ahead. Panthers head coach Ron Rivera wishes he could find out already.

“Believe me, I’d love to know just so we can go forward,” Rivera told the Tampa Bay Times. “We’ve got a lot of things we have to do and we’ve kind of put [them] off during this whole period.”

There’s no reason for the Bucs to speed up the process just to placate the Panthers, but this situation does demonstrate how a team with a head-coaching vacancy can mess with the offseasons of other teams simply by stringing their assistants along. The Buccaneers have indicated that they won’t rush to hire a head coach, so Rivera and Chudzinski may not hear anything any time soon.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/25/panthers-want-to-know-if-chudzinski-is-still-a-candidate-for-bucs-job/

This is getting ridiculous, Bucs are fuging up our offseason.

[Panthro]

And this is why you grant permission but they should also have a drop dead date. Grant the Interview and give two weeks.

[Davidson Deac II]

This is getting ridiculous, Bucs are fuging up our offseason.

I imagine that bothers them a lot. ;)

Sucks, but not sure what we can do about it.

[jtnc]

Right now it's just an awkward situation, cause Chudzinski can't know all our draft plans and then take that to a division rival.

[Matthias]

I guess this is minor payback for the beating we put on them this season.:D Oh Bucs, must you resort to such childish tactics?

[jtnc]

I guess this is minor payback for the beating we put on them this season.:D Oh Bucs, must you resort to such childish tactics?

Bucs owner is one of the most hated in the nfl.

[Kevin Greene]

Are you with us or against us?

[Jbro]

Bucs owner is one of the most hated in the nfl.

And EPL

[The_Cannon]

Bucs owner is one of the most hated in the sports.

*Fixed

[rainwater]

The longer it takes the less likely Chud is on their radar. A young guy like him will have a much harder time assembling a staff. If he was really their top candidate, they would not be playing the waiting game.

[UNCrules2187]

The Disturber may possibly have actual sources?!?!

CHUD WATCH: Amid reports that former Green Bay coach Mike Sherman is a finalist for the Tampa Bay job, the buzz around Mobile is Panthers offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski will get a second interview with the Buccaneers.

Chudzinski is in Mobile with the rest of the Panthers' staff, but has been unavailable for comment.

Rivera indicated he would like some resolution on the status of Chudzinski, who also interviewed for head-coaching vacancies in Jacksonville and St. Louis.

"We've heard nothing. Hopefully, we'll hear something by the end of the week," Rivera said. "We do know, from what I hear, they've brought in somebody for a second interview. So we'll see what happens."

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/01/24/2956542/panthers-secondary-coach-jumps.html

[Peppers90 NC]

Chud shouldn't want that job, just tell us you're staying Chud!

[jtnc]

That is why we shouldnt have granted them permission to start with.

It is ok for coaches to want a promotion, and a franchise shouldnt stand in the way of that if they want to aquire the best talent, but that permission should only extend to teams that are not in our our division. Why would we want Chud to go to a division rival and give them our playbook?

There are 28 other teams that he could interview with.

How many times does this have to be said? You can't deny him permission to interview for a HC job. Jesus.

[UNCrules2187]

That is why we shouldnt have granted them permission to start with.

It is ok for coaches to want a promotion, and a franchise shouldnt stand in the way of that if they want to aquire the best talent, but that permission should only extend to teams that are not in our our division. Why would we want Chud to go to a division rival and give them our playbook?

There are 28 other teams that he could interview with.

For the last time, teams CANNOT block coordinators for HC interviews. The whole "granting permission" to coordinators to interview for a HC vacancy is just a courtesy, not a requirement.