The Bucs have already misplaced one assistant common supervisor this offseason. Will they lose a second?
On Monday, the Jaguars requested to interview Mike Greenberg, Tampa Bay’s lone remaining assistant common supervisor, for his or her vacant G.M. place, based on a number of sources. John Spytek, who served as assistant G.M. alongside Greenberg with the Bucs, was employed by Las Vegas this offseason to be the Raiders common supervisor by homeowners Mark Davis and Tom Brady.
Greenberg is certainly one of 5 named candidates for the Jaguars G.M. publish, becoming a member of Chargers assistant common supervisor Chad Alexander, Giants assistant common supervisor Brandon Brown, Bengals senior personnel govt Trey Brown and Bears assistant common supervisor Ian Cunningham, based on CBS Sports activities’ Jonathan Jones.
The Bucs already misplaced offensive coordinator Liam Coen to the Jaguars this offseason as he was named Jacksonville’s head coach, changing Doug Pederson. Coen’s departure from Tampa Bay triggered a whole lot of arduous emotions between the Bucs entrance workplace and Coen over the way in which it was dealt with. Coen had initially agreed to turn into the league’s highest-paid offensive coordinator to remain in Tampa Bay below the situations that he didn’t take a second interview with Jacksonville.
Former Bucs assistant GM John Spytek and Bucs assistant GM Mike Greenberg – Photograph by: Cliff Welch/PR
However Coen did take a second interview after Jaguars proprietor Shad Khan fired common supervisor Trent Baalke, who was seen as tough to work with in league circles. Whereas secretly interviewing in Jacksonville, Coen ghosted a number of members of the Tampa Bay entrance workplace, together with Greenberg, when the workforce was attempting to come up with him to have him signal his new contract. That, together with Coen not being truthful about his whereabouts, infuriated members of the Bucs’ brass.
Coen has tried to get each of the offensive line coaches he employed through the 2024 offseason – Kevin Carberry and Brian Picucci – from Tampa Bay to come back to Jacksonville to educate the O-line, however the Bucs have blocked each of these requests as a result of they’re lateral strikes. Now it looks like Coen, who has some enter in who the Jaguars’ subsequent G.M. shall be together with Khan, is attempting to raid the Bucs once more – this time for Greenberg.
Will Coen succeed this time or will he be thwarted as soon as once more?
Will Mike Greenberg Take The Jags Interview – Or Keep With The Bucs?
Bucs assistant GM Mike Greenberg and GM Jason Licht – Photograph by: Cliff Welch/PR
Mike Greenberg has been positioning himself for a common supervisor job when the suitable alternative got here, and he’s taken two interviews – one in every of the final two years. Greenberg interviewed with the Panthers through the 2023 offseason earlier than they determined to go together with Dan Morgan and pair him with Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales. He additionally took an interview in January for the Jets common supervisor place, which he needed resulting from rising up in New York as a Jets fan. As a substitute, the workforce employed Darren Mougey to be the G.M.
Tampa Bay has been extremely lucky to have Greenberg round since 2010 when he was employed by former common supervisor Mark Dominik as a personnel assistant. He has been a useful member of Tampa Bay’s entrance workplace all through his time with the workforce.
Way more than the wage capologist that he’s typically depicted being, Greenberg is the trusted strategist of the Bucs’ brass, and really runs all the price range for the soccer aspect of the group – not simply the wage cap. Greenberg units the price range and oversees the purchases for the workforce’s journey, tools, video, scouting, and groundskeeping. Greenberg has been a artistic innovator when it comes to contract construction and has been a contract trendsetter across the league. Different groups have copied his structuring type, which has developed all through the years.
Bucs GM Jason Licht and assistant GM Mike Greenberg – Photograph by: Cliff Welch/PR
Extra importantly than his monetary wizardry, Greenberg can also be Jason Licht’s right-hand man. Licht has a novel relationship with him after the 2 have labored collectively for a decade, and each of them collaborate on loads of vital personnel choices.
Greenberg’s position with the entrance workplace is just not restricted to free company, both. He’s additionally the commerce strategist for the Bucs on draft weekend. Greenberg has assisted Licht with compensation technique through the instances the overall supervisor has moved up and down in sure rounds over time.
Will Greenberg put aside any arduous emotions he may need about Liam Coen’s departure and the way in which that was dealt with and take the interview? Or will he decide to remain in Tampa Bay over potential integrity issues in Jacksonville?
If Greenberg have been to interview and be supplied the Jaguars common supervisor place will probably be fascinating to see if the Bucs make a counter transfer to maintain him in Tampa Bay. May the Glazers promote Licht to a workforce president position after which promote Greenberg to common supervisor?
A few weeks in the past, Scott Reynolds did a Pewter Pulse video concerning the workforce presumably dropping Coen, Greenberg and John Spytek through the 2025 offseason. You’ll be able to try the video on PewterReportTV YouTube channel or by clicking the video under.
