Bucs followers – and the Tampa Bay group – had been on the sting or their seats on Tuesday ready to see whether or not or not assistant basic supervisor Mike Greenberg was going to just accept an invite to interview with Jacksonville for his or her vacant basic supervisor position.
Because it seems, Greenberg has turned down the chance and can stay in Tampa Bay as Jason Licht’s right-hand man.
Bucs assistant GM Mike Greenberg has withdrawn his title from consideration for the Jaguars’ basic supervisor’s place. It had extra to together with his 15 years with the Bucs and his loyalty to the Glazer household, GM Jason Licht and what they’ve constructed right here and nothing to do with any…
The Bucs have already misplaced one assistant basic supervisor this offseason. They’re grateful they haven’t misplaced a second.
John Spytek, who served as assistant G.M. alongside Greenberg with the Bucs, was employed by Las Vegas this offseason to be the Raiders basic supervisor by homeowners Mark Davis and Tom Brady.
Greenberg was considered one of 5 named candidates for the Jaguars G.M. submit, becoming a member of Chargers assistant basic supervisor Chad Alexander, Giants assistant basic supervisor Brandon Brown, Bengals senior personnel government Trey Brown and Bears assistant basic supervisor Ian Cunningham, in keeping with CBS Sports activities’ Jonathan Jones.
Now that checklist is all the way down to 4 with Greenberg withdrawing his title from consideration.
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 onerous emotions between the Bucs entrance workplace and Coen over the way in which it was dealt with. Coen had initially agreed to grow to be the league’s highest-paid offensive coordinator to remain in Tampa Bay below the circumstances that he didn’t take a second interview with Jacksonville.
Former Bucs assistant GM John Spytek and Bucs assistant GM Mike Greenberg – Picture by: Cliff Welch/PR
However Coen did take a second interview after Jaguars proprietor Shad Khan fired basic 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 staff 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 teach 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. can be together with Khan, was attempting to raid the Bucs once more – this time for Greenberg.
Coen has struck out for a 3rd time in attempting to deliver a member of the Bucs group with him to Jacksonville.
Why Mike Greenberg Determined To Keep With The Bucs
Bucs GM Jason Licht and assistant GM Mike Greenberg – Picture by: Cliff Welch/PR
Mike Greenberg determined to remain in Tampa Bay as assistant basic supervisor, however was flattered by the provide to interview with Jacksonville. There might have been some resentment over the way in which Liam Coen left the Bucs group to take the Jaguars head coach job and the way in which that was dealt with, however in the end Greenberg has his sights set on successful one other Tremendous Bowl with the Bucs – probably as early as 2025, because the staff needs to be thought-about robust contenders within the NFC after 10 wins within the 2024 common season.
At some point, Greenberg will grow to be a basic supervisor. Maybe in Tampa Bay as Licht’s eventual substitute.
Greenberg has been positioning himself for a basic supervisor job when the appropriate 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 along with Dan Morgan and pair him with Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales. He additionally took an interview in January for the Jets basic supervisor place, which he wished attributable to rising up in New York as a Jets fan. As an alternative, the staff 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 basic 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 staff.
Bucs assistant GM Mike Greenberg and Tom Brady – Picture by: Cliff Welch/PR
Way more than the wage capologist that he’s typically depicted being, Greenberg is the trusted strategist of the Bucs’ brass, and truly runs your complete 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 staff’s journey, tools, video, scouting, and groundskeeping. Greenberg has been a inventive innovator by way of contract construction and has been a contract trendsetter across the league. Different groups have copied his structuring fashion, which has developed all through the years.
Extra importantly than his monetary wizardry, Greenberg can 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 final supervisor has moved up and down in sure rounds over time. The Bucs’ entrance workplace excellence ought to proceed in 2025 with the staff of Licht and Greenberg main the way in which in Tampa Bay.
