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John Gruden vs. Terry Francona

Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 12:07 pm
by ANT7088
Just curious, the Bucs & Red Sox were pretty much built by the previous Coaches and/or Management, they both came in their first year, put some "finishing touches" and won Championships!

Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 12:26 pm
by JansenFan
I think Gruden had it easier. The Bucs didn't change much to win it and they didn't really have to overcome any sort of adversity. I also think Francona proved to be an excellent manager. The way he had the team focusing after going down 0-3 was phenomenal (sorry Ant)

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 9:24 am
by JPFair
I said Gruden. The key to this is to look at what Gruden has done since he came on board. The first year, he inherited a good team. Once he got his feet wet, and started to do what he wanted to do, look what happened? Gruden is in way over his head!!!