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December 29, 2008 7:51 PM

Exit better off kept close to the vest?

Former Tampa Bay defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin hinted that was the case. Kiffin is leaving the Bucs this week to take a job at Tennessee where he'll work for his son, Lane, who was hired to coach the Vols. Monte's looming departure was an ongoing story for the month of December, initially reported by CBS Sports and the NFL Network and subsequently announced by the team.

In a story on the Pewter Report, Kiffin addressed how his departure was announced in advance and he referenced another well-regarded coach whose exit had evven more advance notice: Mike Holmgren in Seattle.

Kiffin addressed the question of whether he would handle his announcement differently if he had another opportunity.

"Oh, I don’t know,” Kiffin said. “I did think back to Mike Holmgren in Seattle. I said to myself when Mike announced this was his last year, because Mike is a heck of a football coach and I’ve got a lot of respect for him. You think back and maybe he shouldn’t have announced that at the time. I didn’t know. Like I said, I would have liked to have had my choice, but there was so much speculation I tried to put it to rest. In the same sense, I don’t know if it was the right thing to do or not. I really don’t. That’s hard to look back at that.”

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It would have killed my faThEr to work for me, I would have just loved it......well close the damn door I'm not paying to heat up the outside!... Posted on December 29, 2008 at 10:42 PM by doggier. Jump to comment

When are the opponents home/away announced? Is it AFC/NFC South next year, and the other 2 third place teams Dallas, GB? Posted on December 30, 2008 at 7:12 AM by lassidawg. Jump to comment

Strange that we get matched up with Tampa three years in a row. Posted on December 30, 2008 at 1:43 PM by Brett in Bonney Lake. Jump to comment

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