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Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ New Coordinator Brings Change after 12 Seasons
Published: May 28, 2009
Monte Kiffin is gone, following his son to the University of Tennessee, and he took his "Tampa 2" defense with him.
The "Tampa 2", which began with the Bucs hiring Tony Dungy in 1996, has been a tweaked version of the basic cover two defense since Kiffin was brought in as defensive coordinator in 1998.
The "Tampa 2" was an aggressive cover two defense that relied on undersized, speedy linebackers that created pressure and covered the middle.
Undersized defensive backs with an explosive first step covered specific zones down field; specifically, the defense got its name from the two safeties that each covered half of the deepest part of the field.
The opportunistic and talented backs like Ronde Barber were counted on to cover their zone and step in and break up or intercept passes.
Kiffin and the "Ta...
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