Lovie Smith Fired by Tampa Bay After Two Seasons

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have announced that they’ve fired second year coach Lovie Smith. Smith had a record of 8-24 over that time and the team showed improvement this season with Jameis Winston at quarterback but finished the season 1-5 in their last six games.

This move came about abruptly—there were no murmurs in the rumor mill about an impending dismissal—and one wonders if perhaps they’ve got a splashy hire lined up to take the job.