Dirk Koetter
Dirk Koetter
Dirk Jeffrey Koetteris an American football coach who is the head coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. Koetter was the head football coach at Boise State University from 1998 to 2000 and at Arizona State University from 2001 to 2006, compiling a career college football record of 66–44. Dirk Koetter was also the offensive coordinator for three National Football League teams; the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Atlanta Falcons, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth5 February 1959
CityPocatello, ID
We're going to be able to run the ball better than people think we are because of that O-line and the tight ends. Still, the bottom line is you've got to score points and win.
Everybody had their doubts if Rudy was ever going to be able to play, and he's been awesome in this whole camp. I love the way that guy's worked. He's improved everything we asked him to. I hope nothing happens to Sam, but you've got to have more than one guy.
My job is to make sure we get as few of guys hurt in the long term. We take some precautions on guys...we're still getting quality reps.
We've reviewed that film. We stunk it up last year.
It doesn't make any sense to have them down at the hotel.
Spring football is a two-way street. You don't want guys that are going to be out long term and have to have surgery, but yet, you've got to protect some guys, too.
Our perspective is based on what we see on TV in New Orleans. That's a tragedy. Our mindset is: How are we supposed to go play a football game there? We've been told that life is not normal in Baton Rouge. But I don't really know what that means. Sure, there's some doubt. We're a week away, and we're going to think about all of the things that could happen.
Other than the running back, a lot of those are just names on a paper.
Right now our focus is on Angelo and his family. We hope he can make a full recovery. Our thoughts and prayers are with Angelo and his family.
Keegan might have been the most impressive guy on the field today.
Keegan Herring has been outstanding, but he is making the jump from high school football to the largest stage in college. I just think it is much better for us to have Randy help transition Keegan in as well.
Through 14 practices, he's probably the MVP of the offense right now. He's a guy we've been waiting on, and he's finally there.
We had to try to create some plays. Even after that, we got the lead back and it still came down to a fourth-and-10 play.
I love players who do that. It shows that they're into the it.