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Morris to Schiano to Smith: Here's how Bucs fired three coaches in five years

TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David used Twitter on Wednesday night to vent his frustration at the firing of head coach Lovie Smith:

"This is stupid, we can't even have a consistent coach, 3 coaches in 5 years."

The tweet has since been deleted but the fact remains: The Buccaneers have been in a constant flux with their head coaches since the dismissal of Jon Gruden following the 2008 season. Since then, the Bucs have had Raheem Morris for three years, Greg Schiano for two years and Smith for another two years.

Now there will be a new coach in charge for 2016.