The last 12 years have been a course of trial and error for Raheem Morris.
When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers fired Jon Gruden in January 2009, the 32-year-old Morris took over head coaching duties. He had been elevated to defensive coordinator just one month earlier. It was a job he held for three seasons en route to a 17-31 record before the Bucs moved on in 2012.
Morris had a young team and he, too, was young. His coaching acumen was never the issue, but he struggled at times to hold players accountable -- particularly Aqib Talib after a handful of on- and off-the-field incidents.