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1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
The 1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season began with high expectations, as it was considered by some to be the Buccaneers' best squad yet.〔Lasswell, Doug. "McKay Very Confident As Bucs Exhibit Depth". The Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 25 May 1983〕 They were predicted by some to be Super Bowl contenders,〔McDonald, Tim. "The Bucs". The Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 31 Aug 1984〕 but disappointment quickly set in as personnel changes and a rash of injuries contributed to a league-worst 2–14 record. The team was unable to agree on a contract with quarterback Doug Williams, resulting in his departure for the USFL. Jack Thompson was acquired from the Cincinnati Bengals as what was termed "an insurance move" during Williams' negotiations, for a draft choice would turn out to be the top pick in the 1984 NFL Draft. The team's record was somewhat deceptive; they lost numerous close games, but failed to execute at key times. According to McKay, "I think the other teams looking at us respect us. I don't think anyone is volunteering to play us".〔Eisen, Michael. "Packers, Bucs hope to reverse fortunes". United Press International. 1 Oct 1983〕 Opposing coach Bud Grant pointed out that they were "losing games they should've won".〔Kale, Gary. "NFL Roundup". United Press International. 5 Nov 1983〕 The Buccaneers took their opponents into overtime several times during a season that included a record number of overtime games league-wide.〔Rosen, Byron. "Longer and Longer". The Washington Post. 1 Nov 1983〕 Nine of their losses were by a touchdown or less, and six by a field goal or less. James Wilder emerged as one of the NFL's best running backs,〔McDonald, Tim. ""Buccaneers brace for a lonely trip to Minnesota". St. Petersburg Evening Independent. 5 Nov 1983〕 but was not able to finish the season due to injury. Eighteen different players spent time on the injured reserve list over the course of the season,〔Zier, Patrick. "Bucs sign kicker; he'll see action against Lions". The Lakeland Ledger. 16 Dec 1983〕 and only three started all sixteen games.〔Lasswell, Doug. "Bucs Sign Owens; Golsteyn Waived". The Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 11 May 1984〕 This season ended the Buccaneers' streak of having made the playoffs three of the last four seasons, and began a streak of 14 consecutive losing seasons, 13 of which saw the team lose at least 10 games (the exception was a 7–9 campaign in 1995).
After the Buccaneers' first-ever undefeated preseason, the regular season began with a long losing streak. The loss of Williams was believed to be a major distraction to the team. Without Williams' strong arm and scrambling ability, the Buccaneers were forced to remake their offense as a short passing attack, with James Wilder as the primary target. Opponents were successful at shutting down that short attack, and the Buccaneers were successful at neither running the ball nor hitting Kevin House and Jimmie Giles with deep passes. Injuries had much to do with their troubles: every member of the offensive line suffered an early-season injury.〔Eisen, Michael. "Packers, Bucs hope to reverse fortunes". United Press International. 1 Oct 1983〕 The Buccaneers ranked last in the league in the ratio of touchdowns scored to touchdowns allowed.〔Goode, Bud. "The NFL Numbers Games". The Washington Post. 6 Nov 1983〕 The linebackers and defensive backfield were also hit hard by injuries. The inconsistency of kicker Bill Capece cost the team some games, and eventually led to McKay's famous pronouncement that "Capece is kaput".〔Scheiber, Dave. "Capece is kaput, announces McKay". St. Petersburg Times. 19 Dec 1983〕 McKay blamed the team's problems on lack of effort and threatened personnel changes, though admitting that replacements would not be readily found. Attendance began to decline, with fans calling for McKay's retirement. It was pointed out that the revenue lost through unsold tickets would have more than covered the $200,000 gap between what Williams had demanded and the team had been willing to pay.〔Attner, Paul. "Buccaneers Wonder How Bad Is Bad". The Washington Post. 6 Oct 1983〕 Owner Hugh Culverhouse reported an expected loss of $1.25 million due to declining ticket sales, while merchants reported a drop in merchandise sales.〔Lasswell, Doug. "Culverhouse Says McKay Is His Coach" The Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 20 Dec 1983〕〔Staff writer. "Store sales of Bucs souvenirs are gone with the wins". St. Petersburg Times. 18 Dec 1983〕 The team's final 2–14 record tied them with the Houston Oilers for the league's worst mark, but the Buccaneers were awarded last place over the Oilers by virtue of their opponents' worse combined winning percentage.〔Associated Press. "Bucs worst". The Spokane Chronicle. 19 Dec 1983〕
==Offseason==
The offense's ineffective performance in their 30–17 playoff loss to the Dallas Cowboys renewed criticism of the performance of the Buccaneer offense.〔Mizell, Hubert. "Unless big changes are made, Bucs are destined to die again". St. Petersburg Times. 10 Jan 1983〕 Cowboys cornerback Everson Walls stated that the Buccaneers' game plan was very familiar, as it was exactly the same as on previous meetings. He also claimed that Doug Williams made postgame comments complaining of the offense's conservatism, although Williams said that his actual comments were misinterpreted by Walls. Coach John McKay responded by saying that he would continue to run the offense as usual, and not hire an offensive coordinator.〔Zier, Patrick. "Williams denies criticizing McKay". The Lakeland Ledger. 11 Jan 1983〕 Rumors began to fly that McKay was hoping for a good season so as to be able to retire on a winning note, with Dick Vermeil and Wayne Fontes mentioned as likely replacements.〔Henderson, Robert. "Singing to the Mayor, sweet or sickening?" St. Petersburg Times. 14 Mar 1983〕
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