Staff Shake Up Continues

 Greg Schiano was bound to bring some assistants from Rutgers with him to Tampa and it appears that defensive coordinator Bob Fraser and possibly offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti will head down to Florida. Fraser is already scheduled to interview (it's hard to imagine him not getting a job) and Cignetti is the front runner to run the Bucs' offense after former Rutgers offensive coordinator, John McNulty, did not receive permission to interview for the position from his current employer, the Arizona Cardinals. The Buccaneers are still trying to pry McNulty away though. (Interestingly enough, the New York Times reported that McNulty was a candidate to be Schiano's heir apparent at Rutgers.)

Wide receiver coach P.J. Fleck will also reportedly be leaving Rutgers to become the offensive coordinator at his alma mater, Norther Illinois. Fleck did a great job recruiting and developing wide receivers in his brief time On the Banks and he will be missed.

As for replacements, there are a lot of coordinator candidates potentially available who know the area, but I'm not going to pretend that I know who potential offensive line and wide receiver coaches are. Mike Teel could come in as a receivers coach or QB coach, (depending on who they hire as a coordinator) after spending last season as the quarterbacks coach at Kean University. But who knows, Schiano might bring him to Tampa as a practice squad player.

Defensive Coordinator Candidates

 Tom Bradley former DC Penn State
Bradley left Penn State after being passed over for the head coaching position and has supposedly already been named Rutgers' defensive coordinator. He has coached dominant defenses at Penn State since he started running the defense in Happy Valley in 2000, bringing  Joe Paterno's cover 3 defense  into the 21st century. He would also bring the added bonus of strong recruiting ties to western Pennsylvania. You can see more about him here.

Ron Vanderlinden Penn State LB coach
The former Maryland head coach has been Linebacker U's LB coach since 2001. He was also the coordinator for Northwestern's 1995 Rose Bowl team and Colorado's 1990 national championship team.

Larry Johnson Penn State DL coach
Johnson has been at Penn State since 1996 and has produced a number of all American defensive lineman. He was a legendary high school coach in Maryland prior to that, and is the best recruiter in the state of Maryland.

Randy Shannon former Miami Head Coach
He did a solid job as Miami's defensive coordinator before flopping as a head coach. He has reportedly turned down other coordinator offers, so it's a mystery if he's even interested in getting back to coaching.

Scott Shafer Defensive Coordinator Syracuse
Runs a heavy pressure defense, similar to Schiano. On the Banks suggests just buying him from Syracuse.

Dave Wannstadt Assistant Head Coach Buffalo Bills
One of Greg Schiano's mentors, but I don't think he has the right personality for college ball. He does knows defense and knows the Big East after a some what successful tenure at Pitt though.

Offensive Coordinator Candidates

Mark Whipple QB Coach Cleveland Browns
Whipple was a highly successful FCS head coach at UMass, and he has bounced around the last several years with the Steelers, Eagles, Miami (Hurricanes not Dolphins) and now the Browns. He likes to sling the ball deep (sometimes at a fault) and is supposedly kind of difficult to work with.

Ralph Friedgen Former Head Coach Maryland
Fridge was inexplicably fired from Maryland  after a 9-4 2010 campaign. He runs a pro-style offense and was a very successful coordinator at Georgia Tech before he took over at Maryland.

Herb Hand Offensive Line Coach Vanderbilt
Hand is from up state New York and has previously coached in the Big East, serving as Rich Rodriguez's tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator. His background is completely in the spread offense and he was Tulsa's co-offensive coordinator with Gus Malzahn in 2007.


Tim Albin Offensive Coordinator Ohio 
Albin was one of Frank Solich's assistants at Nebraska, and he followed him to Ohio, serving as offensive coordinator. Albin's offenses at Ohio have been very good, utilizing the pistol offense, which combines both pro style and spread concepts.

John McNulty Wide Receiver Coach Arizona Cardinals
Hey, why not? He did a great job the first time around, why not try to relive the magic? I'd imagine he's pissed off at the Cardinals any way.

Jeff Zagodzinski Former Head Coach Boston College
Zagodzinski served as an NFL assistant for 8 years before getting his first head coaching gig at Boston College in 2007. In is brief two year stint, he won two ACC Atlantic division titles and groomed Matt Ryan into a top 5 pick. He was fired for interviewing for the Jets head coaching job in 2009 and has bounced around since. He has a good track record as a play caller, running a west coast system.

My preference is that Bradley gets hired to coach the defense and Cignetti ends up staying at Rutgers. If Cignetti leaves...I'd take Jagodzinski.

h/t to @ruscoop for the links